Trinidad Express
New RIC head a 'political appointee', says Padarath
- Title
- New RIC head a 'political appointee', says Padarath
- Runtime
- 1:13
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Labelling Dr Michelle Salandy, new executive director of the independent Regulated Industries Commission (RIC), a “political appointee”, Opposition MP Barry Padarath says she's been given a $50,000 monthly salary package to validate the Government's plan to increase water and electricity rates.
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- Inheritance tax a fat UNC lie
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Claims by the United National Congress (UNC) of the imposition of a 25 per cent inheritance tax, has been denounced as an outright lie by Prime Minister and political leader of the People's National Movement, Dr Keith Rowley.
He said his Cabinet has never discussed it, and it never was and will never be part of his Government's agenda.
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- I am being victimised
- Runtime
- 3:52
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Trinidad and Tobago Scrap Iron Dealers Association president Allan Ferguson has accused the Government of political victimisation over his inability to get a scrap dealer licence.
He said all while his members received their licence, he's unable to do business due to him not being granted a licence, and every time he inquires about it, he's given a runaround.
- Title
- Olera Heights Protest
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Several residents at Olera Heights, San Fernando stood with empty buckets and containers outside their apartments as they clamoured for water on Saturday.
They blamed non-functioning pumps. “They have a system designed for three pumps, they only have one working.
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- Title
- Bodoe: Healthcare 'Worrisome.'
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Member of Parliament for Fyzabad, Dr. Lackram Bodoe says that the public healthcare system remains plagued by inefficiencies, as he says citizens are experiencing significant challenges in accessing healthcare across the country.
Speaking at the United National Congress (UNC) Opposition News Conference on Sunday morning, Bodoe, who is a medical practitioner, questioned whether various Regional Health Authorities (RHA’s) were effectively delivering services to the public.
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- Title
- Schooling for migrant children a good move
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- While labelling the decision by Government to integrate migrant children into primary schools a "brilliant idea", Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said she don't believe the Government will be able to have it done for the next school term in September, as they suffer from a huge implementation deficit gap.
- Title
- PM: Procurement bill not practical
- Runtime
- 6:22
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Government will convene Parliament on July 19, in order to debate and pass “sensible” amendments to the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley made this announcement during a political meeting on July 13, after the Act was found to contain operational flaws.
- Title
- Integrity Commission clears PM in townhouse purchase
- Runtime
- 4:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says he is no longer under investigation by the Integrity Commission in respect of allegations relating to his purchase of a townhouse in Tobago for $1.2 million from Inez Investments.
Those allegations were raised by the Opposition United National Congress in the lead up to the 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election.
- Title
- Faris: Not CEPEP contracts to criminal gangs
- Runtime
- 3:52
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Local Government and Rural Development Minister Faris Al-Rawi said CEPEP only does business with limited liability companies, and therefore cannot award contracts criminal gangs.
He was responding to reports that a recent killing and torching of a home in Morvant were the result of a fight between rival gangs over a CEPEP contract.
- Title
- PEP chairman: No dirty money for us
- Runtime
- 5:24
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Progressive Empowerment Party (PEP) chairman, Felicia Holder, said her party has not, and will not accept dirty money to help fund their election campaign.
She said they will do things the right way and be the example and the change that citizens of Trinidad and Tobago desire.
- Title
- Registration fee is a money-making venture
- Runtime
- 5:38
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A deeply concerned parent took to Tik Tok to express his angst over the exorbitant fee secondary school in Trinidad and Tobago are charging students upon enrollment.
Primary school students who are successful at the annual Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) examination are asked to pay a registration fee to enter the secondary school they will now be attending.
- Title
- No word on Borough status, says Siparia chairman
- Runtime
- 3:38
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Member of Parliament for St Augustine Khadijah Ameen said no meaningful change will take place with the changing of the stratus of the Siparia Regional Corporation to that of a Borough.
Though approved in Parliament, Corporation chairman Denish Sankersingh said he is yet to be notified as to when the new status kicks in.
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- Imbert: Order of exemption was necessary
- Runtime
- 4:48
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Finance Minister Colm Imbert defended his signing of an Order of Exemption that allowed for the acquisition of goods and services for the recently concluded Caricom heads of government in Trinidad.
He said the attendance confirmation of one to two weeks of foreign delegates and dignitaries, was outside of the two months timeline outlined in the procurement regulation, which if followed would have led to the cancellation of the event.
- Title
- Saddam: Exemption procurement order Illegal
- Runtime
- 5:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Opposition MP Saddam Hosein has called the bypassing of the procurement legislation in the acquisition of goods and services for the Caricom heads of government meeting, an illegal act.
