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Today I join with the women and men of our nation as well as millions of people across the globe as we recognize International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women. Though women in our society have made enormous strides in every field over the past decades, sadly,...

MP for Oropouche West, Davendranath Tancoo is demanding that Government agencies and Heritage Petroleum meet with representatives of those fisherfolk and residents affected by the oil spill in Woodland, for the purpose of providing a status update and the way forward in regards...

The Opposition’s responsibility is to the people of Trinidad and Tobago, not to the PNM Government. We are not there to rubberstamp legislation that places a Band-Aid over an open wound while the Government ignores the wound that is festering. The proliferation of gangs can be...

MP for Oropouche West, Davendranath Tancoo is demanding an urgent investigation into the reports of the presence of a substantial amount of oil in the waters of the South Oropouche river, at the New Cut Channel/Godineau River happening now. In an urgent letter emailed to the EMA...

Crime is once again on the upswing in Central Trinidad. Just two days ago, a McBean, Couva family was tormented by masked gunmen who forcibly entered their home in the early morning. This follows a spate of home invasions in Central, with robbery being the main motive. With each...

On behalf of my family, and the United National Congress, I wish to extend a warm Shubh Diwali to all of Trinidad and Tobago. This Diwali celebration is of course a unique one. Due to the Covid -19 pandemic, we cannot celebrate with our friends and family as we normally would....

The Member of Parliament for Tabaquite, Anita Haynes, is calling on the Ministry of Education to reconsider its position on curtailing funding via the Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses (GATE) Programme. MP Haynes argued, “In the midst of a pandemic, the government has...

Member of Parliament for Cumuto/Manzanilla Dr.Rai Ragbir says he remains concerned that nurses could face the real possibility of suffering from exhaustion, both physical as well as mental, in the execution of their duties, given the demands brought on by the Covid-19 Pandemic”....

Member of Parliament for Cumuto/Manzanilla Dr.Rai Ragbir – “The State has failed in its duty to reach out to the most vulnerable in society, when an entire family, including two babies are made homeless”. Member of Parliament for Cumuto/Manzanilla Dr.Rai Ragbir says he is...

  Naparima Constituency Executive and MP Rodney Charles fully endorse the Candidacy of Mrs. Kamla Persad Bissessar. Naparima Constituency Executive and MP Rodney Charles met earlier this week in emergency session and unanimously decided to unreservedly endorse the candidacy...

The Princes Town Constituency Executive has thrown their full support behind UNC Political Leader, Hon. Kamla Persad Bissessar. Chairman of the executive, Mr. Gowrie Roopnarine indicated that at the last sitting of the executive on Thursday, there was consensus amongst members...

Councillor for Reform / Manahambre Chris Hosein has lashed out at the Government for their apparent dormancy in the wake of yesterday’s flooding saying that this has become their typical response. Describing the flooding in communities across his district yesterday as some of the...