Govt starts $26M pipeline project

WORK has begun on a $26 million pipeline project on the Beetham Highway to replace a more than 60-year-old steel main and improve the drinkable water supply to thousands of customers in Port-of-Spain and environs. Environment Minister Ganga Singh spoke to the media on Monday as...
Posted On 03 Dec 2014
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Let the battle begin

By Capil Bissoon Strange things seem to be occurring these days with the People’s National Movement (PNM). The PNM was once the party of strict discipline with dirty linen being washed always behind closed doors. Now we keep hearing discordant utterances from party stalwarts,...
Posted On 02 Dec 2014
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Couva North Christmas Launched at Limehead Road‏

Couva North MP, Ramona Ramdial launched Christmas 2014 celebrations in her constituency on Sunday with a function to bless the crèche at Limehead Road Park, Chase Village. Constituents were invited to participate in a candlelight walk to the park followed by entertainment by...
Posted On 02 Dec 2014
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Valencia Bypass Opens

The new Valencia Bypass Road was officially opened on Friday November 28, 2014 by the Honourable Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Mrs. Kamla Persad Bissessar and the Minister of Works and Infrastructure the Honourable Dr. Suruj Rambachan. The road is expected to assist in...
Posted On 01 Dec 2014
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Gas leak fully repaired, industrial operations back at full capacity

REPAIRS to the leak on the 56-inch gas line are now complete, and industrial plant operations are returning to full capacity. This according to Minister of Trade, Industry, Investment and Communication, Vasant Bharath in a statement on Saturday afternoon. Earlier this week, a...
Posted On 30 Nov 2014
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Roget’s deliberate plot to deceive a nation

NO letter was ever sent to the Head of State requesting the removal of the Industrial Court President, Deborah Thomas-Felix, and any such claim is the fabrication of a perverse mind that is intent on deceiving a nation to achieve a personal agenda. In a statement from the...
Posted On 28 Nov 2014
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Minister Nizam Baksh commissions lights at 157th Recreation Ground

At 6:00 pm, on Tuesday November 20, 2014 residents of Nelson Road, Freeport and its environs braved the inclement weather to witness the commissioning of the lights of the Commonwealth Recreation Ground by the Honourable Nizam Baksh, Minister of Public Utilities. This is the...
Posted On 27 Nov 2014
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AG Anand Ramlogan Elected Deputy Chair Of CFATF

Attorney General Anand Ramlogan was today elected deputy chair of the influential Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) at the plenary session in El Salvador. The Attorney General Martinez Gonzalez of El Salvador assumed the Chairmanship of the organisation at the meeting...
Posted On 26 Nov 2014
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WASA’s accomplishments

By Doodnath Bhola Having read the Express editorial of November 20, it has become necessary to respond in order to correct certain misunderstandings contained therein. Without dwelling on the promise of “water for all’’, it should be noted that as we entered this new century, the...
Posted On 26 Nov 2014
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Thankful for eyeglasses assistance

Dear Editor: I am particularly pleased with the wisdom shown by the Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago to approve a system of financial assistance for thousands of primary-school children with eye problems. This will see families afforded access to $1,500 in funding every two years...
Posted On 25 Nov 2014
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