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Outrage grows over UDeCOTT
Posted: Sunday, October 4, 2009

Outrage grows over UDeCOTT
Ramesh, independent senator call for Govt to fire UDeCOTT board

Ramesh says fire Udecott board

Rowley: Udecott matter now in Manning's lap

Rowley calls for removal of Udecott board
THE ORDER of the High Court barring the chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into Udecott Professor John Uff QC from taking any further steps in the preparation of a final report was on Friday sent to him by local lawyers.

Jack to PM: Stop the Udecott games
Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner is calling for the Prime Minister to put a stop to the games that are being played by the Government and the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (Udecott).

Annisette must go: Elias writes President
In an unprecedented move, businessman Emile Elias has written to President George Maxwell Richards, asking that he revoke the appointment of Independent Senator and Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDeCOTT) director, Michael Annisette.

Decision taker?
Why was Cabinet able to act so swiftly with respect to its having the relevant line Ministers of the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) and the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC), two State Enterprises, reconsider moves to decertify trade unions representing their workers, yet did nothing when Udecott, itself a State Enterprise, moved counter to Government's policy in tacitly seeking to halt the Uff Commission of Inquiry?

Prioritising Govt's spending
Seven out of 57 ministries and State bodies get smaller $$ allocations

$6-billion deficit in 2010 budget—Browne

Browne: Debate can change Property Tax outcome
Parliament's debate of the legislation for the proposed new property tax system "could" potentially affect the measure's final outcome, says Minister in the Ministry of Finance Mariano Browne.

Bounty Killer denied entry into TT
JAMAICAN Dancehall DJ, Bounty Killer, who was one of the main acts in last night's "Cease Fire" concert at the King George V Park in Port-of-Spain, failed to show, as he was denied entry into the country on Friday night by Immigration officers at Piarco International Airport.

...No entry for Bounty Killa

COP on drive to axe the property tax

Big bucks for Maha Sabha
Refusal of radio licence case

Chinese national stabbed to death
The 410th murder for the year was recorded when a Chinese national, who was stabbed during an altercation on board a vessel docked at Chaguaramas, succumbed to his injury at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital (PoSGH).

Too much pressure on people
Jennifer Baptiste-Primus, the tough-talking president general of the 12,000-member-strong Public Services Association (PSA), is giving up labour leadership with the imminent union election. In this interview, Baptiste-Primus reflects on her 12-year stewardship at one of the country's vital trade unions.

Chinese worker hit by car after killing man
IRONY struck on Friday afternoon when a Chinese national was knocked down moments after he stabbed and killed an Indonesian national.

Maraval man killed
A 22-YEAR-OLD man was chopped to death at Boissiere Village, Maraval, during the early hours of yesterday morning. His murder brought the toll to 411 for the year thus far.

Patriating the Constitution
In his address at the opening of the Law Term, Chief Justice Ivor Archie delivered a masterful dissertation on judicial independence and the rule of law.



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