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- 20 September, 2024
T&T DOWN THE IMF ROAD
THE Government has been implementing advice from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) despite a high-voltage denial from Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley.
POVERTY AND THE ELECTRICITY RATE INCREASE
The electricity rate increase would add to the financial misery of the 38 per cent of citizens, who, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), exist in “multidimensional poverty.”
ROWLEY DID NOT MAKE THE DRAGON DANCE
THE latest stage of the Dragon gas deal again shows that Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley’s bark is worse than his bite.
Despite much talk from Rowley and fellow Caricom leaders, they played no role in resolving the Venezuelan political crisis that led to monetising the Dragon field.
WHO BUILT $M HDC HOUSES ON SAND?
There may be a rough analogy to the construction of a large Housing Development Corporation (HDC) project at Old Arima Road, D’Abadie on a weak foundation.
An exhaustive report by the engineering firm CEP Ltd. uncovered several structural weaknesses, including unsuitable soil, construction cracks, a high water table, and other significant irregularities.
CABINET SCRAPS TOBAGO RETREAT OVER FERRY CRISIS
THE Keith Rowley Cabinet backed away from hosting its retreat in Tobago because of the latest ferry crisis.
FOREX CRISIS PUTS INSURANCE INDUSTRY IN TROUBLE
THE foreign exchange crisis is a major reason for the local insurance industry being in serious trouble.
OPPRESSION OF OUR PILOTS
A GENERATION ago, George Chambers abused parliamentary privilege during a BWIA strike by publicly reading the medical records of Captain Malcolm Hernandez.
PNM REPORTED TO EBC, INTEGRITY COMMISSION OVER ELECTION-EVE TAX REFUNDS
MERE hours before the critical local government election, the PNM has been reported to two national institutions for plans to hand out tax refunds.
HALT CHINESE PROJECTS IN THE REGION, US AUTHORITIES TOLD
AN international bank, from which Trinidad and Tobago has billion-dollar loans, is under pressure from the United States to reduce China’s influence.
FAILURE ON ENERGY BLOCK A SIGN OF THE TIMES
Woodside Energy Group of Australia has come up empty-handed after exploration in TTDAA, one of several upstream sites in which there is activity for natural gas.
