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TRADE Minister Vasant Bharath on Thursday threw his support behind Khadijah Ameen, the UNC’s candidate for the Chaguanas West bye-election, at a cottage meeting at the La Paille Community Centre. This despite the fact that Bharath was once tipped to be selected by the UNC as the...

The Attorney General notes with great sadness the passing of the late Justice of Appeal, Mr. Wendel Kangaloo. His passing leaves a void in the Judiciary and the legal profession which would be difficult to fill. He was a personal friend and mentor to the Honourable Attorney...

The way events are unfurling with this Chaguanas West by-election, it’s clear Jack Warner’s not a man comfortable with playing second fiddle even when he is. The revelation he formed his own party even while he was a member of the United National Congress, therefore, isn’t...

Trinidad and Tobago has received a AAA rating from the Caribbean Credit Rating Agency (CariCRIS). Finance Minister Larry Howai made the announcement at Thursday’s Post Cabinet Media Briefing. He noted that Trinidad and Tobago usually receives ratings from Standard and...

Throughout the Chaguanas West by-election campaign, one statement made repeatedly by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, who has consistently appeared on the platform alongside the United National Congress (UNC) candidate Khadijah Ameen, is that the former Chaguanas MP, Jack...

The mothballed Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba will cost an estimated $190 million more to complete, Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal said yesterday. Moonilal, however, questioned whether the completion of the sporting complex, named after champion batsman Brian Lara,...

Always sure to generate a good laugh by his antics, Dr Keith Rowley’s on the floor again. This time he’s running his mouth about protests lodged by lawyers for the Prime Minister and others over Ken Gordon’s impartiality in the emailgate issue. The media reports...

Since new commissioners were appointed on June 16, the Integrity Commission has had three meetings to date, the last one on Monday, its communications head Mervyn Crichlow said yesterday. Asked if the e-mail scandal was now being investigated by the commission, Crichlow said: “I...

PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s attorney Israel Khan SC yesterday called on police officers investigating Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley’s email claims, to “come clean” and explain why the probe is dragging on into weeks and months. Khan said any argument by the police...

What is Jack Warner really up to? He resigned from all his posts on his own after the report of the FIFA ethics committee was made public. No one questioned his performance as a Member of Parliament. Why is he using the votes of the people of Chaguanas West to clear his name of...