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MP worried about Grande murder spike
Three recent murders in the usually peaceful community of Sangre Grande have sparked serious concern to the police in the district and the Member of Parliament.Speaking at a Police Service town meeting...
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Fisherman seeks $$ for boat damage
Five months after his pirogue was damaged by a pontoon floating off the San Fernando Water Taxi Terminal, La Romaine fisherman Alloy Chapman says he has been unable to provide for his family.Chapman,...
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Rowley meets with Sural officials
Venezuela-based Sural is lobbying the Government of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to restart the Alutech project which was stalled six years ago. Company officials made a presentation to the prime...
View ArticleFPATT: Review abortion law in light of Zika outbreak
The Family Planning Association of T&T (FPATT) joins the local public health community in responding to the Zika virus outbreak, particularly as it affects women’s sexual and reproductive health...
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No more luxury vehicle loans
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says his Cabinet made a decision yesterday that none of its members will access any loan to buy a luxury vehicle which falls in the new increased tax bracket.He said,...
View ArticleCountry taken for a ride: Kamla
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the country has been taken for a ride over the last six months by the Government.She made the comment yesterday as she noted the mid-term budget review...
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VAT collection lagging behind projections
Government will, in the second half of this year, launch an aggressive tax arrears collection drive and enforce compliance—especially regarding VAT and gaming taxes—since collections of domestic taxes...
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Taxes galore
Citizens are now paying more to travel after a 15 per cent increase in the price per litre of super gasoline and diesel went into immediate effect yesterday. Alcohol and cigarettes are also going up, a...
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PM: T&T Isis returnees under surveillance
A small number of people who have been to areas where the Islamic State (Isis) is operating and who have returned to T&T are under surveillance, Prime Minister Keith Rowley has confirmed.He gave...
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NWRHA must pay doctor nearly $1m for unfair dismissal
The North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) has been ordered to pay almost $1 million in compensation to a doctor whom it unfairly dismissed five years ago. Three Industrial Court judges made the...
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Pope releases document on love, marriage
Two years after he began consultations with high-level church officials and gathered information from thousands of churches around the world, Pope Francis has released a 265-page apostolic exhortation...
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Fix labour laws to protect ex-workers
United against the potential threat of more companies shutting down and leaving workers penniless, the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) and the National Trade Union Centre (Natuc) are demanding that...
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Taxes spread across board
In the context of the proposed variation of appropriations for fiscal 2016, I rise in this Honourable House to present the budgetary framework for these measures, by way of the mid-year review of...
View ArticleChambers: Fuel hikes will have major impact
President of the Penal/Debe Chamber, Shiva Roopnarine, has expressed concern about the adverse effect the hike in fuel prices will have on low-income earners.Roopnarine said overall the country has...
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3.3% slide not enough says Hosein
UWI economist Dr Roger Hosein has called for a depreciation of the TT dollar by more than the additional 3.3 per cent suggested by Finance Minister Colm Imbert, in presenting the mid-term budget review...
View ArticleEconomist hails gas price hike
The 15 per cent increase in the price of super gasoline and diesel prices was “long overdue” said economist Dr Ronald Ramkissoon.He was referring to Finance Minister Colm Imbert’s announcement in...
View ArticleCaricom: Don’t label region as ‘tax havens’
The 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom ) grouping yesterday said it is “deeply concerned” by the resurgence of the designation of “tax havens” being attached to the financial services centres in...
View ArticleConglomerates can help govt ‘pull out’ economy
I would like to make an observation and a suggestion. Firstly, this country does not have shortage of money. The Treasury has a shortage of money, but the nation of T&T is overflowing with cash.We...
View ArticleScientists miss Mrs Soo Poy of Pax House
On Monday, March 14, T&T lost a very grand lady, Mrs Victoria Soo Poy, whose grace and charming personality touched the lives of many, and especially those who had the good fortune to stay at the...
View ArticleExpect low energy prices for foreseeable future
Since the start of 2016, oil prices have swung between $27 and $42 per barrel, about a quarter of the 2008 peak crude oil price of $145. On February 16, oil ministers from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar,...
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