Author: Clint Chan Tack
PORT of Spain South MP Keith Scotland says the Office of Procurement Regulation (OPR) should develop a road map which will have the effect of ensuring entities comply with public procurement regulation and simultaneously facilitate an ease of doing business. He made this suggestion during a meeting between members of the Parliament’s Finance and Legal […]
RURAL Development and Local Government Minister Faris Al-Rawi and Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan spent time responding to questions from opposition MPs about infrastructure projects during a sitting of the House of Representatives on January 13. In response to a question from Fyzabad MP Dr Lackram Bodoe, Al-Rawi said the Siparia Borough Corporation (SBC) […]
FOREIGN and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne and Communications Minister Symon de Nobriga have confirmed that they are offering themselves as nominees to be screened for the constituencies of Diego Martin West and Diego Martin Central respectively. De Nobriga is the incumbent Diego Martin Central MP. Browne, who represented Diego Martin Central from November […]
NAPARIMA MP Rodney Charles says he shares Cumuto/Manzanilla MP Dr Rai Ragbir’s views about whether the UNC has properly prepared for a debate on a motion in the House of Representatives to extend the State of Emergency (SoE) that was declared on December 30. At a news conference at the Office of the Prime Minister […]
PRESIDENT Christine Kangaloo, former Arima mayor Ashton Ford and the TT Publishers and Broadcasters Association (TTPBA) have expressed their sadness about the death of veteran journalist and former Newsday editor-in-chief Jones P Madeira. Madeira, 80, died on January 10. In a statement, Kangaloo said, “Mr Madeira had a distinguished career spanning six decades in the […]
THREE parliamentary Joint Select Committees (JSCs) are scheduled to meet this month as Parliament begins its activities for this year. The Public Accounts Committee, chaired by Oropouche West MP Davendranath Tancoo, will sit at the Red House, Port of Spain on January 8 from 10.30 am to discuss the audited financial statements of the Land […]
THE Prime Minister says he will not stand for re-election in 2025. Dr Rowley made the shock announcement at a news conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, Central Administrative Services, in Tobago. After recounting some of the highlights of his 45 years in public life, Rowley said he will keep the promise he […]
THE Prime Minister has defended the decision to declare a state of emergency (SoE) on December 30. Dr Rowley did so at a news conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, Central Administrative Services, in Tobago. A signed proclamation by President Christine Kangaloo declared the SoE. Acting Attorney General Stuart Young and National Security […]
The PNM will screen general election nominees for Tobago East and Tobago West on January 4. In a statement on December 31, party general secretary Foster Cummings said the screening will take place from 4 pm at the Multipurpose Facility, Calder Hall, Scarborough. Incumbent Tobago East MP Ayanna Webster-Roy and incumbent Tobago West MP Shamfa […]
MOVEMENT for Social Justice (MSJ) political leader David Abdulah says the state of emergency (SoE) that was declared on December 30 is a sign that nothing has changed in Trinidad and Tobago. He made this comment in his New Year’s message to the nation. A signed proclamation by President Christine Kangaloo declared the SoE. A […]