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MP Hosein calls for Immediate Protection of Prison Officers

In recent time there has been a substantial amount of killings of prison officers in this country. After several calls the Government has failed to provide ample safety measures to protect these officers. Continuing with my frequent consultations, yesterday I had the opportunity...
Posted On 25 Sep 2020
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MP Haynes: Urgent Investigation into CAPE results needed

The Shadow Minister for Education, Member of Parliament for Tabaquite Ms. Anita Haynes, is calling on the Minister of Education to launch an urgent query into the grading discrepancies noted in this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) results. “Concerned...
Posted On 24 Sep 2020
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MP Tancoo: Adapting to incompetence is unacceptable

A senior Government official has advised that citizens must accept the occurrence of flooding and adapt to its devastating effects on their lives. According to a recent media report, Senior Disaster Management Coordinator at the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government,...
Posted On 24 Sep 2020
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KAMLA: We Must Jealously Guard the Tenets of Democracy Which our Forefathers Fought for

Today as we in Trinidad and Tobago celebrate our 44th Anniversary as a Republic, one of the first nations in the Caribbean, we do so with the utmost appreciation of our past leaders and patriots. In 1976, when we decided to cast off the last remnants of colonial rule, we were...
Posted On 23 Sep 2020
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Kamla: PM Rowley must tell us the status on Petrotrin

Another Monday morning has arrived and the people of our nation are still unaware of this Government’s plans for Petrotrin. In 2018 the Rowley regime betrayed our citizens when they destroyed our national Patrimony of the Petrotrin Refinery. Our citizens will never forget...
Posted On 21 Sep 2020
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Kamla: Government Must Reconsider Implementing Property Tax

Leader of the Opposition, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP, is urging the Government to rethink its position on implementing the Property Tax at this time. The Opposition Leader issued the following statement: People are suffering enough, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the...
Posted On 18 Sep 2020
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MP Hosein Calls on Minister to Act Immediately to Restore Water Supply

There has been a water shortage crisis in several parts of San Juan, Barataria and El Socorro, as residents have been suffering for over one month with no water. Their taps have dried up because of the failure of WASA and its line Minister, the Minister of Public Utilities. A...
Posted On 17 Sep 2020
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Kamla: Government has no new plans to deal with rising COVID-19 cases

The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting a different result each time. As the number of COVID-19 cases explodes with rising deaths, the Rowley regime is simply repeating the same tired propaganda lines over and over. This, according to...
Posted On 13 Sep 2020
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Haynes hits Ministry of Education for sloppy planning

Member of Parliament for Tabaquite Anita Haynes is taking the Ministry of Education to task for its sloppy roll out of virtual learning for this school term. Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education had previously announced that packages will be made...
Posted On 12 Sep 2020
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UNC calls for investigation of ballots and poll cards found at Grand Bay Paper Products Ltd

  Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP is calling for a thorough investigation into the recent discovery of critical election documents from three elections, on the compound of a private company in Arima. The documents which reportedly relate to elections...
Posted On 11 Sep 2020
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MP Tancoo: US Report- An indictment against the Rowley Government

The US Department of State’s annual Investment Climate Statements reflects the state of Trinidad and Tobago’s economy and the governance of the Rowley Administration. This follows the last five years of the PNM government’s incompetence and points to structural and...
Posted On 11 Sep 2020
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MP Rambally blames AG Al Rawi & Health Minister for poorly drafted Covid regulations

CHAGUANAS (Sept 10, 2020): I have noted with concern the current societal discord stemming from the widely held perception that our police service is selectively enforcing the current regime of Covid—19 Laws which exist. The problem is not the existence of any inherently...
Posted On 10 Sep 2020
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