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Budget coming in September
Posted: Friday, August 14, 2009
Budget coming in September
It's official—the 2009/2010 budget will be presented in September. And some measure of "phased expenditure" will be in force in the upcoming spending package, says Trade Minister Mariano Browne who is also a Minister in the Ministry of Finance.
Jack tours flood-hit areas
Three days after he handed over a $309,000 cheque to the Chaguanas Borough Corporation to pay the August-September salary of 54 contract workers, Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner yesterday said he would replace all school books for children which were lost in yesterday's flooding.
Crackdown
Another gun found at St Joseph Police Station; corporal on narcotics charge
Policeman arrested
Days after drugs and guns were found hidden in the ceiling of an office in the St Joseph Police Station – a find which led to the transfer of 38 officers – police yesterday arrested an officer from that station when a raid at his Tacarigua home turned up a quantity of cocaine and marijuana.
...More stations, offices searched
Police betrayal must not be left hanging
Rowley to Hunt: Where did the football tickets really go?
Diego Martin MP Dr Keith Rowley is calling on Sport Minister Gary Hunt to account for the 172 football tickets he took for Wednesday night's match between Trinidad and Tobago and El Salvador "under the guise of them being for parliamentarians".
T&T gets more Cuban health care workers
NWRHA refunds medicine money to Chinese
Over $1,500 was spent on medication for Chinese national, Quan Took Wong, including the antibiotic – Ospamox. However, officials at the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) yesterday refunded the monies to them.
All for the national good says Khan
A matter of "self sacrifice" for the good of T&T. This was how attorney Israel Khan yesterday described his resignation from the Commission of Enquiry into the Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott) and the construction sector.
UNC exec calls on Warner to answer
UNC political leader Basdeo Panday made the announcement at a news conference at Rienzi Complex, Couva, last night.
Jack scoffs at UNC
The UNC national executive has referred renegade Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner to the party's disciplinary committee, political leader Basdeo Panday announced last night.
Jack opens office in Couva North
Where the $$ came from?
Bas asks Navas
Ramesh writes PM
TABAQUITE MP Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, in a letter to Prime Minster Patrick Manning, warned that if Government continues with a plan to build an aluminium smelter, "the people will fight you in the East, West, North and South."
Move to overthrow cricket chief
A serious move is being made to remove Deryck Murray as president of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB).
Milk Prices Fall
Meat, oil prices still too high—minister
Woman murdered at home
HER grandson was ordered to lie under a bed by gunmen who ransacked her home in the Beetham Gardens. But 53-year-old Jennifer John was not so lucky and instead, was shot and killed in the house by the bandits.
Crimes and questions
Of the multitude of violent crimes wracking our country, three especially warrant some different form of investigation than what has been reported to date.
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