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BE SERVANTS OF THE PEOPLE: By Andre Bagoo Saturday, May 29 2010. PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday ordered her newly sworn-in Cabinet to always remember that “the people are the government” and that as Cabinet members they must be “the servants of...

Richards cites Kamla’s achievement Sunday, May 30 2010 President George Maxwell Richards yesterday urged citizens to celebrate Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s ascent to the post of Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. “For us, this is a most telling year and time in our history,” he...

Former prime minister Basdeo Panday will receive an award at tonight’s Law Association Annual Dinner and Dance, for his more than 50 years of service as an attorney-at-law. Panday has also been invited to deliver the feature address at the event which will be held at the Hyatt...

PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday said the local media is “fearless” and critical to maintaining freedom and democracy in TT. She made this statement at a media luncheon at the Diplomatic Centre shortly after receiving the 2013 Democracy Medal from International...

FOOD Production Minister Devant Maharaj yesterday formally commissioned the Aquaculture Hatchery Extension and Training Facility at its spanking new facility which was completed in less than a year at the cost of $1.8 million. Delivering the feature address at the compound...

CABINET has approved the use and purchase of 400 speed detection devices, also called radar guns, to curb speeding on the nation’s roads, and once available they should be in operation by February next year. Transport Minister Stephen Cadiz, who made the disclosure yesterday at...

Today, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was presented with the IAPC Democracy Medal. Award winning political consultant Mr. Matthew Alvarez McMillan made the presentation during the Media Christmas Luncheon at the Diplomatic Centre. The International Association of Political...

10,000 acres of land to be identified within two weeks for T&T farmers Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago are moving forward with its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will see 10,000 acres of land being given to the twin island republic for farming. Trinidad’s Food...

AG Ramlogan rejects the view expressed by the Integrity Commission (“the IC”) that it was under no obligation to apologise to him and that it “merely extended discretionary courtesy” when it did so. The IC quite properly, apologised for not informing him that he was under...

PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said the People’s Partnership (PP) Government has been and continues to look after the welfare of this country’s children. In her message to commemorate Universal Children’s Day today, the Prime Minister cited the Children’s Life Fund and...