Karim hurts over TEST Ministry

FORMER Tertiary Education and Skills Training (TEST) Minister Fazal Karim, has expressed disappointment that the once independent Ministry was now relegated into a sub division of a new “super” Ministry of Education by the new People’s National Movement (PNM) Government. Karim,...
Posted On 03 Oct 2015
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Brickfield Fire Victims Receive Self Help Grant

Member of Parliament for Couva North, the Honourable Ramona Ramdial’s distribution of a National Commission for Self Help Minor Repair and Reconstruction Grant on September 28, 2015 to the Bickharry family whose home at LP 187 Brickfield Village, Waterloo was destroyed by...
Posted On 29 Sep 2015
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Ramdial – Greater Police Presence Needed in Central

The homicide in Chase Village today has triggered an immediate response by Member of Parliament for Couva North, Ramona Ramdial. “I would like to urgently appeal to the Minister of National Security, Edmund Dillon to increase the police presence in central Trinidad. The...
Posted On 28 Sep 2015
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Suruj responds to Guardian article “Tide turning against Kamla”

I read with great interest the Guardian’s article on the tenure of leadership of Kamla Persad Bissessar, Political Leader of the UNC, in which it is alluded that her ability to continue as leader is under threat. This is not surprising as positions like these are commonplace...
Posted On 27 Sep 2015
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Khan: Director of Women’s Health was initiated by the Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s led administration

The Editor Trinidad Guardian Newspaper In the editorial column dated Friday 25th September 2015, your newspaper lauds Mr. Terrence Deyalsingh for his work in establishing a Director of Women’s Health to oversee the maternal and neonatal units at our nation’s...
Posted On 26 Sep 2015
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Eid Al Adha Message from Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar

Today we join our Muslim community to celebrate Eid al-Adha. This occasion, often referred to as the greater of the two Eids, marks the culmination of the annual pilgrimage –the Hajj – and is observed with congregational prayer and ritual sacrifice by Muslims throughout the...
Posted On 24 Sep 2015
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Republic Day Message from Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC

My fellow citizens today as we celebrate our 39th year as a democratic republic within the Commonwealth I am pleased to acknowledge the maturity with which we handled the political change, which happened just a few days ago. While many issues are yet to be resolved, the peaceful...
Posted On 23 Sep 2015
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Fuad: Govt has no crime plan

BARATARIA/SAN JUAN MP Dr Fuad Khan yesterday accused the PNM Government of having no “immediate plans” to deal with crime. “It is clear that the PNM has no immediate plans to deter the rampant murder and crime spree occurring in our nation at this time,” Khan said in a media...
Posted On 23 Sep 2015
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Kamla Persad Bissessar speech at the swearing ceremony as Leader of the Opposition

September 21 2015 On the occasion of my appointment as Leader of the Opposition, I think take this opportunity to thank H.E., the President for his hospitality here today. I undertake this assignment knowing that I have the confidence and support of members of my parliamentary...
Posted On 22 Sep 2015
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Rowley fiddles while Trinidad burns

Upsurge in Murders and Criminal Activity currently plaguing our Country After five years of declining murder rate and criminal, our nation is once again experiencing a dramatic upsurge in homicides and crime following the general elections. While the newly elected PNM government...
Posted On 21 Sep 2015
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