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Politics

PROCUREMENT BOSS HAS GOODS ON CORRUPT POLITICIANS
- By Ken Ali
- . December 9, 2022
PROCUREMENT Regulator Moonilal Lalchan has the goods on certain corrupt politicians. But it is unlikely that Lalchan would be able to move against the lawbreakers since the relevant law has not been fully proclaimed and he is racing against time.

Why Karen never stood a chance, and…
- By Ken Ali
- . December 7, 2022
Karen Nunez-Tesheira, the main leadership challenger, had little pre-election activity and virtually no polling day machinery. In a David versus Goliath fight, Ms. Nunez-Tesheira was operating on a shoestring budget, with minimal media attention, and without an eye-catching supporting cast.

TALE OF TWO LEADERS – MIA AND M.I.A.
- By Ken Ali
- . December 2, 2022
The charismatic Barbadian leader delivered a broadside against developed countries on the urgent issue of climate change. In contrast, when Trinidad and Tobago was recently hit with heavy rains, possibly caused by climate change, Ms. Mottley’s Caricom colleague Dr. Keith Rowley had virtually no presence.

BALISIER HOUSE AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
- By Ken Ali
- . December 1, 2022
THE sprawling remodelled Balisier House is a fitting headquarters of one of the region’s oldest political parties. From a debt-ridden political party, PNM could now afford a contemporary multi-level building that is as attractive as any other urban structure.

More oppression of the masses…
- By Ken Ali
- . November 30, 2022
DO you see a link between the shocking expose at the Paria probe and the gross neglect of flood victims? It is instructive that when the powers-that-be finally responded, it was to send in showman Faris Al Rawi and his bumbling sidekick Rohan Sinanan.

DOTISHNESS ON TOP OF INCOMPETENCE
- By Ken Ali
- . November 30, 2022
In the midst of the great floods of 2022, there was clearly no monitoring and situational awareness, so the authorities were unprepared for the silt-ridden Caroni River breaking its bank. And when Rohan Sinanan made a roadway available to harassed commuters, it was the Priority Bus Route, which runs along the eastern corridor and, therefore, provides no relief to stranded southern commuters.

We need Bajan boss for our poverty crisis
- By Ken Ali
- . November 17, 2022
I AM confident that if Mia Mottley ran this town, commercial banks would not be pulling down billion-dollar profits while a majority of nationals live under the poverty line.

ROWLEY IN THIS HALF-MADE SOCIETY
- By Ken Ali
- . November 14, 2022
IN 1971, when the political opposition senselessly boycotted the general election, Prime Minister Dr. Eric Williams fielded a pick-up side in rural constituencies.

CALL IT ‘MR. BAIGAN’
- By Ken Ali
- . November 11, 2022
BAIGAN – eggplant to my urban friends – is now going at $20 for a single pound, the equivalent of half of a URP worker’s daily wage. Just the other day, baigan was being retailed at $10, which is also big money for the hundreds of thousands who, according to a Central Bank study, are under the poverty threshold.

RHODA BHARATH WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY
- By Ken Ali
- . November 11, 2022
RHODA Bharath, the $30,000-a-month government propagandist, reminds me of a Donna Summer disco classic “She Works Hard for the Money.” Ms. Bharath, you see, is not only a witness to high-stakes leadership shenanigans in the ruling People’s National Movement, but she may also be a key protagonist with an insight into how the wind is blowing.