Manning palances in Parliament on mystery church affair
The Prime Minister vigorously defends what he calls the Full Gospel Movement as he gives a comprehensive account of financial assistance and land grants doled out to religious bodies over the past 50 years. He, however, failed to say much about the female Rasputin.
Prime Minister Patrick Manning hit back hard at his detractors in [...]
Integrity Commission today?
Speculation is that President Max Richards may announce the names of the long-awaited Integrity Commission when he addresses both houses of Parliament at today’s ceremonial opening which begins at 10a.m. at the Red House.
The country has been without an Integrity Commission for almost one year: last February the entire Commission resigned after being [...]
Property bill debate in the Senate
The Government cannot find a friend to side with it on the controversial Property Bill inside and outside of Parliament.
The Government was warned tonight in the Senate that it risked losing the next General Election if the Property Tax became law.
The man making the prediction was university professor Independent Senator Dr Ramesh Deosaran [...]
Rowley blasts the Property Bill
The CEO of the NWRHA is sent on leave while the organisation is audited. Hart gets a new contract and Prime Ministerial defence.
Maverick People’s National Movement (PNM) MP Dr Keith Rowley launched a blistering attack on the Government in Parliament last night accusing it of trying to fool the people and renewed [...]
Property Tax showdown today
Heat inside and outside Parliament as debate on the controversial Property Tax begins. There has been a public outcry over the new legislation.
A massive demonstration is expected outside Parliament today as the Government begins debate on the highly controversial Property Tax.
The People’s Democracy, the National Joint Action Committee(NJAC)and the Opposition Congress of [...]
More smoke, less fire as Tobacco Bill passed
The Senate passed the controversial Tobacco Control Bill with amendments today.
The bill had originally made it an offence to sell single cigarettes from packets and also taking a puff in one’s home.
The bill which is aimed at discouraging smoking and which proposed harsh penalties was strongly criticised by the Opposition and some Independent [...]
Gopaul luck for UDECOTT
The Commission of Enquiry into the construction sector and UDECOTT has been validated after an “administrative error” was brought to the attention of the Senate by the Attorney General. UDECOTT, however, is not about to let Professor Uff off the hook.
.About 10 minutes past ten last night, all the fuss, in the Senate, was over [...]
Jeremie’s ferocious bouncer
Jeremie leaps to the defence of his Prime Minister. In the process, a judge is hammered in the sacred precincts of Parliament.
The Attorney General took the unprecedented step in parliament of not only attacking a court ruling but going as far as referring the judge in question to the Chief Justice, thereby, bringing into [...]
Will Ramjack support budget?
Of late, Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, Jack Warner and Gypsy Peters have been supporting Government legislation .Opposition eyes will be on them as the Budget Debate begins.
Will Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday punish listeners with a three hour monologue in response to a Budget Speech that lasted that long?
When he responds to the Finance Minister this [...]
Independent senators vote against Hazel’s bill
Michael Annisette and Gail Merhair support the Government. Other Independent senators voted “no”
The Government, certainly, did not have its way with the unpopular Municipal Corporations Amendment Bill. It had a bit of a fight on its hand before the bill was passed in the Senate late Wednesday night.
The majority of the Independent senators spoke [...]