HEADLINES
COMMENTARY
WATER SUPPLY A NATIONAL CRISIS
BY Ken Ali When large communities in central and south Trinidad are denied a water supply for weeks, while urban areas get a constant free flow,
Posted On 29 Apr 2019
Lying Keith Rowley and Sinanan can’t get their maths right
By Capil Bissoon Prime Minister Keith Rowley was being dishonest and deliberately mislead the population by saying that the entire Curepe
Posted On 21 Feb 2019
Media Should be More Vigilant with Galleons Passage
By Capil Bissoon I refer to your story in yesterday’s edition of the Trinidad Express captioned “Has the work started” with regards to the
Posted On 10 Jun 2018
GAS AND GROWTH IN 2018
By Kevin Ramnarine For the last two decades, the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) economy can best be described as a “gas based economy”. When
Posted On 20 Dec 2017
Speeches
Political Leader speech UNC’s Monday Night Forum – Fyzabad
Introduction Good evening UNC family! When I see so many of you here tonight I know that change is going to come. We completed our internal
Posted On 09 Jul 2019
Political Leader Speech at UNC Monday Night Forum Diego Martin
Introduction Good night UNC family! I can feel your strength in Diego Martin, and I hear your cries. I pledge and recommit my party to get
Posted On 28 May 2019
Opposition Leader Response to the Govt Midterm Budget Review
Introduction Thank you, Madam Speaker and to this Honourable House for the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the mid-term budget review
Posted On 13 May 2019
Highlights of the Political Leader Address at UNC 30th Anniversary
WELCOME Our party was created to represent elements of the labour movement, the working poor and the forgotten vulnerable men, women and children
Posted On 30 Apr 2019
Press Releases
UNC set to begin Local Government Election Screening
The United National Congress has completed all Constituency Executive, Women’s Arm and Youth Arm elections. The Party will now move into our
Posted On 09 Jul 2019
UNC: Rowley-led PNM Govt obsessed with the Opposition
The move by the Keith Rowley-led administration to prioritise a frivolous privileges motion ahead of the business of the people of Trinidad and
Posted On 26 Jun 2019
UNC welcomes the conclusion of the ‘plant like substance’ investigation and calls for conclusion of outstanding investigations
After a protracted investigation surrounding allegations of a “plant-like” substance found on the property of former Prime Minister Kamla
Posted On 06 Jun 2019
UNC Announces Constituency Executive, Women’s Arm and Youth Arm Elections
The United National Congress continues its preparation for upcoming Local Government and General Elections. At a joint caucus of the UNC’s
Posted On 01 Jun 2019
Letters
T&T owes Kamla a debt of gratitude
Kamla Persad-Bissessar did what many were not expecting… she and her MPs voted unanimously with the Government to ensure passage of the Civil
Posted On 09 Apr 2019
Unity and Coalition are different things
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar has faced some stinging criticism relative to her declaration at the UNC’s National Assembly that the
Posted On 01 Feb 2019
Three years of Rowley’s Rule
This is a particularly reflective time for Trinidad and Tobago having just observed our 56th year of Independence. This week, on September 7,
Posted On 03 Sep 2018
A crisis of leadership
As we celebrated International Women’s Day this week it was my intention to comment on why it is important for us, as nation to continue to
Posted On 16 Mar 2018
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THE BOGEY MEN
Kevin Ramnarine.
By Kevin Ramnarine
The Government is deliberately making the energy and banking sectors into the economic bogey men of T&T. That is dangerous since investors have options. T&T isn’t the only girl on the dance floor. This is not 1977.
To say that the country produces 3.0 billion cubic feet per day and “not one cent” comes to the country is wrong. It assumes firstly that Trinidad and Tobago only exist in the year 2017. It did not exist before and will not exist in the future. T&T is a going concern. A time will come in the future when energy revenue will rebound. In years gone by the country received its share of royalties and taxes as per law.
The facts also rebuke the “not one cent” Imbertian theory. The records of the Central Bank as published in the last Economic Bulletin show that the country collected TT$ 6.0 billion in revenue from energy companies for the first 10 months of fiscal 2017. While this is much lower that what was collected in previous years, it is still not the zero that we heard about from Minister Imbert and Junior Minister Young. Why then did they come with this “not one cent” story?
Was it to deliberately paint Banking and Energy in a bad light and set the stage for increased taxation and application of Royalties? T&T is walking down a dangerous and slippery road when its banking and energy sectors being made into fall guys.
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COMMENTARY
WATER SUPPLY A NATIONAL CRISIS
Lying Keith Rowley and Sinanan can’t get their maths right
Media Should be More Vigilant with Galleons Passage
GAS AND GROWTH IN 2018
The Bogeyman Thesis – Budget 2018 has not inspired public and investor confidence