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It must be appalling for citizens to see images of hundreds of bags of rotting biohazard waste lying on the compound of the San Fernando General Hospital. These have reportedly been there for days, if not weeks, posing significant health risks to staff and members of the public...

It is with great sadness that our nation learned of the passing of the literary icon and historian, Michael Anthony. Born in 1932, Michael Anthony was the last of that great generation of writers that included VS Naipaul, Derek Walcott, Kamau Brathwaite and Sam Selvon who went to...

It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of retired Industrial Court Judge Gladys Gafoor. Justice Gafoor served with honour and integrity and should be remembered as such. One of her most important public contributions was her monumental, three-volume 2007 Report of...

Minister Stuart Young must answer important questions on his conduct without contempt for the media and the public! His response is repugnant and totally unacceptable from one who has held the Office of Minister of National Security and a sitting member of the National Security...

1. As the country moves through the Local Government Elections 2023 process, as Leader of the United National Congress, I wish to provide the following update on these historic circumstances. 2. First and foremost, I thank all voters who came out and did their civic duty to cast...

It is really a concern when the Prime Minister refuses to see and acknowledge the glaring realities that citizens and staff are faced with on a daily basis in the public healthcare system. Dr. Rowley chastised the citizenry on Monday at the opening of the Ministry of Health’s new...

Last Monday and Thursday, I spoke to the country regarding Michael Lee Chin’s recent financial manoeuvres at NCB Financial Group and questioned our financial industry’s exposure to a systemic collapse triggered by NCBFG. The public of Trinidad and Tobago is worried about the...

Why is it that nurses had to take to the streets of Port of Spain recently, in protest, to highlight the government’s continued failure to address their legitimate and long-standing concerns? It is regrettable that after so many stories highlighted in mainstream media about...

On this auspicious day of Emancipation, I extend my heartfelt wishes to each and every one of you as the leader of the Opposition and of the United National Congress. Emancipation Day holds profound significance in our nation’s history, marking the day when the shackles of...

The apology from Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley about the rampant number of bad roads is forked-tongue electioneering by the failed PNM. Rowley and various ministers have, for years, arrogantly dismissed strident pleas to repair the country’s decaying infrastructure. In and out...

The proliferation of noise pollution emanating from fetes, bars and clubs is an intolerable scourge on the mental health of citizens. As part of the UNC local government campaign, we have committed to securing our citizens’ mental health. The system for licensing these...

Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds must wake up from his slumber and move swiftly to cordon off the spaces over the prison and find the origin of drones hovering over the Maximum Security Prison. The appropriate technology is available to the Ministry and must be...