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Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and his agents are now busy trying to deflect and distract from their suspicious dealings with Venezuela by using loaded words like “treason.” The fact is the United National Congress has never called for the imposition of any sanctions on our...

Leader of the Opposition, the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP, has put forward her party’s plans to transform our nation, restore growth and restart diversification post-Covid-19. On Monday 4th May, 2020, the Opposition Leader and Political Leader of the United National...

Today, I am compelled to respond to the delusional, misleading and outright deceitful ranting of Rowley in his latest attempts to falsely malign many citizens, myself included, of this land. This after I called on him to tell the truth about the questionable ‘Fuelgate’ fiasco his...

It is with serious alarm that I note a report in today’s Trinidad Guardian about the United States probing our country over a Trinidad &Tobago fuel shipment linked to Venezuela. If true, our country’s very economic survival is at stake. This since, as our longstanding and...

The Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries is a very worried man these days. He is the Government liaison for Agriculture with the Prime Minister’s Post Pandemic Economic team, which is expected to provide ideas and initiatives for the agricultural sector in the Post...

As the United National Congress celebrates 31 years of selfless service to the people of Trinidad and Tobago, I reiterate my party’s commitment towards national development, and ensuring that we can rebuild our country and improve the lives of our citizens who are currently...

Today, the Government continued its attempts to stifle the Opposition, by moving to reduce the speaking time of Members during today’s sitting of the House of Representatives. While the Government brings Bills to the Parliament that are not urgent and are of dubious value, and...

Given the Prime Minister’s recent call for landlords to have a heart towards tenants who have lost income and unable to pay rent, it is essential that the government lead by example as it relates to the tenants who rent properties controlled by the state. If the Prime Minister...

UNC Senator Taharqa Obika is warning that the Rowley Government misses the point of economic transformation. He was responding to statements made by Minister Robert Le Hunte the Vice Chairman of the post pandemic Economic Planning Committee of the Keith Rowley Government....

The Prime Minister’s announcement today that this country has to endure an additional two weeks of the national shutdown is baseless and must be roundly condemned. It is yet another chapter in his ongoing incompetent leadership during this global Coronavirus pandemic. Despite...

Naparima MP is today apologizing to the Government and People of Barbados for the unwarranted and insensitive public criticism by Stuart Young of their principled, humanitarian, ethical – even Christian – kindness shown recently to our citizens stranded at their...

As the Holy month of Ramadan begins, it gives me great pleasure to warmly wish our Muslim community Ramadan Mubarak In these unprecedented times, sadly, many of the joyous events which accompany Ramadan, such as the communal breaking of the fast (Iftar) may be hindered by the...