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RBC MD: We are prepared to share burden of adjustment
Managing director of RBC Royal Bank T&T, Darryl White has given his commitment to share in the burden of adjustment, as commercial banks now have to pay to 35 per cent corporation tax from January...
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Fuel subsidy cut saves Govt $550M
Monday’s cut in the fuel subsidy will see Government saving $550 million.This was revealed by Finance Minister Colm Imbert yesterday following the T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce’s annual...
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Ministers take five per cent pay cut
Government ministers have taken a five per cent pay cut.The measure was instituted by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley last year, which Finance Minister revealed to the media yesterday, following a...
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My perception remains same
Co-founder of non-governmental organisation Powerful Ladies of T&T, Gillian Wall, yesterday described Finance Minister Colm Imbert’s press release as “most unfortunate” and his behaviour...
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WASA, T&TEC rate review to be completed by 2018
By the first quarter of 2018, the Regulated Industries Commission (RIC) would complete the rate review for cash-strapped T&T Electricity Commission (T&TEC) and the Water and Sewerage Authority...
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Young, Kamla square off on NGC dividend payments
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Stuart Young offered conflicting figures as to how much money was taken from the National Gas Company (NGC)...
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Young: PP spent $80m to operate Galicia
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Stuart Young yesterday revealed that the former People’s Partnership government secretly spent $24 million in infrastructural adjustments to facilitate the...
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Fixin’ T&T again calls for removal of Angostura chair
Watch dog group Fixin’ T&T is giving the Government and Angostura Holdings Ltd board two weeks to remove its chairman Dr Rolph Balgobin, who was recently cleared of allegations of sexual harassment...
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State entities $44B in debt
A total of 39 State enterprises had racked up a debt of $44 billion by the end of 2016.These were the shocking findings contained in a September 2017 Joint Select Committee report that examined the...
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Inhumane act on travellers—Rohan
Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan says the prolonged delay faced by passengers arriving at the Piarco International Airport on Sunday was uncalled for and inhumane.Sinanan gave his views...
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Boards gone rogue
Joint Select Committee (JSC) member Wade Mark yesterday described 39 State-companies which racked up a $44 billion debt as “rogue elements.”JSC chairman Senator David Small supported this view at a...
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Female bullies attack daughter
Nakpangi Joseph, whose daughter has been a victim of bullying by a gang of female students at the Barataria North Secondary School, yesterday urged the Barataria police to lay assault charges against...
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TTUTA: Bullying in secondary schools on the rise
President of the T&T Unified Teachers’ Association (TTUTA) Lynsley Doodhai yesterday admitted that bullying within the secondary school system was on the rise.Doodhai was commenting on the latest...
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Blame game over $27m Arima building foolish—Jack
Former works and transport minister Jack Warner yesterday admitted he started the process to purchase the $27 million building in Arima which is now under investigation by the Government.During...
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Kamla wants A&V contract terminated
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says she feels “heartened” by the findings of the Kroll Consulting investigation which confirmed yesterday that Petrotrin paid for oil it did not receive....
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Kamla: PNM out to get Jearlean too
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has warned that the ruling People’s National Government (PNM) is out to get Jearlean John, who is vying for the post of deputy United National Congress leader...
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Supporters told to come home
Newly-elected Congress of the People (COP) leader Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan in urging its disenchanted, angry and fragmented members to come back home and help rebuild the party. But she is making one...
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Navas reunited with family
Former Chaguanas mayor Natasha Navas who took refuge at a temple in Cunupia over the weekend has been reunited with her family at an undisclosed location.Confirmation came from Pundit Jaidath Maharaj,...
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UTT a feeding trough for parties—Roget
Oilfield Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) president general Ancel Roget yesterday admitted that the University of T&T (UTT) had become a “feeding trough” for political parties, which ultimately led to...
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Mimic Rajpaul’s work ethic and passion
Bishop Claude Berkley yesterday urged citizens of T&T to follow in the footsteps of hard-working councillor Darryl Troy Rajpaul who was given his final farewell at the Holy Trinity Church,...
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