 In a statement on Friday (20th August 2021), Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said that Prime Minister Keith Rowley’s move to extend the State of Emergency (SoE) for a further three (3) months reveals “his bankruptcy of ideas in dealing with the Pandemic.” She added, “The Government keeps insisting they are ‘following the science,’ yet Rowley’s misguided policies appear to be driven by his desire to be a dictator rather than scientific data.” Mrs. Persad-Bissessar noted that “it is clear to everyone” that objectives of the State of Emergency “have not been realized,” as cases and the death toll from COVID-19 continue to climb. “The SoE has only succeeded in one thing; destroying thousands of jobs by closing down thousands of small and medium sized businesses.” She further said, “Rowley must understand that lives and livelihoods are one and the same” and questioned, “If the SoE is not saving lives or livelihoods, in whose interest is Rowley acting by further extending these harsh measures?” The Opposition Leader then pointed out that there is “no justification for continuing to curtail people’s rights while destroying their livelihoods.” In concluding her statement, Mrs. Persad-Bissessar said, “By extending the SoE, Rowley and the PNM continue to display their craven lust for power without accountability. I call on the Government to abandon this draconian measure and instead focus their efforts on restarting the economy and getting citizens vaccinated.” This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates.
 Opposition Leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, received her first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine this afternoon (Thursday 12th August 2021) at the Divali Nagar site in Chaguanas. Mrs. Persad-Bissessar’s shot was administered by Dr. Reshma Sonia Maharaj. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates.
 Opposition Leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has said that the Government’s continued harsh restrictions are not working, and the time has come for new approaches to the fight against the virus. In a statement released on Tuesday (3rd August 2021), Mrs. Persad-Bissessar said, “There is no scientific data that supports this draconian lockdown. Instead, Rowley continues to use rhetoric rather than reality to blunder his way through this COVID-19 crisis.” She continued, “Week after week, Rowley has kept the population constrained and holding on to any glimmer of hope of positive change, only to keep restrictions in place as households suffer, and businesses are forced to close their doors for good.” The Opposition Leader notes that it is “alarming” that the Government’s plan to ‘Vaccinate to Operate’ is now morphing into ‘Vaccinate or else stay locked down.’ She said, “This is yet another indication of Rowley’s dictatorial tendencies, which must be rejected.” She is calling on the Government to end this “draconian lockdown so that people can get back to earning incomes and generating revenue.” See the Opposition Leader’s full statement below: Opposition Leader: Time to end draconian lockdown measures which clearly aren’t working  The United National Congress (UNC) Councillor for Cumuto/Tamana, Anil Maharaj, has announced to the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation at its monthly finance meeting that he has tendered his resignation as the Chairman of the Finance, Planning and Allocation of Resources Committee with immediate effect, in light of the recent allegations made against him. Councillor Maharaj, who was charged with misbehaviour in public office last week, said he intends to vindicate his name and reputation. He was charged on Thursday night (15th July 2021) with one (1) count of misbehaviour in public office. Maharaj was arrested on Thursday by a team of Officers from the Anti-Corruption Investigations Bureau (ACIB). According to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), the arrest followed a meeting between Officers of the ACIB and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard SC, who gave advice to charge Maharaj with one (1) count of misbehaviour in public office. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates. [Source: TTT Live Online]
“It is extremely alarming to learn the news that the Rowley Government is officially banning private media houses from covering certain events, allowing access to only State-run media house Trinidad and Tobago Television (TTT).” These are the words of Opposition Leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, in a statement released on Tuesday (20th July 2021).
The Opposition Leader was addressing reports that only TTT was given the opportunity to cover a repatriation exercise on Saturday (17th July 2021). At this event, it is alleged that Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister - Communications, Symon de Nobriga, made a comment to reporter Kejan Haynes of ‘News At 7’ that TTT has been given a leg-up on the competition so that it has a fighting chance. Both issues were later confirmed (TTT alone was given access and the Minister did in fact made the comment) by Minister de Nobriga himself in the form of a Media Release issued on Tuesday (see lower down).
Mrs. Persad-Bissessar went on to say in her statement, “Let me be clear - this policy is tantamount to State censorship of our independent media. And it is yet another glaring red flag that this PNM Government views itself as a dictatorial regime that is above the rule of law and doesn’t need to answer to the public.”
She said by implementing this “draconian measure,” the PNM has “broken public trust in the information the State disseminates” and called on all citizens to “stand up for our democracy and demand the Rowley regime immediately end this grotesque attempt to silence our media.” See her full statement below, followed by the Media Release from Minister de Nobriga: I STRONGLY CONDEMN THE PNM's CENSORSHIP OF PRIVATE MEDIA HOUSES
Below is the Media Release from Minister de Nobriga:
July 20, 2021
This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates.
 Anil Maharaj, a Councillor at the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation, was charged last night (Thursday 15th July 2021) with one (1) count of misbehaviour in public office. Maharaj, the United National Congress (UNC) Councillor for Cumuto/Tamana, was arrested on Thursday by a team of Officers from the Anti-Corruption Investigations Bureau (ACIB).
According to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), the arrest followed a meeting between Officers of the ACIB and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard SC, who gave advice to charge Maharaj with one (1) count of misbehaviour in public office. The Police Officers investigated a report that between 1st January and 30th June 2021, Maharaj demanded the sum of $15,000 from a contractor at the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation. Maharaj is the Chairman of the Finance Committee at the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation. He is expected to appear virtually before a Port-of-Spain Magistrate today (Friday 16th July 2021). |
AboutYouthere1 is a website focused on providing useful information, breaking news, entertainment & online shopping. Founded in 2005 and based in Trinidad & Tobago. Read more about us here.
ShopYouTubeTechContactCategories
All
|
RSS Feed
