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The Keith Rowley-led Government has once again resorted to attempts at distracting from the serious issues facing our country, as well as from their incompetence, mismanagement and inability to govern. It is no surprise that the move to appoint a Commission of Enquiry into land...

The Prime Minister said earlier this week at the Prince Albert Street Meeting that “T&T diplomacy is solid, deep and strong because it is a PNM government.” Clearly Dr Rowley is devoid from reality. The ceaseless barrage of cases in which T&T has been given a negative...

The Member of Parliament for Oropouche West, Mrs. Vidia Gayadeen-Gopeesingh has accused the PNM administration of purposely withholding resources from the UNC controlled corporations in light of the San Fernando Mayor’s statements during the PNM’s meeting in Pleasantville on...

On Wednesday St Joseph MP Terrence Deyalsingh, during his contribution, sought to justify the ill conceived PNM version of a Revenue Authority by stressing that “Singapore has a Revenue Authority.” In typical PNM fashion, they highlight minor similarities which serve their narrow...

‘I think an urgent statement or personal explanation by the Speaker is warranted,’ said Moonilal yesterday. Moonilal was responding to an Express report which stated that Annisette George sought to appeal to religion in dealing with Opposition Chief Whip David Lee...

Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar is knocking the Government’s attempts to push forward with its proposed Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority, with the move to debate the Report of the Joint Select Committee established to consider and report on The Trinidad And...

On March 9th 2018 we were told by Faris Al Rawi in Parliament that, “the aim of this Bill (Anti-Gang Bill) is to cause a disruption to gang activity. We propose to do that squarely by the clauses of the Bill.”  We were promised that once we passed the legislation gang warfare...

Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar is calling on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to account to the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago on how the successor companies of Petrotrin have fared in the months following its closure. Given that Petrotrin’s operations were a...

The Opposition declares its support for Progressive Reforms in any regard and especially that which can improve the functioning of Local Government. We believe that local government corporations must be empowered, and we agree with moving forward with reform of loc...

As Leader of the Opposition, I would like to extend warm greetings to our Roman Catholic brothers and sisters as well as other members of the Christian Community of Trinidad and Tobago on the celebration of the Feast of Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi is one of the most sacred...

Delivering the feature address at the 2019 Graduation Ceremony of the Reform Hindu School, Councillor for the district of Reform / Manahambre has issued another call on the government to complete the new Reform Hindu School. The new building is located a mere few feet away from...

I join with the national community in commemorating the important occasion of Labour Day, as we mark the eighty-second anniversary of the Butler Oilfield Riots and strikes which took place on June 19, 1937 and which witnessed the ushering in of the modern trade union movement....