COSTAATT campus moving from PoS to Chaguanas

The main campus for COSTAATT (College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago) will be moved from Melville Lane, Port of Spain (where it has been since its inception ten years ago) and relocated to Chaguanas where a new “expansive” $168 million facility is...
Posted On 27 May 2014
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The Establishment Will Not Lie Down

With the stunning reversal in the fortunes of the UNC and Partnership Government and particularly with the ratings of PM Kamla Persad Bissesar now the highest since 2011, the forces have sprung into action to ensure that her rise to the top and into victory in 2015 does not...
Posted On 26 May 2014
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PM’s Speech at 4th Anniversary Rally

People of Trinidad & Tobago! Thank you!  Thank you for such a roaring welcome. There’s electricity in the air today. This is what the people’s revolution looks like. This is reminiscent of that time when it all began right here. Tonight I make what I believe to be one of the...
Posted On 25 May 2014
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UNC: Rowley should answer for racially divisive posters at Friday march

It was with deep disappointment that the United National Congress observed at Friday’s joint protest march with the trade unions and the Opposition parties, several protesters in PNM colours with placards bearing racist slurs such as “Power to d African with Captain Rowley...
Posted On 25 May 2014
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Kamla’s approval rating rises

For the first time since 2011, more citizens of Trinidad and Tobago approve of the job Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is doing than those who don’t, a new opinion poll has shown. Commissioned by the Trinidad Express, the poll conducted by local company Solution by...
Posted On 25 May 2014
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Was it authentic?

Dear Editor:The recent apology of Herbert Volney and his acceptance of full blame in the Section 34 controversy has sparked debate on whether it was authentic or not. I too wondered  about this fact too. I did some research and found that Southern Oregon University professor and...
Posted On 24 May 2014
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Respect the office

Dear Editor: I listened to the call that journalist Dominic Kallipersad placed to the Honourable Prime Minister and it has left me shocked. Never before have I seen an office like this being disrespected in this manner. You could have your views, you could have your loyalties, ...
Posted On 24 May 2014
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Land for 500 more

ANOTHER 500 landless people were chosen yesterday, becoming eligible to own residential lots if they meet the criteria of the Government’s Land for the Landless programme. The applicants turned up at the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts in San Fernando for a “random...
Posted On 24 May 2014
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Statement by Minister Devant Maharaj on Felicity Lands

Mr President, before I get to the substantive issue allow me to put on record this signal fact, This People’s Partnership Government embodies the tenants of what is a Responsible Government. “Responsible Government” may be defined as the conception of a system of government that...
Posted On 20 May 2014
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Crime is a PNM problem

By Capil Bissoon The escalation in crime shows no sign of abating; actually, it is getting worse. Keith Rowley’s contention that his People’s National Movement (PNM) can “turn around” our crime situation lacks credibility if only because of the PNM’s...
Posted On 19 May 2014
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