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On Christmas Eve, Petrotrin completed the clean-up of oily water that escaped into the Guaracara River earlier this week. Due to an upset condition on one of the process units in the Pointe-a-Pierre refinery on Sunday 2014 December 21, 15 barrels of oil were discharged from the...

By David Renwick With only two Energy Insiders left for the year, it is fitting to devote this one to the achievements of our Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs, Kevin Ramnarine, during the course of 2014 and, next week, to look ahead to what he needs to accomplish in the six...

Fellow citizens, On behalf of the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago, I extend a very happy and holy Christmas to our Christian Community. Today, worldwide, in celebration of the birth of the Christ child, Christian families will come together in churches and at home to...

FINANCE Minister Larry Howai yesterday said payments in cash and bonds to depositors and shareholders of the Hindu Credit Union (HCU) will cost the State a total of $600 million. In making this disclosure, Howai also revealed that HCU depositors and shareholders who had accounts...

China EXIMBank meets Vasant Bharath, Minister of Finance and the Economy (Ag.) December 16 2014:- On Monday 15th December, 2014, Senator the Honourable Vasant Bharath, the Acting Minister of Finance and the Economy, along with senior Ministry officials, met with a visiting high...

PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is hoping for “good sense to prevail” with the reintroduction of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, commonly referred to as the “Hanging Bill” saying that researches reveal that wherever the death penalty is enforced the homicide rates...

Statement by the Minister of Finance and the Economy, Senator the Honourable Larry Howai: I refer to various recent reports in the media relating to an investigation by the Securities Exchange Commission in 2005—some 10 years ago. The matter involved a number of persons and was...

FOLLOWING repeated calls over recent years, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is hailing the resumption of diplomatic relations between the United States of America and Cuba. The Prime Minister’s statement came on the heels of announcements by US President, Barack Obama and...

Youths are overwhelmingly the main victims and perpetrators of crime in the region, said Minister of Gender, Youth and Child Development Clifton De Coteau, at the re-opening ceremony of the Laventille Youth Facility, on Laventille Road, Port of Spain. In Trinidad and Tobago, more...

UNC Youth Arm and Cricket for Life Foundation together with Councilor Shawn Premchand for Christmas Charity. The cricket for life Foundation together with the UNC Youth Arm held another cricket tournament , however this time in partnership with Councilor Shawn Premchand who is...