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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has been confined to bed rest by doctor’s orders. An official release from the Prime Minister’s Office reads: “Further to inquiries, please be advised that the Prime Minister, Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has the common cold...

The Minister of Health, Dr. Fuad Khan, hopes this week’s Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery Workshop can help usher in a new era of health innovation in the country. Speaking with reporters at the Workshop on Wednesday, he said the introduction of robotic surgery could have...

Taxpayers will no longer have to pay thousands of dollars in electricity bills for Community Centres across the country as the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs and the Ministry of Community Development are working together to install solar-powered lights at these centres....

Government Minister, Dr. Roodal Moonilal, has defended the Prime Minister’s statements on rogue elements within the media. Dr. Moonilal said there has always been a healthy tension between the media and all Governments. “We all agree that in a liberal democracy, the...

PRESS RELEASE Spiritual Shouter Baptist Liberation Day Greetings The origins and early development of the Spiritual Shouter Baptist Religion in Trinidad and Tobago are not well known, but the consensus is that the religion developed among the people of African descent during the...

PRESS RELEASE Lenten/Easter greetings ‘So it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead’ – Luke 24:46 Easter is a Christian festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion at...

Speaking at her constituency office on Tuesday 26th March 2013 at a distribution ceremony of various grants and services, Member of Parliament for Oropouche West and Minister in the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, the Hon Stacy Roopnarine, said that it was important that as...

Recreation grounds should be used by the community to keep lifestyle diseases down. This comes from Rudranath Indarsingh, the Couva South MP, and minister in the Ministry of Finance when he spoke at the ceremony to turn on floodlights at the Milton Recreation Ground, Couva last...

By NEWSDAY STAFF Tuesday, March 26 2013 PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar last night publicly called on the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT), to not only be a watchdog body in defence of journalists but to also hold its members accountable for, “either wilfully...

The lack of communication with the people on achievements and policies is a problem the People’s Partnership Government faces and intends to fix, says Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal. The United National Congress (UNC) restarted its Monday night forum meetings last night at...

The Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (Doma) says it is grateful for the joint police/army patrols in east Port-of-Spain and Laventille for the last ten days because it has brought great relief to the residents. In a news release, the association said it appreciated the...

Whereas the Women’s Arm of the United National Congress met at its Regional Meeting on Wednesday, 20th March 2013,at the premises of the UNC Couva South Constituency Office, And whereas, this Regional meeting was attended by Women from the Central Constituencies of Couva North,...