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Opposition Leader Penny Beckles says she will seek the post of People’s National Movement (PNM) political leader when the party holds its election convention on June 29 - and all speakers at the party’s General Council last night supported that position.
Former Public Utilities minister Marvin Gonzales yesterday slammed his successor, Barry Padarath, over the United National Congress (UNC) Government’s decision to scrap the former People’s National Movement (PNM) administration’s Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) transformation plan.
This was the advice from the T&T Meteorological Service (TTMS) yesterday, as it issued a Yellow Level Adverse Weather Alert for T&T, which comes into effect at 6 pm today until 6 pm tomorrow.
Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Operations, Curt Simon, has ordered an audit into all police uniforms, vehicles and computers belonging to the T&T Police Service (TTPS).
The Government has decided to “restrain” Vybz Kartel from performing some songs deemed to be vulgar when he visits this country later this month for a concert. It is also considering instituting an age limit for those attending the event. The decision comes as the Jamaican dancehall artiste, real name, Adidja Palmer, said he had no issue with the restrictions being imposed on him in T&T.
Criminologist and former chairman of the Police Service Commission (PolSC) Prof Ramesh Deosaran says the Government has a responsibility to make clear its stance on the resumption of the death penalty.
T&T Unified Teachers’ Association (TTUTA) president Martin Lum Kin is concerned that the re-introduction of the laptop programme by the United National Congress-led Government could lead to misuse and what he called academic dishonesty.
Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo believes the Prime Minister has been pellucid on Government’s position on property tax refunds for those who have already paid.
Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Khadijah Ameen says she is introducing a significant change in the Government’s communication strategy regarding disaster preparedness and shelter alerts.
Coming off a deadly year of dengue fever outbreaks, Minister of Health Dr Lackram Bodoe has assured the public that all chemicals, equipment and machinery required for mosquito eradication are available.
A Carnival consultation in Scarborough on Thursday night brought a clear message that Tobago’s October Carnival needs better planning, stronger policies, and earlier execution.
The car parts proprietor was identified as Mario Maraj, 37, of Rodney Road, Orangefield Road, Carapichaima, while the second deceased, believed to be one of the suspects, remained unidentified up to yesterday.
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