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Finance Bill Before Committee Stage
Posted: Friday, June 12, 2026
Finance Bill Before Committee Stage OF Parliament
Parliament was told recently the money was needed amid government's decision to increase the wages of 62,000 public servants.
Proposed increases for various ministeries and agencies have been requested.
Kareem stands by his statements: 'They wicked, evil and racist'
Laventille West MP Kareem Marcelle is standing by remarks he made at a political meeting on Thursday night that sparked a social media backlash, insisting his comments were directed at the United National Congress (UNC) and not at any ethnic group.
Scrap iron dealers call for ban, centralised control to tackle copper theft
In 2022, the then government banned the export of copper, except for specific manufacturers whose waste product included copper. The local sale of copper to scrap iron dealerships was also banned. That ban was later lifted, following a rise in vandalism at public utilities and infrastructure.
Misplaced blame will not protect our children
A 12-year-old child was murdered. Imagine how scared she must have been and the horrible ordeal she went through. Imagine the guilt of her grandfather, who put her in a taxi to travel just five minutes to her home, only for her not to arrive safely. Now imagine blaming him for what happened. It is really sad that, in the middle of all this horror, much of the public conversation has turned to blaming her grandfather.
The loneliest epidemic
Stolen sacred vessels returned with $100 and a note
Followed to his home, and murdered
Minutes after returning home, a South Oropouche man was shot and killed on Thursday night.
Father, stepson electrocuted while fleeing Balandra home
A father and his stepson were hospitalised after they were electrocuted while fleeing their home during an apparent electrical incident in Rampanalgas Village, Balandra, early Thursday morning.
WPC reports $57,000 in Gucci jewels stolen from police station
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