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Opposition Leader Father’s Day Message: “Fathers as a beacon for progress”

The observance of Father’s Day in Trinidad and Tobago has brought its own modern traditions that we all enjoy together. The celebrations take many forms; religious, family gatherings; brief holidays, or quiet gatherings. The celebrations must not, however, overshadow the true...
Posted On 18 Jun 2016
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URGENT NEED FOR REVISED INNOVATIVE LABOUR LAWS

MESSAGE FROM THE HONOURABLE KAMLA PERSAD-BISSESSAR, SC, MP LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION ON THE OCCASION OF LABOUR DAY 2016 Labour has made tremendous strides in advancing both the living and working conditions of their membership in particular and the working people of Trinidad and...
Posted On 18 Jun 2016
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What Kamla met in 2010 was many times worse than what this gov’t inherited. She had a plan, Colm simply galleries

Imbert seems set to be remembered as the most condescending, talkative and clueless Minister of Finance in our history. He is busy trying to convince the population that the PNM inherited a wasteland. But what are the facts? The Kamla Persad- Bissessar administration was able to...
Posted On 17 Jun 2016
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Lee: Who is running the Government PNM or People’s Partnership?

Who is running the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, is it the PNM or the People’s Partnership?” This the question that must be asked given the comical response by Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat blaming the Former People’s Partnership Government in relation to the...
Posted On 16 Jun 2016
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AFTER GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE TO CONSULT…KAMLA TO INITIATE CRIME TALKS

Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition, Kamla Persad-Bissessar has written to the Prime Minister inviting him to meet to discuss the Miscellaneous Provisions (Anti-Gang and Bail) Bill 2016 and the burgeoning crime crisis in Trinidad and Tobago. In a statement issued Thursday, the...
Posted On 16 Jun 2016
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Padarath: Is the Stress of being Prime Minister getting to Rowley?

Princes Town MP Barry Padarath in a Press Release said he felt compelled to comment on the behavior of Prime Minister Keith Rowley at the recent PNM meeting in St. Joseph. He said that a clip of the Prime Minister speech had gone viral on social media and that it appeared that...
Posted On 16 Jun 2016
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Charles: Rowley’s Jamaica visit will not be informed by a well thought out CARICOM policy

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley will visit Jamaica soon presumably to mend fences with Jamaicans, uninformed either by a well thought out and properly ventilated CARICOM action plan; or even a foreign policy which articulates clear positions on global issues like regional trade,...
Posted On 14 Jun 2016
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Lee: The PNM deceives the public yet again

It would appear that the National Public has yet again been deceived by the current administration, this time on the issue of import duties of Agricultural Chemicals. During his budget presentation in October 2015 the Finance Minister gave a commitment to farmers that they will...
Posted On 14 Jun 2016
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UNC Chairman Extends Condolences to Affected Families in US Nightclub Attack

As Chairman of the United National Congress I would like to offer sincerest condolences on behalf of the United National Congress to the families and friends of those who lost their lives in this morning’s reported Terrorist attack on a Nightclub in Orlando Florida. Though not...
Posted On 12 Jun 2016
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Suruj Slams Al Rawi Reckless Statement

I wholly condemn Faris Al Rawi’s statements that the Opposition UNC’s actions have alarmed Jamaicans as inappropriate and beyond his remit as Attorney General. Mr. Al-Rawi has chosen once again to bat outside of his crease. Faris Al Rawi is not the Minister of Foreign and CARICOM...
Posted On 12 Jun 2016
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