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ONLY after the nomination process is over will the United National Congress meet with it coalition partners for negotiations over seat allocations. UNC chairman Kadijha Ameen said yesterday, only the best man or woman will be nominated to contest the seat for the partnership. “We...

Dear Editor, In an intriguing twist, the PNM Opposition members are returning to Parliament on Friday 22nd May 2015. This appears to be a bid to ensure that their parliamentary positions are not revoked. This comes on the heels of a three week voluntary absence by these same...

PNM Pro and lawyer, Senator Faris Al-Rawi’s recent statement that the purported emails sent by cabinet officials should be examined not for its legitimacy but for its “content.” This is at odds with his latest declaration on the letter released by Prime Minister Kamla...

I have supported different political parties at different times in my life hoping for better infrastructure, education, reduction in food prices and the list goes on, but what I have observed as I reflect, is that many politicians made promises and did not deliver, and we were...

It amazes me to read that the deputy Director of Public prosecution blames the PM for early disclosure of the results of the alleged Emailgate investigation. She had all the time in the world to conduct her investigation—since May 2013. She had all the resources available in her...

Monday, May 18 2015 THE EDITOR: Despite the many challenges that confront our health services, Dr Fuad Khan will still go down as one of the most successful Health Ministers the country has seen. He has been able to make real the vision of the People’s Partnership Government for...

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC, MP, has congratulated the new Guyana President, retired Brigadier General, David Granger, for winning the general elections contested in that country on May 11. In a congratulatory message, Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar said, “On...

Paramin Primary School INTRODUCTION Good afternoon and thank you all for being part of today’s formal opening of the Paramin Roman Catholic Primary School. In the grand design of progress, the opening of this school may, for some, be seen only as a promise delivered. But for the...

SUZANNE MILLS Sunday, May 10 2015 During my down time, some random PNM fan on the rant demanded to know why I hadn’t aimed my arrows at MP Vernella of hyphenated surname for her off-coloured comments in the Parliament about someone assumed to be the Opposition Leader. “I’m not in...

Dear Editor: During the last election in 2010, there was a surge in environmental protest surrounding the aluminium smelter in La Brea and the steel plant development in Claxton Bay. These projects were rightfully highlighted as being unsustainable for the communities they were...