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THE blood of all murdered people are crying out for vengeance, but Pastor Brandon Ramdial says vengeance belongs to God. He made this point while officiating at the funeral for kidnapped businessman Sachel Kungebeharry on October 10. Ramdial said he too was enraged that Kungebeharry, 32, was robbed of his life at such an early […]

FYZABAD MP Dr Lackram Bodoe has defended Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s claims about fake covid19 vaccines. Bodoe also says he was a recent victim of cyber bullying. He also made several claims about ills in the health sector under the PNM. Bodoe was speaking in the 2024/2025 budget debate in the House of Representatives on […]

AGRICULTURE Minister Kazim Hosein says the agriculture sector has improved over the last nine years under the PNM. He promised these developments will continue over the next five years, when the PNM is re-elected next year. Hosein was contributing to the budget debate in the House of Representatives on October 10. Agriculture received a $ […]

POLITICAL leader of the Innovative Democratic Alliance (IDA) Dr Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus is questioning whether Tobago has received enough funding in its 2024/2025 budgetary allocation. The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) has been allotted a total of $2.599 billion for its 2025 budgetary allocation. During his September 30 budget presentation, Finance Minister Colm Imbert said the […]

DURING the budget debate on October 8, Speaker Bridgid Annisette-George cautioned all MPs about the statements they make in the House. That is par for the course. However, on this occasion, the cause for the Speaker’s intervention was highly unusual. The day before, Moruga/Tableland MP Michelle Benjamin sent the House into uproar when she deployed […]

IN THE 20th century, the Russian/Communist influence among trade unions was a cause of concern among some governments. The former British West Indian colonies were a battleground of radical and revolutionary ideologies. The contribution of the Caribbean Labour Congress (CLC) to Caribbean development was restricted by international political forces which at the end of the […]

THE EDITOR: There seems to be some confusion and maybe intentional action behind the goings-on at the Port of Port of Spain. A vessel arrives and a container is to be examined, of course. With that there is no problem. However, the situation arrives that the port does not have the facilities to do such […]

THE EDITOR: On behalf of the residents of former Deenah and Ganga Streets, Monte Grande, St Augustine, now renamed Israel B Khan Street and Israel B Khan Extension, I thank the Tunapuna/Piarco Regional Corporation for unanimously agreeing and voting for the name change. We also thank councillor J Lynn Roopnarine for the electoral district of […]

THE EDITOR: The World Day Against the Death Penalty is being observed today. The 2024 theme is: The death penalty protects no one. Abolish it now. The Catholic Commission for Social Justice (CCSJ) calls on the government to adopt a de jure moratorium on the death penalty, as recommended by the UN, and focus on […]

THE EDITOR: When I was a secondary school student, I went out to bat in an U16 encounter between Fatima and QRC, and I will never forget the words I heard from the fielding team when I made a duck. But it was no worse than what I experienced from my own teammates. Teachers aren’t […]