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Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP is today calling on the Government to implement measures for a nationwide shutdown of all non-essential services and businesses for fourteen (14) days, in the first instance, in light of the trends we are seeing in the...

  I would like to reiterate the sentiments I expressed upon the announcement of our very first COVID-19 case one week ago, by calling for calm and urging all citizens to follow the recommended guidelines for the prevention of the spread of this disease. In light of the...

Leader of the Opposition, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP today led an Opposition delegation to meet with Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and his team on the Covid-19 crisis. Mrs Persad-Bissessar noted that this crisis is unprecedented, and welcomed the Government’s...

In keeping with my previously stated commitment to the media and national public at large, I am hereby updating the citizenry of Trinidad and Tobago as to the status of my request earlier this week to the Honourable Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley, for urgent bipartisan talks...

It is highly regrettable that at a time of an international medical emergency, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has chosen to indulge in senseless and emotive politicking. In his characteristic temperamental tone, Dr. Rowley opted to castigate Opposition Leader Kamla...

  Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in humans and many different species of animals, including camels, cattle, cats, and bats. Rarely, animal coronaviruses can infect people and then spread between people, such as with MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV. The...

  Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar has written to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley calling for an urgent meeting between Government and Opposition members to discuss the ongoing severe negative and destabilizing economic, social and medical impact and repercussions...

Today, as we join the global community in commemorating International Women’s Day, it is clear that we have much work to do as we work towards gender equality. This year’s theme I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights is appropriate, as it acknowledges both the...

Minister of Agriculture Land and Fisheries Clarence Rambharat seems to be playing an integral role in finishing the job of dismantling the assets of Caroni (1975) Limited, a task he undertook under the PNM administration when he was senior management at the company. The TT Scrap...

Imbert’s complete lack of knowledge of  CARICOM’s  statement issued yesterday on Guyana says either that we were not consulted because of our relative  unimportance; or we had an input of which the acting PM was not aware of when he spoke in parliament; or more...

Small businesses in Trinidad and Tobago are facing serious threats to their viability through the arbitrary imposition of bonding charges on all imports. These commercial operators, who are already paying seven per cent online sales tax, are now being made to employ brokers for...

Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP today presented the United National Congress’s plan to address the crime crisis, upon the party’s return to Government. Speaking during a Private Motion to condemn the Government’s failure to deal with rampant crime, Mrs....