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Member of Parliament for Cumuto Manzanilla Dr.Rai Ragbir is today calling on Government to begin an immediate and systematic plan of action that would ensure a health care system that is robust, responsive and resilient to any future epidemic or pandemic. His call comes as this...

Yesterday while the nation and the world were celebrating Christmas with friends and family, it was left to Stuart Young to once again try to blame the UNC for his own failures. As Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley said in 2013, “Anytime a Government resorts to blaming the...

My fellow citizens, I take this opportunity to wish all citizens of our beloved Trinidad and Tobago a happy and most importantly – healthy Christmas. Each year millions around the world, regardless of their religious, socio-economic and cultural background, look forward to this...

As the UNC continues its mission to bring good governance and representation to all citizens, candidates have been selected by the party’s screening committee for the upcoming Local Government bye-elections.  Numerous individuals of impeccable character and across all...

Once again it is clear that our Government in general and PM Rowley in particular are unfamiliar with the finer points of diplomacy. Diplomatic meetings, all things being equal, are normally convened among equals and there are clear and understood levels in respect of what is...

Today the Member of Parliament for Tabaquite, Ms. Anita Haynes, participated in a long-awaited meeting with the Chief Executive Officer (Ag) of the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA), Mr. Alan Poon King. Ms. Haynes was joined by fellow parliamentary representatives, Mr. Arnold...

As a Member of Parliament and a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, I hung my head in shame and remorse today as I read of the manner in which this administration has turned its back against Trinidadian farm workers stranded in Canada. This Government’s sluggish, impersonal and...

UNC Member of Parliament for Naparima Rodney Charles, (a former Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador to the United Nations) is thanking Canada for putting a policy in place to help TT agricultural workers stranded there due to T&T’s travel restrictions. “They have apparently...

Earlier today, the Office of the Prime Minister released an unimaginably shameful statement on its Facebook page. Invoking the recent horrific murder of teenager Ashanti Riley, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley attempted to blame both Organisation of the American States (OAS) and...

Today, as the world marks International Anti-Corruption Day, it is a macabre irony that on the eve of this important day, the PNM government butchered the long-awaited Procurement law paving the way for corruption. The government I led created and passed comprehensive procurement...

Last Friday, I piloted a Private Member’s Motion to condemn the Government for its failure to deal with crime. I took issue with the gross incompetence of the Minister of National Security and his mismanagement of our border security. Central to the issue of border security is...

The Procurement Act was passed in December 2014 and partially proclaimed by my Government in July 2015. The objects of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act 2015 were to promote: (a) the principles of accountability, integrity, transparency and value for...