Richard Lord

Work on the construction of the Debe to Mon Desir section of the San Fernando to Point Fortin Highway is expected to resume, as the Highway Review Committee’s report on the controversial project gives

After almost an hour of talks between the Government and the Opposition over candidates for the presidency, the Government did not disclose the name of its prospective candidate.

Leader of the Opposition Dr Keith Rowley is calling on T&T’s television broadcasters to resist “dangerous” moves by the Government to force them to broadcast “political propaganda” programmes.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is expected to chair a special Cabinet meeting from two o’clock this afternoon at her office in St Clair to approve her government’s nominee for President.

Former Appeal Court judge Rolston Nelson, a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice, is the proposed nominee of the People’s National Movement for the post of President.

A special meeting of Cabinet is set for Monday to confirm the Government’s nominee for the post of President.

Ashworth Jack’s future as leader of the Tobago Organisation of the People (TOP) will be announced next week, well-placed party sources have said.