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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Rid us of this blight, permanently!

Dear Editor: When I was young child, I would always recall my late grandmother talking about a “grah”. This is a word with Indian origins, and is usually used when people are experiencing periods of hard times. “Like you going through a grah” was often...
Posted On 13 Jun 2013
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PM meets with Martinique Leader

The Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, met this afternoon with Mr. Serge Letchimy, President of the Regional Council of Martinique. Both leaders discussed a number of issues, including energy, transport, exchange...
Posted On 13 Jun 2013
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Energy Ministry, BHP Billiton sign oil, gas exploration deal

THE Energy Ministry and Australian energy giant BHP Billiton yesterday signed production sharing contracts (PSC) for oil and gas exploration in five deepwater blocks off Trinidad’s east/northeast coast. Blocks 5, 6, 28 and 29 were offered to potential investors by the ministry...
Posted On 13 Jun 2013
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SEW approvals in 30 minutes

One of the featured attractions at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment’s Boulevard at TIC 2013 is its award winning TTBizLink Services. The link won the UN’s Public Services Award. TTBizLink is the IT platform known as a Single Electronic Window(SEW), designed as...
Posted On 13 Jun 2013
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TT open for business – Bharath

Over 181 organisations have begun showcasing their goods and services to potential investors and buyers at the 14th Annual Trade and Investment Convention being held at the Hyatt Regency. Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Vasant Bharath said the Convention, since its...
Posted On 13 Jun 2013
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Unraveling local politics

The emailgate issue that stemmed out of the no confidence motion has shown the length and breath of local politics. Dr. Rowley planted a bomb that may very well explode in his own face. It is important to note that there was clearly a hidden agenda behind all of this. I find it...
Posted On 13 Jun 2013
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Howai: Pace of economic growth continues to pick up

The Trinidad & Tobago economy is showing stronger activity in the non-energy sector which has resulted in overall growth of 1.7% for the first quarter of 2013. This could lead to growth of up to 2 percent in the first half of 2013, once the improvement in the energy sector...
Posted On 12 Jun 2013
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