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HOLY SQUEEZE
Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2016

HOLY SQUEEZE
FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert will direct civil servants to draw up guidelines to limit State donations to organisations such as churches in light of the current economic climate

Back pay bond payment never discussed:
Protective bodies 'disenchanted'

Officers don't want bonds

Mahabir: Free petty offenders
EVERYONE will benefit from the freeing of petty offenders jailed for offences such as non-payment of child support or smoking marijuana

Imbert: It's not that easy
Recovering money from white-collar criminals

Rowley on rising crime levels: Division heads must account

'Wetman' loved by car thieves
THE Nissan Tiida, whose male drivers/ owners are locally known as 'wetman', is the main car targetted by thieves

118% increase in 'robberies of vehicles'

Henry sees looming financial crises
...this country was in a worse off financial position today than it was when the first meltdown hit in 2007.

Online tax could rake in $300m annually, Imbert

Imbert to look at bank rates

Govt will pay cane farmers
...from an adaptation grant given by the European Union (EU) as a result of the closure of the local sugar industry.

...'What about the $25m and $28m payments?'

Ramesar: Minister Dillon's time frame too long
$1m compensation for slain cops, six to eight weeks

Attorney: Some gas stations operating illegally
PETROLEUM service stations operating without formal paper Retail Marketing Licenses are operating illegally

Rowley: Parliament going back to Red House

Rowley 'orders' his minister out of Waterfront offices

Right time for GATE review, says Imbert
...because it has achieved its objective of increasing the participation rate in tertiary education in the country.

Cane farmers want every last penny owed

Members' clubs seek meeting with Colm
...claimed Imbert "incorrectly said the gaming industry is estimated to attract $7 billion to $10 billion in revenue (and) attempted to downplay any possible impact the new taxes could have on unemployed workers generally..."

THA car loans still outstanding
CAR loans from 2007, taken by Assemblymen of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) are still pending

May amount to offensive behaviour
THE Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) says some statements made by a Naparima College, San Fernando teacher who called for the shooting deaths of atheists and disparaged gays

Naps 'gay rant' teacher stays away from class

No answers in my son's death
Five years later, mom of slain cop still wants closure...

I refuse to let mom be forgotten
Daughter: No clues after parents attacked, killed...

Second suspect held in Brit's killing
The suspect, a man in his 20s and another suspect, a 24-year-old man, who went to the police to give a statement on Monday, will both be placed on an identification parade today.

Body of murder victim found in St Augustine
Homicide detectives are investigating the murder of a 27-year-old man whose body was found in his car in St Augustine on Tuesday night.



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