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By Sean Douglas
\nThursday, May 15 2008<\/i><\/p>\n
The Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (Udecott) is above board, executive chairman Calder Hart said yesterday at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port-of-Spain, in a keenly-awaited media conference which drew the focus away from Hart and leant towards the technical details of Udecott\u2019s operations. <\/p>\n
Hart led four Udecott directors and six managers to face reporters the day after Prime Minister Patrick Manning\u2019s nod in the Senate for Udecott to be probed by a parliamentary Joint Select Committee (JSC) \u2014 but not by a commission of inquiry \u2014 after charges of insufficient oversight made by fired Trade Minister Dr Keith Rowley.
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\nBacked by the velvety assurances of Udecott deputy-chairman Dr Krishna Bahadoorsingh and the combativeness of director Michael Annisette, Hart ducked the politics of the current impasse which has seen Rowley fired for supposed \u201cwajang\u201d behaviour in a Cabinet-committee meeting where he complained about not knowing of a 60-room hotel in the National Academy of the Performing Arts in Port-of-Spain. <\/p>\n
Hart, saying the board welcomed scrutiny of Udecott, clinically addressed each of the main criticisms of the structure and operations of his company. A mandate for lawlessness<\/a> Fitun insists: Enquiry the way to go<\/a><\/p>\n Verbal blows for Rowley<\/a> Is Annisette independent? PM trying to shield his sacred cow–COP<\/a> Udecott transparent, accountable –Hart<\/a><\/p>\n ‘…UDeCOTT is not Calder Hart’<\/a><\/p>\n Hart comes under attack<\/a> Auditor General considers probe<\/a> JSC should start June –Imbert<\/a> UNC boycotts Udecott inquiry<\/a><\/p>\n UNC says no to JSC<\/a> <\/p>\n Deosaran: JSC needs forensic team<\/a> <\/p>\n Govt proposes Independent Senators for JSC<\/a> Cartel trying to pull down Udecott –Annisette<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Perfect performer By Sean Douglas Thursday, May 15 2008 The Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (Udecott) is above board, executive chairman Calder Hart said yesterday at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port-of-Spain, in a keenly-awaited media conference which drew the focus away from Hart and leant towards the technical details of Udecott\u2019s operations. Hart … Continue reading UDeCOTT’s Calder Hart Responds<\/span>
\nFull Article : newsday.co.tt<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n
\nMr Manning knows only too well, as well as all parliamentarians and the public, the limitations of the powers of and the time constraints on our parliamentary committees.<\/p>\n
\nAnnisette rips into sacked minister<\/p>\n
\nKamla calls for probe into Senator’s UDeCOTT role<\/a>
\nShe said Annisette should have resigned when he was appointed a senator as a result of his position on the board.<\/p>\n
\nThe Congress of the People (COP) said a Joint Select Committee of Parliament to examine the operations of the Urban Development Company of T&T (Udecott) was a “lame attempt by the Prime Minister to shield his sacred cow and escape from accounting to the people of T&T.”<\/p>\n
\nThe behaviour of a very vocal and “passionate” Michael Annisette yesterday at a Udecott press conference was juxtaposed to that of what Prime Minister Patrick Manning claimed was “wajang” behaviour of axed trade minister Dr Keith Rowley… <\/p>\n
\nAMIDST continued calls for a probe into the affairs of Udecott, the Office of the Auditor General is now considering the initiation of a forensic audit into the affairs of the beleaguered state corporation.<\/p>\n
\nThe Joint Select Committee to examine Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott) should be in place by the end of next month once the Opposition agrees to participate, Leader of Government’s parliamentary caucus Colm Imbert said yesterday…<\/p>\n
\nGovernment proposes to use Independent Senators to make up the membership of the Joint Select Committee to investigate UDeCOTT, in the face of the UNC-A’s decision to boycott the exercise. <\/p>\n