Welcome to the Basdeo Panday Foundation . Phone : 636-3507
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Basdeo Panday on Morning Edition : 22nd August 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
The Platform with Basdeo Panday . 08-February-2011
The Platform with Basdeo Panday
was aired on 08-February-2011
It is available for download it at :
http://www.mediafire.com/?ilum6sf5k6duqqd
Friday, December 31, 2010
Bas sets up labour bureau at Rienzi .
http://guardian.co.tt/beta/news/2010/12/31/bas-sets-labour-bureau-rienzi
Former prime minister Basdeo Panday has established a labour bureau at his foundation at Rienzi Complex, Couva. He said since his Basdeo Panday Foundation was set up two months ago several persons have visited the office complaining about unemployment and difficulty finding jobs. Panday said the bureau would attempt to bring potential employers and the unemployed together through a computerised database.
He is calling on businessmen to inform the foundation of any vacancies they may have. He is also asking the unemployed to register with the foundation if they are looking for a job. Interested persons can contact the Basdeo Panday Foundation at 79-81 Southern Main Road, Exchange Village, Couva. The telephone number is 636-3507 and the e-mail is basdeopandayfoundation@gmail.com.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Government Drops Appeal .
Deyalsingh Caroni Ltd ruling
By Ariti Jankie South Bureau
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/business/Govt_drops_appeal_-111897069.html
THE People's Partnership administration has withdrawn the appeal of the 2004 judgment of Justice Lennox Deyalsingh delivered in favour of former Caroni (1975) Ltd workers.
The appeal, filed by the former People's National Movement administration, sought to overturn Justice Deyalsingh's ruling that, among other reliefs, the former workers were entitled to land leases.
Agriculture Minister Vasant Bharath made the disclosure on Sunday at the annual Christmas Family Day and Awards Recognition function at the Namdevco Wholesale Farmers' Market at Macoya.
Last week former prime minister Basdeo Panday wrote to Attorney General Anand Ramlogan asking that the State withdraw the appeal.
Bharath was yesterday asked to review the land distribution programme.
"Government must aid the ex-worker and create an enabling environment to heal the wounds caused by the previous administration," research and education officer of the National Foodcrop Farmers Association,
Norris Deonarine, said in an interview yesterday.
Justice Deyalsingh had decided in favour of the former Caroni workers, ordering the PNM government to distribute leases before June 30, 2006.
The PNM administration filed an appeal and Justice Deyalsingh's order was stayed pending the hearing of the appeal.
In a letter to the AG, and on behalf of the ex-workers, Panday said the appeal was made by the PNM government in order to frustrate the workers.
He said that government failed to honour a Voluntary Separation of Employment agreement given to workers as an inducement for the acceptance of VSEP.
"Workers were told that they would be given leases to lands belonging to Caroni for agricultural and residential purposes within a reasonable time," Panday stated.
So far, 4,000 two-acre agricultural leases have been prepared and only 100 leases were ready in the residential lots distribution programme, the Express was told.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Basdeo Panday has written to Attorney General Anand Ramlogan.
Basdeo Panday has written to Attorney General Anand Ramlogan asking him to withdraw an appeal filed by the previous government regarding Caroni lands.
In the letter, Mr. Panday said the workers were upset after the PNM Government reneged on promises made after the closure of Caroni 1975 Limited. These he said included a promise that they would be given access to lands belonging to the company, and that they would be granted leases within a reasonable time of the acceptance of VSEP packages. Mr Panday said the case was presided over by Justice Lennox Deyalsingh who ruled in favour of the workers. He added however that the PNM Government filed an appeal, which, to this day, is still pending. Mr Panday, in his capacity as President of the Basdeo Panday Foundation, is now calling on the Government to withdraw the appeal, so that workers can enforce the High Court ruling.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Panday takes on new battle
http://guardian.co.tt/news/general/2010/11/28/panday-takes-new-battle
Dethroned from political office, Basdeo Panday is set and ready to take on a new battle. Unfazed by the changes that have followed his political career, the former United National Congress (UNC) political leader Basdeo Panday is vowing not to give up the struggle to improve the lives of citizens. His newest initiative is the launch of the Basdeo Panday Foundation.
