|
Don't pay errant Ministries
Posted: Thursday, June 9, 2016
Good news from Central Bank boss: Financial sector strong, resilient
Despite the sharp decline in the T&T economy in the last 18 months, the country's financial sector is in a strong and resilient position, Central Bank Governor Alvin Hilaire said yesterday.
Vasant bats for Lawrence Duprey
GOVERNMENT should consider giving Lawrence Duprey, former chairman/chief executive officer of CL Financial and Clico, the chance to recover control of the management of Clico and to have a role in the divestment of CL Financial assets, says former trade minister Vasant Bharath.
Don't pay errant Ministries
FED UP of late submission of. reports from ministries, Auditor. General Majeed Ali yesterday gave. a Parliament committee a novel. way to handle the problem: don't. pay them. "Stop the funding," Ali. told Parliament's Public Accounts. Committee, when asked to handle. a problem which has gone back. decades.
Auditor General vs BIR over $47B
DOES the Auditor General have the right to read your tax records? A row has broken out between the Auditor General's Department and the Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) over precisely this issue. At stake is at least $47 billion in purported tax arrears which the BIR has effectively blocked auditors from checking, citing secrecy provisions.
Auditor General to JSC: $107m spent on 'empty' buildins in six years
Some 19 years ago recommendations were made by the Auditor General's Department to strengthen the Internal Audit Units within the various ministries and departments but to date nothing has been implemented.
Funding for historic buildings
PERMANENT Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Sandra Jones yesterday said funding has been sourced for the restoration of the Red House, Whitehall and Stollmeyer's Castle.
Two audits turn up several irregularities: EFCL board fires five
The board of the Education Facilities Company Ltd (EFCL) has decided to terminate the employment of five managers following the completion of two forensic audits into its operations.
Colm dealing with bank fee hikes
FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert has vowed to use morale suasion or new legislation to address public concerns about recent hikes in fees charged by private banks. He made the promise in the Senate on Tuesday in reply to a motion by Opposition Senator Wade Mark.
577 speeding tickets in 6 weeks
In just over a month since the police were given the means to legally enforce the speed limits on the roadways of this country, 577 tickets have been issued, generating $577,
Give us powers of arrest
DIRECTOR of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) David West, said the laws must be changed or amended to empower PCA officials to effectively carry out their duties.
Safe with gun, jewelry, US$ stolen
WELL-KNOWN businessman Anthony Salloum, who is out of the country, was robbed of a safe from his Ridgewood Towers, Four Roads apartment. The safe contained his licensed nine-millimetre pistol, US currency and a quantity of jewelry.
Poisoning accused appears in court
THE 12-year-old boy who allegedly gave his grandmother a meal mixed with poison appeared before the Rio Claro Magistrates' Court yesterday.
$20,000 SENORITAS
THEIR homeland facing economic collapse, more and more Venezuelan women and men are being lured to Trinidad by promises of well-paying jobs, only to fall victims to human trafficking, slavery for the men and prostitution for the women. Sources say Venezuelan women are placed on 'auction', where bidding by local pimps and brothel operators can reach as high as $20,000.
Dillon acknowledges human, drug, arms trafficking
Look to Venezuelan opportunities
Dillon keen on joint sea patrols
Faced with an increase in human trafficking in the wake of Venezuela's social unrest, National Security Minister Edmund Dillon wants co-ordinated patrols between Venezuela's Guardia Nacional and the T&T Coast Guard.
Pathologist: Woman stabbed 18 times
PROBATION OFFICER Krysta Lackpatsingh died from multiple stab wounds, a jury heard from forensic pathologist Dr Hughvon Des Vignes yesterday in the Cedros Murder Trial.
 Send page by E-Mail
|
|
