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THE EDITOR: It is often said that there are only two things in life which are guaranteed, death and taxes. However, it is safe to say there is now a third iron-clad guarantee: that Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar will say something ridiculously stupid. The latest addition to the Opposition Leader’s collection of fantastical sayings, which

WITH the murder toll reportedly crossing the 300 mark and with five months left to go in the year, Naparima MP Rodney Charles is demanding answers from Government on measurable results of the $3.4 million regional crime symposium. He is also calling for tangible solutions to crime after the Prime Minister declared it a public

BARATARIA/San Juan MP Saddam Hosein has questioned whether the PNM is trying to bring in resources from outside of TT to help it win the August 14 local government elections. Speaking at a news conference at the Opposition Leader's Office in Port of Spain on Sunday, Hosein claimed that before last week's Caricom heads of

First Citizens has opened its newest branch in West Vale, located at the Diego Martin regional corporation administrative complex.

PRIVATE early childhood care and education (ECCE) centres have been granted a three-year moratorium to adhere to registration guidelines for private schools in TT. The proposed guidelines require preschools to supply information on their location, curriculum, timetables, school layout and student evaluation procedures which are expected to align with the Education Ministry's plans to improve

Finance Minister Colm Imbert says neither he, nor his ministry, approved any contracts for the police service under former commissioner Gary Griffith that may be in breach of the law. At a political meeting last Thursday, the Prime Minister accused Griffith of finding loopholes in the law by turning contracts over $1 million into multiple

The local government elections have sent the country into a psychological turmoil. It looks like a general election. There are political attacks and quickened counter-attacks. The society is now on high-anxiety level. Little things said can have big-time effects, especially on sensitive politicians. Between last week’s selection of the 373 candidates for the precious 141

Marsha Walker, former United National Congress (UNC) candidate for Diego Martin West says the many people of Glencoe/Goodwood/La Puerta do not vote because they believe their vote does not count. West in now the UNC's local government candidate for this district. She said out of the approximately 10,000 people in the Glencoe area, only around

Finance Minister Colm Imbert has announced the extension of the tax amnesty till August 31. In a ministry release, he said this decision took into consideration the recent proclamation of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act, which requires that all suppliers and contractors to public bodies must have fulfilled their obligations to

FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert says while Tobago received a reduced allocation from 2017 to 2021, it was far less of a reduction compared to Trinidad.