Misleading Information Circulating on PNM Social Media Sites

I wish to categorically condemn and refute an article entitled “Clyde shipyard bosses win £130m compensation battle” which has gone viral on social media on certain sites associated with and supportive of the Opposition. This is political mischief of the highest order. It seeks...
Posted On 16 Aug 2014
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Kamla: People hold the power, not govts

‘Citizenship without freedom to choose like bondage’ Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2014 will forever stand as testimony that citizens, and not governments, hold the power in a democracy. In the feature address at her Emancipation...
Posted On 16 Aug 2014
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Eid-ul-Fitr Celebrations at Couva North

Member of Parliament for Couva North and Minister of State in the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, the Honourable Ramona Ramdial held Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations at her constituency office on Tuesday. Members from each of the five Masjids within the constituency were...
Posted On 15 Aug 2014
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Wish we had run-offs in 2007!

Dear Editor: After studying and working abroad for some years, I returned home to Trinidad and Tobago in 2006 and I quickly became interested in the politics of the time. I felt that the COP represented my interests and I threw my support behind them. I sincerely believed they...
Posted On 15 Aug 2014
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If not now, when?

Dear Editor: Since August 1962, citizens have been clamouring for a proper Constitution. All have been severely deficient. At last, in May 2010 voters mandated for its major overhaul to be done. Now that the parliamentary debate on Constitution reform has finally begun, what has...
Posted On 15 Aug 2014
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Laventille at peace

Dear Editor: In this season of Constitutional Reform overload, I am elated to inform the national community on the positive changes occurring in my community. When the joint soldier-police patrols started about two months ago, it was widely criticised by the Opposition and those...
Posted On 15 Aug 2014
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PM at opening of Diego highway: Opposition gaining from State projects

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has dismissed allegations of her Government’s neglect and discrimination towards Opposition constituencies. Persad-Bissessar made the statement at the launch of the $82 million Diego Martin Highway expansion project at playpark, Victoria...
Posted On 14 Aug 2014
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No one forcing you to vote twice

Why are people under the assumption if their party of choice gets dropped out and is not longer a viable option in the run-off election they are being forced to vote for a party they do not support? If that is the case, you simply don’t vote in the run-off election if you so...
Posted On 13 Aug 2014
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How is runoff vote contrary to democracy?

The recent constitution amendments, especially the one with regards to a runoff election has caused much controversy over the few days. The loudest voices in the media are arguing that it represents a threat and an assault on the democratic process. I however fail to see the...
Posted On 12 Aug 2014
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Why the fuss about the run-off vote?

 I have been paying attention to the ongoing debate on the constitutional amendment and cannot understand the fuss about the run-off vote. From what I have read and heard, the amendment says that in any constituency in a general election if no one gets more than 50 per cent of...
Posted On 12 Aug 2014
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