Due process must prevail
PM: Speaker must first declare seat vacant before I can call by-election date
Posted On 07 May 2013
HEADLINES
News
T&T to host VIII Americas Competitiveness Forum
Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Level 13 Eric Williams Financial Towers, Independence Square, Port of Spain Telephone: (868) 627- 9700 Ext:2074|2075|1406|1456| Fax: (868) 623-1823
Posted On 07 May 2013
‘Chaguanas West screening open to all’| Read PM’s full speech
The Prime Minister said already some 200 plus potential candidates have filed for screening. The Prime Minister and Political Leader of the ruling United National Congress announced to party supporters tonight “No one member is bigger or more important than the party”.
Posted On 06 May 2013
PM ignores “old talk”, ready to fight prison cellphone use
Government to use technology to block cellphone calls and text message from prisons Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar stayed clear from any of the allegations of a ‘Cabal’ within the ruling UNC or any of the recent claims made by former Minister Jack Warner.
Posted On 06 May 2013
Newspaper Article Misleading
Office of The Prime Minister The Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has taken note of an article headlined “What’s Wrong with Kamla using the new plane” which was published in the Express Newspaper dated May 5th 2013. The...
Posted On 06 May 2013
PM addresses Jack issue tonight
PRIME MINISTER and UNC political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is due to make a statement tonight which is expected to address the Jack Warner issue. High-ranking party officials yesterday confirmed Persad-Bissessar is due to speak at the party’s Monday Night Forum scheduled for...
Posted On 06 May 2013
Diego residents call for more police, soldiers
Police and soldiers are being urged to increase their surveillance in the Mercer Road, Pierre Felix Road and surrounding streets of Diego Martin with a view to diffusing the gang culture which has long plagued the area.
Posted On 05 May 2013
Suruj: We’ll fight local govt polls as a partnership
The People’s Partnership Government is entering the upcoming local government elections as a united body and will work assiduously to capture control of the Port-of-Spain, Point Fortin and San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporations. So said interim chairman of the UNC Khadijah...
Posted On 05 May 2013
AG files civil suit against Malcolm Jones
State-owned energy company Petrotrin has filed a statement of claim against its former executive chairman Malcolm Jones as the company seeks to recover roughly $1.2 billion from its failed gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant. Petrotrin alleged that during Jones’ tenure as executive...
Posted On 05 May 2013
No decision yet on PP candidate for Chaguanas West by election
The United National Congress is keeping quiet on the selection of its candidate for the upcoming by-election in the Chaguanas West Constituency.
Posted On 04 May 2013
More than 200 want to contest for UNC in local govt
THE United National Congress (UNC) has not yet started screening members for the upcoming local elections, but has already received 200 nominations for potential candidates, deputy political leader Rupert Griffith said on Thursday. And the party is confident it will win the local...
Posted On 04 May 2013
AG to Duprey: Face the music
LIONEL LUCKHOO, an attorney for Lawrence Duprey, yesterday released a letter knocking Attorney General Anand Ramlogan for calling Duprey, “a wanted man” during the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing last Thursday. But in an immediate response, Ramlogan via his lawyer Donna...
Posted On 04 May 2013
Commentary
Rowley strenuously objected to the construction of Penal-Debe UWI Campus
The media is reporting that the UWI Penal-Debe Campus, built during the People’s Partnership Administration continues to sit empty and has never
Posted On 30 Oct 2023
Blighted WGTL Project continues to haunt PNM
That World Gas-to-Liquids project is another of the many PNM scandals and failed projects which has cost taxpayers billions of dollars! And it is
Posted On 22 Jun 2023
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Who financing Balisier House?
Ferdinand Ferreira, a founding member of the People’s National Movement (PNM), is quoted in the media as saying that the party has always
Posted On 03 Apr 2023
UNC SENATORS DEFENDED THE PARTY WELL TODAY
Today, the Opposition UNC Senators defended themselves and the Party well from the frivolous, anti-democratic motion by Senator Anthony Viera.
Posted On 22 Feb 2022
COVID WORKERS FIGHTING A WAR WITHOUT THEIR PROPER WEAPONS
We congratulate Kamla Persad-Bissessar on her success in forcing the Government to conduct an inquiry into the handling of covid. We take this
Posted On 20 Feb 2022
Letters
For fools rush in where angels fear to tread
The National Security Minister’s recent unrestrained language and conduct towards judges and unjustified criticisms of their judicial functions
Posted On 14 May 2023
Seek a fresh mandate
I recently read in one of the daily newspapers that Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds said that 70% of society wants to see him
Posted On 27 Dec 2022
Don’t Blame God for Rowley’s Dotishness
Prime Minister Keith Rowley at the PNM convention on December 4, 2022, announces a National Day of Prayer. He said the country must come together
Posted On 16 Dec 2022
Keith Rowley has betrayed the sanctity of Parliament
Dear Editor, The revelation by the Commissioner of Police that the emails which Keith Rowley, then Opposition Leader read in our nations
Posted On 19 Jul 2019
T&T owes Kamla a debt of gratitude
Kamla Persad-Bissessar did what many were not expecting… she and her MPs voted unanimously with the Government to ensure passage of the Civil
Posted On 09 Apr 2019
Press Releases
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Tancoo: Flooding imminent as Government fails to act
After a couple days of scattered “April showers” earlier this week, MP for Oropouche West, Dave Tancoo is again warning that severe flooding in
Posted On 06 Apr 2024
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MP Khadijah Ameen wants justice for Kiss Driver’s death
Member of Parliament for St. Augustine, Ms. Khadijah Ameen is calling for justice for the death of Kiss delivery driver, Neil Ballai. Ballai was
Posted On 06 Apr 2024
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UNC’s Persistent Pressure Forces Rowley Gov’t to Release 2024 EBC Report
On the heels of intense, consistent pressure from the UNC over their highly questionable refusal to lay the 2024 EBC Boundaries Report in
Posted On 06 Apr 2024
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Moonilal: Hinds Fails Fire Service, Lives at Risk as Equipment Crumbles
The collapse of the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Services is another crushing indictment on the spectacularly failed Fitzgerald Hinds as Minister of
Posted On 05 Apr 2024
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Padarath: Gov’t Electricity Rate Hike “Unbearable Burden”
Princes Town MP, Barry Padarath said that the contents of a report in yesterday’s Business Guardian headlined “RIC Recommends
Posted On 05 Apr 2024
Speeches
Tancoo: calls on Imbert to have a heart and indemnify the population
Today we come to you to shine some light on a very worrying development that has happened in the past few days. I am sure many of you saw or
Posted On 08 Sep 2021
Rowley’s Mad Power Grab in Tobago
My friends, we are seeing a government that is in freefall – in every single sector. Health, National Security, the business sector. And what
Posted On 16 Feb 2021
Presentation of UNC general election candidates 2020
T&T family! UNC family! It is my absolute pleasure to speak with you today, as we get ready for the sweeping victory that is to come on
Posted On 19 Jul 2020
Kamla: My vision is to build an intelligent nation
“ON THE BALLOT” UNC VIRTUAL MEETING (June 25, 2020) Introduction Good evening and thank you for joining us once again as we continue to set the
Posted On 26 Jun 2020
MNF – Kamla: There is hope
Introduction Good evening T&T! Good evening UNC family! It is good to be back! 2020 we are ready to rumble! Are you ready? Even though it’s
Posted On 11 Mar 2020
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