Water Taxi Service to go to Chaguaramas

The Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development, Dr. Bhoe Tewarie, has announced the extension of the Water Taxi Service to Chaguaramas by July 1st. Minister Tewarie made the announcement during the sod turning ceremony for the Chaguaramas Boardwalk extension. “I want...
Posted On 07 Jun 2013
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Jack: I would do it again

“I WOULD do it again” said Jack Warner yesterday, to paying more than $6 million to remove and tow a fire tender that crashed in the Arima Valley last November. “I stand here fully and absolutely convinced that if it happened tomorrow,  I will do it again. One thing I can tell...
Posted On 07 Jun 2013
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…Warner invites himself

POLITICIAN Jack Warner yesterday invited himself to tour the Tarouba Link Road rehabilitation project in San Fernando, since he said no one would invite him to attend the official opening. Warner, who had commissioned the project while Minister of Works and Infrastructure, said...
Posted On 07 Jun 2013
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Minister Dookeran address at the OAS’ Plenary Session

  Let me first of all express our deep appreciation for the hospitality and arrangements of the Government of Guatemala in organising this very significant meeting here. May I also say how pleasant it is to be in Antigua, what I am told is the third capital of Guatemala and...
Posted On 07 Jun 2013
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NEDCO Sub-Office embeds the spirit of entrepreneurship at UWI

A National Entrepreneurial Development Company Limited’s (NEDCO) Sub-office has been commissioned at The University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine Campus at the Student Activities Centre of The UWI.
Posted On 07 Jun 2013
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Sevilla Golf Course gets equipment

Three key pieces of equipment were delivered Thursday to the staff of the Sevilla Golf Course in Couva that will help to maintain this underutilised venue. A tractor, brushcutter and trailer were leased by the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago for Sevilla and the same for St....
Posted On 07 Jun 2013
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Food cultivation resumes on Caroni lands

Caroni (1975) Limited will have 5,800 acres of land in food production by year’s end, Food Production Minister Devant Maharaj announced on Wednesday. He was speaking at the launch of the first phase of the Caroni Green Initiative at Orange Valley, Couva, which involves...
Posted On 07 Jun 2013
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Film, music and fashion to fall under Creative TT

A new umbrella company has been created to oversee the increased commercialisation and development of the creative industry sector. Speaking at the weekly post-Cabinet media briefing at the Diplomatic Centre in St. Ann’s, Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Vasant Bharath...
Posted On 06 Jun 2013
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Livestock farmers and fisher folks to receive natural disaster assistance

Farmers, livestock farmers and fisher folks can now apply for financial assistance for loses by natural disasters and industrial operations. Minister of Food Production, Devant Maharaj made the announcement earlier today during the weekly post-Cabinet media briefing at the...
Posted On 06 Jun 2013
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MINISTER GRIFFITH DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL

Science and Technology Minister Dr. Rupert Griffith has been discharged from the St. Clair Medical Centre after being kept overnight for observation. Communications Minister Jamal Mohammed confirmed with C News that Minister Griffith was released on Thursday afternoon, hours...
Posted On 06 Jun 2013
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