Churchill Roosevelt Highway Extension to Manzanilla (CRHEM) Project.

[ADONI]

seriously though...where Kublal?

The UNC idiots didnt listed when he warned on the last environmental rape.

why de fck would anyone think the PNM idiots will listen now?

Cause kubs is a paid protestor

He know wah tree to climb. Keithos would actually let him starve and die this time around

[sMASH]

Fix here first....

Ball joint stress!

[The_Honourable]

It's costing the government one million dollars everyday work on the highway from Cumoto to Sangre Grande is stopped.

Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan says since the injunction taxpayers have lost $20 million dollars.

More: http://www.cnc3.co.tt/news/transport-mi ... ers-1m-day

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Blame kamala

[Redman]

It's costing the government one million dollars everyday work on the highway from Cumoto to Sangre Grande is stopped.

Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan says since the injunction taxpayers have lost $20 million dollars.

More: http://www.cnc3.co.tt/news/transport-mi ... ers-1m-day

If they did things properly...these delays would be avoided.

Has this been determined?

[De Dragon]

It's costing the government one million dollars everyday work on the highway from Cumoto to Sangre Grande is stopped.

Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan says since the injunction taxpayers have lost $20 million dollars.

More: http://www.cnc3.co.tt/news/transport-mi ... ers-1m-day

If they did things properly...these delays would be avoided.

Has this been determined?

Agreed, now Roundabout Rohan trying to cry down people exercising their lawful right.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Rohan just vex he a eating the food as fast as he taught

[pete]

What's costing $1M/day? The contract is such that work or no work they get that fee? Sounds like a sweet deal for the contractor. Hell, I'd probably get a pardner to file an injunction for me to make that money without having to do the work.

[janfar]

Equipment still on site= Rentals

Cinnamon still getting he money.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

if rohani was paving the road from Grande to Toco and Grande to Mayaro....I would have NO objections....other than that he could hull he MC....I sure that wasn't costing 400 million

[Rory Phoulorie]

What's costing $1M/day? The contract is such that work or no work they get that fee? Sounds like a sweet deal for the contractor. . .

If the Contractor is delayed from proceeding with the work through no fault of his own, as in this case, then he is contractually entitled to claim for delay costs.

Hell, I'd probably get a pardner to file an injunction for me to make that money without having to do the work.

I am pretty sure this is what went on. Sit down there and feel F&FOS really have the public's interest at heart.

[The_Honourable]

FFOS paying the state for all the lost time? Dey need to start paying up.

[pete]

Any government that signs a contract with those allowances in THIS country knowing fully well there may be stoppages like this is fully complicit in the cost overruns. To now try to use this high expense, that was born from their own incompetence, to try to circumvent due process is ridiculous.

[pete]

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Ent kalco and rohani is some kinda famalee

[kurpal_v2]

Kallco have any daughter to married?

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Kallco have any daughter to married?

Where you come out from boy....long time no see you

[MaxPower]

Oh gosh allyuh give Kallco a break na..

Dino hadda party and spend allyuh money for carnival

[The_Honourable]

Judge throws out FFOS’ Manzanilla highway lawsuit

Work on the Churchill Roosevelt Highway extension to Manzanilla can resume after a High Court judge yesterday dismissed a lawsuit by the Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) and discharged the injunction which halted work on the project.

In a ruling at the Hall of Justice in Port of Spain, Justice Kevin Ramcharan dismissed the FFOS’ legal challenge of a decision by the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) to issue a certificate of environmental clearance (CEC) for the highway extension. As he threw out all 14 grounds of contention raised by FFOS, Ramcharan also ruled the suit was filed outside of the three-month limit for bringing such challenges.

He also said he was not satisfied that the FFOS raised arguable grounds which had a realistic prospect of success, if taken to trial. According to Ramcharan, the EMA was established by Parliament to regulate and control infrastructure development in the country to mitigate damage to the environment. In his ruling, he said the FFOS advanced no evidence in support of its claim that the highway construction threatens the Aripo Savannas - an EMA designated environmentally sensitive area (ESA). Senior Counsel Anand Ramlogan, who leads a team of lawyers for the environmental lobby group, has already appealed yesterday’s ruling and a hearing is expected today.

