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A forensic look at a lifeless govt Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley - ROGER JACOB THE EDITOR: Looking back at what occurred in the last term of the incumbent government, one must have said to himself that a change in leadership was a mere formality at that point. This however was not to be and even now its Third World leadership mentality is prevailing at an inexorable rate. Who knows the dangers that may be awaiting this country when China sends down its shipment of vaccines? Contrary to common ...

[UPDATED] Hinds to be replaced as National Security JSC head 2 Hrs Ago MP Fitzgerald Hinds arrives at his new office to assume his new role as Minister of National Security on Wednesday. - Jeff Mayers NATIONAL Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds will be replaced as chairman of the Parliaments National Security Joint Select Committee. The change has become necessary as a result of Hinds assuming his new ministerial portfolio on Monday. Hinds was assigned to this portfolio by the Prime Minister, a...

4 Hrs Ago The Senate honoured deceased member Franklin Khan on Tuesday with flowers by his seat. - Office of the Parliament THE Senate suspended all of its business on Tuesday to pay tribute to its Leader of Government Business and Energy Minister Franklin Khan, 63, who died at his Maraval home on Saturday. Khans empty chair at the top of the Governments front bench in the Parliament Chamber, a simple arrangement of flowers on his desk and his name tag in place, reminded all senators of the som...

Government: Khan died of heart attack Energy Minister Franklin Khan. - MINISTER of Communications and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Symon de Nobriga revealed that the late energy minister Franklin Khan died of a heart attack. De Nobriga told Newsday, "Franklin Khan had a history of heart problems, so Im not sure if there was anything untoward in his passing. We are obviously very saddened by it, but he had a history of heart problems. "It has been confirmed that he died of a hea...

Autopsy for energy minister: Khan got covid19 vaccine days before death 4 Hrs Ago Energy Minister Franklin Khan addresses the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference at Hyatt, Port of Spain on February 4, 2020. Photo by Jeff K Mayers - Eight months into its second term, the People’s National Movement (PNM) Government has suffered a major blow with the passing of former party chairman and Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Franklin Khan. Khan, 63, who had a history of heart-related illnes...

Khan ‘left undeniable mark on the political landscape’; Hosein honours late energy minister Thursday 7 January 2021 Wednesday 4 November 2020 Friday 26 February 2021 Khan ‘left undeniable mark on the political landscape’; Hosein honours late energy minister “[…] Minister [Franklin] Khan was a mentor and close friend of mine and many others, always available to listen and give advice. My friend and brother in service, I will truly miss our conversations and those wonderful moments of...

His array of post-retirement community roles also included being honorary treasurer and secretary of Burlingham House care home from 1995 to 2008, as well as serving as the director of the Tie Break theatre education charity for nine years.  The family said Mr Ratcliffe "immensely enjoyed" his year as Lord Mayor as he represented a city he loved, while being able to promote causes he was passionate about, and meeting many interesting people.  Norwich City Council leader Alan Waters said: �...

MSJ: Tobago has opportunity for significant reform MSJ political leader David Abdulah - As the PNM Tobago Council meets on Monday to discuss a power-sharing arrangement proposed as an interim solution for the deadlocked Tobago House of Assembly (THA), a third political party is lauding it as “the most enlightened” of all proposals. Political leader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) David Abdulah said it was not a new approach as a group of independent trade unionists to which he bel...

PNM and Tobago – the historical facts ASHTON FORD ONE OF the most significant developments that cemented the sovereign State of TT was the appointment of the late Rennie Dumas, then parliamentary representative of Tobago East (2007), as the minister of local government. It was especially significant since some misguided Tobagonians are desperately attempting to separate the two islands following the tie (6-6) between the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) and the Progressive Democratic...

Moonilal marks 20 years in Parliament Monday 22 February 2021 WARNING: Oropouche East MP, Dr Roodal Moonilal, speaks during debate on the Interception of Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in the Lower House last Friday. PHOTO COURTESY OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENT - TT Parliament UNC Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal has reached the milestone of serving 20 years as a parliamentarian. In a statement posted on Facebook, the Oropouche East constituency said, "Congratulations to our MP Dr Roodal ...