Author: Clint Chan Tack

THE Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Parliament and the Office of the President (OTP) all received increased allocations for fiscal 2025 in the 2024/2025 budget. According to the Draft Estimates for Recurrent Expenditure for Financial Year 2025, the OPM’s allocation increased from $568,489,400 in fiscal 2024 to $ 778,796,200 210 in fiscal 2025. This […]

FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert has announced tax and national insurance amnesties to allow people to make outstanding tax payments without incurring penalties before the TT Revenue Authority (TTRA) becomes operational. He also announced the creation of an online system to assist people with the payment of residential property tax. He made these announcements when he […]

ST Augustine MP Khadijah Ameen says approximately $43.6 million is being taken away from all 14 local government corporations and will be used for the PNM’s benefit. In response, Rural Development and Local Government Minister Faris Al-Rawi says Ameen’s claims reflect her misunderstanding of the facts, which will be spelt out in the 2024/2025 budget […]

MOVEMENT for Social Justice (MSJ) political leader David Abdulah has hinted at the possibility of mass public action in response to the contents of the 2024/2025 budget. He made this comment as the party hosted a citizens’ assembly at Preysal Secondary School on September 21. Finance Minister Colm Imbert will present the budget in the […]

FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert has rejected claims from the opposition UNC that any finance minister would be able to access people’s personal tax information should the Miscellaneous Provisions (Global Forum) Bill 2024 become law. He made this statement during his opening contribution to the debate on the bill in the Senate on September 17. The […]

THE Port Lisas Industrial Development Corporation (Plipdeco) has given official notice to the TT Stock Exchange (TTSE) about its president Ashley Taylor being sent on administrative leave. The notice was issued on September 11. Plipdeco said Taylor was placed on leave on July 29. The company said this was done in accordance with Section 64 […]

MOVEMENT for Social Justice (MSJ) political leader David Abdulah and Artists Coalition of Trinidad and Tobago representative Rubadiri Victor have said the People’s Roundtable will be making recommendations to several key decision-makers and entities for measures to reduce crime to be included in the upcoming 2024/2025 budget. They said these recommendations are contained in the […]

PRESIDENT Christine Kangaloo has announced the prorogation of the current parliamentary term for the opening of the new term. The President did this through legal notices 163 and 164, issued on September 9. The House of Representatives and the Senate held separate sittings at the Red House on September 9, the final day of the […]

ATTORNEY General Reginald Armour has said 45 people who were formerly incarcerated by the police with respect to marijuana possession, have had this offence expunged from their records, in accordance with the provisions of the Dangerous Drugs Act. He made this disclosure in the Senate on September 9, in response to a question from Independent […]

NATIONAL Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds says he cannot comment on any legal matters involving the promotion of police officers. He was responding to a question from Opposition Senator Wade Mark in the Senate on September 9. Mark asked Hinds if he was taking any action over reports that 29 police officers had been erroneously promoted […]