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'Waste is PP legacy'
Posted: Sunday, December 13, 2015
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PRIME Minister Dr Keith Rowley is suggesting to public servants to view their suspended backpay as savings.
Kamla: Pay the people the money
Public servants would have been given their backpay if the People's Partnership government was still in office. This was how former Prime Minister, now Opposition Leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar weighed in on the backpay issue following the announcement in Parliament by Finance Minister Colm Imbert on Friday that Government did not have the money to give the public servants and members of the protective services their due in time for Christmas.
Rowley: Jwala creating his own problems
Support from the Opposition and an online petition may not be enough to keep Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran in office.
Rambarran weakening public confidence
PRIME Minister Dr Keith Rowley says that Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran, who is embattled over his revelations about distribution of foreign exchange, has undermined public confidence in the Central Bank and in him as Governor, and if he is dismissed it would be because of his own actions.
Gopee-Scoon: Revenue Authority is coming
MAKE no bones about it, the Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority will be established soon for a more stringent means of collecting government taxes as the country experiences revenue shortfalls.
...'Waste is PP legacy'
Cost guard charged with baby's shock death
A 33-year-old able-bodied seaman with the T&T Coast Guard has been charged with the death of 23-month-old Kristha Knutt.
Steel company defends move to cut 480
By Asha Javeed—IN the face of calls to re-instate employees, steel producer ArcelorMittal is defending its decision to cut its staff by 480 workers.
SWUTT misleading on holiday lay-offs
The global steel company ArcelorMittal has said "it was completely untrue and misleading" for it to be reported that the company has sent home workers without any financial assistance during the holiday period.
Political analyst: Govt must consult with stakeholders
GOVERNMENT must engage in widespread consultation with the sectors affected by its policy decisions and economic measures before handing down decisions, political analyst Dr Winford James said yesterday.
'IDB loan will fund mass transit system'
Finance Minister Colm Imbert has said the Government intends to fund the mass transit system by a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) if it decides to go ahead with the project.
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