It is a non-governmental organisation geared to protecting the rights of citizens, ensuring they are treated fairly by the Government. “My fight is to ensure people get what they are entitled to. I do not want anything from any Government,” he said. Speaking with Sunday Guardian at Rienzi Complex, Couva last week, where the foundation has been set up, Panday said his removal from political office has not deterred him from serving citizens.Proof of his new venture was evident during the interview as he was interrupted with phone calls from people seeking assistance or redress in certain matters.
It’s a move that may even take him to the walls of the courtroom if the situation arises, and Panday boasts of his readiness to don his legal gown. In fact, he is about to resume his career as an attorney with a practice.The objective of the foundation, he said, is to improve the lives of people. “Anybody, anywhere, of any political party, race, colour or creed, no matter who you are you can come to this office. I would try to help the best I can, having regard to the position I am in.
The fight is free
!“My political work continues just not in the corridors of Parliament but outside,” the 77-year-old Panday said with a quizzical look on his face.
Committed to fighting for the people
Insisting he has absolutely no interest in throwing his hat back into the political ring, Panday said as a former prime minister he felt he had a role or duty to serve the people.The jury is out on whether his foundation would be seen as a force to be reckoned with against the Government, but one thing is certain—the former leader is bent on not giving up.“I have no interest in ever holding the office of Prime Minister again. Politics has more than one dimension.
People think electoral politics has only one dimension and that is not true. I have no interest in electoral politics anymore but I will certainly carry on my political struggle out of Parliament. I probably would be stronger outside of Parliament than in.“Politics for me has also been a struggle to improve the quality of life for people. That was my greatest achievement when I was a trade unionist.
Over 100,000 persons came out of grinding poverty in the sugar industry. That was an enormous achievement for me and I am happy for that,” the former leader recalled, as he reminisced briefly on his public life.And, while Panday is bent on spending his energies fighting for causes he deems unjust, he is also using the opportunity to catch up on things he failed to pursue while in office. “I love reading. I have read so many books that I have lost count. I am also busy on the harmonium and learning different songs. When I was in school I did not like science subjects and would you believe I have developed a yearning to learn chemistry and physics now. I am very, very busy.”
People’s Partnership yet to impress
Refraining from commenting on political issues, Panday, however, said he was lost for words over how the party he fought to build had now become non-existent. “The UNC no longer exists in its form, it is there but the spirit gone. Its fight, commitment and willpower have gone. The UNC is non-existent. I thought when the People’s National Movement (PNM) went out of office there would have been changes, unfortunately I am still waiting for that change.
I have seen a lot of bad habits of the PNM being adopted. For, instance I am seeing where they continue to blame the PNM for everything; that is why people voted them out of office.
“Blaming the PNM does not solve anything. I am waiting for action, and quite frankly I am not seeing any. I do not mean to be critical but I am yet to see the change. I do not see any attempt to solve the problems for the people. I just do not see the tenacity,” Panday ended.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Panday launches foundation to help poor .
Former prime minister Basdeo Panday has launched the Basdeo Panday Foundation to assist the poor and those who fail to make contact with the authorities. Speaking from Rienzi Complex where the foundation is located, Panday said yesterday: “The foundation was launched last week and registered. I intend to spend the rest of my life continuing the work I have done for 40 years, trying to take up the problems of those who cannot afford to resolve their problems, especially since many of them have come to me saying they cannot get in touch with their MPs anymore.
“People have told me they (MPs) no longer answer their phones and they do not come to constituency offices anymore.” Panday said he would be assisting with whatever problems people had, including lack of water and lights. Asked how he would be able to help if he was not in Government, Panday said: “I’ll write to those responsible on the issue. I understand you cannot get ministers on the phones — I was the only one who has always answered his own phone, so my constituency now is the whole of T&T.”