JACK: Inshan demanded favours

The issue of a $47 million contract that Jack Warner approved for the Airports Authority was first raised by businesman Inshan Ishmael. On Saturday, as part of his comprehensive statement on the matter, the Works and Transport minister offered an explanation of why Ishmael has...
Posted On 09 Jul 2013
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Where do we draw the line?

The political leader of the UNC has often been accused of allowing Mr. Warner to talk and act as he pleased prior to his resignation from his entire portfolio. The reality was that Mr. Warner portrayed himself as our “Minister of the People.” The local media did their own...
Posted On 09 Jul 2013
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Practise what you preach Mr. Warner

With a lot at stake for Chaguanas West and the country as a whole, a large portion of the citizenry was listening with anticipation to what Mr. Warner had to say at the launch of his Independent Liberal Party. One of the things that I remembered clearly in his speech, was for the...
Posted On 09 Jul 2013
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BLOWS FOR ROWLEY

Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley was yesterday deemed to be an unfit leader who must tender his resignation in the face of the emailgate controversy. Attorney General Anand Ramlogan, Local Government Minister Suruj Rambachan and National Security adviser to the Prime Minister...
Posted On 09 Jul 2013
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T&T makes strides against money laundering, terrorism

Trinidad and Tobago has obtained further endorsement and recognition for its fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism by its entry on July 3 into the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs), a release from Finance and the Economy Minister Larry...
Posted On 08 Jul 2013
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Warner: I will cuss the cabal until I die

The Leader of the Independent Liberal Party (ILP), Mr. Jack Warner, says the Prime Minister needs saving from a ‘cabal’ in the Government. Speaking at his first Cottage Meeting since launching his party in Frederick Settlement, Caroni, Mr. Warner said the cabal...
Posted On 08 Jul 2013
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Thank You Prime Minister

I wish to commend the Prime Minister for rejecting Mr Warner’s Independent Liberal Party’s (ILP) request to join the Peoples’ Partnership coalition Government. This came after Mr Warner stated during the launch of his party that he wanted to be part of the...
Posted On 08 Jul 2013
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Why is Jack reluctant to clear his name?

Mr. Warner had sufficient opportunities to clear the air on issues of corruption plaguing him like a disease yet he has always rejected to do so in front of the international bodies or tribunals where this could have been done. Had he done so, we would not be having a by-election...
Posted On 08 Jul 2013
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Can’t wait to vote Jack Warner out

Last week for the whole week the microphones passed around the village. The horns blasting out the following; “This is the voice of Jack Warner, your hard-working MP. Come to my meeting and tell me what you want me to do. Do you want me to go and leave the politics? Do you want...
Posted On 08 Jul 2013
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It’s an offence: hold Dr Rowley responsible

After a long and intense probe, acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams stated that the 31 e-mails read by Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley into the Hansard in Parliament on May 20 were indeed fake. Williams maintained that a successful and timely probe into emailgate...
Posted On 08 Jul 2013
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