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In the midst of growing poverty and hardship in Trinidad and Tobago, the government must as a matter of priority raise the minimum wage to at least $25 per hour and couple this with the removal of Value Added Tax on all food items. The current minimum wage is not a livable wage....

MP for Oropouche West and Opposition Shadow Minister of Finance, Dave Tancoo, today stated that the action taken by Finance Minister Colm Imbert and the Central Bank to inject another $50 million US into the banking system will do absolutely nothing to mitigate the ongoing crisis...

On this national holiday, I wish every citizen of our beloved Trinidad and Tobago a Happy Republic Day. Our celebration this year is significantly marred by the unprecedented, horrendous crime crisis that has engulfed our once peaceful nation. A sense of general fear and unease...

I urge the banking community to reconsider having the public and our micro and small business operators forcibly use Automated Teller Machines for financial deposits. Commercial banks have lately been directing many transactions to ATM machines, and while this may be a standard...

The latest ghastly mass murders and a new round of travel advisories from developed countries are further compelling reasons for the immediate dismissal of failed Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds. This Minister, made infamous by his sleepy imagery, has presided over...

I call on the government to remove the seven percent online purchase tax as a tangible measure to ease the onerous cost of living and assist small and medium- sized businesses in the procurement of essential supplies for their operations. The implementation of this tax has...

The Leader of the Opposition and all right minded citizens of Trinidad and Tobago are anxiously awaiting for the resignation of Nigel Stoddard as Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) after his arbitrary and unjustified action was exposed by a High Court judge. Mr....

Now that the “love affair” between the government and Niquan is clearly over, the Prime Minister has a duty to tell the population what steps would be taken by his administration to ensure that Niquan repays the $127 million (US 19 million as reported in the media) owed to...

It’s imperative that Finance Minister Colm Imbert urgently prioritize the inclusion of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) sector in his upcoming foreign exchange stakeholder engagements. Mr. Imbert’s intended dialogues with the Central Bank, commercial...

It is simply atrocious that after a three-day cabinet retreat, Keith Rowley chose to keep Fitzgerald Hinds as the Minister of National Security. I call on Rowley to put our citizens’ lives first and select a competent person to helm our national security apparatus. His...

The UNC has always placed the interests of Trinidad and Tobago first by seeking collaboration, consultation and bipartisan efforts with the government in the national interest. Multiple proposals have been forwarded by the UNC to the Rowley government, both inside and outside of...

Once again, we see numerous news reports of fire officials and other stakeholders  highlighting serious deficiencies within the fire service. This PNM administration continues to turn a blind eye and pretend our fire service is well equipped and fully operational. Chief Fire...