Children Spend Vacation at Bank Village Camp‏

Children from Bank Village and environs are enjoying spending their school vacation at a camp hosted free of charge by the Couva North Youth Arm. This vacation camp is being held at the recently opened Bank Village Empowerment Centre and exposes children to sporting, academic,...
Posted On 25 Jul 2014
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PM’s statement on 20% discount on selected food items for Eid and Emancipation

 A “Gift to the Nation” The need to reduce food price inflation, making it easier for citizens to afford healthier food for their families, has remained a priority for my Government.  Even as we acknowledge that food prices have been concomitant with global trends, we have...
Posted On 24 Jul 2014
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Bharath: Joint patrols focused on protection of citizens

CITIZENS can feel confident in ongoing joint patrols with the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) and the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) in districts and communities identified as hotspot areas. This from Trade, Industry, Investment and Communication Minister,...
Posted On 23 Jul 2014
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UNC Youth Arm – Response to Al Rawi

“Are those who know and those who do not know alike? Only the men of understanding are mindful” – Surah Az-Zumar (39:9) Assalamu alaikum wa rahmattu allahi barakathu and Ramadan Mubarak to Muslim all brothers and sisters in Islam. It is said that this holy month is one that...
Posted On 20 Jul 2014
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PM refers HCU Report to the DPP

Statement to the House of Representatives by The Hon Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago HCU COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY REPORT INTRODUCTION When my Government assumed office on May 24, 2010, we inherited the collapse of two major...
Posted On 18 Jul 2014
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Government’s position on employees’ continued refusal to work at the Immigration Division

The Government is calling on all employees of the Immigration Division to return to work. The Government reiterates its position that ongoing industrial action at the Immigration Offices, as orchestrated by the Public Services Association, is unreasonable, unjust, and...
Posted On 18 Jul 2014
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Gov’t Implementing Recommendations of COUP Inquiry

The Minister of National Security Senator the Honourable Gary Griffith wishes to assure the nation that the Ministry of National Security, through its Divisions and Agencies, has implemented a number of the recommendations made to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago following...
Posted On 17 Jul 2014
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Rowley’s Embarrassing New York Trip

Keith Rowley amazingly and surprisingly condemned Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for taking a short holiday to Brazil, describing it as one of her “carefree” excursions but was quick to follow on one of his own overseas expeditions looking for support from our estimated...
Posted On 17 Jul 2014
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Statement from the Ministry of Gender, Youth and Child Development

The Government in seeking to improve the management arrangements of Industrial Schools and Orphanages directed the Ministry of Gender, Youth and Child Development to enter a Memorandum of Understanding. The MOU was prepared and vetted by the Attorney general. Subsequently, it was...
Posted On 16 Jul 2014
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Court ruling on Invaders Bay

The issue of Invaders Bay has been in the public domain for some time now and is now the subject of legal process having to do with freedom of information. Perhaps the time has come to put all facts related to Invaders Bay back in the public domain Today however i simply address...
Posted On 15 Jul 2014
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