I refer to your February 3 edition carrying the banner headline, “CJ: Crime not so bad,” and also the first paragraph of the related story written by Raphael John-Lall on page 3 of the said publication, which read: “The crime problem in Trinidad and Tobago is not as bad as many people make it out to be, says Chief Justice Ivor Archie.”

I was distressed to read (Guardian, February 5) that Jamaica has had to withdraw its troops and aid personnel from Haiti because other Caricom countries have not made good on their promises to assist in meeting the costs involved and Jamaica cannot bear all these costs alone.

I have been praying and meditating on the way things have become in our beloved country of T&T.

The Guardian editorial “Probe CL Financial collapse” (Jan 30) mentioned three causes identified by the Central Bank Governor for the collapse.

The Congress of the People congratulates Ravi “Ravi B” Bissambhar on his victory in the 2010 Chutney Soca Monarch competition.

The West Indies Under-19 cricket team recently returned home from its New Zealand World Championship tour.

It appears that the questionable omission of the Exodus Steel Orchestra from the National Panorama Finals has not affected the spirits of its players.

Were it not for the youngsters who seem bent on wiping each other out, Covigne Road in Diego Martin would be unknown to most people.

I am calling on the big boys and girls at WASA to turn off all the taps and hoses at their homes and start filling buckets to bathe, cook and wash.

Harry Partap, the UNC deputy Chief Whip of the UNC is being accused of behaving like a hooligan by some of his colleagues after the party’s recent meeting at Rienzi Complex.