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Madam Chair, I thank you for the opportunity to speak today. My esteemed colleagues, today is truly a historic one for our country. For the first time in its history as a Republic, Trinidad and Tobago has elected its first woman to serve as our nation’s President. Madam Chair,...

Minister of Finance attempt to allay the fears of the population regarding the procurement process of the inter island ferry at the post cabinet press conference failed to deliver any concrete details on the process. Minister Imbert continued to obfuscate the issue without...

The incredulous statements by Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley about his Government’s refusal to honour debts to contractors once more unveil his incompetence, haughtiness and disturbing sense of injustice. Dr. Rowley criticised the $1 billion claim of a contractor while that...

  Unfortunately today, corruption is apparent and widespread in government agencies and public enterprises. Our country is plagued, yet again by a PNM administration that promotes nepotism and wasting money. Last Thursday the Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister,...

In joining the hundreds of students, parents and villagers of the Ramai trace area this morning in protest, I wish to appeal once again to the Ministry of Education to end the daily misery of 271 students by opening the Ramai Trace Hindu Primary School. For the past three years,...

Please see below and attached, tribute to former President George Maxwell Richards, TC, CM, delivered by the Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP during today’s sitting of the House of Representatives. Check against delivery. Madam Speaker, I thank you for this opportunity...

The stunning revelation that the Ministry of Education has terminated the basic courtesy of a tea service at meetings typifies the rank incompetence of Minister Anthony Garcia, who is presiding over a $7.2 billion annual budget. The shameful and unprecedented decline in the...

“We must put the safety, security and protection of our people first. It is our paramount responsibility to them and we must do all in our power to discharge that responsibility.” Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP, is calling for a meeting with the...

Princes Town MP, Barry Padarath slammed Education Minister Anthony Garcia for the deplorable conditions that continue to exist at the Princes Town East Secondary School which now makes it unsuitable and unsafe for students to occupy. Padarath stated that for the past seven months...

Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, issues a clarion call to Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley to man up to his responsibilities as Prime Minister and stop the blame game, because it will not bring any comfort and security to terrified citizens. You were red and ready and...