Following the ‘No Confidence’ motion filed against National Security Minister Stuart Young by Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Wednesday (13th January 2021), the United National Congress (UNC) has more to say about Minister Young. A statement released by UNC Public Relations Officer, Dr. Kirk Meighoo, states that, "In his desperation to hide his possible misconduct, Minister Young evades the questions posed by Mrs. Persad-Bissessar by referring to legally locked down borders. The country needs to know, what law empowers him – and only him – to grant exemptions which thousands of our citizens stranded abroad have been begging for, and which he has been awarding with such blatant discrimination." The statement went on to call Minister Young’s response to the ‘No Confidence’ motion as “juvenile” and “childish” and that it “confirms both his incompetence, dangerousness and why this Motion of No-Confidence brought by Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is absolutely needed.“ Read the UNC’s full statement below: STUART YOUNG MUST STOP TRYING TO DISTRACT US FROM HIS INCOMPETENCE
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A motion of ‘No Confidence’ has been filed in the House of Representatives today (Wednesday 13th January 2021) by the Leader of the Opposition, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, against Minister of National Security, Stuart Young. In filing the motion, Persad-Bissessar said, “WHEREAS the Minister of National Security has unequivocally demonstrated his inability to competently execute his duties: BE IT RESOLVED that this House express its lack of confidence in the Minister of National Security." She stated that since his appointment as Minister of National Security, “Minister Young has been responsible for one disaster after another. These include the chaotic and poorly conceived migrant registration policy, the rapid deterioration of security of our national borders, and the secret award of private security contracts.” According to Persad-Bissessar, the necessity of this motion is “underscored by the draconian and authoritarian decision to keep our borders closed to citizens, leaving tens of thousands of nationals stranded abroad and making Trinidad and Tobago the only nation in the entire world where nationals require an exemption directly from a Government Minister to return home.” While the motion is expected to be defeated in Parliament as the People's National Movement (PNM) commands the majority of seats (22 versus the Opposition's 19), it will open the floor for all nineteen (19) Opposition MP's to heavily chastise Minister Young in the House of Representatives and outline his failures. "A full case will be presented in the Parliament outlining every detail and every instance where he has placed the security and reputation of our nation at risk," said the Opposition Leader. See her full statement on the motion below: OPPOSITION FILES MOTION OF NO CONFIDENCE IN MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY, STUART YOUNG This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates.
Following the internal elections of the United National Congress (UNC) yesterday (Sunday 6th December 2020), incumbent leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has declared victory over her rival, Vasant Bharath, who has conceded defeat. In a brief statement on her Facebook Page early this morning, Persad-Bissessar said the following: The Star Team last night claimed victory in the UNC’s internal polls, there was a clear trend that the Star slate was going to win when the official results came in. Even though yesterday’s internal elections proceeded smoothly overall, there were some reported irregularities, including a fake UNC letter being circulated which stated that an alliance has been formed between Persad-Bissessar and her opponent, Vasant Bharath. Persad-Bissessar was quick to address the fake UNC letter yesterday in a post on her Facebook Page: STATEMENT ON FAKE UNC LETTER Below is the concession speech by Vasant Bharath following his defeat in yesterday’s internal elections: Members of United National Congress have voted in the National Executive election, and the Lotus Team accepts their decision. [Source]
The Associated Press (AP) has declared Joe Biden will be the 46th President of the United States after winning Pennsylvania and crossing the required 270 electoral votes. Mr. Biden, who is 77-years-old, and his campaign, focused on tackling the Coronavirus Pandemic and pledged to unite a deeply divided nation that voted in record numbers on each side. Hours after polls closed on election night, President Trump prematurely declared victory and threatened to go to the Supreme Court. As of Saturday morning (7th November 2020), Mr. Trump, however, has still not conceded the race. His campaign has filed lawsuits to contest the vote-counting process in several States, though it remains unclear whether any, if successful, would meaningfully change a State’s results. Mr. Trump’s campaign has requested a recount in Wisconsin. Mr. Biden won Michigan and Wisconsin, which voted last time for Mr. Trump, as well as several States previously won by Hillary Clinton in 2016 - paving his way to victory. Senator Kamala Harris of California will become the first woman ever elected as Vice President of the United States. She was the first Black woman and first of Indian descent nominated on a major party’s ticket, and would be the highest-ranking woman ever in the Presidential line of succession. The AP’s tally of votes remains preliminary until certified by individual States. The Electoral College votes in December, and the final results are announced in Congress in January. A Biden administration faces major challenges in the White House, from containing the Coronavirus Pandemic that is setting new records for daily infections, to restoring a struggling economy. While final results are still being tallied, Mr. Biden also faces a potentially divided Government in Washington that could challenge his ability to enact some of his ambitious plans around taxes, healthcare and the environment. As of Friday evening (6th November 2020), Mr. Biden had won a record of 74.2 Million votes across the nation, according to the AP tally. In a sign of the country’s deep divide, Mr. Trump’s popular-vote count, 70.2 Million, was the second-highest ever received by a Presidential candidate, exceeding the previous record of 69.5 Million held by former President Barack Obama in the 2008 election. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates. [Source]
Donald Trump declared victory in multiple key battleground States early Wednesday morning (4th November 2020) and went on to declare an overall victory, saying, "As far as I'm concerned, we already have won it." Trump’s claim to victory comes as many States have yet to be declared.
