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Expect three tough years ahead
Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020
Roadmap Committee:Expect three tough years ahead
The next three years are expected to be an extremely difficult period and will be characterised by "market volatility, a low energy and commodity price regime, and consequently reduced country revenues and foreign exchange," Phase Two of the Roadmap for T&T report has stated.
Roadmap committee: Major changes needed in social services
Presently, there are more than 300 programmes managed across 15 ministries and the Tobago House of Assembly (THA), the report identified. Of these, only 51 are under the control of the Ministry of Social Development and Family Services. Other ministries in charge of social programmes include Health (38), Education (25) and the Prime Minister's Office (51). The report said anecdotal evidence of duplication, inefficiency and ineffectiveness is "overwhelming."
The truth matters
The truth is that higher unit costs due to the rising price of natural gas and natural gas curtailment threaten the viability of the sector and unless the prices of commodities recover to such an extent that it is profitable to produce, the plants will remain shut. Companies cannot operate over the long haul without returning value to their shareholders.
Supermarkets: Price increases may be coming
Browne: Imbert caught in stasis
"The minister is not prepared to change." Browne said Imbert spoke about mandatory payments, debt obligations and salaries for state enterprises.
CAL cuts 600
National airline cuts costs amid pandemic impacts...
THA: Tobago needs more family attractions
THE Tobago House of Assembly (THA) is giving consideration to developing children tours and family attractions to enhance the tourism and entertainment industries.
4 soldiers detained over theft during DSS raid
A sergeant, 39, two lance corporals, 30 and 31 and a corporal, 29, who were part of the Special Operations Response Team (SORT) raiding unit, were taken in.
CoP: No domestic violence reports from Kanchan
Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith says if relatives of Reshma Kanchan, who was brutally murdered by an ex-partner on Tuesday, can provide receipts of domestic violence reports made to police, he will discipline any officer who failed to act. Griffith made the comment in response to claims by Kanchan's mother Davica that officers from the Penal Police Station had failed to respond to numerous reports of domestic abuse against Kanchan before the attack.
Kamla, Christlyn call for monitoring bracelets
OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar and a former minister have called on the Government to introduce electronic monitoring bracelets for domestic violence offenders, following the beheading on Tuesday of a Penal mother of two.
Ministry halts all hunting, all wildmeat trade
A release from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries on September 14, indicated that the sale of State Game Licenses – needed to lawfully hunt game on state land during the prescribed hunting season – had been postponed, but this did not cover hunting on private land.
Adverse Weather Alert for T&T
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is expected to become very active over Trinidad and Tobago from early morning tomorrow, Thursday 1st October 2020.
Please help Isabella start school online, Tableland father asks
Tableland father Ryan Abdool's only wish is for his six-year-old daughter to have the chance to learn online with her classmates.
Dr Hosein: She's smart and savvy
"It is clear that she is already a key figure in Jamaican politics, and a recent poll suggested that she was leading as the candidate of choice over Mark Golding for party leadership."
NCRHA awaits report on escape at EWMSC
THE North Central Regional Health Authority is awaiting the findings of a report which it hopes would explain how a wounded man detained by police last Friday, could escape police guard on Tuesday morning. The escapee has been identified as Isaac Lovell of Five Rivers, Arouca.
Roxborough fishermen still struggling
More than a year after Tropical Storm Karen hit Tobago, Roxborough fishermen say they are still trying to repair their damaged boats.
Man killed during attempted robbery identified
The man who was shot and killed while attempting to steal a van in Tableland on Tuesday has been identified as Shawn Nichols, police said.
Nichols, 54, of Phase 2, Bon Air Gardens, Arouca, died on the scene while his accomplice escaped.
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