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Imbert gets business support
Two business groups are supporting the statement by Finance minister Colm Imbert to improve the efficiency of the operations of the Board of Inland Revenue (BIR).The American Chamber of Commerce said...
View ArticleCNG now 50 per cent cheaper than diesel
State-owned National Gas Company (NGC) is ramping up its promotion of CNG as a alternative to diesel and super gasoline by pointing out that at $1 a litre gasoline equivalent, CNG is the most...
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T&T signs new loan contract with IDB
A loan contract for strengthening of the Single Electronic Window (SEW) for trade and business facilitation was signed on Friday by Planning Minister Camille Robinson-Regis and President of the...
View ArticleAudit Debe to Mon Desir
The Highway Reroute Movement welcomes the efforts by the Government to provide financial information on the collapsed Pt Fortin Highway system.However, the entire process, from certification to...
View ArticleBudget review intent not bad
I am not unhappy with Minister Imbert’s budget review. Like everyone else, I don’t like paying more for anything but finally we have the first glimmers of reducing government dependency and this is a...
View ArticleGovt media companies on autopilot?
Flabbergasted is the only word that came to mind when I heard the Communication Minister, Maxie Cuffie’s, reply to questions from a television news reporter about the transfer of staff from state-owned...
View ArticleGive ‘get out of jail free’ pass for minor offences
The Attorney General summons talking heads to a consultation on prison reform, informs them that the country, in the throes of a recession caused largely by diminished revenues, is spending $50 million...
View ArticleHuge foreign exchange in tourism, but...
When I look at so many Caribbean islands that are our neighbours, I am amazed how they have taken the tourist trade and made it into such a growing, striving industry. For some of them tourism has...
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Coast Guard seizes $1.5 million worth of marijuana
Five men are now in police custody after coast guard intercepted a pirogue loaded with $1.5 million worth of marijuana on Sunday.According to public affairs officer, Lt Commander Kirk Jean-Baptiste,...
View ArticleSuspect released in fatal stabbing
The 23-year-old pregnant woman suspected in the fatal stabbing of Los Bajos rigger Davidson Roach has been released from custody, police said. The suspect, a security officer, who was held after...
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Unpatriotic to raise fares
Finance Minister Colm Imbert yesterday made a public appeal to taxi and maxi taxi drivers not to increase their fares to commuters following the 15 per cent hike in the prices of super gasoline and...
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UK national killed after robbery
British national Adrian St John was shot dead on Sunday night after he was robbed by two armed bandits in Mt D’Or.According to police, around 8.30 pm, 22-year-old St John was driving a Nissan AD wagon...
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Ex-councillor’s son stabbed to death
The son of a former local government councillor in the Maracas/ Santa Margarita area was stabbed to death on Sunday night following a drunken dispute with a friend.Police reports stated that around...
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Central FC, W Connection in Goal Shield dress rehearsel
With a mouth-water Lucozade Sport Goal Shield semi-final meeting just three days away between both clubs, defending Digicel T&T Pro League champion and current leader Central FC will hope to make...
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Sellier rules on the mountains again
Peter Sellier (Mike’s Bikes) sponsored by Music Radio 97 had a convincing win of the eight-lap open one division of the Rincon Mountain Bike Race near Las Cuevas, on Sunday.He finished in a time of one...
View ArticleEx-cop tipped for top spy post
A former head of the Police Service’s Special Branch is tipped to be among deputy directors of the Strategic Services Agency (SSA), government officials have indicated.The official is among several...
View ArticleTTOC/NBFTT General Secretaries in war of words
General secretary of the T&T Olympic Committee Annette Knott has apologised to the National Basketball Federation of T&T’s(NBFTT) general secretary Claire Mitchell for failing to send the...
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No hiccups as school reopens
Education Minister Anthony Garcia yesterday celebrated the smooth reopening of all primary and secondary schools after the Easter break and he criticised the former administration for their mishandling...
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All eyes on Fawaareq
Fawaareq is fancied to give ‘rookie’ trainer Owen Burrows success with his first runner at ‘good’ Newmarket today; the 3-y-o Maiden Stakes looks well within capabilities of this Hamdan al Maktoum-owned...
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Fire closes Beetham dump again
Potentially toxic smoke filtered through the city of Port-of-Spain yesterday after yet another overnight fire at the Beetham landfill.The dump was closed for business yesterday as authorities focussed...
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