Blighted WGTL Project continues to haunt PNM

That World Gas-to-Liquids project is another of the many PNM scandals and failed projects which has cost taxpayers billions of dollars! And it is coming back to haunt the PNM! It started under the Patrick Manning-led PNM Cabinet of which current Prime Minister Keith Rowley was a...
Posted On 22 Jun 2023
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Opposition Leader Labour Day Message

On the eighty-sixth anniversary of the founding of the modern trade union movement and the working class and as Political Leader of the government-in-waiting, I wish to extend greetings to the entire trade union movement and the working people of our beloved nation who have been...
Posted On 18 Jun 2023
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Opposition Leader Father’s Day Message

On this special occasion of Father’s Day, I extend warm wishes to all the incredible fathers and father figures across our nation. Today, we celebrate and honour their contributions and unwavering dedication, and the important role they play in shaping our families, communities,...
Posted On 18 Jun 2023
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MP Mohit: Cunupia residents want action on home invasions

Given that the statistics have provided the empirical data that there is indeed a spike of home invasions throughout the Cunupia region. What are the immediate action plans of the Minister of National Security through the Police Service of which be bas direct line responsibility....
Posted On 17 Jun 2023
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MP Mohit: Expedite backlog of applications at the Nariva/Mayaro Local Board

Consequent to the appointment and presentation of instruments of appointment to the Board Members of tbe Nariva/Mayaro Local Board, it is hopefully anticipated that such appointments would redound to the overall benefits to the people of the region. It is expected, therefore that...
Posted On 15 Jun 2023
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TANCOO: Enough is enough – Stop the geographic discrimination

Opposition Member of Parliament for Oropouche West Dave Tancoo is condemning the Government for what he terms its “rank and shameful geographic discrimination and abuse” towards residents of South Trinidad by failing to provide the minimum required upkeep of waterways and flood...
Posted On 14 Jun 2023
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TANCOO: Government has failed to account for drastic decline in HSF

Oropouche West MP Dave Tancoo says that it is with great concern that the UNC Opposition notes the $6.3 BILLION loss recorded by the Heritage and Stabilization Fund – the first in the Fund’s 16-year existence, but with even greater concern over the Finance...
Posted On 12 Jun 2023
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Opposition Leader: HSF $6 billion decline due to government incompetence

The recent article in the Express newspaper, reporting a decline of $913.5 million USD or some TT$6 billion in the Heritage and Stabilization Fund (HSF) for the financial year ended September 30th, 2022, sheds light on Rowley and Imbert’s negligence and incompetence. The...
Posted On 12 Jun 2023
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GONE WITH THE WIND – HSF RECORDS HISTORIC US$913M LOSS

Long ago, during the days of sugar, when the sun would still rise over the sugarcane fields, the Indian elders, like my grandparents in Rio Claro, used to talk about the people in the village “whose hand didn’t have “barrakat”. Barrakat, I learnt, was an Urdu word used to...
Posted On 11 Jun 2023
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Message from the Leader of the Opposition on the occasion of Corpus Christi

As members of our Christian community observe the holy celebration of Corpus Christi, I extend warm wishes for a peaceful, prayerful and most importantly a reflective day on the mercies of God in our everyday lives. The blessed feast of Corpus Christi celebrates the body of Jesus...
Posted On 08 Jun 2023
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