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Fellow citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, It is with great pride that I join you in celebrating the 52nd Independence Anniversary of our great nation. Our face to the world Much has been bestowed on our beautiful twin-island Republic over the past 52 years. Indeed our history,...

New Delhi, Aug. 30 (ANI) : President Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Trinidad and Tobago government and its people, on the eve of its National Day to be celebrated tomorrow. In his message to the President of Trinidad and Tobago, Anthony...

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Trinidad and Tobago as you celebrate the 52nd anniversary of your independence on August 31. Today our two nations cooperate not only on security issues, but also on clean energy,...

The Editor: I fully agree with Mr. Martin Daly SC that gives the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2014 will not obliterate smaller, third parties as feared. This was the biggest concern hence we should have nothing to fear. As he also rightly stated, the negotiations between...

The Editor: Constitutional reform has been at the front burner for every prime minister who Trinidad and Tobago has ever had since our Independence, i.e. since 1962. It’s heart-warming to see that at least one government has taken the bold step to move this forward. A few persons...

Dear Prime Minister, The only way I could describe this CRC Bill victory is like saying this horse entered a big Derby race with many handicaps in its saddle bag and the jockey rode a perfect waiting game ride to win this race by a nose at the winning pole. There were many team...

Dear Editor: Being an independent senator is truly national service. A government senator, while in parliament, debates to defend a certain policy decision. Alternatively, an opposition senator tries to rebuff this position. These two sides already have their positions outlined...

The Editor: It was intriguing to see that the Constitution Amendment Bill was passed with several amendments. I believe that the independent senators did what they were rightly appointed to do. They made several key changes to the bill that would definitely please most people,...

The Editor: I consider myself a floating voter. I have listened carefully to both sides of the debate concerning the Constitutional Amendment Bill. I am not one to be easily convinced to support political measures. Searching for more information, I took the time to listen to the...

WITH a vote of 18 for and 12 against, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2014 was passed in the Upper House, Tower D, International Waterfront Centre, Port of Spain, last night. The vote took place at 11.07 p.m. The Government needed the vote of one Independent senator for the...