Boost in farming jobs coming soon

There are plans for more than 400 farmers to cultivate 6,000 acres of unused land in North East and South East Trinidad, Food Production Minister Devant Maharaj has announced. Speaking at the re-commissioning ceremony for the ministry’s Plant Propagation Station at Marpar Farms...
Posted On 17 Nov 2013
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$310M investment in agriculture

Four investors, two local and two international, have signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Caroni GREEN, with a combined investment capital value of $310 million, that are expected to generate 940 permanent and seasonal jobs within a three-year period. Food Production...
Posted On 17 Nov 2013
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AG calls for Ken Gordon’s resignation

AG Ramlogan condemns the attempt by the Chairman of the Integrity Commission, Ken Gordon to “pass the buck” by blaming the Registrar for the suppression of the letter advising him that the Commission had launched an investigation. This investigation was in response to...
Posted On 16 Nov 2013
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PM Kamla to chair Caricom meeting

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will chair a meeting of the Caricom Bureau of Heads next week to deal with the issue of persons of Haitians descent born in the Dominican Republic after 1929, being denied citizenship based on a Constitutional Court ruling. An Office of the...
Posted On 16 Nov 2013
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PM Message on World Diabetes Day 2013

Today, November 14th Trinidad and Tobago joins the international community in observing World Diabetes Day. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), in 2011 over 366 million persons worldwide were diagnosed with diabetes. That number, according to IDF projections...
Posted On 15 Nov 2013
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PM Kamla gets international award

PM : “There is not a morning that I wake up when I do not think about what is in the best interest of the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago. It is their will that guides me in every decision that I make” The Office of the Prime Minister today issued a statement regarding an...
Posted On 12 Nov 2013
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Solar energy for TT – Tewarie

The second phase of a study is underway to determine if this country is suitable for the manufacture of solar energy projects, said Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development and Ag. Energy and Energy Affairs Minister, Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie. Speaking at the launch of the...
Posted On 12 Nov 2013
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AG responds to Express ‘Range Rover’ Story

RE: RANGE ROVER BELONGING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Dear Ms Renne, I have only just seen your questions. I am happy to respond. QUESTION 1) YOUR VEHICLE PCR 2, A RANGE ROVER TDV VOGUE, ARE YOU IN POSSESSION OF IT? Your colleague, Ms Anika Gumbs Sandiford has already interviewed the...
Posted On 09 Nov 2013
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AG defends Faaiq

ATTORNEY General Anand Ramlogan has slammed Independent Liberal Party (ILP) interim leader Jack Warner for “tarnishing” the name and character of expelled ILP councillor Faaiq Mohammed with his unsubstantiated bribery allegations as “highly reckless and irresponsible”. Warner has...
Posted On 09 Nov 2013
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Caroni Green company formed

CABINET approved the creation of a new state enterprise out of the ashes of Caroni (1975) Ltd, called Caroni Green. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Larry Howai and Food Production Minister, Devant Maharaj, at the post-Cabinet news conference on Thursday. Maharaj...
Posted On 09 Nov 2013
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