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'Don't blame the past'
Posted: Monday, August 31, 2026

'Don't blame the past'
Kamla: T&T was very prosperous in 1962

PM: Stop blaming colonial past for T&T's problems
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Trinidad and Tobago must take responsibility for its post-Independence failures instead of continuing to blame its colonial past.

T&T SHOULD BE BETTER OFF
PM says country has regressed since independence, but historian rejects comparison to Singapore and other higher income countries

PM urges T&T to confront its post-Independence record
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has made a call for Trinidad and Tobago to take responsibility for its post-independence decisions, saying the country must stop blaming its ongoing problems on its colonial past.

Kangaloo Independence Day Message, “too many families are grieving”

Kangaloo: Independence must mean freedom from fear
As Trinidad and Tobago marks 64 years of independence today, President Christine Kangaloo is calling for citizens to have the freedom to live without fear while confronting the country's ongoing crime and violence crisis.

Relative: Senseless killing
Mother of four slain...

Beckles: 'Discipline' must be reflected in governance

IT'S SO GRUESOME
91-year-old former senior woman cop on crime today:

Pathway to Independence
The midnight hour that signalled T&T's independence has been recounted countless times. But the road to that historic moment was paved long before the clock struck twelve, shaped by a relentless series of meetings, meticulous planning and commitment.

Manning skips PNM independence event as Beckles urges unity
San Fernando East MP Brian Manning stayed away from the People's National Movement (PNM) pre-independence event at Port-of-Spain City Hall yesterday, as political leader Pennelope Beckles used the occasion to stress the need for unity, respect and discipline within the party.

Dr Harris: Why independent T&T needs a common national story

PBR open to light motor vehicles for Independence Day

Judge clarifies criteria for Police Service Commission appointments
Delivering a judgment, High Court Judge Robin Mohammed resolved a legal dispute over the issue which arose when two persons were appointed to the commission in 2013.

The health we didn't bargain for
64 years on...



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