Author: Clint Chan Tack

OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has questioned the signing of five agreements between TT and the US, two of which could permit the US to station troops in TT in the event of a “conflict” in neighbouring Venezuela. Persad-Bissessar called upon the government to make the details of those agreements public. She made those statements to […]

OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the UNC is seeking a “coalition of interests” with other groups ahead of the next general election. She did not say whether the effort would lead to something similar to the now-defunct People’s Partnership (PP)) coalition which won the May 2010 election. Persad-Bissessar also admitted to the UNC having differences […]

NATIONAL Transformation Alliance (NTA) political leader Gary Griffith has questioned what he described as an attempt by United National Congress (UNC) political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar to fool the population into believing the UNC is forming a genuine political alliance with other entities to win the next general election. Persad-Bissessar was scheduled to meet with representatives […]

HOUSING and Urban Development Minister Camille Robinson-Regis says two Housing Development Corporation (HDC) settlements in Rio Claro are not at risk from flooding. She made this clear while responding to questions from Mayaro MP Rushton Paray in the House of Representatives on December 9. Robinson-Regis said the El Guayanapo and Mora Heights housing developments “were […]

THE House of Representatives passed one bill designed to give Tobago greater autonomy, but failed to pass a second bill on December 9. The latter required a three-fourths majority for passage, but the government was unable to get the opposition’s support for this to happen. In the House, this equates to 31 MPs. The Tobago […]

THE Prime Minister says Caricom will be invited to send observers to Trinidad and Tobago for the next general election. Dr Rowley dismissed repeated claims by Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar about the PNM’s trying to steal the election through recommendations by the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) to change constituency boundaries. Rowley claimed Persad-Bissessar had […]

A fire officer was injured when he fell out of the fire tender he was in near the Siparia Market on December 5. According to reports, the officer was part of a a crew that was proceeding to a Santa Claus request in a water tender. In the vicinity of the market, a door opened […]

THE National Transformation Alliance (NTA) now has three confirmed candidates for the next general election. The party had previously selected its political leader, Gary Griffith, as its candidate for St Joseph. In a statement on December 1, the NTA announced candidates for San Fernando West – Dr Kevin Sarran – and Chaguanas East – Lt […]

UWI political scientist Dr Bishnu Ragoonath says the recommendations in the Salaries Review Commission’s (SRC)120th report to give huge increases to several public officials, could become an issue in the next general election. In an interview on November 30, Ragoonath hinted that it may have an influence on the fortunes of different political parties in […]

PATRIOTIC Front (PF) political leader Mickela Panday says the UNC missed an opportunity to advance campaign finance reform while in government from 2010-2015. She called upon the UNC to “stand in solidarity with us in demanding urgent campaign finance reform before the 2025 general election.” That election is constitutionally due by next August but the […]