Site Visits- Parvati Girls College and the Shiva Boys College

On Tuesday, the Hon Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC, MP, visited the site where two new schools are being constructed. The Parvati Girls College and the Shiva Boys College are being constructed on the lands off Clarke Road, Penal. PM Persad-Bissessar reminded all that...
Posted On 28 Aug 2013
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Bunsee Trace Farmers met with Prime Minister

A group of farmers from Bunsee Trace, Rock Road, Penal, met with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC at her Constituency Office on Tuesday to discuss the status of their farmers’ licenses. In attendance were Minister of Food Production, Devant Maharaj, and Minister of...
Posted On 28 Aug 2013
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PM: No postponement of local govt polls

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar assured yesterday that Local Government elections would not be postponed and will be held when they are constitutionally due. Speaking to reporters following a visit by children from the Lady Hochoy Home in Penal at her Penal constituency...
Posted On 28 Aug 2013
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Warner scores an own goal

THE EDITOR: The accord between the Partnership Government and the official Opposition (PNM) in curbing the upsurge in violent crime has been viewed by all (business and private communities) as a step in the right direction. The most prominent of the naysayers (Jack Warner and the...
Posted On 28 Aug 2013
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Thumbs up to new highway

THE EDITOR: Upon approaching what used to be the end of the highway to San Fernando over the weekend, I got goose bumps as I experienced an overwhelming feeling of pride when I saw the vast amount of work being done on the Debe-Mon Desir highway that is currently being...
Posted On 28 Aug 2013
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Is there a “cabal” is there not a “cabal”?

A CABAL – A small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority. Every Gov’t has an inner-circle of members who are considered trustworthy and seek to promote the agenda of said Gov’t. When issues are to be raised they get together and...
Posted On 28 Aug 2013
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PM Kamla Persad Bissessar honours Special Olympians

Four students of the Lady Hochoy Home in Penal were today honoured by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP, for being part of the Trinidad and Tobago Special Olympics team which won bronze at the Field Hockey tournament in South Korea, recently. The four students are: 1)...
Posted On 27 Aug 2013
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AG: Not a gang member? Prove it !

ATTORNEY General Anand Ramlogan is proposing an amendment to the Anti-Gang legislation which would shift the burden of proof from the prosecution to the suspected gang member. If the amendment is passed in Parliament, the onus would then be on the alleged gangsters to prove that...
Posted On 27 Aug 2013
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Anand, UNC youth arm bring joy to family of 8

FOR the first time, 12-year-old Kimberly Kallan will be able to study using electricity. Yesterday, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan visited Kimberly and her family with the youth arm of the United National Congress (UNC) to help paint their recently-built house and to donate...
Posted On 26 Aug 2013
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A Move In The Right Direction

Dear Editor, I wish to commend the Attorney General for his proactive role and commitment to youth in Trinidad and Tobago. The Attorney General took time from his busy schedule to personally distribute school bags to underprivileged children of East Port of Spain. This was an...
Posted On 25 Aug 2013
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