Monday, July 28, 2025

Kamla re-elected UNC leader unopposed

UNC political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar shows  her nomination documents to election committee chairman Dr Allan Sammy, Ramesh Persad-Maharaj and Marilyn Martin at the UNC Headquarters in Chaguanas.

UNC political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar shows her nomination documents to election committee chairman Dr Allan Sammy, Ramesh Persad-Maharaj and Marilyn Martin at the UNC Headquarters in Chaguanas.

VASHTI SINGH

Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar has cre­at­ed po­lit­i­cal his­to­ry once again, win­ning her fourth con­sec­u­tive in­ter­nal lead­er­ship elec­tion since 2010 and do­ing so un­op­posed. The nom­i­na­tion-on­ly vic­to­ry comes just 90 days af­ter she led the Unit­ed Na­tion­al Con­gress (UNC) to a land­slide win in the April 28 Gen­er­al Elec­tion, re­turn­ing the par­ty to gov­ern­ment with a com­mand­ing ma­jor­i­ty.

by

Dareece Polo

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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Public Utlities Minister, Barry Padarath speak during a sitting of Parliament in June.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Public Utlities Minister, Barry Padarath speak during a sitting of Parliament in June.

ROGER JACOB

Padarath: Govt ‘made strong progress’ 90 days after election win

Cou­va South MP and Min­is­ter in the Of­fice of the Prime Min­is­ter Bar­ry Padarath says the new ad­min­is­tra­tion has made strong progress in its first 90 days since the Gen­er­al Elec­tion, de­liv­er­ing on key cam­paign promis­es and of­fer­ing more com­pas­sion­ate, peo­ple-cen­tered gov­er­nance.

Jennifer Baptiste-Primus

Jennifer Baptiste-Primus

Beckles appoints deputies but analyst warns PNM faces uphill battle

Al­though Peo­ple’s Na­tion­al Move­ment (PNM) Po­lit­i­cal Leader Pen­ne­lope Beck­les has named her three deputy lead­ers to help steer the par­ty back in­to gov­ern­ment, po­lit­i­cal an­a­lyst Dr Shane Mo­hammed be­lieves on­ly a cat­a­stroph­ic fail­ure by the cur­rent ad­min­is­tra­tion could al­low that.

A member of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment on foot patrol at the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Beetham yesterday.

A member of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment on foot patrol at the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Beetham yesterday.

ABRAHAM DIAZ

Sturge: CCC is not being shut down

Min­is­ter of De­fence Wayne Sturge says the Civil­ian Con­ser­va­tion Corps (CCC) pro­gramme has not been shut down.

Minister of Culture and Community Development, Michelle Benjamin, views an Auto-Gele head wrap during the opening of the Lidj Yasu Omowale Village at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, on Friday.

Minister of Culture and Community Development, Michelle Benjamin, views an Auto-Gele head wrap during the opening of the Lidj Yasu Omowale Village at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, on Friday.

Culture Minister calls for accountability from Emancipation Committee

Min­is­ter of Cul­ture and Com­mu­ni­ty De­vel­op­ment Michelle Ben­jamin has ac­knowl­edged the con­cerns raised by the Eman­ci­pa­tion Sup­port Com­mit­tee of Trinidad and To­ba­go (ES­CTT) over gov­ern­ment fund­ing but says re­form of the fes­ti­val is ur­gent­ly need­ed.

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UNC political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar shows  her nomination documents to election committee chairman Dr Allan Sammy, Ramesh Persad-Maharaj and Marilyn Martin at the UNC Headquarters in Chaguanas.

UNC political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar shows her nomination documents to election committee chairman Dr Allan Sammy, Ramesh Persad-Maharaj and Marilyn Martin at the UNC Headquarters in Chaguanas.

VASHTI SINGH

Kamla re-elected UNC leader unopposed

Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar has cre­at­ed po­lit­i­cal his­to­ry once again, win­ning her fourth con­sec­u­tive in­ter­nal lead­er­ship elec­tion since 2010 and do­ing so un­op­posed. The nom­i­na­tion-on­ly vic­to­ry comes just 90 days af­ter she led the Unit­ed Na­tion­al Con­gress (UNC) to a land­slide win in the April 28 Gen­er­al Elec­tion, re­turn­ing the par­ty to gov­ern­ment with a com­mand­ing ma­jor­i­ty.

by

Dareece Polo

News

UNC political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar shows  her nomination documents to election committee chairman Dr Allan Sammy, Ramesh Persad-Maharaj and Marilyn Martin at the UNC Headquarters in Chaguanas.

UNC political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar shows her nomination documents to election committee chairman Dr Allan Sammy, Ramesh Persad-Maharaj and Marilyn Martin at the UNC Headquarters in Chaguanas.

VASHTI SINGH

Kamla re-elected UNC leader unopposed

Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar has cre­at­ed po­lit­i­cal his­to­ry once again, win­ning her fourth con­sec­u­tive in­ter­nal lead­er­ship elec­tion since 2010 and do­ing so un­op­posed. The nom­i­na­tion-on­ly vic­to­ry comes just 90 days af­ter she led the Unit­ed Na­tion­al Con­gress (UNC) to a land­slide win in the April 28 Gen­er­al Elec­tion, re­turn­ing the par­ty to gov­ern­ment with a com­mand­ing ma­jor­i­ty.

by

Dareece Polo
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