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THE Leader of the Opposition’s ‘penchant for fabrication’ has inadvertently helped to reveal his own party’s failure with the ‘Targetted Conditional Cash Transfer Programme’ according to Minister of Trade, Industry, Investment and Communication, Vasant Bharath. Minister Bharath...

CONSTITUTION reforms presented to the Parliament on Monday by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar geared to increase the power of people over politicians have “put the Opposition Leader, Dr Keith Rowley on the run” and “is the most compelling evidence yet that he has absolutely...

THE Prime Minister’s acceptance of the resignation of the Minister of Sports was a demonstration of “careful consideration of all the facts, and responsible leadership”, Minister of Trade, Industry, Investment and Communication, Vasant Bharath has said. Dismissing as “typical,...

I continue to be disillusioned, disappointed and distressed by the level of deception and dishonesty associated with the well intentioned LifeSport programme. The background is well known. At the hint of corrupt practices I immediately ordered that the initiative be switched to...

Senator the Honorable Devant Maharaj, Minister of Food Production led a mission of Ministry officials to Cali, Colombia to observe modern technologies for Cassava Production, Processing and utilization. The delegation included officials from the Cassava Commodity Task Force at...

Eid-ul-Fitr, often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning “festivity”, while Fiṭr means “breaking the fast”. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or...

  Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar earlier this evening (Sunday 27th July) welcomed her counterpart, His Excellency Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, on his first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean. Following His Excellency...

THE Office of the Prime Minister has distanced itself from comments made by Director of Information and Communications, Dennis McComie, to members of the media. A media release from the Office of the Prime Minister issued Saturday stated: “Mr McComie’s comments were unfortunate...

Minister DEVANT MAHARAJ responds to Dr Rowley’s False Statements about Tucker Valley lands   Dr. Keith Rowley acted irresponsibly and with malice when he accused the government of Trinidad and Tobago of giving away hundreds of acres of lands to its friends. A close examination of...

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Friday shut down the LifeSport Programme and instructed Attorney General Anand Ramlogan to send the audit report on the programme to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the Commissioner of Police (CoP), the Integrity Commission (IC)...