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Kamla foresees pandemic of economic turmoil Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar. - OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has extended an olive branch to the Government, offering to work with it to find a solution as she foresees an "economic pandemic" in the aftermath of covid19. With thousands more workers unemployed as non-essential services remain closed for at least three weeks, Persad-Bissessar called on the Prime Minister to say what his plans are to prevent mass business closure. “If we do not protect the economy, when we exit this pandemic, we will enter another – a pande...

Could TT be headed to IMF? 6 Hrs Ago The one thing that could have inoculated us from further economic malaise has not materialised. Photo by Vidya Thurab - Vidya Thurab IS THIS country going down a path of seeking emergency assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? Such a possibility would have seemed unimaginable a few months ago. The economic, social, political – not to mention symbolic – implications of such a move are so significant as to militate against the likelihood that any government would feel at ease embracing it. However, there are now many reasons to suggest...

Making the pandemic disappear Chief Medical Officer Roshan Parasram - ROGER JACOB THE EDITOR: There's a cartoon making the rounds that says, "The tribes of the ancient Aztecs sacrificed their leaders to the gods in case of a famine or pandemic." I was thinking that were we to implement such a custom we would see how fast the head table of Prime Minister, Health Minister and Chief Medical Officer would change their tunes – and the pandemic will be no more. A beautiful custom, really. And the principle could be easily extended. None of the ministers making these lockdown decisions that cost...

Imbert’s successful management Finance Minister Colm Imbert - Office of the Parliament THE EDITOR: Anticipated political condemnation aside, stemming from yet another motion of no confidence, I would like to take a look at some key features of the tenure of the Minister of Finance, assessing some of his decisions based on the circumstances of this country. When Colm Imbert became Finance Minister in 2015, energy prices were in a free fall, led by oil prices which had effectively collapsed. The previous government, having presided over this decline, failed to make the necessary adjustments a...

What Ansa McAl vaccines offer says about governance in Trinidad and Tobago 2 Days Ago On Tuesday, TT received the first batch of vaccines through the Covax facility. Receiving the vaccines at the Piarco International airport are, from left, Anesa Doodnath-Siboo, acting principal pharmacist at the Ministry of Health; PAHO/WHO country representative Dr Erica Wheeler; Health Minister Terrence Dayalsingh; chief medical officer Dr Roshan Parasaram; and Grace Sookchand, manager, Expanded Programme on Immunization. Photo taken from Ministry of Health Facebook page - There is a saying that a cynical...