No to Shorter Lunch Times for Primary Schools
26 April 2017
The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) is totally opposed to the proposal by the Primary Schools Principals’ Association to reduce the length of time of the lunch break for primary school children. This proposal is obviously a knee jerk ...
Finance Minister & PNM Government Reneges on Property Tax
22 April 2017
The PNM Government led by Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley and his Minister of Finance Colm Imbert must come clean on the Property Tax issue. The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) charges the government with misleading the public on ...
Full Transparency on Point Fortin Hospital Construction
13 April 2017
On Saturday April 1st, the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) held a Media Conference outside the construction site of the new Point Fortin Hospital. The purpose of the media conference was to inform the country that work had effectively ...
Tobago -Trinidad Ferry Transportation Link Fiasco
12 April 2017
The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) joins with citizens generally and the people of Tobago and other key stakeholders in particular, in expressing its disgust with the state of the Tobago-Trinidad transportation link. The most recent imbroglio with respect ...
Callous Government Action Against TDC Workers
22 March 2017
The recent announcement by the PNM Government to close down the Tourism Development Company, without any consultation with the Recognized Majority Union representing those workers reflects a great amount of disrespect by the government for the livelihood of the ...
MSJ Mourns the Loss of Two Youth Leaders
7 February 2017
Yesterday a good, progressive young man - Stuart Valentine - passed away. Stuart was the leader of the Techier, Point Fortin, Village Council. He was a committed community worker engaged in positively uplifting his fellow villagers and young people ...
PM wrong on violence against women
7 February 2017
“Foot in mouth disease” is something that often afflicts politicians. Last month during the THA elections the Leader of the Tobago Forwards put her foot in her mouth when she suggested that Tobagonians put “Visine” in the water of ...
Error of THA Election Date - Someone must be accountable
22 January 2017
The electors in Tobago will be going to the polls tomorrow – Monday January 23rd – to decide who will be members of the Tobago House of Assembly. For the very first time in the history of elections to ...