‘Protected Agriculture’- a good investment opportunity

The landscape of agriculture is changing as it is now one that is perceived as embracing new technologies. With this comes the interest of the youth population in the sector. One such young person is Derron Shepherd who participated in a three-day workshop hosted by CARDI and...
Posted On 15 Jun 2013
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Rowley: I wanted info on Integrity Commission probe

OPPOSITION Leader Dr Keith Rowley yesterday stated his meeting with Integrity Commission chairman Ken Gordon at Gordon’s private home on May 15 was held, in part, to seek information on whether a matter — namely the purported emails he had sent to former President George Maxwell...
Posted On 15 Jun 2013
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UTTERLY IMPROPER

PRESSURE mounted on the chairman of the Integrity Commission Ken Gordon and on Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley yesterday in the wake of confirmation that both men held a secret meeting, on May 15, at the private residence of Gordon – mere days before Rowley went to Parliament...
Posted On 15 Jun 2013
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PTSC Web site, customer care need upgrade

I am a regular PTSC customer, utilising their services mainly within the East-West Corridor. Observing the regularity of some of their services, I decided to find information on alternative routes. Hearing that PTSC has a Web site, I decided to log on to the URL www.ptsc.co.tt to...
Posted On 15 Jun 2013
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66 collective agreements settled

Government has settled 66 out of 75 collective agreements, Planning Minister Dr Bhoe Tewarie said yesterday. As a result of this, the revised sala­ries, cola (Cost of Living Allowance) and allowances bill for the public sector up to 2013 was $8.5 billion, he added. Speaking in...
Posted On 15 Jun 2013
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AG Ramlogan condemns secret meeting between Rowley and Gordon

The Attorney General wishes to condemn the secret meeting held between the Honourable Leader of the Opposition Dr. Keith Rowley and the Chairman of the Integrity Commission, Mr. Ken Gordon to discuss supposed “urgent” matters. This is a matter of grave public concern and disquiet...
Posted On 14 Jun 2013
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Access to the Integrity Commission by backdoor

To The Editor, Swiftly following his disturbing “backdoor penetration” disclosure, Dr Rowley produces another humdinger—his hush-hush meeting with Integrity Commission Chairman, Ken Gordon, to learn whether the IC was investigating emailgate. The powwow was at Mr...
Posted On 14 Jun 2013
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Rowley’s Secret Meeting With Ken Gordon

THE INTEGRITY Commission yesterday afternoon confirmed that chairman Ken Gordon hosted a private meeting with Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley at Gordon’s Glencoe home on May 15, days before Rowley in Parliament called on the Commission to probe purported emails implicating...
Posted On 14 Jun 2013
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Transparency compliance soon – Energy Minister

A six-member local delegation represented this country at the sixth Global Conference of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Sydney, Australia, from May 22-24. Richard Oliver, deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs, and Victor...
Posted On 13 Jun 2013
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Leaders have taken us down path of shame

The former People’s National Movement (PNM) parliamentarian Rennie Dumas was found guilty of assault and fined by the courts. Donna Cox, current MP for Laventille East/Morvant, is alleged to have slapped PNM San Juan/Laventille councillor Kwesi Antoine some months ago. Opposition...
Posted On 13 Jun 2013
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