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By Kevin Ramnarine In the early 1980’s when the first oil boom had come to an end, the late Prime Minister George Chambers famously remarked “Fete Over Back to Work”. Carnival 2017 is over and we will soon see whether MX Prime is a prophet. With Carnival over the economy and...

Given the media report that over 200 tonnes of rice valued at $400,000 is currently being left to rot, the question must be asked as to why didn’t the NFM mill the rice which would have produced food for the population as well as save on Foreign Exchange which is used to...

Princes Town MP Barry Padarath in a press release said that he was happy to hear that the Minister of Education agreed that policies are needed to be established in schools to deal with the harmful effects of bullying. MP Padarath called on the Minister of Education to stop being...

Greg and I, and our extended UNC family, extend best wishes to you on this joyous celebration and we urge you to participate with friends and family, enjoying the full exuberance associated with this special event. Today, thousands of our people are celebrating the colourful...

I am pleased to join with the 52 members of the Commonwealth, and its 2.4 billion citizens, in commemorating Commonwealth Day 2017, under the theme “A Peace-Building Commonwealth”. The theme of “peace-building” reaffirms the Commonwealth Charter principle that “international...

Tourism Minister, Shamfa Cudjoe’s announcement to dissolve the Tourism Development Company (TDC) adds scores to the number of persons who have been left unemployed since the PNM has been in government. Approximately 150 TDC employees are now threatened to be on the breadline...

By Kevin Ramnarine The March 6th 2017 statement by the Minister of Finance regarding the accounts of Petrotrin is misleading. It also suggests that the Minister has now arrogated onto himself the role of the external auditor of Petrotrin. The facts are as follows: 1....

Minister of Education Anthony Garcia must be held responsible for the on-going crisis at Ste. Madeleine Secondary School, which descended into the stoning of teachers this week. For months there have been unease, including sporadic incidents of violence, at that institution. Some...

Wednesday March 8th, 2017 marks International Women’s Day – and we in Trinidad and Tobago join hands and hearts with women across the globe in celebrating the tremendous positive achievements forged by our womenfolk. On March 8th, we in Trinidad and Tobago join with women...

In keeping with the theme of International Women’s Day 2017, ‘Be Bold For Change’; Couva North MP, Ramona Ramdial calls upon women in Trinidad & Tobago to be bold and report abusers. “Our women have become victims of increasing crime, primarily domestic violence resulting in...