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Member of Parliament for St. Augustine, Ms. Khadijah Ameen raised concerns over the failure to implement the Local Government Reform changes that were promised by the Prime Minister during his LGE 2023 campaign. Speaking at an Opposition Press Briefing alongside Senator David...

A conviction for human trafficking is a welcome development, especially since the Rowley Government has been repeatedly scolded by international agencies for the high frequency of this ghastly crime. We commend all all organisations and individuals who were involved in the law...

Princes Town MP, Barry Padarath is calling on TSTT to come clean with the population on the circumstances surrounding the recent cyber attack on the service provider. Padarath stated that when asked whether citizen’s personal information and data was compromised as a result...

A scheduled meeting between members of the Coastal Support Unit and representatives from various fishing associations was abruptly cancelled, leaving the local fisherfolk deeply disappointed and concerned about their safety. The meeting, scheduled for 10 am today, which was...

Three days ago Hinds called for a probe into the $1 million purchase of 20 unusable wooden ladders for the Fire Service and has called for a “thorough investigation” into the contract. MP Charles is calling for a status update on the probe. In the absence of clear and upfront...

In the midst of the Halloween season, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has launched his most bizarre-yet witchhunt, an eerie wild goose chase into a 15-year-old project. The Prime Minister used his Government’s parliamentary majority to get unlimited speaking time, which the...

Today, I was encouraged by the stand taken by the Friends of Couva, a community-level initiative in Couva South, which held a peaceful protest against the increases in electricity rates as proposed by the Regulated Industries Commission (RIC). The demonstration made by this...

The statement issued by Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley on October 31, amounts to a meek surrender to the rampaging criminal elements by a hopeless failed national leader. I concur with the views of a specific media house that the Prime Minister’s statement was “ridiculous”. It...

I’m deeply saddened at this immeasurable loss. Now, although my heart is heavy with grief, I am comforted in the pride that Ms. Bhagwansingh was one of us. She was a woman among women, and an extraordinary woman among men, in Trinidad and Tobago. Sometimes, in the outpouring of...

Citizens are under siege; nowhere is safe. They are murdered and robbed in broad daylight; they are prisoners in their homes; they are preyed upon and terrorized by violent criminals. The prime minister today indicated that the “wanton disregard for human life in Trinidad...

Modern Trinidad and Tobago has a crime problem, we do not have a problem of religious intolerance or religious hate. Our society is one of the most tolerant in the world regarding the acceptance of religious and cultural diversity. Recently, there have been crimes at some Hindu...

Early today in Brussels the EU released its revised list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes with three jurisdictions added and three removed. While the British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica and Marshall Islands met the requirements for removal, T&T remains ...