PM kicks off manifesto

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Wednesday, May 12th 2010

Prime Minister Patrick Manning yesterday launched his party’s 2010 manifesto, boasting of the Government’s track record and dared his political opponent to match the party’s vision.

The People’s National Movement’s (PNM) manifesto entitled ’Caring about you today and tomorrow’ was revealed at a ceremony at the Hilton Trinidad hotel, St Ann’s, where top-ranking members of the party, Ministers and candidates contesting the May 24 general election were in attendance.

Manning later decribed the manifesto as ’super duper’ at a walkabout in his constituency.

The document outlines the development plan for the country, many of them promises made before in 2007, geared to achieving Vision 2020.

These include the billion-dollar rapid rail system, an aluminium smelter plant and a major highway development programme.

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Kamla rips it apart Govt's manifesto

Wednesday, May 12th 2010

In a symbolic act, United National Congress (UNC) leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar last night ripped to pieces the People’s National Movement (PNM) manifesto after displaying it and going through several of its ’empty promises’.

Speaking at a public meeting in Gasparillo last night, Persad-Bissessar declared that the manifesto, which was unveiled yesterday, was a case of ’more promises for Patrick (Manning) to break’.

’We know of the massive waste, the mismanagement, the corruption, the lack of accountability. So manifesto or not, Patrick, it would not change the fact that the people of Trinidad and Tobago do not believe a word that you have to say. Because you have broken all the promises before!’ she said.

She said the PNM promised to raise the Senior Citizen’s Grant, but has raised it to less than the promised amount. This, she noted, against the background of the People’s Partnership promise to restore Old Age Pension and to raise it to $3,000.Â