Finance Minister Colm Imbert signed an order to exempt the provision of goods and services for that event.
- Title
- T&T's fiscal consolidation heading in the right direction
- Runtime
- 3:41
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Finance Minister Colm Imbert expressed confidence that at the end of this fiscal year, Trinidad and Tobago's deficit will not be as large as previously projected, having experienced a surplus in the month of May.
He also noted that Moody's improving Trinidad and Tobago’s credit rating outlook to positive from stable, reflects improved prospects that the country's fiscal consolidation momentum triggered by energy price windfall gains will be more sustained than previously projected..
- Title
- Kamla: Brace for higher electricity rates
- Runtime
- 1:49
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has warned that citizens should brace for an increase in their electricity bills after the August 14 local government election.
She said a vote for the People's National Movement is a vote for more taxes such as property tax and inheritance tax.
- Title
- Freeport Pensioner murdered
- Runtime
- 3:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Radha Lall, daughter of murdered pensioner Lutchmin Bickram 75, speaks to the Express where her mother was robbed and beaten by bandits on Friday night at Singh Avenue, in Calcutta #2 Freeport.
Bickram was taken to seek medical treatment on Friday and died yesterday at San Fernando General Hospital. Looking on is Member of Parliament for Couva South, Rudranath Indarsingh. Express chief photographer Dexter Philip is in Freeport and captured this footage.
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- Title
- WASA: Water supply to be restored
- Runtime
- 3:30
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Water And Sewerage Authority’s acting chief executive officer, Kelvin Romain, and director of operations, Shaira Ali gave the assurance that consumers in North, East and West Trinidad would experience a return in their supply of water on July 6.
Consumers had their supply disrupted after the 48-inch-diameter transmission pipeline at the Caroni Water Treatment Plant sprung a leak.
The pipeline was repaired, leading to a restoration of operations.
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- Caricom wants a revitalisation of West Indies cricket
- Runtime
- 2:23
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Caricom seeks to contribute to the long-awaited rise of West Indies cricket.
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr Keith Rowley has been appointed to lead Caricom’s Prime Ministerial sub-committee on Cricket, and that sub-committee will be meeting with members of the Cricket West Indies board during the week of July 10, to finalise matters related to the hosting of CWC 2024, as well as other issues.
- Title
- Caricom pledges support for Haiti
- Runtime
- 3:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Caricom has agreed to continue to work with the Haitian Government and stakeholders in their efforts to find a Haitian led solution to the deepening humanitarian, security, political, and economic crises in Haiti.
- Title
- US Secretary of State plays the tenor pan in Trinidad
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives Hakeem Jeffries, try their hands at playing the tenor pan during a visit to the panyard of HADCO Phase II Pan Groove on July 4.
The US executives were in Trinidad for the 50th anniversary of Caricom and the 45th Meeting of Caricom Heads of Government.
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- Caricom agrees to freedom of movement for all its people
- Runtime
- 4:28
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Caricom leaders have agreed to the free movement of all Caricom peoples within its borders.
The decision was arrived at on the final day (July 5) of the 45th meeting of Caricom Heads of Government at the Hyatt Regency (Trinidad) hotel in Port of Spain.
- Title
- US to table discussions on sanctions against Venezuela
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- US Congressman Gregory Meek said the Unites States have heard Trinidad and Tobago repeated calls for a reduction in the US-imposed sanctions against Venezuela, as it a severe challenge on T&T push for energy security.
The sanctions prevent Trinidad and Tobago from securing natural gas from Venezuela.
- Title
- Family of six loses home in blaze
- Runtime
- 0:17
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A Las Cuevas family of six loses everything after their St Michael’s Village home was gutted by fire on July 6., Las Cuevas, home yesterday.
The family is pleading for assistance as the four children - ages 15, 13, ten and three, were left with nothing but the clothes on their backs.
- Title
- Dansteel loses million in devastating fire
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A distraught Wendy Bhagwansingh cries uncontrollably on witnessing the fire that ravaged Dansteel Ltd hardware store in La Romaine on July 6.
The business, owned by her mother Helen Bhagwansingh, is estimated to have suffered millions of dollars in damage.
- Title
- Hinds: Report totally erroneous
- Runtime
- 6:23
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds was very critical of an Express Newspapers dated July 3, that attributed comments to a 21-year-old Venezuelan woman who levelled allegations of being raped by Coast Guard officers while a detainee at the Chaguaramas heliport.
Hinds said the article was fraught with errors, which could have easily been corrected if people in the know had been contacted.
