By Sue-Ann Wayow GOVERNMENT dishes out more than $350 million in income relief grants for people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. It is based on 2005 poverty rates. According to a report submitted to the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC), the Ministry of Social Development and Family Services stated that expenditure up until November […]
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Ambassador Mondello Op-Ed: US Don’t See Eye-to-Eye With T&T on
Bellow is an Op-ed piece done by US Ambassador to the United States Joseph Mondello. The appointee of the Trump administration says farewell to T&T. Serving as United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago has been the greatest honour of my life. Apart from its great weather and amazing beauty, T&T has some of the […]Read More
US-Guyana Relations Not Going Down Well with Venezuela Ver la
By Sue-Ann Wayow THE strengthening ties between the United States and Guyana is weaking Guyana’s relationship with Venezuela. On Monday, Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez at a news conference criticised joint naval exercises conducted by the US and Guyana which she said was an attempt by the outgoing Trump administration to “create provocations, threats,” US […]Read More
THE top cop is warning promoters about having events that could turn into mass gatherings. In a release on Monday, Griffith said the country was still facing the Covid-19 pandemic and that positive cases were being recorded. He said as soon as he got real time information about an event taking place on the […]Read More
LIAT AIRLINE, previously owned by four Caribbean countries, is now being funded mainly by the government of Antigua and Barbuda as it strives to keep its wings in the air. The airline that is undergoing an Administrative process is presently owned by Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica. At a post-Cabinet press conference in St […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow IN order for Pt Lisas Industrial Estate to survive there needs to be compromise between the National Gas Company (NGC) and the plants that depend on NGC for their gas supply. This is the view of former energy minister Kevin Ramnarine. He made the comment to AZPNews.com after Titan Methanol announced […]Read More
THE newly-appointed board of the Solid Waste Management Company Limited (SWMCOL) is being urged to find new ways of which to dispose of the country’s waste. Members of the board on Wednesday were given their Instruments of Appointment at the Ministry of Public Utilities head office in St Clair. The board is now […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow NATIONAL Security Minister Stuart Young will be writing the United States Department of Justice requesting a criminal investigation into the procurement of the SIKORSKY S76 D helicopter that was leased by the People’s Partnership Government in 2014. This was announced by the minister on Wednesday at a press conference following statements made […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow GOODS could not have been cleared at the ports since the year began. This has caused undue stress and added expenses which is difficult to afford at this time for businesses owners anxiously waiting to collect, according to American Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM T&T). A release by AMCHAM T&T […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow THE turtle nesting season is scheduled to begin in March and plans are being made to have further protection of the endangered species. Planning and Development Minister Camille Robinson-Regis announced that a National Sea Turtle Task Force was appointed to serve for a period of three years and one of the […]Read More