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In the last eight years (Sept-2015 to 2023), the country’s energy sector has experienced a frightening level of contraction as evinced by drastic reductions of: 1. 63% in drilling activity. 2. 32% in natural gas production. 3. 37% in LNG production. 4. 28% in oil production....

With the budget fast approaching I make a renewed call to the Government to think of our children and the sacrifices of their hardworking parents. It is time for the government to reintroduce an annual school grant, the laptop programme for all form-one students and the free...

In the midst of growing poverty and hardship in Trinidad and Tobago, the government must as a matter of priority raise the minimum wage to at least $25 per hour and couple this with the removal of Value Added Tax on all food items. The current minimum wage is not a livable wage....

MP for Oropouche West and Opposition Shadow Minister of Finance, Dave Tancoo, today stated that the action taken by Finance Minister Colm Imbert and the Central Bank to inject another $50 million US into the banking system will do absolutely nothing to mitigate the ongoing crisis...

On this national holiday, I wish every citizen of our beloved Trinidad and Tobago a Happy Republic Day. Our celebration this year is significantly marred by the unprecedented, horrendous crime crisis that has engulfed our once peaceful nation. A sense of general fear and unease...

I urge the banking community to reconsider having the public and our micro and small business operators forcibly use Automated Teller Machines for financial deposits. Commercial banks have lately been directing many transactions to ATM machines, and while this may be a standard...

The latest ghastly mass murders and a new round of travel advisories from developed countries are further compelling reasons for the immediate dismissal of failed Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds. This Minister, made infamous by his sleepy imagery, has presided over...

I call on the government to remove the seven percent online purchase tax as a tangible measure to ease the onerous cost of living and assist small and medium- sized businesses in the procurement of essential supplies for their operations. The implementation of this tax has...

The Leader of the Opposition and all right minded citizens of Trinidad and Tobago are anxiously awaiting for the resignation of Nigel Stoddard as Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) after his arbitrary and unjustified action was exposed by a High Court judge. Mr....

Now that the “love affair” between the government and Niquan is clearly over, the Prime Minister has a duty to tell the population what steps would be taken by his administration to ensure that Niquan repays the $127 million (US 19 million as reported in the media) owed to...