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Dear Editor, Since his ridicule over the motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister and the PP Government, Dr Rowley is hell-bent on a smear campaign against Government officials. In the daily newspapers, Dr Rowley has made charges against the Prime Minister and the Attorney...

Only in Trinidad and Tobago, office holders in public life act as though they could be two persons at the same time. They must remember that once you hold public office, your duty is to uphold your portfolio at all times. One of the most important offices in this country is that...

Mr Ken Gordon has cited Section 5 (2) (c) of the Integrity in Public Life Act (IPLA) to justify his action of holding a meeting with Dr Rowley at his home. The said section provides that the Commission shall have the power to do all such things as it considers necessary or...

Household detergents sell because ads say they kill germs. Yet, under a microscope, all newly-washed cutlery would be seen to teem with deadly bacteria. Both Rowley and Gordon have tried to sanitize their moonlight liaison. On careful scrutiny however, the whitewash hasn’t...

While politics may have a moral of its own, the office holders within the Integrity Commission don’t.  There are principles governing this commission and the way that they should operate. The mere fact that this is the “Integrity” commission implies that at no point in time...

One of these days the PNM’s rank and file will rise up against the Quixotic leadership of Dr Keith Rowley. With no Julian Pena around and Ysenia Gonzalez unable to foresee her own predicaments, only Father Time could identify the precise moment…but my arthritic joints...

For the first time in this Parliament, the government and the opposition agreed to work hand in hand for the good governance of the people. Mr. Imbert who led the opposition in the debate for the dangerous dogs bill supported the bill and decided that both the government and the...

THE EDITOR: A sprinkling of persons seems to think Attorney General, Anand Ramlogan, is officially too vocal. They claim, a general cannot be on the frontline, so they prefer he be aloof, quietly giving legal advice to the Cabinet, if needed. I disagree. One: Every AG is a...

THE EDITOR: Former workers of Caroni (1975) Limited like myself have been waiting too long on the housing lots offered to us in the VSEP packages. Last year, only a fraction received theirs but what about the thousands more who are still waiting? Almost a decade has passed and...

I am a regular PTSC customer, utilising their services mainly within the East-West Corridor. Observing the regularity of some of their services, I decided to find information on alternative routes. Hearing that PTSC has a Web site, I decided to log on to the URL www.ptsc.co.tt to...