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Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
... that his family firm, Trinre, was being favoured for business by state firms. Chief Whip Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj had contended that the PM's "palace" was insured by Trinre. But Narace said Maharaj, as a former attorney general, should have known better. "If you knew (about the policy of not insuring government buildings), that was not nice," Narace said. On Gopeesingh's allegations,...
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Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Opposition Chief Whip Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj yesterday called on the Integrity Commission to make a public statement on the Prime Minister's statement in Parliament on Tuesday in the Budget debate. Maharaj said due to the disclosures made by the Prime Minister "in which he admitted that he has access to the Integrity Commission in getting information about the alleged activities...
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Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
laughing matter: Members of the Opposition share a light moment during their media conference at the Red House last night. From left are Mayaro MP Winston Peters, Tabaquite MP Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, Siparia MP Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner. -Photo: ROBERTO CODALLOPrime Minister Patrick Manning used the Parliament for a political duel between himself and Dr...
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Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Prime Minister Patrick Manning's palace has been insured with Trinre, Opposition Chief Whip Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj said yesterday. Speaking in the Budget debate in the House of Representatives, Maharaj turned to Caroni East MP Dr Tim Gopeesingh, who made revelations about Trinre and its alleged connection to Health Minister Jerry Narace, and said: "You didn't tell us that the...
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Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
man in the middle: Diego Martin West MP Dr Keith Rowley, centre, chats with, from left, Opposition members Dr Tim Gopeesingh and Vasant Bharath and PNM colleagues-St Ann's East MP Anthony Roberts and Toco/Sangre Grande MP Indra Sinanan-Ojah Maharaj-during last night's 2008/2009 Budget debate. -Photo: Steve McPhieDiego Martin West MP Dr Keith Rowley last night abstained from voting in favour...
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Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
... replied to a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister raised by Opposition Chief Whip Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj that ultimately failed as it fizzled out 12 hours after it began. All 19 Government MPs present in the Parliament Chamber voted against the motion. Are we really getting value for money? For its part, the Opposition has never argued the need for national development projects...
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Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
House Speaker Barry Sinanan yesterday referred the alleged assault of Opposition MPs to the Privileges Committee of Parliament, saying that a prima facie case of a breach of privilege had been made out. The matter was brought by Opposition Chief Whip Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj and arose out of the alleged "verbal abuse, molestation and insults" to Opposition MPs on their way to Parliament...
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Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
... forces." She stressed that based on the allegation against UDeCOTT by Opposition Chief Whip Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, Government had called for a Commission of Enquiry. She said she believed that those who called for the enquiry secretly do not want it to happen, because they will need to go and fabricate more stories. "If the commission has been set up on the basis of a particular...
