This is an article received via email written by Michael J Williams to the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago in regards to Elections 2007 to be held on November 5th, 2007. It expresses his opinion in regards to Prime Minister Patrick Manning's suggestion for having an Executive President and essentially changing the constitution of Trinidad and Tobago.

The UNC Alliance top brass has announced a joint leadership for the upcoming national elections in Trinidad and Tobago. Deputy political leader Jack Warner, FIFA VP, CONCACAF president and special adviser to TTFF, was named as joint leader along with Political Leader and former Prime Minister Basdeo Panday.

Royal Bank of Canada and the RBTT Financial Group (RBTT) today jointly announced an agreement to combine RBC’s Caribbean retail banking operations with RBTT’s, through the acquisition of RBTT for a total purchase price of TT$13.8 billion (approximately US$2.2 billion).

Here are pictures of the new house commissioned by Patrick Manning for the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. The house is big enough to park a bus, one of Patrick Manning's childhood dreams. Hopefully after November 5, 2007, the date for general elections, he might be able to fulfill his dream.

Kerwyn "Fresh" Peters, reputed head of the infamous G-Unit gang, was shot 28 times at the "Passa Passa" fete at the OWTU Hall, Upper Henry Street, Port of Spain. Peters was ambushed by two men around 3:15 am, while entering Passa Passa, a dance that he funded.

Jack Warner and the TTFF have been telling the blacklisted Soca Warriors who are taking them to court that income for the concluded World Cup campaign to Germany was TT$18 million. However, using the Freedom on Information Act, the Soca Warriors' lawyers have confirmed the amount was TT$205 million if TT$32 million provided from the government is also included.

Caribbean spirits producer Angostura, which purchased the former Seagram's distillery and bottling plant in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, earlier this year, has announced plans to make the Lawrenceburg facility the flagship of the company's expanding operations and establish a U.S. corporate headquarters.

Patrick Manning, the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has failed miserably in a poll commissioned by himself. Mr. Manning has used the results in the poll to remove certain MPs from running again, including Diane Seukaran. In other news, the PNM and COP are in a virtual tie in a poll recently completed by UWI.

Both the Trinidad Guardian and Trinidad Express are reporting that concerned citizens from Malabar led a protest to the President Maxwell Richards' house yesterday, complaining over the recent police slaying of five people including one woman in her bedroom. The residents would like to see an independent commission of enquiry into the matter.

There was no humour, smile or jokes from veteran comedian Tommy Joseph while outside the Forensic Science Centre in St. James awaiting the autopsy on his son, 25 year old Neketo Joseph who was shot dead last Sunday night.