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Parliament to debate borrowing power bill
Posted: Friday, July 2, 2021
Parliament to debate bill to give Govt more borrowing power
On borrowing power, the bill will amend Section 3 (1) of the Development Loans Act, (Chap. 71:04) to increase the sum of money which Government is authorised to borrow for financing T&T's general development, to a sum "not exceeding in the aggregate sixty-five thousand million dollars," which is $65 billion.
6,088 apply for income support grant
The ministry said, "Once eligible, persons whose income was suspended/terminated at the beginning of May 2021, will receive $1,500 for the month of May and $1,500 for the month of June."
PM calls for better maintenance of police
"We can't just get up every 24 months and buy $200 million in vehicles," he said.
Trinidad and Tobago, Guyanese foreign ministers meet amicably
In a release, the Foreign and Caricom Affairs Ministry said the ministers reaffirmed the commitment of their governments to strengthening the bonds of friendship between Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana and deepening and expanding co-operation between their two countries.
T&T taking a drenching
Region set for passage of tropical Storm Elsa today
Tropical Storm Elsa is rapidly moving towards the Southern Windward Islands with tropical storm watches and warnings in effect for several islands from Grenada to Martinique.
Friday sailings cancelled due to Adverse Weather Alert
70 COVID-19 compliant emergency shelters in T&T
TT gets 5,000 vaccines from Antigua and Barbuda
Two more die from COVID-19 in Tobago
A 47-year old male and 84-year-old male, both with comorbidities, are the latest to die from COVID-19 in Tobago.
CAL to meet with Jamaican union today
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is scheduled to meet today with the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) which represents about 100 of the airline's 233 employees in Jamaica to discuss the company's retrenchment exercise.
CAL must sever link with Jamaica
In addition, its agreement with Jamaica was a disaster. As recent as May CAL signed an agreement to absorb 1,000 Jamaicans as pilots, cabin attendants, maintenance engineers and ground staff. The Treasury is bearing this burden while Jamaica is laughing all the way to the bank. From June 2020 to now, Jamaica has recorded a total of 816,632 stopover visitors and generated in excess of US$1.31 billion.
Ramdial: UNC missed chance to be viable in Tobago
FORMER Couva North MP Ramona Ramdial said the Opposition missed a golden opportunity to make itself viable in Tobago by failing to support the Tobago autonomy bills.
Mark: PNM Parliament behaviour an assault on democracy
Opposition Senator Wade Mark took issue with two incidents in the Parliament earlier this week and accused the government of assaulting democracy through their conduct.
Weekend curfew hours relaxed to 9 pm-5 am
$10 million bail as Pastor Dayal charged with money laundering
A pastor from south Trinidad, who allegedly attempted to change almost $28 million in old $100 notes into new polymer replacements on the deadline for doing so almost two years ago, has been granted $10 million bail after appearing in court charged with money laundering.
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