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The UNC will continue to be a party of tolerance and love for all religions, ethnicities and cultures under my leadership. Our great party is open to all people, from all walks of life and everyone’s belief’s, faiths, morals and values must be respected as all are equally...

Assalamu Alaikum With the arrival of the new crescent moon, Muslims in Trinidad and Tobago, and across the globe will be celebrating the sacred and significant festival of Eid-ul-Fitr. I wish them a very safe, happy holiday. Today ends the holy month of Ramadan, a time of renewal...

After a couple days of scattered “April showers” earlier this week, MP for Oropouche West, Dave Tancoo is again warning that severe flooding in significant parts of his Constituency is imminent as a result of the failure of the Ministry of Works and Transport to get their act...

On the heels of intense, consistent pressure from the UNC over their highly questionable refusal to lay the 2024 EBC Boundaries Report in Parliament, the Rowley Government has now capitulated to our demands. This follows my recent threats of legal action and a formal query to the...

The collapse of the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Services is another crushing indictment on the spectacularly failed Fitzgerald Hinds as Minister of National Security. Hinds has given repeated assurances in and out of Parliament of the provision of critical fire-fighting equipment...

It is outrageous and truly bereft of basic human compassion that yet again Paria is in the news promoting its corporate sponsorship of an NGO/CBO entity via the use of taxpayer’s money, but continues to ignore, disregard, and fail to offer any help to the families of the divers...

Princes Town MP, Barry Padarath said that the contents of a report in yesterday’s Business Guardian headlined “RIC Recommends Doubling of Electricity Rates by 2028” is deeply troubling and worrisome for the people of Trinidad and Tobago. The MP said that this...

Like other members throughout my constituency of Couva South, I am pained, frustrated and feel a sense of terror at the arson attack which was committed against the Foster family in the Exchange Housing Development. The Exchange Housing Development falls in my constituency of...

Oropouche West MP Dave Tancoo is alleging that on-duty crew members of the inter-island vessel, the TT Spirit, have been virtually abandoned at sea with no means of relief, since the ship was drydocked aboard another vessel out at sea for a prolonged period. Tancoo says that he...

I have taken note of the false narrative and misleading claims that the UNC has not been holding the Government to account over its very worrying failure to lay the 2024 EBC report in Parliament. This is furthest from the truth. The UNC has been consistently raising this matter...

On this momentous occasion of Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day, I extend sincere greetings to practitioners for safe, joyous celebrations. This is a very important holiday in our national calendar, as it commemorates the community’s historic, inspiring struggle, courage,...

I extend my very best wishes to the Christian community for a joyous and sanctified Easter 2024. This is a time of deep reflection, renewal, and rejoicing at the sacrifice and resurrection of the Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. It represents the ultimate fulfilment of God’s...