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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.

WHEN STUART YOUNG EVALUATED $B SHIP BIDS

GOVERNMENT Minister Stuart Young, who has no training or experience in maritime matters, headed an official committee that evaluated bids for two vessels worth some $1 billion.

OWTU STILL IN PETROTRIN MIX

OILFIELDS Workers’ Trade Union’s (OWTU) subsidiary Patriotic Energies still has a major stake in the reopened Petrotrin refinery.

Even after being booted out from possibly buying or leasing the Pointe-a-Pierre facility, Patriotic is well placed to be a crucial provider of labour, logistics and other supplies.

$36.6 M SPENT ON PETROTRIN SINCE SHUTDOWN

TAXPAYERS have spent $36.6 million in under six years to preserve the Pointe-a-Pierre refinery.

It is costing $500,000 a month to keep the mothballed plant intact.

PNM INVADES UNC’S HEARTLAND

IN a stunning political manoeuvre, Acting Prime Minister Stuart Young has entered the heartland and religious frontier of the United National Congress (UNC).