With around 1,070 votes separating the winning candidate from the main challenger in the last general election, the constituency of Moruga/Tableland has become a fierce political war zone. The two major parties, the People’s National Movement (PNM) and United National Congress (UNC), have hit the ground running, flooding the area with campaigners and promises. On the frontlines, their foot soldiers battle for dominance— with allegations of tearing down banners, ripping flags, and clashing on social media.
The Trinidad and Tobago National Nursing Association is elated that it was able to negotiate on behalf of nurses, which it believes swayed the hand of Prime Minister Stuart Young to ensure they receive a much-needed rise in salaries.
A Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) will arrive in this country next Tuesday (April 22), as they have been deployed to observe the April 28 General Election.
People’s National Movement Political Leader Dr Keith Rowley has lambasted both former PNM attorney general John Jeremie and fired Strategic Services Agency (SSA) director Roger Best for supporting the UNC.
Prime Minister Stuart Young has raised concern about the suspected alignment of opposing party supporters with criminals in an effort to advance their cause in the upcoming General Election.
Outgoing Tabaquite MP Anita Haynes-Alleyne says she is still a United National Congress (UNC) member and has not decided if to continue her affiliation with the party.
Less than two weeks before the April 28 General Election, the incumbent People’s National Movement (PNM) has unveiled its manifesto, promising “a bold, new chapter” of national transformation if the party is re-elected into government.
The Trinidad and Tobago Postal Workers Union (TTPWU) has raised serious alarm over the treatment of TTPost workers, warning that systemic understaffing and operational strain could jeopardise the timely delivery of poll cards to thousands of citizens ahead of the April 28 General Election.
The United National Congress (UNC) is promising to implement a comprehensive framework to regulate large-scale cultivation, agro-processing, and export of cannabis, which the party says is essential to unlocking the industry’s full economic potential.
The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) has dismissed calls by the United National Congress (UNC) to remove its returning officer for San Fernando East.
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has confirmed that the workers seen on a social media video removing a United National Congress candidate’s banner from a light pole in the Tableland/Moruga constituency were acting on behalf of the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC).
Tobago People’s Party (TPP) candidate for Tobago West Joel Marcus Sampson says if elected to Parliament, he will continue the work he started under the Tobago House of Assembly—especially in youth development, sports, and community empowerment.
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