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Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Prime Minister Keith Rowley continues to show that he is incapable of dealing with the country’s crime menace. “While Rowley tries to deflect and shift the blame to others, our citizens no longer feel safe in their...

1. I make this statement without prejudice to my firm belief that the legal age for consent to marriage should be eighteen (18) years. 2. In all of the circumstances I call on the Attorney General to disclose the following in the public interest:   The oath of each...

The recent murder of 16 year old Rachel Ramkissoon further demonstrates the decay of our society and evolution of our Twin Island Republic into a land of lawlessness where there is no respect for human life as yet another young girl has been robbed of a bright future and life of...

Princes Town MP Barry Padarath has called on Prime Minister Keith Rowley to remove Dr. Rolph Balgobin, as Chairman of the CLF Board pending an investigation. Padarath stated that Rowley in the past had called on former Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar, to remove persons from...

In his address to the nation the Prime Minister has asked the Population if they are “up to the task of grasping these exciting possibilities” as it relates to future decisions on Petrotrin’s future. The nation must now demand a clarion response to what are...

Princes Town MP, Barry Padarath slammed the Chairman and board of UDECOTT for breaching the Freedom of Information Act. Padarath indicated that one of his constituency executive members filed a Freedom of Information application asking who were the contractors awarded work on the...

Leader of the Opposition and Member of Parliament for Siparia, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, will address Parliamentarians from around the Commonwealth at the first ‘Regional Hot Topics Forum’ hosted by the Caribbean Americas and Atlantic Region (CAAR) of the Commonwealth...

Several interwoven crises in health, economics, justice and education propel crime and chaos. How can we begin to claw back sanity and stability for the common good? Amid the calls for a collective approach that transcends difference, The Women’s Arm of the United National...

Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar today called on Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley to meet with her to try to chart a new way forward to resolve the crisis created by the potential deadlock of the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation. Mrs. Kamla Persad-Bissessar in a media...

Naparima MP Rodney Charles is today calling on the Minister of Finance to immediately bring the FATCA legislation to the House, so that it may be sent to a Joint Select Committee (JSC), as soon as possible. “After creating nationwide panic with their botched handling of this...

I note with disbelief the false and deliberately misleading claims today by PNM Chairman Franklin Khan that his party has “declared victory” in the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation. Mr. Khan made these arrogant and incredible claims based on a nonsensical legal interpretation...

This morning the United National Congress successfully defended a challenge to the candidacy of Adrian Ali, the UNC candidate for Munroe Road/Caroni Savannah. The court determined that the ILP’s evidence was insufficient and terminated the case after a single hearing. The legal...