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UNC: The Government is Gaslighting the Nation over Paria Fuel

The UNC is condemning what we view as the Government’s deliberate strategy of confusion over the future of Paria Fuel Trading Company. While answering questions in the Senate today, Energy Minister Franklyn Khan bizarrely stated that Paria Fuel was not up for sale while also...
Posted On 26 Mar 2019
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Charles: Where is our Brexit strategy Dr Rowley?

This week four fellow CARICOM countries signed a trade agreement with the UK to maintain relations post Brexit, Trinidad and Tobago was notably absent. This means that, unlike these countries, we do not have a post Brexit strategy to ensure that our preferential trade...
Posted On 25 Mar 2019
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Kamla: The Rowley Regime has outlived its usefulness

It is clear that this Keith Rowley led administration has totally outlived its usefulness both nationally and regionally, given the poorly worded and misguided full-page advertisements on the “Venezuelan Situation” issued by the Prime Minister in the three daily...
Posted On 25 Mar 2019
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UNC PRO to Stuart Young: Stop making wild accusations and do your job

The United National Congress is baffled by statements made by National Security and Communications Minister Stuart Young regarding a Facebook meme which claimed that the Paria Fuel Trading Company is to be sold. Minister Young’s assertion that the UNC is responsible for this meme...
Posted On 25 Mar 2019
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Moonilal: Integrity Commission Must Investigate AG

It is most ironic that Attorney General Faris Al Rawi was carded to address an anti-corruption seminar (Thursday) while he is under the national searchlight over the questionable $23 million rental of a family property. However, the Attorney General has still not dealt with the...
Posted On 25 Mar 2019
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UNC: Rowley, a leader who has lost international relevance

The statement delivered by the Prime Minister at the Post Cabinet Media Briefing on Thursday 21st March, 2019 regarding this country’s exclusion from a meeting between the US President and Caribbean leaders appeared to simply be the rants of a leader who has lost international...
Posted On 21 Mar 2019
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UNC: An indefensible act by the Attorney General

The United National Congress is not surprised by the weak and tired defence made by Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi to the revelations that property owned by him is being rented out by the Keith Rowley Government amounting to millions of dollars. The Attorney General knows full...
Posted On 20 Mar 2019
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MP Lee : Khan must fire Espinet now !

Energy Minister Franklin Khan must move to fire Trinidad Petroleum Holdings (TPH) Chairman Wilfred Espinet immediately based on his irresponsible actions regarding the “inadvertent” offer of an RFP for the sale of Paria Fuel Trading company. Given the Minister’s...
Posted On 19 Mar 2019
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Highlights of the Political Leader’s Address MNF Tunapuna

Good evening Tunapuna and Good evening Trinidad and Tobago. It’s hard to say that when the murder toll is 100 and a 71-year-old man can be gunned down in front a mall filled with families in broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon. Nevertheless, I am pleased to be back in Tunapuna...
Posted On 19 Mar 2019
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Kamla: The independence of the Judiciary should be guarded jealously

Leader of the Opposition, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP has noted that the court staff at the Judiciary engaged in strike action today, which affected many attorneys, litigants and other persons who went to the court to access its services. It affected the Magistrates Court, the...
Posted On 18 Mar 2019
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