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TNT GOVERNMENT FILE LEGAL MOTION AGAINST DUKE’S THA APPOINTMENT AG files High Court motion over Duke’s THA appointment Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Faris Al-Rawi, has filed a motion in the High Court, a Construction Fixed Date Claim Form, seeking an interpretation of section 16(8) of the Tobago House of Assembly Act Chapter 25:03. This comes following the appointment of […More]

BARBADOS PLANS TO GIVE FREE MONEY TO ITS CITIZENS First, Barbados said goodbye to the Queen and dubbed Rihanna a ‘national hero.’ Now, it wants to give money to its citizens forever. The Barbados government proposed giving its citizens universal basic income.  It’s unclear how much the UBI would be, but Barbados’ reverse-tax-credit grant is $644 a year. In the […More]

EBC: PDP wins 14 of 15 seats, recounts requested for two districts he Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) says it has received two official requests for recounts in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) elections held on Monday. The requests have been made by the People’s National Movement (PNM) in the electoral district of Buccoo/Mt Pleasant and by the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) […More]

New Assembly sworn in: Farley is Chief Sec, Duke named Deputy Deputy Political Leader of the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) Farley Chavez Augustine has been sworn in as Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA). Augustine took the oath of office today as a new Assembly of 17 PDP members and two People’s National Movement (PNM) members was […More]

NEW BILL PASSED IN NY CITY COUNCIL GIVING NYC RESIDENTS RIGHTS TO VOTE City Council Passes Bill Allowing NYC Residents Who Are Not Citizens To Vote In City Elections Nearly a million New York City residents who could not vote in local elections due to their citizenship status may soon be able to. With a vote of 33 to 14, […More]

TOBAGO ENJOYS THE WINDS OF CHANGE Tobago opted for change, and the PDP has a clear mandate, says Rowley Prime Minister and Political Leader of the Peoples National Movement Dr Keith Rowley this morning issued a statement in response to the party’s embarrassing and complete defeat at the polls in Tobago on Monday. The following is his statement. Once again, […More]

HISTORY MADE IN 2021 TOBAGO ELECTION PDP declares historic victory in THA election Possible 15-0 victory if results maintain pattern The Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) have declared victory in the December 6, Tobago House of Assembly election. Preliminary results indicate that the PDP went away with a staggering nine out of a possible 15 seats. In fact, if election night […More]