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The Covid-19 crisis has been the cause of much anxiety and uncertainty for the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago. The lockdown measures announced by the Government left a lot of questions, particularly those in the public sector who had no work from home arrangement. On March 15th...

  The United National Congress is deeply concerned about the low levels of testing during this Covid-19 crisis. Testing for the virus is the most important step any can take to ensure that all measures taken are data driven. The World Health Organisation stressed from the...

Massive job losses will occur in both the public and private sectors in the coming year if we do not act now to implement plans and protocols to restart businesses and the wider economy. It is economically ignorant to not put plans forward to reopen our businesses. Without their...

Think about the poor in our society, they are suffering, their lives matter too! Many are having great difficulty in providing for themselves and their loved ones. Decisions on the reopening of businesses and the wider economy must be put forward. I agree that we cannot be...

Patriotism and putting country first do not mean citizens must give up their rights to ask questions and call on the government to account. However, many persons who do call for this accountability are being attacked with negative propaganda masked as fake outrage and political...

I note with great concern the ongoing blatant and very dangerous attempts by the Government to stifle the traditional media of Trinidad and Tobago. This, as journalists from the daily newspapers, television and radio stations undertake to report on various issues of national...

The United National Congress is calling on the Ministry of Health to disclose the number of persons who have been tested thus far for the COVID-19 virus. The statements by the Ministry have been highlighting the number of samples taken to be tested at CARPHA, this does not tell...

It is with great concern that, for the second time in as many days, I find myself once again calling on the Health Minister to come clean to the population about the true state of the Ministry’s testing capacity for the dangerous Covid-19 disease. This as ongoing attempts by...

The tone of the Government’s press conferences continues to become more aggressive and political when faced with valid questions from citizens of Trinidad and Tobago. The Minister of Health today, instead of giving the population much needed information, chose instead to go on a...

It is with grave concern that I am making yet another call to the Health Minister to come clean and inform the population of Trinidad and Tobago as to the TRUE state of the Health Ministry’s testing capacity of Covid-19 cases. This is due to the fact that their official testing...

The Prime Minister’s statement yesterday that his Government began preparations for the dangerous Covid-19 pandemic since January has now proven to be a deliberate, naked misrepresentation of the truth. It’s also an admission of serious and gross incompetence and pure hypocrisy,...

Today we joyfully join our Christian brothers and sisters in saying “He is risen, He is risen!” as we celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. As I extend warm Easter greetings to all throughout our nation, I am mindful that I do so at a time when the blessed message...