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The following is a press release by the Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute in response to the Government’s suspension of Opposition Leader and Diego Martin West MP, Dr Keith Rowley: On Wednesday 6 May 2015, The House of Representatives approved a motion to suspend the Leader of the Opposition for the remainder of the …

The Integrity Commission has denied any suggestion that it has completed its investigation into “Emailgate”, despite the People’s Partnership Government’s suspension of Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley from Parliament yesterday. Leader of Government Business Dr Roodal Moonilal moved a motion of censure against Rowley for supposedly bringing false information to …

The following is a press release by the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) to mark World Press Freedom Day: On World Press Freedom Day 2015, MATT pays tribute to all the champions of press freedom and freedom of expression in Trinidad and Tobago and the region. We acknowledge …

Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) party organiser Akins Vidale makes a case for the Trade Union Movement (TUM) to be seen as a viable political third party: The pats on the back have been too many to count since the 2013 Local Government National Debate. However, on too many occasions, …

The following correspondence was emailed to the media today by Minister of Food Production Devant Maharaj and former Attorney Generals Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj SC and John Jeremie SC in relation to the $408 million spent on legal fees by recently departed People’s Partnership Attorney General Anand Ramlogan: When the PNM …

HL MENCKEN suggests that “under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule—and both commonly succeed, and are right.” I could find no quote more discomforting in its truth about the situation here in Trinidad and Tobago. There …

There is a local video making the rounds that has me quite disturbed. The video appears to have been shot on Ariapita Avenue, Woodbrook in the wee hours of morning on Sunday March 29. (Click HERE to view video). It starts with an irate female violently venting her frustrations on …

Budding author Raheema Sayyid-Andrews shares another powerful love story with Wired868:  “I missed you,” he says. She has just stepped through the door and he meets her at the threshold and wraps his arms around her. Her face finds its place between his neck and shoulder and she breathes in his …

Transparency International defines corruption as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. This is a modern definition designed to reflect the multifarious facets of abuse of power. This line of reasoning is premised upon the idea that public official are trustees of the public good in respect of the powers …

Fixin’ T&T asks the T&T Chamber, AMCHAM, TTMA and DOMA to support the local police via an open letter: Dear Sir/Madam, FIXIN’ T&T both sympathises and empathises with members of the public who were inconvenienced yesterday; the lessons not taught to and exams not written by our nation’s children, the …

Budding author Raheema Sayyid-Andrews shares an enduring love with Wired868: When she was eleven, she fell in love. There were no fireworks or lightning bolts but it was intense, life-altering… and forever. It was the first time she read a romance novel. It was written by Barbara Cartland, set in the …

Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to save money and avoid grief by taking better care of your vehicle? Here are some tips from Toyota to make that possible: Check your tyre pressure: It not only keeps you safe on the road, it also conserves fuel. Your vehicle’s recommended …