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On Tuesday, The University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine welcomed its first cohort for the Master of Science (MSc) programme in Renewable Energy Technology in the Department of Physics of the Faculty of Science and Technology.

NEW LAND and Marine Resources Minister, Jairam Seemungal yesterday accused ex-Caroni 1975 limited workers of negligence saying that they have contributed to a backlog in the distribution of leases.

UNITED National Congress (UNC) Political Leader, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar headed a screening committee at the party’s headquarters at Rienzi Complex yesterday as the party began its search for candidates in the upcoming Local Government elections. A press release...

Caracas, Venezuela: Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine and his Venezuelan counterpart Rafael Ramirez today signed an agreement that establishes the functional and governance structure to oversee the development of the giant Loran-Manatee gas field that straddles the Trinidad and...

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has cleared up any misconceptions of her Government’s return to Property Tax. In a Media Briefing after Monday’s budget, Mrs. Persad-Bissessar said industries like Petrotrin and those at Point Lisas will be taxed, but residential...

THREE families at Duff Trace, Lower Barrackpore were in a happy mood yesterday when their Parliamentary Representative, Dr Roodal Moonilal, visited them. He brought with him trucks bearing boulders which was dumped along the roadway to begin reconstruction of the road. On hand to...

This is the full text of the bill, which will be debated in Parliament today—the Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Bill, 2013. The parent act, the Municipal Corporations Act, can be found online at:  Here...

One strike and you’re out. Those intent on recommitting violent criminal and drug-related offences will not be eligible for bail. This was the recommendation the Government put forward to Opposition members at yesterday’s crime talks at the International Waterfront Centre,...

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has extended an olive branch to all opposition groups in T&T. Speaking at yesterday’s post-Cabinet media briefing in St Clair, she said: “We will embrace every group in this country. “Through our diverse opinions and dreams we will not...

After having her appointment as Minister of Justice revoked yesterday, Tobago-born Christlyn Moore thanked Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for having given her the opportunity to serve the country. In a statement to the media yesterday, Moore said: “Twelve months ago...

The Ministry of Works and Infrastructure wishes to advise the general public of a landmark court ruling recently handed down by the Appeal Court of Trinidad and Tobago in the matter of Curtis & Tana Gayadeen vs The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Civil Appeal No: 101...

Dr. the Honourable Rupert Griffith, the Minister of Science and Technology, revealed at the official opening of the Sangre Grande Campus of the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTAATT) on Wednesday September 04, 2013 that a 200 bed and...