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- 22 December, 2024
Financial
VYBZ KARTEL RETURNS TO GUYANA
THIRTEEN years after he vowed not to return to Guyana, dancehall star Vybz Kartel has announced he will perform in the country in 2025.
In a social media post, the Jamaican entertainer said: “Guyana, next year, a blood – at trouble.
PNM’S WAKANDA POLITICS
THE Government recently honoured Dominique Thorne, a star of the movie “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” at a function funded by a taxpayer-owned agency.
The tab was picked by National Entrepreneurship Development Company (NEDCO), which reports to Foster Cummings’ Ministry of Youth Development and National Service.
EXPOSE HALTS $475 M HDC DEAL
THE Government’s decision to cancel a $475.8 million housing contract with a Chinese company has come after an investigation by this news site.
INVESTORS STILL BYPASSING T&T
INVESTORS are continuing to bypass Trinidad and Tobago, a new United Nations report has revealed.
T&T, which had a net loss of investments worth US $917 million in 2022 and US $778 million in 2021, does not feature in the 2023 study.
BANNED CHINESE FIRM LANDS $475 M HDC DEAL
A CHINESE company with a dark history of bribery and other financial scandals is being given a $475.83 million public deal in Trinidad and Tobago.
LOCALS CAN’T ACCESS LOANS FROM AFRICAN BANK
PRIME Minister Dr. Keith Rowley donned his most attractive dashiki on Emancipation Day even as locals were unable to access funds from a major African bank.
ROWLEY MUM ON ‘CORRUPT’ MADURO
PRIME Minister Dr. Keith Rowley appears to be clutching onto Nicolas Maduro even as several Latin American leaders distance themselves from the disputed Venezuelan president.
PROCUREMENT REGULATOR HANDS IN REPORT — FINALLY
AFTER public enquiries about the delay, Procurement Regulator Beverly Khan has presented her overdue annual report.
But the public still cannot access the highly-anticipated report.
SAD SAGA OF MOMS WHO STEAL SCHOOLBOOKS
THE Government’s failure to deliver on a budget promise has permitted an embarrassing new social trend.
In his 2023-204 budget, Finance Minister Colm Imbert pledged to standardise textbooks.
IMBERT’S TTRA TO TAX DOUBLES VENDORS
FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert, who is scraping everywhere to collect money, will soon tax doubles and other vendors.