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Kamla Persad-Bissessar could raise Old Age Pension to U$5,000 a month, bring murders down to zero, empty Death Row, carry the prices of consumer goods back to 1962 levels, fix every highway and byway in T&T, give Orville London a bligh in Tobago, provide free tea, lunch,...

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Friday shut down the LifeSport Programme and instructed Attorney General Anand Ramlogan to send the audit report on the programme to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the Commissioner of Police (CoP), the Integrity Commission (IC)...

Children from Bank Village and environs are enjoying spending their school vacation at a camp hosted free of charge by the Couva North Youth Arm. This vacation camp is being held at the recently opened Bank Village Empowerment Centre and exposes children to sporting, academic,...

 A “Gift to the Nation” The need to reduce food price inflation, making it easier for citizens to afford healthier food for their families, has remained a priority for my Government.  Even as we acknowledge that food prices have been concomitant with global trends, we have...

Dear Editor: I live in San Fernando and on mornings I frequent the running track at Skinner’s Park for my daily exercise. Sometimes when I miss making it to the “Park” in the mornings I go in the evenings. Now I have done an informal survey of the people who...

THE Carenage and Diego Martin Health Centres are expected to cost about $160 million, Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan said yesterday. Earlier in the day, chief executive officer (CEO) at the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) Judith Baliram had said Khan would turn the sod...

CITIZENS can feel confident in ongoing joint patrols with the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) and the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) in districts and communities identified as hotspot areas. This from Trade, Industry, Investment and Communication Minister,...

SUCCESS IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR Statement by Minister of Food Production Senator the Honorable Devant Maharaj Thank you very much Mr. President. Mr President, it is indeed a privilege to rise in this august chamber once again to deliver a statement on the Food Production...

By Capil Bissoon Make no mistake about it, the two countries I love most are Canada, my adopted homeland which has done a lot to expand my horizons and improve my quality of life, and Trinidad and Tobago, the country of my birth. Canada’s per capita GDP as US$43,400 while...

Dear Editor: I sincerely ask, if we are to make any dent in crime detection, how can we not have a proper DNA database? We have a population of 1.3 million people, and we are blessed with economic resources to facilitate such a venture, so why not undertake it? Can we please...