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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar S.C. today (4th July) received the final Report on theDrug Problem in the Americasfrom His Excellency José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), during the 34th Regular Meeting of the Conference of...

Sacked Justice Minister Herbert Volney has told Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar she should fire National Security Minister Jack Warner and Attorney General Anand Ramlogan.  Speaking to reporters during the tea break at yesterday’s sitting of the House of Representatives in...

Political Analyst Dr. Indira Rampersad does not believe senior members of the United National Congress will defect to a political party headed by Mr. Jack Warner. Mr. Warner was rejected as the UNC candidate for the Chaguanas West bye-election on Friday and since then, there have...

U.S. Southern Command will partner with the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) to share its expertise during a month-long Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) exercise in Port of Spain. The training began June 30 and will primarily engage the Trinidad and Tobago Coast...

Jack Warner is maintaining his composure and claiming not to be ruffled by the Prime Minister’s revelations that he had refused to travel outside of Trinidad and Tobago. She told the UNC’s Monday Night Forum that Jack Warner had refused on several occasions, when...

Minutes after Jack Warner announced his intention to contest the Chaguanas West by-election, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said his request to be returned as an MP on a UNC ticket was disrespectful to the party. She admitted too that keeping him in the Cabinet would have...

Jack Warner’s decision to go up as an independent candidate or form his own political party can challenge and fracture the United National Congress (UNC). Going up as an independent can also result in Warner being expelled from the party forthwith. This was the view of political...

Twenty four hours after being presented to a crowd in Endeavour, Chaguanas as the party’s candidate to contest the Chaguanas West bye election, Khadijah Ameen, accompanied by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar engaged in a four-mile walkabout in the constituency. Joining...

On June 26th, 2013, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment team were on hand in Manama, Bahrain for the United Nations Public Service Awards Ceremony to receive an Award, having placed first in the 4th Category – Promoting Whole-of-Government Approaches in the Information...

UNC councillor arrested in protest MAY 17, 2008 UNITED National Congress-Alliance councillor for Valsayn South/Carapo Khadijah Ameen was arrested yesterday during a protest by residents of Spring Village, Valsayn, over a Housing Development Corporation (HDC) project. At around 6...

UNC Political Leader, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has announced that Khadijah Ameen will contest the July 29th Chaguanas West bye-election for the UNC. She made the announcement at a rally at Peppersauce Junction in Endeavour just before 9:30pm on Friday. The Prime...

THE Housing Ministry is saying that a sum of up to $15,000 was given to eligible applicants for repairs to their homes last year. A release stated that in the ministry’s Year In Review 2012 Report, it highlighted the benefits citizens received throughout the year through its...