News and analysis

El pronóstico indica que el cuatro de octubre, en la Facultad de Derecho de la UBA o en la Biblioteca Nacional, tendríamos -por fin- el primero a escala presidencial.

La Comisión de Asuntos Constitucionales de la H. Cámara de Diputados emitió dictámen favorable a un proyecto de ley, consensuado entre los distintos bloques legislativos, con el fin de hacer obligatorios los debates presidenciales entre los candidatos que resulten ganadores en las elecciones

State-owned Caribbean New Media Group (CNMG) paid a professional fee of $10,000 each to the three people who interviewed Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on July 30.

Fourteen of the 17 major Republican candidates for president plan to participate in a candidate forum in New Hampshire Monday night, giving voters an early glimpse of most of the packed field in the same setting.

First presidential candidates' debate between GOP candidates

Next week’s Republican presidential debate in Cleveland marks not only the inaugural formal gathering of the expansive GOP field but also the start of a new and unpredictable chapter in an already raucous 2016 race.

In lieu of a debate between the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley, State-owned Caribbean New Media Group (CNMG) will be hosting a leadership exchange where the Prime Minister will be asked a number of questions by a panel comprising two men and one woman for 90 minutes.

Fox News is opening its 5 p.m. debate to all the announced Republican candidates who fail to make the cut for the Aug. 6 prime-time event, removing a requirement that participants reach at least 1 percent in polling.

To qualify for the debate each candidate must place in the top 10 “of an average of the five most recent national polls as recognized by Fox News” by August 4th at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Fox News, the sponsor of the inaugural Republican primary debate in Cleveland, has limited inclusion to candidates who finish in the top 10 in an average of national polls.

When they meet before the cameras in August, the three party leaders will be facing off in a national debate organized for the first time by someone other than the Election Broadcasting Consortium.

Like a car that just won't start, Campaign 2015 is running on empty, lacking the fuel of real issues to keep the election engine running.