Historic Visit of a Chinese President

By Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is honoured to host His Excellency Xi Jinping, of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), on his first visit to this region since being elected President of the PRC. This state visit by His Excellency to...
Posted On 31 May 2013
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Let them investigate the AG!

To the media houses and personalities, Have the media reported correctly? Is it true the Attorney General agreed to be interrogated concerning the operation of his private email account? This has got to be amazing. Just the notion that he’s willing to be interviewed...
Posted On 31 May 2013
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Is Trinidad the Capital of the Caribbean?

By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor On Tuesday, United States Vice President Joe Biden met with CARICOM leaders in Port of Spain as part of a regional tour with scheduled stops in Colombia and Brazil.
Posted On 31 May 2013
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ASHARA Pedestrian Safety Zone – Sea Lots

The Ministry of Works and Infrastructure in its bid to provide pedestrian safety for and around the Sea Lots Community has established a pedestrian Safety Zone (the ASHARA Safety Zone) spanning from Abbatoir Road and Production Drive at the Port-of-Spain Eastern Market to the Old...
Posted On 31 May 2013
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Historic visit

In what will be an historic occasion, Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Trinidad tonight for a two-day visit aimed at deepening ties with TT and the English-speaking Caribbean region. He will be accompanied by First Lady Peng Liyuan, government officials and media personnel.
Posted On 31 May 2013
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Rowley just running scared

Local Government and Works and Infrastructure Minister Dr Suruj Rambachan yesterday defended the T&T Police Service as he dismissed Opposition calls for independent foreign investigators to probe the controversial e-mails revealed in Parliament last week. He said the officers...
Posted On 31 May 2013
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Councillor hits Lee Sing

UNITED National Congress (UNC) councillor Robin Bynoe yesterday accused Port-of-Spain Mayor Louis Lee Sing of “misleading” the public with claims that Local Government Minister Suruj Rambachan was “starving” the city corporation of funding. Speaking at the Port-of-Spain City...
Posted On 30 May 2013
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Encroachment of road water on to 238 Siparia Old Road

Good Afternoon, It is with great pleasure that I am writing to thank you for your quick response to my plight of excess water from the road entering  and flooding my yard and under my house! Officials from the Siparia Co-orporation visited on 21 /5/13 w.r.t. assisting with the...
Posted On 29 May 2013
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Cabinet approves pricing formula for the Land for the Landless Programme

Cabinet has agreed on a pricing formula for persons accessing land through Government’s Land for the Landless Programme. Five hundred persons were recipients of the Programme through a random lottery draw recently.  
Posted On 29 May 2013
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Electricity to become more affordable

Cabinet has approved measures to make electricity more accessible and affordable to lower income earners. Speaking at Wednesday’s Post Cabinet Media Briefing, the Minister of Public Utilities, Mr. Nizam Baksh, said as of March 2013, there were 1,286 applicants for...
Posted On 29 May 2013
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