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Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine says 2014 will be the best for natural gas production in T&T in three years. Speaking  at the National Gas Company’s (NGC) Christmas Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Ramnarine said 2013 will go down as the year the NGC was  transformed from a...

EQUIPMENT ARRIVES FROM UNITED STATES:  Oil Spill cleanup equipment from Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) arrived this morning (December 23, 2013) at Piarco International Airport on two cargo aircraft. The equipment was immediately cleared through Customs and transported via...

T&T has been ranked second among the top ten wealthy Caribbean nations based on Gross National Income (GNI), according to a report by the World Bank. In its 2014 World Development Report, the World Bank used the GNI to measure the wealth of Caribbean nations. The information...

A new Government initiative has been launched to encourage agro-entrepreneurship in non traditional areas. Food Production Minister Devant Maharaj has announced that 20 families will be selected for the pilot phase of small scale aquaponics project. He said the aim was to...

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has confirmed that an investigation has been launched into possible sabotage of operations at State-owned oil company Petrotrin. Persad-Bissessar was responding to reports of another oil spill—this time at the company’s inland oil exploration...

Persad-Bissessar said following talks with Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine, she had been advised Petrotrin had commenced investigations into possible sabotage of one on-shore well and at four offshore installations. Addressing the media during a toy drive in her constituency,...

MASSIVE exploitation has driven the cascadura fish and black river conch to the brink of extinction locally and Food Production Minster Devant Maharaj is leading the drive to restock these two important food sources. He yesterday launched the Cascadura and Conch Restocking...

SOME ten new facilities to help vulnerable children were yesterday announced by Minister of Local Government, Marlene Coudray, speaking on behalf of Gender Affairs Minister, Clifton De Coteau.

Cabinet has approved $150.8 million for the construction of a family court in San Fernando, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan announced yesterday.

HEALTH Minister, Dr Fuad Khan, yesterday unveiled plans to upgrade the Port-of-Spain General Hospital to become “a medical campus”, with teaching and research facilities, plus a children’s unit, and to be a base for medical tourism. The changes will be funded by a British...

A first draft of a new Administration of Justice (Indictable Offences) Bill to abolish preliminary inquiries and cross examinations is under review as Government revives efforts to clear the courts of a backlog of cases. The plan still includes the appointment of more judges and...

As she distributed toys to over 6,000 children at Couva yesterday, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar made a stirring plea with parents to be vigilant with their children. Dressed in a red dress, complete with a Santa’s hat and red shoes, Persad-Bissessar hugged and kissed the...