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There is an issue that is very close to my heart that I want to speak to you about tonight. It concerns the payment by the government to the former cane farmers of Caroni 1975 Limited. When the PNM government closed Caroni in 2003 they made a number of promises to the former...

DR TEWARIE has already spoken about the mid year review so I won’t deal with much of the details but there are some fundamental issues which I will address. More than fifty years ago Winston Churchill said: “We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is...

And while we are talking about government projects I want to address the matter of health care and that Children’s Hospital that is within the line of sight from where we are tonight. It’s walking distance from here … and if the government had any concern for the people that...

My sisters and brothers Dr. Rowley is known for telling stories that have no bearing of facts and the truth. Some of you might remember the time when he suddenly discovered a secret door in his office. Or when he fabricated a story about a cabinet minister making racist comments...

Welcome to our party’s National Congress and thank you all for coming and being part of this moment of re-dedication to service to our country.   TODAY: All our party institutions are in place… a national executive, constituency executives, a Women’s Arm and Youth Arm. The...

Excerpts from an address by The Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP, Political Leader of the United National Congress (UNC) Leader of the Opposition of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago at The Congress of the Youth & Women’s Arm of the Party, Sunday March 13, 2016...

Greetings Good evening my friends and members of our UNC family. We are gathered here today to mark an important milestone in our party’s history and to signal the start of another phase in our journey together. It is a journey that would make us stronger, more united and ready...

Speech delivered by opposition leader and UNC political leader the Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Thursday November 5, 2015 at the Diwali Nagar. President of the NCIC Pundit Deokinanan Sharma and Members of the Executive Revered Pandits Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen Friends...

  Thank you Madame Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank God and, the over 341,000 persons (representing 31% of the electorate) who made it possible for us to take our seats on this side of this honourable house  by voting for us, thereby placing us at this time  (subject to...

September 21 2015 On the occasion of my appointment as Leader of the Opposition, I think take this opportunity to thank H.E., the President for his hospitality here today. I undertake this assignment knowing that I have the confidence and support of members of my parliamentary...