Trinidad and Tobago
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I DID THE RIGHT THING
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – In the face of a raging controversy over his meeting with Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley at his personal residence, Integrity Commission chairman Ken Gordon is certain he did the right thing. In an interview with the Express yesterday, Gordon was asked whether he had made any decision of any kind as a result of…
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Parliament gives green light to dangerous dog bill
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jun 18, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago parliament has approved legislation resulting in owners of dangerous dogs, such as pitbulls, facing a 10-year jail term and significant fine if the dog kills a person. Attorney General Anand Ramlogan, who piloted the Dog Control Bill, 2013 on Monday, said owners of these dangerous dogs would also…
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‘SENSITIVE’ MATERIAL
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has expressed concerns that handing over her electronic devices to the police investigators may jeopardise national security and has since directed that the investigation only take place in her presence. In a letter to lead investigator, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mervyn Richardson, dated June 10, Persad-Bissessar said in her capacity as…
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US expert says email fake, Opposition Leader reiterates call for independent probe
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A United states information technology expert says the emails purporting to show that members of the Trinidad and Tobago government, including Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar, were engaged in efforts to undermine the judiciary, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and the media, are false. But Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley,…
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Trade, transparency, tax at today’s G8
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – BRITISH Prime Minister, David Cameron, is today hosting the annual G8 Summit, with the Heads of State and Government of the United States of America, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Japan. With these countries still comprising half of global GDP, the bold steps we take by working together through the G8 can make a…
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CXC to record first-ever video-based syllabus orientation
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) will make history in Grenada this week with the recording of its first-ever completely video-based syllabus orientation. The recording is being done for the launch of CXC’s CAPE Digital Media Syllabus and will be facilitated by BrightPath Foundation, a Trinidad-based technology education non-profit. A team of teachers, CXC officers and…
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Frank talks to end T&T-Jamaica trade grouses
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Maybe it is time for the Caricom secretary general to arrange a one-and-one encounter between heads of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) and its Jamaican counterpart, the Jamaican Manufacturers’ Association (JMA). Clearly these two entities need to talk, rather than keep throwing fighting words. Together with the selected advisers of each, the TTMA…
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Government names date for by-election
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar Thursday announced July 29 as the date for the by-election in Chaguanas West, almost two months after her embattled national security minister Austin “Jack” Warner resigned on April 26. Warner, who had also submitted his resignation as the chairman of the United National Congress (UNC), the biggest member in…
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Government gets support for multi-billion dollar supplemental budget
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government Thursday received parliamentary approval for a TT$2.8 billion (One TT dollar = US$0.16 cents) supplemental budget that Finance Minister Larry Howi said would be use mainly to meet outstanding payments to public workers. But opposition legislators refused to support the new fiscal measure saying that the coalition People’s Partnership…
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Mandela’s legacy
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – AS I write this Nelson Mandela is still with us. He may even still be living at the end of this year. But this is his fourth hospitalisation in six months, and the prognosis for 94-year-old men with persistent lung infections is not good. How will South Africa do without him? Wrong question, actually. In…
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