Bhoe: Time for greater regional integration

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Noting that the world is vastly changing, Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development, Bhoendradatt Tewarie, has called for greater regional integration. Speaking with reporters after the launch of the National Spatial Development Strategy Workshop on Wednesday at the ...
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T&T trade team off to Canada

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - As the Prime Minister begins the first full day of her official four-day visit to Canada today, a trade and investment mission facilitated by InvesTT and ExporTT will conduct a concurrent session from tomorrow. “From April 25-27, a delegation of Trinidad and Tobago se...
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Worrying signal from Mr Williams

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - t is rather worrisome that acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams should have chosen to fulsomely praise fired national security minister Jack Warner. “He has been an exceptional minister, and I want to put that on record,” Mr Williams told the media last M...
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Act 1 of political play

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - If Fifa’s President Sepp Blatter carries out his stated intention to have the Jack Warner matter sent before a compelling international tribunal, the former Fifa vice president will have his day in court with his “silk” to argue for and demonstrate his inn...
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‘No backlash from Jack’

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday that she does not expect any backlash from her former top Government Minister, Jack Warner. In fact, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that Warner will continue to toe the party and Government line and do the right ...
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‘Bring Jack Back’ group formed

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Disbelief, hurt, disappointment and sadness gave way to determination yesterday as hundreds of people from the constituency of Chaguanas West came together to form a lobby group called “Bring Jack Back.” Led by chairman of the La Paille/Caroni party group, Indal...
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Post-Jack, Partnership future hangs in balance

balance PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - APRIL 21, 2013 counted as the first day in the rest of the life of the People’s Partnership, born exactly three years before in Fyzabad. Headlines yesterday reported the departure of Jack Warner, maybe the most fearsome of the political heavyweights in the Par...
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MP stays with UNC, gives up chair

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - “Don’t cry for Jack Warner, you haven’t seen Jack Warner yet.” That was the message to supporters yesterday from Jack Warner who has resigned as national security minister and chairman of the United National Congress (UNC). Warner met executive membe...
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Resignation long overdue

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Commerce said yesterday it was “pleased” with the resignation of Jack Warner as National Security Minister as it was long overdue. The organisation, however, lamented a continued lack of transparency in the Government. The Cham...
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Jack Warner’s humiliating end

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - After Friday’s revelations at Fifa, enumerated in a damning report prepared by Sir David Simmons and released to the public, it was just a matter of time before the People’s Partnership Government and Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar would have had to make ...
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