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The response by Minister Hinds and Minster Imbert to the exorbitant telephone bill by Shamfa Cudjoe is a demonstration of the contempt the PNM has for tax payers and their disdain for the Public Purse. It is inconceivable that experienced Ministers are not aware and can claim...

The UNC is deeply troubled by media reports that the Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mr. Colm Imbert has advised the Parliament that the government has appealed the judgment in favour of the UNC’s Mr. Devant Maharaj on the property tax case. Mr. Imbert further...

Princes Town MP Barry Padarath slammed Prime Minister Keith Rowley for introducing race talks into the national community as it relates to the issues raised about the safety and structural integrity of the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba. Dr. Rowley made the comments about...

As Chairman of the United National Congress I find it quite erroneous that reports have been focusing on baseless theories of the Opposition not being able to inspire confidence while the Government continues to suppress the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago. The question must be...

Princes Town MP Barry Padarath has described yesterday’s opening of the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba as a flop. He said by all accounts including several media reports the facility which boasts about a fifteen thousand person capacity had less than twenty five hundred...

Princes Town MP Barry Padarath questioned Sport Minister Daryl Smith today in the Parliament about whether the Brian Lara Stadium had accreditation and clearance from the International Cricket Council in light of the stadium’s opening tomorrow. Smith admitted in the...

Many groups in every constituency, both in Trinidad, and in Tobago, have come out supporting opposition criticism of the manner in which property tax is being reintroduced. Since the Ministry of Finance announced the May 22nd compliance deadline there has been vigorous debate in...

  The United National Congress (UNC) is urging citizens to take a stand against the Government’s move to implement the Property Tax, and join in a motorcade and rally on Saturday 6th May 2017, through eight constituencies in Central Trinidad. The motorcade will set off from...

I extend my best wishes to the more than 18,000 students who are preparing to sit the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) on Thursday 4th May, 2017, as well as to the parents and guardians who have supported them through this period. To the students, many of you may be...

The Government must answer to the people of Trinidad and Tobago as to why our nation has been downgraded by two international credit rating agencies ; Standard and Poor’s as well as Moodys subsequently leading to our plummet into junk status. Only one year ago the previous...