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It's official—$2m for flag
Posted: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Stadium flag costs $2M
AFTER weeks of denials, the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs yesterday admitted that the controversial flag at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port-of-Spain had indeed cost taxpayers approximately $2 million.
Sport Minister defends $2m flag
IN the face of apparent unrelenting condemnation over the $2 million cost of the 'legacy' flag hoisted in the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Sports Minister Gary Hunt yesterday dismissed reports that the flag was having the opposite effect of what it was meant to achieve - which is national pride.
It's official—$2m for flag
It's official. The 60 feet by 36 feet national flag fluttering at the Hasely Crawford Stadium cost $2 million.
Hunt on Facebook: It's $15,800
Unholy Alliance
RENEGADE United National Congress (UNC) Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner yesterday condemned Tuesday's meeting between Prime Minister Patrick Manning and Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday as an unholy alliance which "poses a serious threat to democracy as there becomes no obstacle to dictatorship and tyranny."
Jack, Bas in row over PM talks
What deal has Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday cut with Prime Minister Patrick Manning?
...Dookeran: There's a secret agenda
...Bas: No answer for power-seekers
Muslims: Let top cop apologise
'Raymond Craig, Deputy Commissioner of Police, is not who we want an apology from, we want it from the Commissioner of Police,' says Imtiaz Mohammed, chairman of the Muslims of Trinidad and Tobago organisation.
Some discontent from Saudi Arabia, says Gopee-Scoon
Foreign Affairs Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon says she has been told of 'some discontent' being expressed by the government of Saudi Arabia, over the questioning of one their diplomats by the police, who searched his hotel room on Monday.
ACP Craig: A matter of national security
Information relating to national security was what caused Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Raymond Craig to go to the rooms occupied by Saudi Arabia diplomat Fawaz A Al Shubaili at the Hyatt Regency on Monday afternoon.
It was all a big misunderstanding
Deputy CoP on partial strip-searching of Saudi envoy:
Top cop tells Saudi diplomat ‘sorry'
The police yesterday maintained they did nothing wrong in searching the hotel rooms of a Saudi Arabian diplomat on Tuesday night.
PM's compound gets concert hall
The mystery building, now under feverish construction on the compound of the Prime Minister's residence in St Ann's, was revealed last night to be a concert hall which would accommodate 1,000 people on completion.
Lounge, garage for Diplomatic Centre
THE Prime Minister's Diplomatic Centre in St Ann's is being expanded with the construction of a new building.
UDeCOTT enquiry resumes Dec 2
Chinese contractor praises Calder Hart
SHANGHAI, CHINA-President of Overseas Business of the Shanghai Construction Group (SCG) Tong Ji Sheng is assuring that all the projects his company has been hired to do in Trinidad are safe for the next 100 years and more.
Ministry ready to pay TTEC bills for primary schools
Mark warns of Govt abuse
Opposition Senator Wade Mark on Tuesday warned of legislation in the United States which could make public, financial information on the deals between foreign energy companies and the Government of TT.
Task Force to handle security at courts
A POLICE task force has been set up to patrol all courts throughout the country in order to ensure the safety of prisoners and persons going into, and coming out from court.
TTEC meter reader shot
A TTEC meter reader was shot in the abdomen yesterday following a daylight robbery while he was on duty. St Servius Pamphille who is also a councillor in the Arima Borough Corporation was shot while reading meters at Brunton Trace in Mt Hope.
Tears as boy, 6, cremated
ALTHOUGH Chris Ramkahawalan was only six, in his short life, he left a great impact on all those who knew him.
PNM councillor shot in Mt Hope robbery
Mayaro man in court today on incest charge
A 40-year-old Mayaro man is expected to appear before a Mayaro magistrate today, charged with incest and grievous sexual assault, and ten counts of indecent assault.
Trini guilty of sex offences in Canada
Seek out the will of the people
A constitution is a contract between an abstract entity called the State and a living entity called 'the people'. That being the case, we hope that PNM leader Patrick Manning and UNC leader Basdeo Panday realise that their agreement on constitutional reform must come from the people and that, as leaders, their primary duty is to implement the desired relationship between State and citizens.
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