PM’s message on the occasion of Ramadan

The following is a message from Prime Minister, the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar on the occasion of Ramadan. Muslims of Trinidad and Tobago connect themselves with the Muslims from all over the world by observing the Holy Month of Ramadan, with fasting and extra worship....
Posted On 09 Jul 2013
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Rowley is not a viable option

By now there is the general consensus that the emails that Dr. Keith Rowley presented in the Parliament are fake and the resulting emailgate is a gigantic waste of time and resources. However. there is the outcry that the Leader of the Opposition should have know better and that...
Posted On 09 Jul 2013
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Chaguanas West I’m sorry

This is an open letter to the citizen of Chaguanas West Given the current political climate, I would not like to be a member of the electorate for Chaguanas West. The pressure on them is immense and the position that they are currently in is very unfair to them. When they voted...
Posted On 09 Jul 2013
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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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