A Purpose for all Youth

A Place-A Plan- A Purpose for all Youth – The UNC Youth on a Mission along with the Honorable Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar SC and Attorney General Hon Anand Ramlogan SC have been able to sustainably develop the Youth in past years like no other Political Party or...
Posted On 24 Mar 2014
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UNC Delegates urged to get ready for 2015 election

Hundreds of delegates attended a special congress of the United National Congress (UNC) Saturday at the party’s Reinzi headquarters. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar called on the delegates representing all the constituencies in the country to get ready for the battles ahead...
Posted On 23 Mar 2014
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Rowley’s twisted logic

Keith Rowley criticised the Sunday Express’ Lennox Grant last week for a column published last Sunday, stating Rowley’s plan to return to Patrick Manning’s “Vision 2020” shows the PNM (People’s National Movement) is “time-warped”. Rowley told his supporters Grant is biased...
Posted On 23 Mar 2014
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PM Message on World Water Day

Every year on March 22nd, the United Nations’ (UN) World Water Day highlights critical water issues and acts as a reminder to us all that sustainable development is impossible without water security. 70% of the planet consists of salt water. However, water is in fact a...
Posted On 22 Mar 2014
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PM Message on World Down Syndrome Day 2014

Today, on World Down Syndrome Day, let us reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that every member of our society is afforded the opportunity to lead a full and prosperous life. Down Syndrome is the most commonly occurring chromosomal condition. It occurs when an individual has a...
Posted On 21 Mar 2014
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T&T unemployment down to 3.7 per cent

T&T’s unemployment rate is now 3.7 per cent. Planning Minister Dr Bhoe Tewarie said increased tertiary education and more businesses in the country have contributed to the low unemployment levels. “The participation rate of in tertiary education is 57 per cent and we want to...
Posted On 21 Mar 2014
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Lights for Brickfield Recreation Ground

The trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (t&tec) hosted a ceremony to mark the completion of a $846,383.00 lighting project at the Brickfield Recreation Ground on Tuesday. Minister of Public Utilities, Nizam Baksh in his feature address said, “The illumination of any...
Posted On 20 Mar 2014
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$300m pipeline to boost South supply

THE State is spending more than $300 million on a pipeline from Caroni to South Trinidad, to ensure a regular water supply. This was announced yesterday by Minister of the Environment and Water Resources Ganga Singh, at the launch of the Caroni South Trunk Main Dualling project....
Posted On 20 Mar 2014
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57 flood victims receive $10,000

A total of 57 flood victims received cheques of $10,000 each yesterday at their MP Prakash Ramadhar’s St Augustine Constituency office, Pasea Road, Tunapuna. Minister of the People and Social Development Dr Glenn Ramadharsingh who addressed the flood victims, said his Ministry...
Posted On 19 Mar 2014
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Ramnarine: No plan to privatise Petrotrin

There’s no intention or plan by Government to privatise state-owned oil and gas company Petrotrin. That’s the word from Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine striking down claims by the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) that Government “planned to privatise Petrotrin.” In a...
Posted On 19 Mar 2014
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