No Massive Imbalance of Public Sector Boards

In today’s Sunday Express  (31st march 2013) Dr Selwyn Ryan in an article entitled “Who’s in the Board Room” has debunked the idea that the People’s Partnership Govt is guilty of racial discrimination in the appointment of Board Chairmen and Membership of Boards. And what did Dr...
Posted On 31 Mar 2013
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…UNC youth arm gives Warner full support

The chairman of the National Youth Arm and youth officer on the national executive of the United National Congress (UNC) Nicholas Morris has thrown his support behind Minister of National Security Jack Warner, in light of alleged reports of him being investigated by United States...
Posted On 31 Mar 2013
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Give Jack his jacket

I am not a fan of Minister of National Security, Jack Warner. I detest the way he always has an opinion on everything. However, I have a serious problem with the opponents calling for him to step down pending the determination of the allegations against him. Those who are calling...
Posted On 31 Mar 2013
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Response to IPI statement on Press Freedom in TT

March 30th 2013 International Press Institute Dear Sir/Madam Greetings! I note with great concern your release about press freedom in Trinidad and the assertion that it is under threat. I wish to state categorically that press freedom is not under threat in Trinidad and Tobago...
Posted On 30 Mar 2013
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Prime Minister Statement on Jack Warner

Statement from the Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Soon after the Reuters story came to my attention on March 27th 2013, I issued a release from my office stating: “I will not rely on published reports in the media, but will again seek to get official corroboration of the...
Posted On 30 Mar 2013
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ROGUE ELEMENTS IN THE MEDIA?

by Robin Montano The uproar in the Press to the Prime Minister’s allegation earlier this week that there are rogue elements in the media was entirely predictable. The media in Trinidad & Tobago are notorious for never apologising for anything they do whether right or...
Posted On 30 Mar 2013
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Let there be joy and peace

PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar extended wishes of joy and peace to all citizens as the country celebrates Easter. In her Easter Message to the nation, Persad-Bissessar identified joy and peace as the common thread which linked the celebrations of Easter, Phagwa and Shouter...
Posted On 30 Mar 2013
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Good triumphs over evil

PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar urged citizens to remember that good always triumphs over evil. In her Phagwa Message to the nation, Persad-Bissessar said, “There are various aspects of Holi, or Phagwa, which makes it significant to our lives.” She explained “it is a time...
Posted On 30 Mar 2013
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Kamla: Baptists are heroes

PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar hailed the men and women of the Spiritual Shouter Baptist community as heroes whose great deeds and accomplishments can inspire the people of this country. In her Spiritual Shouter Baptist Liberation Day Message to the nation, the Prime...
Posted On 30 Mar 2013
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St Barbara’s Shouter Baptist Primary School, Maloney

After 14 years of waiting for school Spiritual Baptists shout for joy “Growing up I was ashamed to say I was a Spiritual Baptist. I used to hide my religion from my peers. People always scorned us. They would say we did devil ting. I think they just didn’t understand the shouting...
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