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Tancoo: Underfunding of T&T Fire Service is a despicable act

Recent revelations by the head of the Fire Service Association, Mr. Keone Guy that fire officers are severely under-resourced, is a stinging indictment of total failure against the line Minister Fitzgerald Hinds and Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley as head of the National Security...
Posted On 08 Aug 2024
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USE CEPEP IN DENGUE FIGHT

On Friday 2 August 2024, MP Vandana Mohit hosted the UNC’s 12th 2025 Pre-Budget Consultation, on the advice of the Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, meeting with residents and stakeholders in an extremely informative dialogue. These included the Dyette Estate Residents’...
Posted On 05 Aug 2024
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Opposition Leader Message on the Occasion of African Emancipation Day, 2024

Today, as our nation celebrates the 186th anniversary of African Emancipation, I extend my very best wishes to all citizens for a very safe, enjoyable, and successful celebrations. Trinidad and Tobago was the first independent country in the world to recognize this historic...
Posted On 31 Jul 2024
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MP Tancoo Rebuts Prime Minister’s Allegations, Blames PNM Government for Economic Decline and Adverse Business Climate

Responding to allegations by Prime Minister Keith Rowley that the Opposition was driving away foreign investors, UNC Chairman MP Dave Tancoo says that the Prime Minister’s statement was a feeble, predictable attempt to distract from the fact that his PNM Government is the sole...
Posted On 26 Jul 2024
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Tancoo – PNM forcing T&T into the abyss of debt

Yesterday, I called on the Central Bank to explain the sudden and confusing policy decision earlier this week to release nearly $4 billion into domestic circulation. Today, I am convinced that the only reason for the Central Bank lowering the reserve requirement is because the...
Posted On 24 Jul 2024
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Tancoo to Government: Why the mixed signals from Central Bank?

UNC Shadow Minister of Finance, MP Dave Tancoo is calling into question the very latest move by Central Bank to reduce the Liquidity Reserve Ratio from 14% to 10%; one that will see approximately $4 billion being injected into monetary circulation. However, while Tancoo hopes...
Posted On 23 Jul 2024
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Rowley’s Allegations of Cult Plot: A ‘Dead-Cat’ Tactic Amidst Governance Failures

On July 3rd, 2024, under parliamentary privilege, Keith Rowley entertained the nation with a story about a religious cult operating within the Strategic Services Agency [SSA]. He claimed this cult had been stockpiling weapons to affect a coup and replace his Government....
Posted On 05 Jul 2024
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Tancoo: Gov’t must deal with drainage issues in Oropouche West

“Use the brief period left between storms to urgently address the drainage issues in Oropouche West.” This was the plea of the frustrated and irate Oropouche West MP Davendranath Tancoo, who complained that for the last four years he has been begging both the Minister of...
Posted On 02 Jul 2024
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Scandalous Allegations: Rowley Government’s Covert Dealings with Naveen Jindal and Maduro Regime

A Jindal-PDVSA deal was reached in Caracas in mid-April 2024 to operate oil fields in the Orinoco Belt. In June 2024, two months after securing an oil deal with the Maduro Government in April 2024, corruption and money laundering accused Naveen Jindal is now the Rowley...
Posted On 27 Jun 2024
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Opposition Leader’s Message on the Occasion of Labour Day 2024

WE SHALL OVERCOME: “The power of the working class is the hope of the nation”. On this significant Labour Day holiday, I salute our nation’s working men and women with pride, hope, and solidarity. Trinidad and Tobago’s revolutionary labour movement began in the 1930s, with...
Posted On 19 Jun 2024
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UNC Mourns Passing of Party’s First PRO Lloyd Williams

It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Lloyd Williams, the UNC’s first PRO, at the age of 89. We offer sincere condolences and sympathies to his family, in particular his loving wife, Norva, who has been Lloyd’s rock, support and inspiration through thick and...
Posted On 17 Jun 2024
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Opposition Leader’s Message on the Occasion of Father’s Day 2024

I extend my warmest wishes to fathers and father figures across our nation on this special occasion of Father’s Day. Today reminds us that fathers are vital in ensuring the strength and stability of our families as protectors, co-providers, role models, and mentors. They are...
Posted On 16 Jun 2024
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