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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....

The Government has collapsed under intense pressure from the Opposition and widespread public dissatisfaction when it was forced to remove the controversial amendments to the Freedom of Information Act tonight in the Senate. As a result, the time frame for responding to freedom...

On the third Sunday in June each year, we pause to celebrate the fathers of our nation, and the critical role they play in raising productive citizens, building communities and in so doing, building the country. My own father stood as a pillar of strength in my family and in my...

The Government of Trinidad and Tobago through its state entity, Trinidad Petroleum Holdings Limited, has no option but to rehire the former security personnel of Petrotrin in an effort to best secure the assets of its three newly formed successor companies. It was truly upsetting...

In spite of widespread public outcry and condemnation, the Government appears intent on moving forward with changes to the Freedom of Information Act which will weaken the legislation. In a hastily arranged press conference on Tuesday, a visibly agitated Attorney General said the...

“Why we cannot win the war on crime? Inefficient support systems such as the FSC,” says Naparima MP, Rodney Charles. Today we were shocked but not surprised by the Commissioner of Police’s statements that it could take as many as six years to get the results of ballistic testing...