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Today, we celebrate the 41st anniversary of the significant move forward in our country’s self-determination – the attainment of Republican status. The determination of our people to create our own rules for governance was realized when we adopted a Republican Constitution,...

Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP is calling on the Prime Minister to stop dithering on the serious allegations of fraud at Petrotrin and take immediate action. The Opposition Leader issued the following statement: In responding to questions posed by...

Opposition Member of the Joint Select Committee on State Enterprises, Senator Wade Mark is calling for an inquiry into the management and operations of Petrotrin with specific focus on the findings of Petrotrin‘s Internal Audit Committee Report dated August 17, 2017. Senator Mark...

“A hero who deserves a hero’s send off.” This is the way Leader of the Opposition, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP – Siparia described Lance Corporal Marcus Gay, who was killed in the line of duty. Speaking at the funeral service in Siparia on Monday 11th September, 2017,...

Two years ago, Dr Rowley convinced Trinidad and Tobago that he could lead our country. I warned the country that he had no plan and no ideas. As a former Prime Minister myself, I can tell the nation that the job does not allow you to just fly off without serious consideration as...

Even by his pathetically low standards, Minister of Education Anthony Garcia has slipped to new levels of incompetence and deceitfulness at the start of the new academic year. As expected, several schools across the country were not in a state of preparedness for classes, despite...

Hon. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mrs. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Post Office Box M53, Accra – Ghana Honorable Minister: I write to you a former Cabinet Minister and political / social activist of the...

Today, our nation marks the 55th anniversary of independence from Great Britain, and on behalf of the Opposition, I extend greetings and best wishes to all citizens. We have achieved much as a young nation in building our democracy. We can be proud that so many of our citizens...

The United National Congress has expressed amazement at the sheer incompetence once again displayed by this Keith Rowley-led administration. The latest firing of Robert Le Hunte has once again brought to the forefront that this Government cannot accomplish the most basic tasks of...

Housing Minister Randall Mitchell must identify a single house built under his stewardship over the past two years and provide specifics of the planned construction of 8,000 homes over the next three years. Mr. Mitchell has engaged in public grandstanding – complete with hard hat...

Political Leader of the United National Congress and Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP, will speak at two events in New York, USA this weekend. The events are organized by Trinidadians & Tobagonians, USA in Queens, New York. On Saturday 26th August,...

MP for Naparima condemns the Education Minister for misleading Parliament and the country about vacation repairs to the nation’s schools, specifically, the Fifth Company Baptist Primary School located in Moruga/Tableland, the constituency of junior Minister in the Ministry of...