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Today I am once again reiterating my call to the government to work with the Opposition, civil society, NGOs and other non-aligned persons to mount a united effort and work on a comprehensive Covid-19 response and recovery plan. This is a time for cooperation, as no single entity...

The Government’s flip flop on the move to hire private security firms to complement police patrols during the national shutdown caused by the Coronavirus pandemic highlights the need for greater transparency and accountability in all Government’s spending on measures aimed at...

They make policy by voops at press conferences and cancel policy by vaps at press conferences. They have mismanaged every single thing since January 2020 vis the COVID 19 threat. Today in the second week of April they now asking private labs to test, having failed to procure test...

Senator Taharqa Obika calls on the Minister of Public Utilities and WASA to provide water to residents of Point Fortin Constituency as several communities as far as Icacos are without a dependable supply of pipe borne water at this time. As calls for his assistance increase,...

The Government’s announcement of limited hours of operation for essential services and an extension of the curtailment of non-essential services until April 30th are long overdue, but the United National Congress remains hopeful that they will have an impact in curbing the spread...

As the COVID-19 crisis facing our nation intensifies, the Government needs to be bold, innovative and get relief to affected citizens in a quicker manner. If this administration is really serious about the welfare of our citizens, they must ensure that the promised relief...

The United National Congress has taken note of the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) of the United States of America’s latest recommendation to wear face masks when in public to curb the spread of COVID-19. The UNC Political Leader and Leader of the Opposition the Honourable...

I note with grave concern the most recent official statistics regarding the Covid-19 spread in Trinidad and Tobago, which clearly point to an urgent need for the Ministry of Health to significantly increase its testing capacity of suspected Covid-19 cases among the population.  ...

Tomorrow a specially arranged charter flight will depart Piarco, using our closed air space, to repatriate US citizens desirous of returning home. Our nationals by contrast must depend on the goodwill of host countries for their very survival. It is each man for himself if you...

Leader of the Opposition Mrs Kamla Persad Bissessar, SC, MP, is urging all non-essential personnel to stay at home as we work together to fight this Covid-19 crisis. After having made the call last week for a temporary shutdown of non-essential businesses and services, Mrs...

I wish our esteemed brothers and sisters of the Spiritual Shouter Baptist Community a joyful and safe Spiritual Shouter Baptist Liberation Day 2020. For many years I have joined this community in a communal celebration. This year, as a result of the COVID 19 threat, like many of...

I have noted with deep concern the Government’s ongoing efforts to suppress valid calls and questions from the population, and especially the Opposition UNC, to be accountable and transparent during this unprecedented Coronavirus crisis in our country. I therefore feel...