Appeal Court Rules that Occupying Highway Reserve Illegal

The Ministry of Works and Infrastructure wishes to advise the general public of a landmark court ruling recently handed down by the Appeal Court of Trinidad and Tobago in the matter of Curtis & Tana Gayadeen vs The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Civil Appeal No: 101...
Posted On 05 Sep 2013
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PM’s announcement of her Cabinet’s re-alignment…

Address by: The Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP Good afternoon to Members of Cabinet, Members of the Media, and to the viewing audience on television.
Posted On 05 Sep 2013
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200 bed hospital for Sangre Grande

Dr. the Honourable Rupert Griffith, the Minister of Science and Technology, revealed at the official opening of the Sangre Grande Campus of the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTAATT) on Wednesday September 04, 2013 that a 200 bed and...
Posted On 05 Sep 2013
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MINISTERIAL RE-ALIGNMENT 2013

MINISTRY & NAME  Minister of Gender, Youth & Child Development Hon. Clifton De Coteau Minister of Housing and Urban Development Hon. Dr. Roodal Moonilal Minister of Land & Marine Resources Hon. Jairam Seemungal Minister of Local Government Hon. Senator Marlene Coudray...
Posted On 05 Sep 2013
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Glad for Debe extension

Last Sunday afternoon I took my family for a drive to Debe, where we all enjoyed lovely hot doubles, aloo pies and saheena. This is a trip we would never have taken before, but the recently completed highway extension to Debe gave us the confidence to make the journey. I would...
Posted On 05 Sep 2013
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Minister Karim opens COSTAATT Campus in Sangre Grande

“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance” said Senator the Honourable Fazal Karim, recalling a profound quote by Dr. Derek Bok at the formal opening of the College of Science Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTAATT) in Sangre Grande on Wednesday...
Posted On 05 Sep 2013
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Trade Ministry takes the lead, Port Scanner ordered

Wednesday 4th September, 2013 marked the start in what will be a significant day in the history of port operations in Trinidad and Tobago.  Today’s meeting marked the first day in the process towards the acquisition of a linear accelerator X-Ray scanning and detection system for...
Posted On 04 Sep 2013
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‘Food Production Ministry not competing, but assisting farmers’

PROGRAMMES within the Ministry of Food Production were developed with the objective of increasing local food production and achieving food sovereignty, but not at the expense of local farmers. This was stated by the ministry in a media release on Wednesday after claims by one...
Posted On 04 Sep 2013
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Praise for Moonilal the hard worker

PRAISES were showered on Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal who was described as a “hard worker” by some of his constituents whom he met with on Monday. At that meeting, squatters in Picton, a community located near the Golconda Housing Development Corporation Estate on the...
Posted On 04 Sep 2013
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Help for freak storm victims

A cheque presentation was held at the Lendore Village constituency office of Chaguanas East MP Stephen Cadiz. In the brief ceremony, Self Help Commission chairman Surujdeo Mungroo, sought to dispel reports that the commission had been tardy in responding to calls for help saying...
Posted On 04 Sep 2013
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