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Speaking Notes  of Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC. MP – Siparia Leader of the Opposition | Political Leader of the UNC At the Indian Diaspora Council Closing Event Maha Sabha HQ – Sunday 19 March 2017 [CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY] Salutations Sitaram – Namashkar – ASalaam u alaikum – Good...

Speaking Notes of The Hon Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP Leader of the Opposition of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago – “The Regional Hot Topics Forum” hosted by the Caribbean Americas and Atlantic Region (CAAR) at the 62nd annual conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary...

Namaskar. I am very pleased to be with you this evening and to have the opportunity to speak for a few minutes about the wonderful festival we are celebrating and about the great contribution that the NCIC has made and continues to make to the culture that our ancestors brought...

  Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has strongly criticised the Government for the crime crisis, loss of jobs, lack of energy exploration and interlocking directorships in companies to benefit from the sale of State assets. In a stirring three-hour response to the 2016-17...

Speaking Notes of Hon Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP. Leader of the Opposition of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Political Leader of the United National Congress, Monday Night Forum, Monday August 29, 2016. at the Rio Claro West Secondary School. It’s such a wonderful...

Greetings and Acknowledgements Thank you so much for joining us on this historic occasion as we continue to grow as a strong national political force that remains true to our founding principles and ready to take on the challenges of the 21st century and beyond. I have always...

Good afternoon to you all and thank you for joining us as we intensify our walk back to the governance of Trinidad and Tobago. We have come to a time of great turbulence in our nation. In 10 months, now in their 11th month, an Administration has proven that even the best laid...

“T&T is a nation on auto-pilot, we have a Gov’t that has formed a bad habit of bluntly ignoring the real issues; it is destroying the middle class, punishing the poor and vulnerable and taxes the nation in a time of job loss, company closure, higher inflation and economic...

The issue is that of Child Marriage, and the current position where it is permitted by law for children to be married at from the age of 12 years old. Our very clear position is that it must not be allowed by law; it must not be seen as right or permissible by society and whether...

I want to turn attention to the Grand Bay deal with the PNM Government which I mentioned Friday during the Mid-Term review. The MOF indicated that the PNM Government plans to guarantee a US$5 Million loan (or TT$32.95 Million), through the EXIM Bank to a Trinidad company called...