Ramnarine: $6.08b project has many benefits for T&T

Cabinet yesterday agreed to the third project agreement between the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, NGC, Mitsubishi Corporation (a consortium of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Mitsubishi Corporation) and Massy Group for the Methanol to Dimethyl Ether project for which a project...
Posted On 05 Dec 2014
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Govt starts $26M pipeline project

WORK has begun on a $26 million pipeline project on the Beetham Highway to replace a more than 60-year-old steel main and improve the drinkable water supply to thousands of customers in Port-of-Spain and environs. Environment Minister Ganga Singh spoke to the media on Monday as...
Posted On 03 Dec 2014
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Valencia Bypass Opens

The new Valencia Bypass Road was officially opened on Friday November 28, 2014 by the Honourable Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Mrs. Kamla Persad Bissessar and the Minister of Works and Infrastructure the Honourable Dr. Suruj Rambachan. The road is expected to assist in...
Posted On 01 Dec 2014
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New community centre opened in Vessigny

The communities of Vessigny, La Brea and Point Fortin are set to benefit from the opening of the brand new Vessigny Community Centre on Monday November 24, 2014. The Honourable Winston ‘Gypsy’ Peters, Minister of Community Development delivered the feature address and formally...
Posted On 25 Nov 2014
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$1,500 grant for eyeglasses

CABINET yesterday approved a system of financial assistance for thousands of primary-school children with eye problems which will see families afforded access to $1,500 in funding every two years for pairs of spectacles. Minister of Health Dr Fuad Khan said 2,397 students are...
Posted On 21 Nov 2014
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69% of T&T gets water 24/7

From 18 per cent of the Trinidad and Tobago population receiving a 24/7 water supply in 2010 when the People’s Partnership Government took office, WASA is now providing 69 per cent of the country with a full 24/7 supply of water. In Tobago it is higher, with 70 per cent of that...
Posted On 19 Nov 2014
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PM calls on all State agencies to provide assistance

The Ministry of the People and Social Development has provided 700 hampers and other relief supplies including blankets, purification tablets and buckets to residents who were severely affected by flooding caused by incessant and heavy rain showers in areas of east and central...
Posted On 16 Nov 2014
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‘New substation can save T&TEC $300m’

THE Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) will soon be able to boost its power supply to customers throughout the country. A $100 million substation at Gandhi Village, Debe, expected to be completed in December would allow T&TEC to utilise full capacity of...
Posted On 13 Nov 2014
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Govt, World Bank in US$2.4M ICT programme

GOVERNMENT and the World Bank will embark on a US$2.4 million programme featuring “high impact” programmes to fulfil the country’s national aspiration of a digital and e-ready Trinidad and Tobago. The plan was announced on Monday by Ingrid Seerattan, Permanent Seretary in the...
Posted On 12 Nov 2014
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‘We have broken the bad habit of the PNM’

Former T&T ambassador to the United Nations, Rodney Charles is back home to lead the election campaign for the ruling People’s Partnership administration in the run-up to the 2015 general election. Charles is convinced the PP will retain political office because the PNM has...
Posted On 09 Nov 2014
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Ramnarine: We tripled FDI in oil/gas

ENERGY Minister, Kevin Ramnarine, hit back at Diego Martin North East MP Colm Imbert’s criticism of the country’s oil/gas tax regime by saying this Government’s major overhaul of energy taxes and incentives had led to a three- fold increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) in...
Posted On 07 Nov 2014
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PM: Caricom must unite on Ebola

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar believes the Caribbean Community (Caricom) needs to come together to deal with the potential threat that the Ebola virus poses to the region. The Prime Minister was addressing Caricom Heads of Government before the start of the 17th special...
Posted On 05 Nov 2014
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