Contact Information
Port-of-Spain,
Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
- 20 July, 2025
2023

T&T’S JOBLESS RATE SHAM
- By Ken Ali
- . October 23, 2023
Imbert bragging about low joblessness is an indication of how out of touch the authorities are with the harsh realities on the ground.

T&T DOWN THE IMF ROAD
- By Ken Ali
- . October 23, 2023
THE Government has been implementing advice from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) despite a high-voltage denial from Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley.

CARIBBEAN PASSPORT-FOR-SALE SCHEME EXPOSED
- By Ken Ali
- . October 23, 2023
The EU found that Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis and Dominica have collectively sold 88,000 citizenship passports in recent years.

FIRE SERVICES CRISIS CONTINUES
- By Ken Ali
- . October 23, 2023
The Mayaro and Penal stations are still to be outfitted, and there are shortages of appliances and other fire-fighting essentials throughout the system, according to Leo Ramkissoon, head of the Fire Service Officers Association.

POVERTY AND THE ELECTRICITY RATE INCREASE
- By Ken Ali
- . October 23, 2023
The electricity rate increase would add to the financial misery of the 38 per cent of citizens, who, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), exist in “multidimensional poverty.”

ROWLEY DID NOT MAKE THE DRAGON DANCE
- By Ken Ali
- . October 23, 2023
THE latest stage of the Dragon gas deal again shows that Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley’s bark is worse than his bite.
Despite much talk from Rowley and fellow Caricom leaders, they played no role in resolving the Venezuelan political crisis that led to monetising the Dragon field.

DOES ROWLEY HAVE HUBRIS SYNDROME?
- By Ken Ali
- . October 23, 2023
Rowley’s leadership of T&T has been demarked by his unwillingness to accept censure and critical analysis, his combustible manner and his snobbish style.

ROWLEY STANDS HIS GROUND ON ANTI-CRIME LAW
- By Ken Ali
- . October 17, 2023
THE Government is not interested in discussing the Opposition-proposed Stand Your Ground laws.
That is clear from the latest letter from Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley to Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar on impending crime talks.
Ms. Persad-Bissessar has been advancing such laws because, as she stated during the Budget debate: “If the Government cannot protect the people, it should give the people the laws and means to protect themselves.”

WHO BUILT $M HDC HOUSES ON SAND?
- By Ken Ali
- . October 17, 2023
There may be a rough analogy to the construction of a large Housing Development Corporation (HDC) project at Old Arima Road, D’Abadie on a weak foundation.
An exhaustive report by the engineering firm CEP Ltd. uncovered several structural weaknesses, including unsuitable soil, construction cracks, a high water table, and other significant irregularities.

ROWLEY TAKES A CHILL PILL
- By Ken Ali
- . October 17, 2023
THE public apology over crime by National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds is part of an attempt by the Government’s top brass to create a humble outlook ahead of the crucial general election.