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PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said the People’s Partnership (PP) Government has been and continues to look after the welfare of this country’s children. In her message to commemorate Universal Children’s Day today, the Prime Minister cited the Children’s Life Fund and...

Government wants to ensure that university graduates get jobs when they enter the job market, Tertiary Education Minister Fazal Karim  jassaid. “We must not contribute to the graduate glut. It contributes to discouraged graduates. I am focused on the employment rate and we will...

There are plans for more than 400 farmers to cultivate 6,000 acres of unused land in North East and South East Trinidad, Food Production Minister Devant Maharaj has announced. Speaking at the re-commissioning ceremony for the ministry’s Plant Propagation Station at Marpar Farms...

Four investors, two local and two international, have signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Caroni GREEN, with a combined investment capital value of $310 million, that are expected to generate 940 permanent and seasonal jobs within a three-year period. Food Production...

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will chair a meeting of the Caricom Bureau of Heads next week to deal with the issue of persons of Haitians descent born in the Dominican Republic after 1929, being denied citizenship based on a Constitutional Court ruling. An Office of the...

PM : “There is not a morning that I wake up when I do not think about what is in the best interest of the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago. It is their will that guides me in every decision that I make” The Office of the Prime Minister today issued a statement regarding an...

The second phase of a study is underway to determine if this country is suitable for the manufacture of solar energy projects, said Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development and Ag. Energy and Energy Affairs Minister, Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie. Speaking at the launch of the...

ATTORNEY General Anand Ramlogan has slammed Independent Liberal Party (ILP) interim leader Jack Warner for “tarnishing” the name and character of expelled ILP councillor Faaiq Mohammed with his unsubstantiated bribery allegations as “highly reckless and irresponsible”. Warner has...

CABINET approved the creation of a new state enterprise out of the ashes of Caroni (1975) Ltd, called Caroni Green. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Larry Howai and Food Production Minister, Devant Maharaj, at the post-Cabinet news conference on Thursday. Maharaj...

The country’s first onshore bid round in 15 years has netted 11 bids for the three blocks up for oil and gas exploration. “This acreage was lying idle for a decade, with no plan to generate exploration activity. We decided to make something out of it and create and stimulate...

After more than two weeks of deadlock and controversy, the United National Congress (UNC) yesterday triumphed, taking full control of the Chaguanas Borough Corporation. This was achieved with the help of Independent Liberal Party (ILP) councillor Faaiq Mohammed, who broke the...

Schools across the country will soon get a boost to its technological capacity and internet capability. Education Minister Dr. Tim Gopeesingh said this is because the Ministry of Education is looking into digital portals and Wi-fi connection for schools. “We are also...