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A review of rents paid by 6 Ministries show that budget allocations exceed that of last year by over $50 million. According to Naparima MP Rodney Charles, this is a sad indictment on the Governments setting of priorities in the budget given that grants and subsidies to 31...

Member of Parliament for Tabaquite Anita Haynes is calling on the government to tell the nation the truth concerning the drilling of the BHP Broadside Exploration Well. “Two months ago Keith Rowley, with much fanfare, announced the drilling of the BHP Broadside Exploration Well...

Summary: 1. The right to life guaranteed under our Republican Constitution includes the right to a clean and pollution-free environment. The Government must take all reasonable and necessary measures to prevent pollution and ecological degradation. In this regard the Government...

The Leadership of the Regional Health Authorities across the nation must be held accountable for mishaps at hospitals under their care. The recent reported incident of the infant Britney Francis suffering IV burns at the Sangre Grande Regional Hospital raises serious questions....

As we come to an end of the Standing Finance Committee stage of the budget, we look back at the PNM’s Budget 2020/2021. They have been calling this Budget a “reset” but judging by the policies within, or rather the lack of policies, this Budget is not a reset...

I am a representative for ALL of Trinidad and Tobago. I swore an oath of office to serve all without fear or favour, and I intend to do exactly that. I will not be intimidated by Stuart Young and his rantings, by his race baiting or his divisive attacks. This morning’s vile...

UNC M.P. for Oropouche West, Dave Tancoo, is cautioning that “the Trinidad & Tobago Government’s mishandling of the potential disaster – associated with the dangerously listing oil tanker FSO Nabarima – is a ticking time bomb.” “Our Nation is facing a potential...

Member of Parliament for St. Augustine, Khadijah Ameen, is condemning Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley for claiming that the opposition United National Congress ‘has a habit of sabotaging Trinidad and Tobago when they are not in office’. MP Ameen stated that this was a desperate...

I refer to an October 17, 2020 online article by Guardian Media Newsroom published on CNC3’s Facebook page entitled, “Farmer kills man stealing plantains”. This is the sad evidence of the unfortunate reality that farmers across Trinidad and Tobago face on a daily basis; that of...

OROPOUCHE WEST MP SAYS REPAIRS ARE LONG OVERDUE AND CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL WORK TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY Davendranath Tancoo, Member of Parliament for Oropouche West, today expressed thanks to the Ministry of Works and Transport for beginning significant repair work on the SS Erin...

Last night at the PNM’s Virtual Post Budget Meet Up at Belmont, PM Rowley dubbed UK MP Steve Baker, as an “itinerant UK MP” after Mr Baker’s call for the TT Government to bring its citizens home. The Prime Minister continues to provoke our international allies and create...

The Member of Parliament for Tabaquite Ms. Anita Haynes is calling on the Minister of Works and Transport to provide an update as to when we can expect work to start on the Gasparillo Caratal Road Landslip. This project was submitted to the PURE Unit since the estimated cost to...