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Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves, left, and Opposition Leader Godwin Friday. (Photos Ministry of Health & iWN)

‘It’s beneath you to respond to the people?’

Leader of the Opposition Godwin Friday has explained why opposition lawmakers did not submit to Parliament a question about the Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves’ alleged involvement in the Yugge Farrell sex…

9 Feb 2018 8:39AM

Yugge Farrell

Leader of the Opposition, Godwin Friday. (iWN file photo)

‘I’ll give up my salary if it means defending the Constitution’ — Opposition Leader

8 Feb 2018 12:21PM

NDP chairman, Daniel Cummings, is also Member of Parliament for West Kingstown. (iWN photo)

NDP believes public will take seriously its radio response to Budget

8 Feb 2018 12:12PM

Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, Carlos James during a debate in Parliament in February 2018. (iWN photo)

Speaker threatens to ‘toss’ deputy out of Parliament

8 Feb 2018 6:44AM

A man smokes a marijuana cigarette in St. Vincent. (IWN file photo)

ULP gov’t not yet prepared to ‘free up the weed’

7 Feb 2018 6:15AM

Opposition supporters protest outside Parliament on Monday. (iWN photo)

Opposition writes speaker about no confidence motion decision

Opposition lawmakers walked out of Parliament yesterday for a second consecutive Monday, this time in protest over a decision that House Speaker Jomo Thomas made last Wednesday to allow the government…

6 Feb 2018 9:10AM

2018 Budget