FFOS secretary Gary Aboud, speaking after the court’s ruling, said the group “respectfully disagreed” with the judge. He is hopeful the Appeal Court would reverse Justice Ramcharan’s decision as, the FFOS’ fight is for, “the public good.”

In its lawsuit, FFOS contended the CEC was “unreasonable, illegal, procedurally improper, irrational, null and void and of no effect.” Attorneys for the Ministry of Works and Transport and the National Infrastructure Development Company (Nidco) argued that for every week the project is delayed, it costs taxpayers $10 million.

The EMA’s attorneys argued that the FFOS’ application for judicial review should be denied since there was no evidence to support its claims of an inadequate consultation process, failure to recognise the savannas’ status as an environmentally sensitive area and that the construction encroached on the stipulated buffer zone, among others.

The EMA’s lead attorney, Deborah Peake argued that the FFOS chose not to participate in the public consultations, and provided no justification for the delay in bringing their challenge to the CEC approval. She said the leisurely approach of the FFOS in coming to the court for relief was detrimental to the public’s interest.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Justice Kevin Ramcharan yesterday dismissed the FFOS’ legal challenge of the decision by the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) to issue a certificate of environmental clearance for the highway extension.

As he threw out all 14 grounds of contention raised by the environmental group, Ramcharan also ruled that it was filed outside of the three-month period for bringing such challenges.

He said he was not satisfied that the FFOS raised arguable grounds which had a realistic prospect of success if it went to trial.

The FFOS also challenged the decision by the EMA to issue a certificate of environmental clearance (CEC) to the Ministry of Works for a 5,000-metre highway from the Cumuto Main Road to Guaico Trace in Sangre Grande.

In its lawsuit, FFOS contended the CEC was “unreasonable, illegal, procedurally improper, irrational, null and void and of no effect.”

Source: http://newsday.co.tt/2018/02/06/judge-t ... y-lawsuit/

[Dizzy28]

Kallco have any daughter to married?

Kallco ain't no old men like Sammy and Coosal.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Rohani free to collect he $$

[*$kїđž!™]

Where exactly is this highway passing...anybody have a blueprint of it...exact location where it will be passing and ending

[The_Honourable]

Where exactly is this highway passing...anybody have a blueprint of it...exact location where it will be passing and ending

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[The_Honourable]

FFOS granted highway injunction again


FISHERMEN and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) was yesterday successful in obtaining a full injunction before the Court of Appeal against construction work on the controversial five-kilometre Churchill Roosevelt Highway extension to Manzanilla.

Appellate judge Justice Peter Rajkumar also granted FFOS, in an application argued by its attorney Anand Ramlogan SC, leave to have the appeal deemed fit for urgent hearing. It is expected that the appeal will he heard in March before a three-member panel of the Appeal Court.

There was only an interim injunction enforced which temporarily halted work by contractor KallCo, Ministry of Works and the National Infrastructure Development Company.

FFOS challenged approvals given by the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) to build the highway based on environmental concerns especially through the Main Road to Guaico Trace in Sangre Grande in close proximity to the Aripo savannah.

FFOS also challenged the decision by the EMA to issue a certificate of environmental clearance to the ministry. Rajkumar, in the Hall of Justice, conducted the hearing via video conference on a substantive injunction with FFOS attorneys Ramlogan, instructed by attorney Jayanti Lutchmedial, making full submissions from the San Fernando High Court. KallCo was represented by Douglas Mendes SC, the ministry by Ian Benjamin while Senior Counsel Deborah Peake appeared for the EMA in the Hall of Justice.

After the attorneys’ submission and Ramlogan’s reply, Rajkumar, who heard the matter in chambers, said that the FFOS’ case raised serious issues to be tried as there was merit in the arguments.

