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The Member of Parliament for Tabaquite, Anita Haynes, is calling on the Ministry of Education to reconsider its position on curtailing funding via the Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses (GATE) Programme. MP Haynes argued, “In the midst of a pandemic, the government has...

Member of Parliament for Cumuto/Manzanilla Dr.Rai Ragbir says he remains concerned that nurses could face the real possibility of suffering from exhaustion, both physical as well as mental, in the execution of their duties, given the demands brought on by the Covid-19 Pandemic”....

Member of Parliament for Cumuto/Manzanilla Dr.Rai Ragbir – “The State has failed in its duty to reach out to the most vulnerable in society, when an entire family, including two babies are made homeless”. Member of Parliament for Cumuto/Manzanilla Dr.Rai Ragbir says he is...

  Naparima Constituency Executive and MP Rodney Charles fully endorse the Candidacy of Mrs. Kamla Persad Bissessar. Naparima Constituency Executive and MP Rodney Charles met earlier this week in emergency session and unanimously decided to unreservedly endorse the candidacy...

The Princes Town Constituency Executive has thrown their full support behind UNC Political Leader, Hon. Kamla Persad Bissessar. Chairman of the executive, Mr. Gowrie Roopnarine indicated that at the last sitting of the executive on Thursday, there was consensus amongst members...

Councillor for Reform / Manahambre Chris Hosein has lashed out at the Government for their apparent dormancy in the wake of yesterday’s flooding saying that this has become their typical response. Describing the flooding in communities across his district yesterday as some of the...

A review of rents paid by 6 Ministries show that budget allocations exceed that of last year by over $50 million. According to Naparima MP Rodney Charles, this is a sad indictment on the Governments setting of priorities in the budget given that grants and subsidies to 31...

Member of Parliament for Tabaquite Anita Haynes is calling on the government to tell the nation the truth concerning the drilling of the BHP Broadside Exploration Well. “Two months ago Keith Rowley, with much fanfare, announced the drilling of the BHP Broadside Exploration Well...

Summary: 1. The right to life guaranteed under our Republican Constitution includes the right to a clean and pollution-free environment. The Government must take all reasonable and necessary measures to prevent pollution and ecological degradation. In this regard the Government...

The Leadership of the Regional Health Authorities across the nation must be held accountable for mishaps at hospitals under their care. The recent reported incident of the infant Britney Francis suffering IV burns at the Sangre Grande Regional Hospital raises serious questions....