FAILURE OF THE FCB APO

The Minister of Finance must accept responsibility for the failure of the FCB Additional Public Offering (APO). In total approximately 48.5 million shares were offered at TT$ 32 per share and approximately 32 million were sold. This means 34% or approximately 16.5 million shares...
Posted On 30 Apr 2017
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Happy 28th Anniversary UNC from Political Leader the Hon Kamla Persad-Bissessar

On April 30th, 1989, a movement to build a brighter future for Trinidad and Tobago was formally launched, following the Aranguez Mandate a few months earlier, at which more than 30,000 people gave our leaders the mandate to form our party. The United National Congress was built...
Posted On 29 Apr 2017
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Former Minister Questions – How Much Fuel Oil Was in Tank 70 Prior to Spill?

Tank 70 at the Pointe-a-Pierre refinery has a diameter of 42.67 meters and a height of 16.76 meters. This gives it a capacity of 150,000 barrels. If, for example, the tank was 20% filled it would contain a volume of 30,000 barrels of fuel oil. What was the level of the fuel oil...
Posted On 28 Apr 2017
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UNC to lead motorcade against Government’s Property Tax 

  The United National Congress (UNC) is inviting citizens to join in a motorcade and rally on Sunday 30th April 2017, through ten (10) constituencies in South Trinidad, to express their dissatisfaction with the Government’s move to implement the Property Tax. The motorcade will...
Posted On 27 Apr 2017
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Padarath: Let the People Decide, Hold Referendum on Property Tax

Princes Town MP, Barry Padarath is calling on the Rowley led administration to let the population decide whether they want the imposition of the property tax or not through a national referendum. Padarath stated that several countries throughout the world puts the power in the...
Posted On 26 Apr 2017
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Ministry of Energy and leadership of Petrotrin invisible

The Ministry of Energy and the leadership of Petrotrin have been invisible as it relates to the latest oil spill at Petrotrin. Where is the Minister of Energy? Where is the Chairman of Petrotrin? Where is the President of Petrotrin? Where is the Vice President Refining? The...
Posted On 26 Apr 2017
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Padarath: Questions Safety and Structural Integrity of Lara Stadium

MP for Princes Town, Barry Padarath is calling on the Government to state whether the recently refurbished Brian Lara Stadium has met international safety standards and has addressed the findings of the Mc Caffrey report and the Uff commission of inquiry report and is now secure...
Posted On 25 Apr 2017
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UNC Chairman Lee calls for full investigation into Petrotrin Oil Spill

As Member of Parliament for the Constituency of Pointe a Pierre I am greatly concerned by yet another Oil Spill emerging out of State Company Petrotrin’s refinery. As reported over 20,000 gallons of Oil from a storage tank has now made its way into the surrounding water...
Posted On 25 Apr 2017
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UNC begins dialogue with citizens on Property Tax

Political Leader of the United National Congress, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP, is deeply concerned about the government’s rush to implement the Property Tax, and the damaging impact that this tax is likely to have on citizens. In keeping with Mrs Persad-Bissessar’s policy ...
Posted On 25 Apr 2017
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Why the Brian Lara Stadium and not Reform Hindu School

Naparima MP Rodney Charles questions the priorities of the Keith Rowley- led Government as we move closer to the opening of the Brian Lara Cricket Academy (Tarouba Stadium). He noted that while much pomp and celebrations were planned for the opening of the stadium the students of...
Posted On 25 Apr 2017
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