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While Independent Liberal Party (ILP) St Joseph by-election candidate Om Lalla was in the United National Congress (UNC), he filled out Ian Alleyne’s UNC application form and Jack Warner, who was on the UNC’s screening team in 2010, subsequently screened the former talk show...

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has reiterated her commitment to a national conversation between Government and the people where views and ideas can be mutually exchanged. This was part of the Prime Minister’s Divali message yesterday. She said the Government looked forward...

The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) says a decision to pay a monthly rental fee of $45,000 to temporarily house Chief Secretary Orville London and his family at a villa at Tobago Plantations in Lowlands is above board. London’s new housing arrangements take effect from today, for...

Trinidad and Tobago is wasting too much valuable energy, Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine said yesterday. He said a simple thing such as turning off a lightbulb when not in use could save energy. He was speaking at the opening of the Trinidad Generation Unlimited (TGU) power...

I am one of you. An emotional Ian Alleyne, who was on the brink of tears, told supporters that he had sacrificed his family for country to host Crime Watch and was committed to serving the people of St Joseph as their Member of Parliament. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar...

DIRECTORS of state companies will be held accountable for not abiding by their duties, regardless of when they held office. In a ruling yesterday, Justice Devindra Rampersad held that the four-year limitation provisions set out by the Companies Act, which are intended to liberate...

Attorney General Anand Ramlogan yesterday hailed the “historic landmark ruling” by the High Court which he said would pave the way for former State executives like Calder Hart, Leelanda Rampaul, Ken Julien, Malcolm Jones and others to face trial for actions and decisions taken...

PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday surveys were just a snapshot of the present, as she responded to questions about an Express poll that put the United National Congress (UNC) behind the Opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) in the upcoming St Joseph...

The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Highway Patrol Unit reported success on its first day on the nation’s roads with the discovery of a man hogtied and beaten in the trunk of a car. In a news release issued by the Ministry of National Security, it was reported that at 12.05 am...

THERE were mixed reactions from Quarry Drive, Champs Fleurs residents yesterday to United National Congress (UNC) candidate in the St Joseph bye-election Ian Alleyne, with some people willing to give him a chance to make good on his promises of delivery and others saying that his...

INTERIM deputy political leader of the Independent Liberal Party (ILP) Lyndira Oudit yesterday said the party needed thousands of mobile phones in order to allow its election agents to communicate on election day as she said $25,000 in phone cards was bought. Oudit dismissed ...

PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar said Monday that she warned supporters against splitting the vote, but was largely ignored, and the result was a People’s National Movement (PNM) victory at the polls. The Peoples Partnership’s campaign theme was to encourage supporters ...