Author: Clint Chan Tack
THE Assembly of Caribbean People (ACP) has asked Caricom leaders to address certain matters when they meet in Barbados for their 48th regular heads of government meeting from February 19-21. They did so in a letter on February 18 from their representative, Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) political leader David Abdulah. The matters the ACP […]
PUBLIC Utilities Minister Marvin Gonzales has been appointed to act as attorney general. A statement from the Office of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs on February 18 said Gonzales will act as attorney general while AG Reginald Armour is away from Trinidad and Tobago on official business. Gonzales will perform this role in addition […]
NATIONAL Transformation Alliance (NTA) political leader Gary Griffith has questions for National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds about 25,573 rounds of ammunition reported missing earlier this month from the regiment’s reserves. Griffith is a former commissioner of police, national security minister and captain in the regiment. In a statement on February 17, Griffith acknowledged the TT […]
THE Cuban government and Refugees International have condemned a decision by US President Donald Trump to construct a migrant detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which he said would hold as many as 30,000 people. The US has had a military base there since 1903. The lease on the base has no fixed expiration date. […]
MOVEMENT for Social Justice (MSJ) political leader David Abdulah says events which led to the arrest and subsequent release of Commissioner of Police (CoP) Erla Harewood-Christopher shows “Trinidad and Tobago is in a state of crisis.” He made this comment during a virtual news conference on February 2. Harewood-Christopher was arrested at her office in […]
POINTE-a-Pierre MP David Lee has repeated the Opposition’s view about deepwater exploration being a priority for the energy sector. He made this comment in response to the award of two production-sharing contracts (PSCs) to EOG Resources on January 29. In a statement then, Energy Minister Stuart Young said the PSCs were for shallow-water blocks Lower […]
FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert says a problem involving fuel supply to the left engine of Caribbean Airlines (CAL) ATR 72-600 aircraft was the reason it had to make an emergency landing at Piarco Airport on January 27. He was answering a question from Opposition Senator Wade Mark in the Senate on January 28. Imbert’s comment […]
THE Youth Development and National Service Ministry and Cemex/Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) have agreed to distribute licences to 18 youth farmers to occupy land in Claxton Bay “for agricultural pursuits and the construction of temporary structures, to enable tenable farming practices.” A statement by the ministry on January 27, said the agreement was reached between […]
APPROXIMATELY $2.9 million in home repair grants were distributed at a ceremony hosted by the Social Development and Family Services Ministry at the Upper El Dorado Community Centre on January 27. In a statement on January 28, Social Development and Family Services Minister Donna Cox, who delivered the feature address at this event, said, “Every […]
THE Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has expressed its sadness at the death of UWI Professor Emeritus Sir Roy Augier on January 26. Sir Roy celebrated his 100th birthday last month. In a brief statement on January 27, CXC said, “We have lost a visionary and pioneer who recognised the importance of a regional examination system.” […]