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T&T and Guyana poll politics

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - WHILE the three-year-old People’s Partnership Government of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was yesterday preparing to defeat an opposition no-confidence motion, the 18-month-old administration of President Donald Ramotar in Guyana was pondering the timing of a general election that now seems unavoidable later this year.

Wanted: Transparent, professional investigation

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The staggering claims made by Opposition Leader Keith Rowley during the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Monday exceeded any expectations of politics as usual.

Prime Minister wants police probe of emails

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar Monday said she would ask the police to investigate allegations contained in emails read out in Parliament that purport to show members of her government, including herself, involved in attempts to undermine the judiciary, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the media. Speaking at a news conference, Prime Minister Persad Bissessar also denied being the author of any of the emails purporting to come from herself, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan, her Local Government Minister Suruj Rambachan and her secu

Media react to Opposition Leader email expose in Parliament

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Interim President of the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT), Suzanne Sheppard, has described as “very frightening” emails read out in parliament purporting to show members of the coalition People’s Partnership government involved in attempts to undermine the judiciary, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the media. Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has denied the allegations and distanced her administration from the emails read out by Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley in Parliament on Monday.

Chinese President to pay State visit

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, is to pay a three-day State visit to Trinidad and Tobago, the Office of the Prime Minister has announced. It said the Chinese leader, who will be accompanied by his wife, Peng Liyuan, will arrive here on May 31. The statement quoted Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar as saying that Port of Spain and Beijing have enjoyed diplomatic relations for the past 39 years and that there is a strong Chinese presence here namely in the areas of culture and trade as evidenced by the growing recognition of the Chinese

Agri group in bid to boost food security

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The Trinidad and Tobago Agri-Business Association (TTABA) is one of the collaborating partners in a regional initiative to boost food security. The project with the University of Wageningenin the Netherlands targets Barbados, Belize, St Kitts/Nevis and T&T and is aimed an ensuring food supplies “over the long term, in the midst of the constantly changing agro-ecological environment and for conserving and utilising the selected germplasm”, project coordinator Norman Gibson said.

Gonsalves wants CAL talks by next week

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves has expressed hope that he can meet with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar within the next week over the contentious fuel subsidy to State-owned carrier Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) on competing routes with regional airline LIAT. He expressed hope that he could have a meeting with her before he returns to this country on May 28 for the meeting with US Vice President Joe Biden, but he has not been able to “get a time organised”.

Opposition Leader dismisses threat to declare him bankrupt

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley has dismissed moves by Attorney General Anand Ramlogan to have a court declare him bankrupt over the non-payment of legal fees. Last week, Ramlogan initiated court proceedings against Rowley to recover the TT$12,000 (One TT dollar = US$0.16 cents) owed to him from a court order made on January 14 this year. But Rowley told the Trinidad Express Monday that the move by the attorney general is designed as a “pre-emptive strike to try and intimi­date me in the motion of no confidence” that comes up for debate on Monday.

The trouble with Lawrence

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - In his most recent interviews with the Guardian, Lawrence Duprey, former Chairman of CL Financial has his own narrative of his time at the helm of the failed financial empire. Duprey claims to have only wanted to help people save their money and to improve their standard of living. The economic downturn, in this version of the story of Clico’s failure, was the villain that laid those ambitions low. In a series of interviews over the last five weeks, Lawrence Duprey worked hard to establish that narrative in conversations with veteran journalist Owen Baptiste.
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