News
Kambon: Don’t make us work on Emancipation Day
IT is unconscionable to ask Afro-Trinidadians to work on Emancipation Day, says chairman of the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT), Khafra Kambon. Read more here…
‘My dad’s death taught me life is short and brutal’
THE eldest daughter of Orange Valley fisherman Anand Rampersad, who was killed following an attack in the Gulf of Paria by pirates a week ago, said her father’s murder has taught her that life in Trinidad and Tobago is “short and brutal” and the best way to combat that is with family, prayer and a good laugh. Read more here…
Political
PM accuses Law Association of political bias
The issues surrounding Chief Justice Ivor Archie continued to be in focus Sunday, as Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley questioned the Law Association’s political affiliations and said it seemed as though the body had a problem with the CJ’s lifestyle.
Speaking at the installation of a new People’s National Movement Diego Martin West Constituency executive Sunday, Rowley said the main basis for rejecting the call by the Law Association to invoke Section 37 of the Constitution to trigger a tribunal to investigate the Chief Justice is a lack of evidence. Read more here…
Rowley says Judiciary has sympathy for criminals
With just three days to go before a special sitting of Parliament to debate the Bail Amendment bill, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is levelling criticism in the direction of the Judiciary and the opposition United National Congress. Read more here…
Chaguanas residents reluctant to go to polls for local elections
Burgesses of Chaguanas are reluctant to go to the polls for the Local Government elections, saying they are fed up of the constant lack of representation, lies and lip service by their councillors. Read more here…
Business
NCBFG flat, WCO advances
This week, we review National Commercial Bank Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) for the nine months ended June 30, 2019, and West Indian Tobacco Company Ltd (WCO) for the half-year ended June 30, 2019. While NCBFG reported relatively muted performance, improved manufacturing efficiency and product innovation would have driven WCO’s performance higher. Read more here…
Regional
Prime minister meets World Bank delegation
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, and Dawn Hastings, Minister of State, met with a high-level delegation from the World Bank Group on Monday last.
The World Bank Group, headed by Tahseen Sayed, Director for the Caribbean and Latin American region, reaffirmed its commitment to expand positive engagement with Guyana as the country heads to first oil. Read more here…
Phillips Promises To March Around Island To Expose Gov't Corruption
Speaking today on the final of a two-day NEC meeting held at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, Phillips spoke out strongly against the allegations of corruption, claiming over $14 billion has been filched from government coffers.
“It is particularly scandalous in the context where over 14 billion dollars has been pillaged from public resources because of the corrupt conduct of officials in the Government,” Phillips said today at the NEC meeting, although he did not give details on his calculation. Read more here…
International
Hong Kong protests: China condemns 'horrendous incidents'
A spokeswoman for China's top policy office on Hong Kong insisted that the territory's "top priority" was to "restore social order".
The comments marked a rare intervention by the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office [HKMAO]. The city has seen eight consecutive weekends of anti-government protests. Read more here…
Dan Coats: US intelligence chief leaves Trump administration
President Donald Trump tweeted Mr Coats would step down in mid-August and that he would nominate the Texan congressman John Ratcliffe to replace him. He said Mr Ratcliffe would lead and "inspire greatness for the country" he loved. Mr Coats and Mr Trump have often been at odds over Russia and North Korea. As director of national intelligence, it was Mr Coats' role to oversee all 17 US intelligence agencies, including the CIA and NSA. Read more here…
29th July 2019