Anger over PM's salary hike: Workers urged to vote out PNM TRADE UNION leaders are calling on all workers to vote out the current government in the next general election, saying its lack of fairness and empathy, corruption, failure to perform and the resulting anger and frustration of the populace should be registered at the ballot box.
Daly Bread: Deflections and delusions, as General Election beckons Contemporaneously with critical commentaries, the Prime Minister last Sunday attempted certain deflections of the Government's decision—despite the parlous state of our finances—to accept for its members the hefty salary increases and backpay, which the Salaries Review Commission recommended (the SRC increases).
Ian De Souza appointed as new chairman of Salaries Review Commission He replaces Nicole Ferreira-Aaron, who served for three years from November 2021. Ferreira-Aaron is the managing partner and head of the Transactional Department at the law firm of M. Hamel-Smith and Company.
A recent report under Ferreira-Aaron's tenure which recommended higher salaries for politicians and a host of other top state employees has triggered outrage from trade unions prompting protest on December 7.
St Kitts and Nevis responds to ban on Trinibad artistes The Ministry of National Security in St. Kitts and Nevis says it acknowledges the recent public displeasure regarding the decision to bar entertainment artistes from Trinidad and Tobago however it was done so in the best interest of citizens there.
A Massacre in Jamaica
After the United States demanded the extradition of a drug lord, a bloodletting ensued. By Mattathias Schwartz - December 12, 2011