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President Anthony Carmona has appointed four new Independent Senators. According to a statement from the Government Information Services Limited (GISL), President Carmona, in exercise of the power vested in him by paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of Section 40 of the Constitution...

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is calling on all citizens to unite for true equality. In her Emancipation message, Persad-Bissessar stated that the 175th Anniversary of Emancipation is a real opportunity to “emancipate ourselves from mental slavery” and to design a new...

MP for Mayaro, Mr. Winston ‘Gyspy’ Peters, says he is still a member of the United National Congress and has no intention of crossing the floor to the Independent Liberal Party (ILP). Speaking about his presence at the ILP bye-election camp on Monday, he said...

The new parliamentary session begins on Friday with a ceremonial opening at Tower D of the Port-of-Spain International Waterfront Centre at 1.30 pm. The opening will be significant, primarily for three reasons. The first reason is this will be the second ceremonial opening of the...

Following are the polling stations and their numbers: Vishnu Boys’ Hindu College Light Pole No 139, Southern Main Road, Caroni. 1596-1, 1596-2, 1791-1, 1791-2 Munroe Road Government Primary School School Lane, Munroe Road, Cunupia. 2730-1, 2730-2, 2765-1, 2765-2, 2765-3 Munroe...

by DR HAMID GHANY As the campaign for the Chaguanas West by-election comes to an end, it is apparent that the voters will be faced with choices that could tell us a lot about ourselves. The Warner campaign was put on the defensive late in the game by a platform speaker who chose...

The last few weeks have been one of the eventful periods in my political career, a career that has spanned two score plus eight – twenty eight (28) years. I had the opportunity over the recent three weeks, as Political Leader, – responding to the demands of the...

THE EDITOR: Why is Jack Warner, allowed to break so many rules, violate the dignity of those who oppose him and thoroughly slander the character of his political opponents in his bid to capture the Chaguanas West seat from the UNC? I am referring here in particular about him...

I was in absolute shock and horror as I observed the Independent Liberal Party (ILP) party’s political meeting on last Tuesday night. I cannot believe that Mr. Warner would subject the country to that level of abuse and disrespect. I still cannot understand the rational...

The Minister of the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Ganga Singh, has refuted ILP Interim Leader Jack Warner’s claim that it was not necessary for WASA to conduct remedial work at the site of Friday’s ILP Rally. In an impromptu tour of the area on Friday morning,...