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Princes Town MP Barry Padarath says that the announcement made by Sport Minister Darryl Smith that Indian Star Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is coming to play for the opening of the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba is an attempt by the government to sanitize the facility after being...

This weekend, as Christians in Trinidad and Tobago and millions around the world celebrate Easter, I am mindful of the powerful messages of hope and renewal of this religious event. Easter follows a period of reflection, fasting and prayer, and celebrates the Resurrection of the...

Princes Town MP, Barry Padarath is slamming Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh for being aware of the suppression of applications at the Children’s Life Fund and accused the Minister of not doing anything about it. Padarath who visited the Children’s Life Fund with the parents...

It is quite ironic and unfortunate that Member of Parliament for La Brea; Nicole Olivierrie has sought to put the blame on past protest action of La Brea residents and former employees involved in the building of the Juniper Platform as the core reason for Energy Giant BP opting...

I have noted with great disquiet, misleading information put into the public domain by the Minister of National Security, Attorney General and Acting Commissioner of Police during a press conference on Friday 31st March instant. During the press conference it was suggested that...

  Based on the public statements made by the President of the Inter Religious Organization (IRO) Brother Harrypersad Maharaj in the media that Government has failed to deliver on a promise of increasing their subvention and actually are yet to provide any subvention or...

On behalf of the Opposition and my family, I extend greetings to the entire Spiritual Shouter Baptist Community as we commemorate and celebrate Spiritual Shouter Baptist Liberation Day 2017.   The Spiritual Shouter Baptist community is now an integral part of our multi-cultural,...

The current state of Computed Tomography (CT) Scanners at our public health institutions is completely unacceptable and needs to be corrected by the Minister of Health immediately. This is the second consecutive year that Mr. Deyalsingh continues to deliver excuses in the place...

As Trinidad and Tobago battles a crime epidemic, the fact is none of the recently tabled pieces of legislation piloted by the Attorney General has been done with the aim of, or even possesses the potency to directly address the brutal acts of violence, murder and daily threats to...

Oropouche East MP Dr. Roodal Moonilal is pleading with the Keith Rowley-led Government to show some compassion for over twenty-five (25) families who have been evicted by the Housing Development Corporation (HDC). The families, including over 50 children were told they must...

At 2:20 pm on Tuesday afternoon the Parliament and the people of Trinidad and Tobago witnessed Attorney General Faris al Rawi do what no other Attorney General in the history of our country has ever done. This Rowley appointed Attorney General piloted the Miscellaneous Provisions...

I am pleased to join with the 52 members of the Commonwealth, and its 2.4 billion citizens, in commemorating Commonwealth Day 2017, under the theme “A Peace-Building Commonwealth”. The theme of “peace-building” reaffirms the Commonwealth Charter principle that “international...