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PRESSURE mounted on the chairman of the Integrity Commission Ken Gordon and on Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley yesterday in the wake of confirmation that both men held a secret meeting, on May 15, at the private residence of Gordon – mere days before Rowley went to Parliament...

The Attorney General wishes to condemn the secret meeting held between the Honourable Leader of the Opposition Dr. Keith Rowley and the Chairman of the Integrity Commission, Mr. Ken Gordon to discuss supposed “urgent” matters. This is a matter of grave public concern and disquiet...

THE INTEGRITY Commission yesterday afternoon confirmed that chairman Ken Gordon hosted a private meeting with Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley at Gordon’s Glencoe home on May 15, days before Rowley in Parliament called on the Commission to probe purported emails implicating...

A six-member local delegation represented this country at the sixth Global Conference of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Sydney, Australia, from May 22-24. Richard Oliver, deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs, and Victor...

The Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, met this afternoon with Mr. Serge Letchimy, President of the Regional Council of Martinique. Both leaders discussed a number of issues, including energy, transport, exchange...

THE Energy Ministry and Australian energy giant BHP Billiton yesterday signed production sharing contracts (PSC) for oil and gas exploration in five deepwater blocks off Trinidad’s east/northeast coast. Blocks 5, 6, 28 and 29 were offered to potential investors by the ministry...

One of the featured attractions at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment’s Boulevard at TIC 2013 is its award winning TTBizLink Services. The link won the UN’s Public Services Award. TTBizLink is the IT platform known as a Single Electronic Window(SEW), designed as...

Over 181 organisations have begun showcasing their goods and services to potential investors and buyers at the 14th Annual Trade and Investment Convention being held at the Hyatt Regency. Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Vasant Bharath said the Convention, since its...

The Trinidad & Tobago economy is showing stronger activity in the non-energy sector which has resulted in overall growth of 1.7% for the first quarter of 2013. This could lead to growth of up to 2 percent in the first half of 2013, once the improvement in the energy sector...

June 12, 2013:  The settlement of collective agreements for the 2008-2010 period, additional demands have been placed on Government’s 2013 budget, for which Finance and the Economy Minister, Larry Howai, sought Parliamentary approval in the Finance (Supplementary Appropriation)...

Starting in 2000, the International Labour Organisation, has declared a specific theme in recognition of World Day Against Child Labour. On this day, June 12, the world focuses its attention on the plight of children who are subjected to work that is harmful and even dangerous to...

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has submitted a written statement to police on emails alleging a Government conspiracy on Section 34 which Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley first disclosed in Parliament twenty-two days ago. On Monday afternoon, Supt Baldeo Nanan led a team...