Local Govt elections will be on time, says Kamla

Local Government elections will be held on time as it is constitutionally due by October 26, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday. “It must be called before October 26 and we will honour the Constitution and the law, for the first time we will call it within the...
Posted On 12 Jul 2013
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Dr Rowley You Not Serious

Dr Rowley is so disillusioned with his attempt to deceive the country with his “fake” e-mails that he is now asking us to accept the substance but not the authenticity. On July 11, Dr Rowley said “the issue is not that his email claims are fake or real, what is important are the...
Posted On 12 Jul 2013
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Fixing T&T Not Paying Attention

Social activist group Fixin’ T&T are beginning to show signs closely resembling that of the actions of Dr Rowley. On June 3rd this group wrote to the Prime Minister calling on her to authorise the providers of her e-mail accounts to allow investigators complete access to all...
Posted On 12 Jul 2013
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Jack stop being a ‘cry baby’

THE EDITOR: Sometimes, the local political landscape is visited by elected representatives who go on to overstay their welcome. Sometimes their “longevity” is brought about by the unwillingness of their constituents to turn the broom upside down because said representatives knew...
Posted On 11 Jul 2013
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Water worries ended

THE EDITOR: We the people of Ecclesville Village in Bangladesh Road, Rio Claro would like to say a very special thank you to Mr Anand Jaggernauth, the South regional manager of WASA and his assistant Mr Robin. Also, thanks to our MP MrWinston Peters. To our very hard-working...
Posted On 11 Jul 2013
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Gopeesingh – No need for registration fees and textbook purchases

Disciplinary action will be taken against secondary schools who charge registration fees. Minister of Education, Dr Tim Gopeesingh made the statement as the meet with secondary school principals and school supervisors III at the Rudranath Capildeo Learning Resource Center,...
Posted On 10 Jul 2013
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UNC supporter beaten, thrown into drain—Ameen

United National Congress Chaguanas West by-election candidate Khadijah Ameen yesterday again claimed thuggery had reared its ugly heading the campaign. She made the comment during a walkabout with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar at Cacandee Road, Felicity. She said several...
Posted On 10 Jul 2013
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Warner’s Twisted Logic

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar urged UNC supporters not to be “fooled” by the “twisted logic” being used by Jack Warner. This came after Mr Warner launched his Independent Liberal Party to contest the Chaguanas West by-election against the UNC select Khadijah Ameen.  Mr...
Posted On 10 Jul 2013
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No gutter politics, what a joke, Jack

MR Jack Warner and his supporters say they will not engage in mud-slinging and descend to  gutter politics. Who do they think they are fooling ? Anybody with a brain and good hearing knows that is exactly what they are doing for a month now, sometimes in a subtle, refined way and...
Posted On 10 Jul 2013
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It’s time to resign

Dr Keith Rowley needs to resign right now! The man has brought a bunch of forged e-mails and slandered the names of our parliamentarians with it. The entire thing has caused so much raucous and  marches like the one we saw on Friday, and for what? I demand an apology from the PNM...
Posted On 10 Jul 2013
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