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CARAPICHAIMA Carnival 2015 was officially launched by the New Carapichaima Carnival Committee (NCCC) on Sunday with a grand display of Old Mas, Calypso and Soca. “Carapichaima is well known for its Monday Night Mas and this year’s is supposed to be the largest since inception”,...

By Capil Bissoon The more I reflect on the Prime Minister’s address to the nation last Thursday on the state of the economy, the more I remain convinced that she is at the top of her game and a leader for these times. I am not unmindful of the usual chorus that her speech lacked...

The Central Authority Unit in the Ministry of the Attorney General has succeeded in extraditing yet another criminal wanted by the US law enforcement agencies. RAVINDRANAUTH ROOPNARINE a fugitive on the run from U.S. authorities for financial and fraud related crimes, was...

Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh has boasted of the achievements of the People’s Partnership Government over the past four-plus years in the education sector. In a release last week, Gopeesingh stated his Ministry remains focused, having delivered more than 90 per cent of the...

Dear Editor: I must agree with an excerpt from article written in our local newspapers that stated: crime in this country, as in many other countries around the world, is factually a social problem, much more than a political one. Unfortunately in this country, it was used ...

The Editor: The fallen oil price is currently the hottest topic globally; the main reasons for this ranging from the production of shale oil in the United States to the geopolitical aspects such as price wars between OPEC and other larger producing countries. The fact is Trinidad...

Government Ministers are expected to provide details on how the adjustments to the policies outlined by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will be pursued as a result of falling global oil prices. Persad-Bissessar said yesterday her address to the nation on Thursday night gave...

UNC Women believes Prime Minister Kamla is the Best option for managing the economy The Women’s Arm of the United National Congress wishes to extend our congratulations to Prime Minister, the Hon Kamla Persad Bissessar for her prudent management of the economy of Trinidad...

Edmund Muntslag to join son of Surinamese President, Dino Bouterse, in the USA to Stand Trial for Drug Trafficking EDMUND QUINCY MUNTSLAG was committed yesterday to be extradited from Trinidad and Tobago to the USA to stand trial along with Dino Delano Bouterse, the son of...

An Address to the Nation by The Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Thursday January 8, 2015. My fellow citizens, ladies and gentlemen, good evening.  When we last spoke on the eve of the New Year, 2015, I made a...