Alleyne: Lalla filled out my UNC form

While Independent Liberal Party (ILP) St Joseph by-election candidate Om Lalla was in the United National Congress (UNC), he filled out Ian Alleyne’s UNC application form and Jack Warner, who was on the UNC’s screening team in 2010, subsequently screened the former talk show...
Posted On 02 Nov 2013
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Prime Minister’s 2013 Divali Message to the Nation

Fellow citizens, Namaste. Once again our nation celebrates the most auspicious and joyous occasion of Divali. It is celebrated by Hindus around the world, and, for most Hindus, marks the beginning of a New Year and a New Life, unmarred by the shadows of a painful past. Over time,...
Posted On 02 Nov 2013
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Wished I lived in St. Joseph

Dear Editor: I live in the constituency of San Fernando East. Three years onward from 2010, I must say, I feel extremely cheated. I know my MP has been experiencing some health challenges for some time now, but doesn’t the leadership of the PNM see it fit that we be...
Posted On 01 Nov 2013
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More avenues for accountability

The general public seems to be of the view that persons accountable to the public for mismanaging public funds are never held responsible after their terms in office. The recent ruling delivered by Justice Devindra Rampersad in the case between eTecK and eight directors,...
Posted On 01 Nov 2013
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A fair share of the pie

The Editor: For over 50 years, steelpan music has been one of the most sensational music one can hear live. Persons from all over the world have visited our shores to hear this sound. This has been one of the trademarks of T&T. It is now engrained in our culture, yet we are...
Posted On 01 Nov 2013
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PM’s Divali message: There must be dialogue with people

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has reiterated her commitment to a national conversation between Government and the people where views and ideas can be mutually exchanged. This was part of the Prime Minister’s Divali message yesterday. She said the Government looked forward...
Posted On 01 Nov 2013
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London moves to ‘Plantations’

The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) says a decision to pay a monthly rental fee of $45,000 to temporarily house Chief Secretary Orville London and his family at a villa at Tobago Plantations in Lowlands is above board. London’s new housing arrangements take effect from today, for...
Posted On 01 Nov 2013
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