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In the wake of confirmation by the Tobago Health Division of a national returning from China who displayed flu-like symptoms and being managed as a possible Corona Virus patient, and who is now quarantined, the time has come for Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to ensure that this...

The Government’s bewildering actions to shut down and adjourn yesterday’s debate on the critical adoption of the Joint Select Committee Report on the Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters Bill, the Tax Information Exchange Agreements Bill and the Income Tax (Amendment)...

The distressing report that 7 people were murdered over a 24-hour period is a sobering reminder of this Rowley-led Government’s failure to deal with crime. Today, yet another double murder was recorded, and a third killing took place in South Trinidad. The murderous trend over...

Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP says the Government’s move to introduce the Interception of Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2020 is cause for serious concern. Speaking at a news conference at the Parliament today, the Opposition Leader said the Bill is a...

The Minister of National Security continued  his desperate campaign in the senate today, where under parliamentary protection he stated that myself as Minister of Housing and the former Managing Director of the HDC Jearlean John “gave a contract to an all edged Gang leader to...

This week’s announcement, of the scuttling of the Dragon Gas project and that TT will exploit its 2.7 tcf share of gas in the cross border Loran Manatee field, represents the worst foreign policy blunder in our history. Even when Dr. Williams opposed the US on the...

The Prime Minister’s presentation at this year’s Energy Conference hosted by the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago was nothing short of misleading and an attempt to cover up the real crisis facing our national energy sector. It was rather ironic that this year’s conference...

MP Ramona Ramdial is calling on Minister Colm Imbert to explain to the people of Trinidad & Tobago, the astronomical increase by $370 million in cost of construction of the new Tobago airport terminal from $500 million to $870 million. MP Ramdial wants to remind Minister...

On Wednesday 29th January 2020, the United National Congress continued the screening process for the selection of candidates in preparation for the General Election, due this year. The Party will hold a Congress on Sunday 2nd February 2020 during which the Political Leader the...

We note with concern, sympathy and empathy the high incidence of gender-based violence and violence against women, in particular, which has led to the deaths of several women. The recent murder-suicide involving Ms Naiee Singh and her estranged husband Roger Singh highlights the...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives today turned down a matter on the adjournment of the sitting brought by Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP to discuss the Government’s failure to deal with the high levels of serious and violent crime. The Opposition...

As Leader of the Opposition and Political Leader of the United National Congress of Trinidad and Tobago, I would like to say Xin nian kuai le and Gong hei fat choy as I offer sincere wishes of prosperity, success and goodwill to His Excellency President Xi Jinping and the people...