Bill could prevent President from appointing PM
Friday, August 8, 2014Gail AlexanderAccusing the United National Congress of being self-serving and presenting legislation to prevent its imminent general election defeat, Rowley said the run-off poll cou
View ArticleRowley: Recipe for political instability
Friday, August 8, 2014Gail AlexanderOpposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley quotes from the House of Representatives’ Standing Orders booklet during yesterday’s press conference when he called on citizens to...
View ArticleAs dissenting reform bill voices grow, AG knocks Hodge
Saturday, August 9, 2014Dereck AchongAttorney General Anand Ramlogan has dismissed allegations by Constitution Reform Commission (CRC) member Dr Merle Hodge that the controversial runoff ballot...
View ArticleCOP defends Dr Hodge
Saturday, August 9, 2014Dr Merle HodgeAt a press conference yesterday, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan said it was a matter of public record that Hodge was a supporter of former COP leader Winston...
View ArticlePM still goes ahead
Saturday, August 9, 2014Gail AlexanderPrime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, left, chats with House Speaker Wade Mark and his wife Sushilla during her annual Eid-ul-Fitr dinner at the Diplomatic...
View ArticleGovt releases Reform Commission report
Saturday, August 9, 2014FLASHBACK...Former prime minister Basdeo Panday makes his contribution during one of the consultations on constitutional reform at Centre Pointe Mall, Chaguanas, in March 2013....
View ArticlePM: T&T cannot force Venezuela to release five
Saturday, August 9, 2014Rhondor DowlatMembers of the local muslim community collect their gifts following the Prime Minister’s Eid function at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s on Thursday night. PHOTO:...
View ArticleMarabella residents breathe easier
Saturday, August 9, 2014Life was closer to normal for many in Marabella as children played happily in the street yesterday, and residents relaxed outside their homes talking and laughing. The
View ArticleHRM to mull Privy Council action
Saturday, August 9, 2014Dereck AchongHighway Re-route Movement member, Vishal Boodhai, right, assists the movement's leader, Dr Wayne Kublalsingh, with his tie outside the Hall of Justice,...
View ArticlePS’s lawyer heads to court with Life Sport
Saturday, August 9, 2014Renuka SinghAttorney Peter Taylor holds up a document as he speaks on behalf of his client Ashwin Creed, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Sport, during a press conference...
View ArticleRamesh vows to stop reform bill
Saturday, August 9, 2014Radica SookrajFormer Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj says he has put on his “fighting clothes” and stands ready to stop the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2014, which he...
View ArticleSmall companies earn big $$ under Life Sport
Sunday, August 10, 2014Renuka SinghMissing documents from the Central Audit Unit (CAU) details an unchecked financial feeding frenzy under the now defunct Life Sport programme. One company, less than two
View ArticleFired Sportt board kept in the dark
Sunday, August 10, 2014Renuka SinghA new report, compiled by the disbanded board of directors at Sport Company of T&T, has revealed startling allegations against its former chief executive officer an
View ArticleAG: PNM ‘scare tactics’ on Constitution bill
Sunday, August 10, 2014Attorney General Anand Ramlogan yesterday described Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley’s late Friday night address on the proposed Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2014 as
View ArticlePrakash comfortable with runoff system
Sunday, August 10, 2014Charles Kong SooLegal Affairs Minister Prakash RamadharCongress of the People (COP) political leader and Legal Affairs Minister Prakash Ramadhar says he is comfortable with the...
View ArticleNew policy to ‘gag’ lawyers at AG’s office
Sunday, August 10, 2014Renuka SinghAttorney General Anand RamloganFormer solicitor general Eleanor Donaldson-Honeywell has left behind a policy that, if implemented, could effectively ban all legal...
View Article$60 million for school repairs
Sunday, August 10, 2014Radica SookrajContractors at Rousillac Hindu Primary School survey the area as Minister of Education Dr Tim Gopeesingh tours schools to check on their progress...
View ArticlePeter George: Blame Government for the Death of Horse Racing
Sunday, August 10, 2014Cleavon RaphaelPeter George. Photo: Roberto CodalloLocal horse racing is in its death throes, according to the president of the T&T Bookmakers Association Peter George....
View ArticleEMA completes report on December 17 oil spill
Sunday, August 10, 2014Renuka SinghThe Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has finally completed its report into the December 17 oil spill in the southern peninsula. The Sunday Guardian has learned
View ArticleTimeline of runoff provision
Monday, August 11, 2014March 2, 2013- Cabinet appoints a National Commission on Constitutional Reform to engage in public consultation on constitutional reform. 12 June 2013 - Legal Affairs Minister...
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