Referring to the Penal Debe Regional Corporation (PDRC) as the UNC's fortress, Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal was confident that candidates from other political parties did not stand a chance in any of its ten electoral districts.
Opposition speakers dominated the San Fernando leg of the Regulated Industries Commission (RIC) consultation on Saturday afternoon, with a recurring appeal not to impose the proposed electricity rate increase. The call was supported by representatives from the OWTU Ozzie Warwick and Movement for Social Justice political leader David Abdulah as well as by Rhondall Feeles
THE UNC is urging the Prime Minister not to consider attempting to become president of this country in 2023, saying political leaders should stick to the Parliament. A new president is set to be elected in January as President's Paula-Mae Weekes's five-year term comes to an end. In a notice in the TT Gazette dated
Several communities in Penal and Debe were cut off by rising flood waters on Thursday, leaving residents scrambling as they attempted to salvage their belongings.
Flood water rose as much as four feet in many areas. The South Oropouche River toppl