Author: Clint Chan Tack

FORMER Central Bank deputy governor Dr Terrence Farrell says he is concerned about recent statements in the public domain regarding foreign exchange (forex) distribution. He made this comment on October 29 in relation to a statement issued by Finance Minister Colm Imbert earlier in the day. Imbert said claims in the public domain that the […]

CONFEDERATION of Regional Business Chambers (CRBC) chairman Vivek Charran says any review of the foreign exchange (forex) issues should be inclusive and equitable. He made this comment in response to an announcement by Finance Minister Colm Imbert about a review of a special window at the Eximbank created to give businesses access to forex for […]

NATIONAL Transformation Alliance (NTA) political leader Gary Griffith says talks between the National Transformation Alliance, Congress of the People (COP) and HOPE (Honesty Opportunity Performance Empowerment) regarding an alliance for next year’s general election are ongoing. However, there remains no response from the Opposition UNC as to whether or not it is interested in an […]

FORMER UNC government minister Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie says proper policies and not divine intervention will help Trinidad and Tobago to navigate the economic challenges it will face in the years ahead. He made this observation during a virtual post-budget forum hosted by the trade and economic development unit of the University of the West Indies’ […]

FOREIGN and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne says the issue of reparations and the evil of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade is not something the Commonwealth can ignore. Browne spoke on these matters when he addressed a meeting of foreign ministers at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa on October 24. […]

UNC chairman Davendranath Tancoo says he is heartened by his predecessor Jack Warner’s willingness to contest the next general election. But he added the party has a process whereby it selects candidates for any election. On October 23, Warner said he was willing to be a UNC candidate in the election, which is constitutionally due […]

EDUCATION Ministry deputy permanent secretary Wilson Henderson Jnr says government puts young people at the front of its development agenda. He made this comment when he addressed a graduation ceremony at the National Energy Skills Centre’s (NESC) Technical Institute in Couva on October 19. “The government has firmly placed young people at the core of […]

PNM chairman Stuart Young has expressed sadness over the death of former PNM Laventille West MP NiLeung Hypolite. Hypolite, who was recently diagnosed with Acute Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma (ATL), a rare and aggressive form of cancer, died on October 19. In a brief comment sent via WhatsApp on October 20, Young said, “I offer sincere […]

A man was killed in Carapichaima on October 18. According to police reports, Shawn Newton and two other men were Mandela Drive, near Orange Field Road around 7.45 pm when a car approached them. Two armed individuals got out, opened fire and then escaped in the car. Newton was hit multiple times and died at […]

FORMER commissioner of police (CoP) Gary Griffith says an advisory by CoP Erla Harewood-Christopher which instructs police officers to return their tactical uniforms is a backward step. Griffith, leader of the National Transformation Alliance (NTA), said this move does not address the problem of people using clothing which allows them to impersonate police officers. Harewood-Christopher’s […]