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- Title
- Roget: Petrotrin retirees suffering
- Runtime
- 4:02
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- An attempt by members of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union to deliver a letter to Energy Minister Stuart Young, requesting a withdrawal of Petrotrin appeal to a court ruling, was initially met with resistance by members of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.
Union leader Ancel Roget said a significant number of Petrotrin's former workers/retirees, including some who died, are being denied access to the care and medication the medical plan had provided previously.
He noted that the appeal by Petrotrin was just a delaying tactic to prevent the retirees from having their fight for justice heard at the Industrial Court.
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- Title
- Caricom celebrates 50 years
- Runtime
- 4:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The 50th anniversary of Caricom was commemorated by a flag-raising ceremony at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre, Trinidad, on July 4.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley noted that Chaguaramas holds a special place in Caribbean people's hearts because of its role in the creation of Caricom.
The ceremony also entailed the sealing of a time capsule with letters for the Heads of State of the Caribbean region in 50 years’ time.
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- Title
- PNM paying us to take back defectors
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- United National Congress political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar stated that a social media post showing a cheque for $550,000 issued to her, was an attempt by the People’s National Movement to tarnish her name.
Stating that the cheque is fake, she said she was jokingly asked if that what the PNM was paying her to take back former UNC youth arm chairman Kaveesh Siewdial, who had defected to the PNM.
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- Title
- Climate change crises can be averted
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for an 'all hands on deck' approach to dealing with the impacts of climate change.
He said countries ought to cut carbon emissions by 45 per cent in this decade in order to limit global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius to avert climate change crises.
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- Title
- A plea for Haiti
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres renewed his call for nations to step up to help Haiti’s police force dismantle criminal gangs that have created “unprecedented violence” in the impoverished country.
Speaking at a press conference in Trinidad, ahead of the Caribbean Community’s (Caricom) 50th anniversary celebrations and the 45th Regular Conference of Caricom Heads of Government, Guterres said humanitarian needs in Haiti are soaring.
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- Title
- San Francique residents block road in protest
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- San Francique residents staged a fiery protest on July 3, blocking Maria David Trace, preventing vehicles from passing.
Following the collapse of a portion of Pluck Road last year, vehicular traffic was redirected to Maria David Road, which residents ay has led to the deterioration of their unpaved road.
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- Title
- Parents relieved as exam results end SEA stress
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ashya Gibbons-Moses is ecstatic when the results of the 2023 Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) examination, show her son Zkinga had passed for his school of choice, Queen’s Royal College.
She called for an end to the format of the exam, which she said is quite stressful on parents, students and teachers.
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- Title
- Back Home with mom
- Runtime
- 4:31
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Jynessa Murray was released from hospital today and is back in the arms of her mother, Marina Murray, who expressed gratitude to all involved in the search for, and discovery of her child. The infant girl, who is autistic, slipped into a river behind her home on Friday afternoon, and was lost all night. She was discovered more than two kilometres downstream near the mouth of the Carapal River, who empties into the sea.
The medics who treated Jynesa at the Siparia Health Facility were stunned by how well she coped with the ordeal.
Express Chief Photographer Dexter Philip visited the family today and captured this footage.
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- Title
- Tobago has been treated well during difficult times, says Finance Minister
- Runtime
- 3:48
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Finance Minister Colm Imbert dismissed claims from Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly, Farley Augustine that Tobago was “starved of funds” to run the island’s affairs over the last five years.
He noted that every time the country experienced a shortfall in revenue, the percentage in reduced allocation given to Tobago was significantly smaller than that given to Trinidad.
- Title
- Keith Rowley: Reject Gary and his NTA candidates
- Runtime
- 6:12
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley called on the electorate to reject Gary Griffith and his candidates contesting the August 14 local government election, as during his tenure as Commissioner of Police, former Appeal Court judge Stanley John found that there was a “well-oiled criminal enterprise” within the Police Service with regarding to the granting of firearm user licences.
Griffith is now the political leader of the National Transformation Alliance party.
- Title
- Businessman dies in crash
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Businessman Brandon Khan died on the scene when his silver Toyota Regiusace van crashed head-on into a shipping container parked along Bamboo Main Road, Valsayn, on June 29.
- Title
- THA's budget is a mismatch of failed ideas, says minority leader
- Runtime
- 7:13
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Tobago House of Assembly minority leader Kelvon Morris rips apart the budget presented by Chief Secretary Farley Augustine on June 26.