Having regard to Rajkumar’s ruling, work on the project will therefore not continue until the hearing and outcome of the appeal.

Source: http://newsday.co.tt/2018/02/10/ffos-gr ... ion-again/

[cornfused]

Regarding those advocating "just paving the road". Your shortsightedness is not what is needed to solve any traffic problem. Case in point the bypass now allows traffic to reach the Guaico area faster, the general infrastructure; road width with the ever popular gas station, unregulated junctions, and roads that cross the main road etc. The traffic buildup on the stretch shows that the area is not designed for that volume of traffic. A single lane road can carry only so much traffic.

To digress there needs to be independent transport from the current highway networks in Trinidad. Our model of development should have dual carriage bypass roads to most towns on the networks east west north and south in Trinidad. A road needs to be built in the Gulf to take traffic out and to different points on the Western Peninsula. Also, the north to south network needs at least a dual carriageway to supplement the current two lanes south of Chaguanas. A dual carriageway heading east just south of the CRH.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Regarding those advocating "just paving the road". Your shortsightedness is not what is needed to solve any traffic problem. Case in point the bypass now allows traffic to reach the Guaico area faster, the general infrastructure; road width with the ever popular gas station, unregulated junctions, and roads that cross the main road etc. The traffic buildup on the stretch shows that the area is not designed for that volume of traffic. A single lane road can carry only so much traffic.

To digress there needs to be independent transport from the current highway networks in Trinidad. Our model of development should have dual carriage bypass roads to most towns on the networks east west north and south in Trinidad. A road needs to be built in the Gulf to take traffic out and to different points on the Western Peninsula. Also, the north to south network needs at least a dual carriageway to supplement the current two lanes south of Chaguanas. A dual carriageway heading east just south of the CRH.

yeah we know that...but can we afford a highway of that caliber at this point in time??

if we can afford it, this government should not be bawling about tough economic times

[The_Honourable]

FFOS heads to Privy Council as Appeal Court dismisses Cumuto highway appeal

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by the group Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS), on the construction of the highway from Cumuto to Sangre Grande.

FFOS appealed for leave for judicial review for the grant of a Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) for the construction of the 5000-metre highway along the southern boundary of The Aripo Savannas.

The group maintains that this is an environmentally sensitive area.

FFOS says it is disappointed by today's ruling but is determined to explore all legal means of recourse.

The group will now seek leave to go before the Privy Council in England to appeal this judgment.

A statement by FFOS says it will persevere until "ecological and environmental justice is served for the voiceless communities of the Aripo Savannas".

Source: http://www.cnc3.co.tt/press-release/ffo ... way-appeal

[sMASH]

F@#& nature!

[Redman]

if it is that the GORTT is in fact encroaching on the protected area.....and if the process of CEC was flawed....why deass doesnt FFOS just come out and say in a formal way....the reserve has been encroached by x amount ???

Be specific

[Ben_spanna]

Regarding those advocating "just paving the road". Your shortsightedness is not what is needed to solve any traffic problem. Case in point the bypass now allows traffic to reach the Guaico area faster, the general infrastructure; road width with the ever popular gas station, unregulated junctions, and roads that cross the main road etc. The traffic buildup on the stretch shows that the area is not designed for that volume of traffic. A single lane road can carry only so much traffic.

To digress there needs to be independent transport from the current highway networks in Trinidad. Our model of development should have dual carriage bypass roads to most towns on the networks east west north and south in Trinidad. A road needs to be built in the Gulf to take traffic out and to different points on the Western Peninsula. Also, the north to south network needs at least a dual carriageway to supplement the current two lanes south of Chaguanas. A dual carriageway heading east just south of the CRH.

yeah we know that...but can we afford a highway of that caliber at this point in time??

I suspect there are quite a few people who have close ties that have already invested heavily in land Acquisitions and sea frontage that will benefit quite fruitfully from the highway, not to mention the fact that the govts new white elephant will want to get underway in Toco.

if we can afford it, this government should not be bawling about tough economic times