Kamla Persad Bissessar

Until now, I've deliberately stepped clear of the hullabaloo over our Hon. Prime Minister's (PM's) statements regarding T&T's help to neighbours affected by the passing of Tropical Storm-cum-Hurricane Tomas.  Why?  Apart from being busy otherwise, the developing issue had all the symptoms of miscommunication: news reports containing edited statements from the Hon.

According to reports, PNM and Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley criticised the government's handling of the threat posed by Tropical Storm Tomas, describing it as an over-reaction.  Dr Rowley delivered the criticism during his feature address at the PNM's Women in Politics seminar at Balisier House on Sat 30 Oct 2010.  The stories may be found in the Trinidad Express,

The Trinidad Express broke the story on 08 Oct 2010 of a TT$47 million contract being awarded at the Airports Authority of T&T (AATT) despite there being no Board installed.  In response, two separate press releases were issued on the same day: one from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) - which

The Hon. Minister of Education and the Hon.

The local media will be filled with things about this election. The winners and losers will point at each other for some of the thuggery that took place, there will be plenty of rhetoric from both sides and there will be investigations - I'm sure - into corruption charges of the last regime. How do I know all of this? My friends, we've seen all of that before. It's the soap opera of regime change.