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PM CHANGES TUNE ON $M COST OVERRUNS

PRIME Minister Dr. Keith Rowley, who is playing down reports of a $431 million cost overrun on a public project, took a sharply opposing stand to a similar issue years ago.

GANGSTERS USING LARGER CALIBRE WEAPONS

GANGSTERS IN Trinidad and Tobago and other Caribbean countries are using larger calibre weapons, a new United States Security Council report has revealed.

DRAGON GAS IN DANGER

MARCO Rubio’s appointment as United States Secretary of State is likely to halt the much-anticipated Trinidad and Tobago-Venezuela natural gas exploration deal.

Rubio previously called for the United States to cut ties in the energy sector with the Venezuelan Government of dictator Nicolas Maduro.

PETROTRIN SALE STALLS FOR THIRD TIME

THE Rowley Government’s divestment of Petrotrin has stalled for the third time.

It is now increasingly difficult for a new lease-holder to crank up the Pointe-a-Pierre facility before next year’s general election.

ROWLEY’S TOBAGO SANDALS DEAL EXPOSED

PRIME Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne has managed to expose the exploitative business deal that Sandals Resorts was proposing for Tobago.

WHY PEOPLE REFUSING TO SERVE ON STATE BOARDS

PEOPLE are refusing to serve on State Boards, President Christine Kangaloo has said.

But the Head of State did not explain why nationals are declining to become directors in the public sector.

TOUGH TIMES FOR TRINIS FLEEING TO CANADA

PEOPLE seeking to escape the hard life in Trinidad and Tobago will now face a tough time becoming residents of Canada.

The longstanding popular destination for Trinidadians and Tobagonians has cut back on the number of immigrants it will welcome from 2025 to 2027.

ROWLEY’S URBAN MINDSET – AND THE TRAFFIC CRISIS

The Rowley Government has shown by words and action that it is heavily Port of Spain-centric, and this urban focus has been to the detriment of outlying districts.

Even as the city has fallen into decay and neglect, the Prime Minister speaks of its revitalisation, and being “potentially vibrant and full of economic opportunities in a bright future…”

GROWING PNM BACKLASH AGAINST YOUNG

GROWING backlash against Stuart Young is what prompted the cancellation of the November 17 People’s National Movement (PNM) convention and election.

OWTU GOES TO COURT ON PETROTRIN

THE Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) is expected to file legal action accusing the Keith Rowley Government of an absence of natural justice in the divestment of Petrotrin.