The current U.S President, speaking from the East Room of the White House, alongside First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence, thanked his supporters and touted "record" turnout for the Election. "I want to thank the American people for their tremendous support. Millions and millions of people voted for us tonight and a very sad group of people is trying to disenfranchise that group of people and we will not stand for it," Trump said. "We won't stand for it." Trump hinted the White House would push the Supreme Court to rule over disputed ballots.
Meanwhile, Joe Biden's Campaign Manager, Jen O'Malley Dillon, said in a statement that Trump "does not decide the outcome of this election. Joe Biden does not decide the outcome of this election. The American people decide the outcome of this election. And the democratic process must and will continue until its conclusion."
Biden, speaking earlier in Wilmington, Delaware, said just after Midnight that he was "on track to win this Election." "Be patient," Biden told supporters. "It ain't over until every vote is counted—every ballot is counted." He added: "But we're feeling good, we're feeling good about where we are." Biden thanked supporters for their "patience," and urged them to "keep the faith, guys." "We're gonna win this," Biden said.
Trump was able to declare victory late Tuesday in battleground states of Florida, Ohio, and Iowa, and was able to clinch a big electoral win in traditionally red Texas, among other States, according to projections by Fox News. However, a number of key battleground States, including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia and North Carolina, were too close to call.
"We won States we weren't expecting to win," Trump said. "Florida, we didn't win it, we won it by a lot." "We won the great State of Ohio, we won Texas…It is also clear that we have won Georgia," Trump said, despite that race not yet being called. "They're never gonna catch us. They can't catch us." The President said the same of North Carolina, saying he has "clearly won," and again, that "they can't catch us," despite that race, too, not yet being called. As for the race in Arizona, Fox News called it for his rival, Joe Biden. Trump’s Campaign, and the Governor of Arizona, argued that some Election Day votes still needed to be counted. "Arizona, we have a lot of life in that," Trump said. "Somebody declared victory, and maybe it will be, but certainly there were a lot of votes out there that we could get. We're now just getting into Trump territory and that could be overturned." Trump also said he was "winning" in Pennsylvania "by a tremendous amount of votes," despite votes still being counted there also. Speaking on the unprecedented scale of mail-in voting amid the Coronavirus Pandemic, Trump said, "This is a fraud on the American public. This is an embarrassment on our country." Trump added that he predicted a legal battle, and said he has "been saying this since the day I heard there would be tens of millions of ballots sent." "We were getting ready to win the Election, frankly, we did win this Election," Trump said, adding that he wanted to "ensure the integrity" of the vote, and ensure the law is "used in a proper manner." "We'll be going to the U.S Supreme Court," Trump said. "We want all voting to stop. We don't want them to find any ballots at 4:00 in the morning and add them to the list." He added: "It's a very sad moment. To me, this is a very sad moment, and we will win this."
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Following the recent announcement by Finance Minister, Colm Imbert, that all taxes will be removed from laptops and tablets, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is calling on Government to go a step further and completely scrap the online tax. She also wants the “reinstatement of a laptop programme for those who still may not be able to afford it.” In a statement on her Facebook Page yesterday (Sunday 6th September 2020), Persad-Bissessar noted, “We suggested in our National Economic Transformation Plan the complete permanent removal of the online tax and with the new normal with COVID-19, I am sure the Government sees the applicability of this and the annoyance the online tax has been to the public.” The online tax of 7% was levied on online purchases of goods and services since 2016 and at the time of its introduction, the Government said the tax was intended to help manage the increase in foreign exchange outflows from online purchases, reduce revenue leakage and assist local manufacturers and service companies to compete with overseas retailers. The Government had further noted the tax was not a new concept and there were well-established precedent for a tax of this nature in countries such as the U.S, U.K and New Zealand. See the full statement below by the Opposition Leader: On the Removal of Taxes on Computers and other IT Devices. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates.
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