Labelling the $4.54 billion 2023/2024 draft budget estimates a mismatch of failed ideas, a hodgepodge of hit-and-miss thinking and a demoralising defence of a failed administration, Morris said the current administration has presided over the reversal of the 4.2% growth in 2021, to a negative 2% growth in 2022.
- Title
- Education ministry failing special needs children
- Runtime
- 8:30
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Independent Senator Paul Richards takes Ministry of Education officials to task over their handling of the availability of resources to parents and Early Childhood Care and Education Centres for children with special needs.
- Title
- Union accuses Cemex of 'slavery' treatment to cement workers in Trinidad
- Runtime
- 4:13
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Union leader Ancel Roget said the Oilfield Workers' Trade Union will not be able to guarantee stability in the operations of Trinidad Cement Limited if management continue to refuse to pay outstanding monies to workers and retirees.
He accused the Cemex managed cement producer of adopting a 'modern-day' slavery approach to treating with workers, past and present, many of whom have been waiting eight years to have their just due.
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- Title
- Forensic investigation not necessary, says Trade Minister
- Runtime
- 4:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon gave the assurance to the Senate that there's e is no need for a forensic investigation into the financial operations of Trinidad and Tobago’s embassy in Belgium.
She noted that closure of the bank account of the T&T embassy in Brussels was due to a change in banking protocols, and that the embassy was in a very advanced stage of transitioning to another bank account with BNP Paribas Fortis, which had been designated to open an account with the embassy by the federal authorities in Belgium.
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- Title
- Hearing impaired candidate wants to make a difference
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Hearing impaired election candidate Stephen Dookhran said every citizen is equal, so he wants to roll up his sleeves and get the work done for all communities in Trinidad and Tobago.
Dookhran threw his hat into the political arena and filed nomination papers on June 26, to contest the Penal seat in the August 14 local government election on behalf of the Progressive Empowerment Party.
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- Title
- Migrants in Trinidad and Tobago get year-end extension
- Runtime
- 4:04
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Venezuelan migrants in Trinidad and Tobago have had their registration status extended to December 2023.
Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds confirmed in the Senate on June 27, that in keeping with international observations and the highest standard, the Government has extended the facility to everyone of the 16,523 migrants who had originally registered in 2019.
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- Title
- UNC candidates ‘an endangered species’
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- United National Congress (UNC) deputy political leader Jearlean John told the party's candidates for the August 14 local government elections that they are an endangered species.
She said despite the fact that DR Keith Rowley and the People's National Movement have been poaching UNC councillors, they (UNC) will win the election.
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- Title
- Rains wreak havoc in Trinidad
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Midday thunderstorms across Trinidad and Tobago on June 27, led to heavy flash flooding in several parts of the country.
Some of the affected areas were Oasis Greens Chaguanas in Chaguanas, as well as South Quay and lower Charlotte Street in Port of Spain.
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- Title
- Heavy wind rips off apartment building's roof in Laventille
- Runtime
- 4:32
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Heavy winds associated with an inclement weather system dislodged the roof at a Housing Development Corporation apartment building in Trou Macaque Road, Laventille, on June 27.
One resident, Emerly Harding, lost the ceiling to her apartment, which came crumbling down.
National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds visited the scene and was able to rally State entities in beginning repairs work almost immediately.
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- Title
- Gary Griffith preaches patriotism ahead of local government elections
- Runtime
- 2:05
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Political Leader of the National Transformation Alliance, Gary Grifith, tells the 31 candidates who will be contesting the August 14 local government elections, that unlike Dr Keith Rowley and the People's National Movement, they are to be patriotic and be willing to work with everyone and anyone.
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- Title
- Farley: We demand 6.9% of the national budget
- Runtime
- 5:05
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly Farley Augustine requested an allocation of $4.54 billion from the Central Government to run Tobago over the next fiscal year.
In his budget presentation on June 26, Augustine accused the Government of short-changing Tobago each year by giving it $4.03 for every $100 spent in Trinidad.
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- Title
- Party chairman says PNM the only choice
- Runtime
- 3:14
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- People’s National Movement (PNM) chairman Stuart Young sends a strong message to the voting population, claiming that his party is the only choice at the August 14 local government elections.
He made the comment during the party's presentation of their 141 candidates on June 25.
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- Title
- UNC Skips Senate
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The United National Congress (UNC) senate members will not be present at the 25th sitting of the Senate today according to Opposition Senator Wade Mark, who said that members will instead be performing their constitutional duties.
Mark, who spoke at the Opposition news conference yesterday, said that UNC members would be absent from the sitting, where the Minister of Sport and Community Development is expected to move that the next stage of the Anti-Doping in Sports (Amendment) Bill, 2023 be taken.
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