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The members of the National Environmental Assessment Task Force (NEATF) were officially presented with their Letters of Appointment by Senator the Honourable, Ganga Singh, Minister of the Environment and Water Resources on Friday 7th February, 2014 at the Ministry of the...

BMI View: A recent stream of new investment into T&T’s struggling hydrocarbon sector supports our modestly more optimistic stance toward the country’s long-term oil and gas production potential. Indeed, while we stress that significant risk remain given a challenging...

PM: The law is clear on a minor having sex.  SEVEN years in prison and a fine of $15,000 is the punishment parents, doctors, nurses, teachers and employers face if they have reason to believe a minor is sexually active and fail to report it to the police. This was the reminder...

THERE were smiles all around from patients, doctors, nurses, medical support staff and South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) officials when the outpatients clinics at the new San Fernando Teaching Hospital officially opened yesterday. The facility, adjacent to the San...

The National Executive of the United National Congress (UNC) has joined the party’s Political Leader, Prime Minister, Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissessar, MP,  SC, in condemning Dr. Keith Rowley for his intemperate and contemptuous remarks over the recent  National Week of Prayer. The...

The United National Congress is conducting a review of its constitution and will hold its internal election after that exercise is completed and endorsed by the party’s National Executive (NATEX). That decision was taken at a meeting of NATEX held at the party’s headquarters at...

The National Executive (NATEX) of the United National Congress met at Rienzi Complex last evening in order to chart the program of activities for 2014/2015.  Natex considered the matter of the Internal Elections of the party and decided that elections would be held after receipt...

The Honourable Chandresh Sharma the Minister of Tourism and officials from the Ministry of Tourism visited the Emperor Valley School on Wednesday 29th of January 2014.  Where he was able to see firsthand, phase two of the developmental infrastructural works which is nearing...

FOREIGN direct investment rose to almost $16.1 billion in 2012, up from $3.5 billion in 2010, according to Minister of Energy Kevin Ramnarine. In a written response to a question filed in the Senate by Independent Senator David Small, Ramnarine linked fiscal incentives in the...

Energy giant BHP Billiton has taken a leap of faith in the potential of the country’s largely untested deep water acreages, committing up to investing US$1 billion to exploration. “BHP Billiton is very optimistic about our business here in Trinidad and Tobago, as it remains an...