UNC Women’s Arm condemns PM statement

The UNC National Women’s Arm condemns the statement made by Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley at last night’s “Conversations with the Prime Minister” where he callously remarked on the choices of partner made by domestic violence cases being the cause of their demise. We want to...
Posted On 07 Feb 2017
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MP Newallo-Hosein: Human Trafficking – a blemish to the country’s image

The admission by the Minister of National Security Senator the Hon. Edmund Dillon that there is evidence of human trafficking has, without a doubt cast a dark, horrible and dismal shadow over this country. His admission in Parliament on Friday that to date 22 persons have been...
Posted On 06 Feb 2017
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Message from Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar on World Cancer Day

Today I join the global community and all our citizens in marking World Cancer Day, with a commitment to the slogan: “We can; I can”, which is a call to action for communities and individuals to do whatever they can to reduce the global burden of cancer. Every year 8.2 million...
Posted On 04 Feb 2017
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Padarath calls for parents to be held accountable for their children’s actions

Princes Town MP, Barry Padarath has called for the Ministry of Education to implement Anti Bullying measures in our nation’s schools. Padarath said he was deeply disturbed to read of an incident involving nine year old Tristan Khan at the Mayaro Government Primary School...
Posted On 03 Feb 2017
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Kamla Pays Tribute to Angelo Bissessarsingh

It is with deep sorrow that I learned of the passing of beloved author, historian and archivist Angelo Bissessarsingh who fought a valiant, but losing battle, with pancreatic cancer. I share the hope of his father, that Angelo’s “consciousness will live on” and that he wi...
Posted On 02 Feb 2017
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