Government achievement thread (PNM EDITION 2015-2025)

[hong kong phooey]

Another achievement by the govt:
A 2 million dollar car for Rowley to be driven around in.
Congratulations.

[De Dragon]

Another achievement by the govt:
A 2 million dollar car for Rowley to be driven around in.
Congratulations.

Sauce?

[hong kong phooey]

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20160403 ... enz-for-pm

Their headline quoted below.
"NEW BENZ FOR PM*
Office of the Prime Minister orders $2 million vehicle for Rowley’s fleet...
Published on Apr 3, 2016, 12:01 am AST
By Anna Ramdass
and Camille Hunte"

[De Dragon]

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20160403/news/new-benz-for-pm

Their headline quoted below.
"NEW BENZ FOR PM*
Office of the Prime Minister orders $2 million vehicle for Rowley’s fleet...
Published on Apr 3, 2016, 12:01 am AST
By Anna Ramdass
and Camille Hunte"

He presumes that if the Office of the PM orders a vehicle, it would be for official use.
Oh gorm, when he pull up in Moka in dat gleaming new S- Class eh!

[civicman]

110% sure by Monday it was kamla and the pp who had initiated the purchase.
Patrick had pick OAS.PP run with it.
Kamla buy Benz.Rowley ride in it.

[desifemlove]

http://www.heritageradiott.com/former-g ... ommission/

Government intends to request that the Integrity Commission investigate the previous People’s Partnership administration’s failure to end the contract with Brazilian construction firm OAS Construtora for the construction of the Point Fortin Highway.

Speaking in Parliament today, Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General Stuart Young noted that the estimated cost to complete the highway has escalated to in excess of $8 billion, and is far from completion.

The former government, he said, could have terminated the contract with OAS but instead reaffirmed in writing, their desire to keep the company on the project, against the advice of NIDCO’s consultants and despite the fact that it was legally bankrupt by March 31, 2015.

Young detailed the payments made to company.

“The former government changed the standard and accepted advance payment term from 10 percent to 20 percent. This upward amendment resulted in OAS receiving approximately, $856million, as opposed to, $428million as an advance.
Another major issue at inception was that all payments made to OAS for activities under the Letter of Intent, which totalled $236.4million, should have been deducted from the Advance Payment. However, these sum were not deducted.
So even before construction began, the former government provided OAS with over TTD$1Billion of taxpayers’ funds.”
The payments to the company were made via cash transfers from the Ministry of Finance, up to 2014, putting a strain on the country’s available cash, Young stated.

More than $5 billion have been spent with only 49 percent of the construction being completed by OAS, he said.

He also revealed that 26 percent of the project was removed from OAS’ contract, but it was still agreed that they would be paid $5 billion.

Young said the previous administration has to answer why gave up the right of termination and waived all claims against OAS - releasing and discharging OAS from any liability to Trinidad and Tobago.

He said they threw away the cleanest, easiest, most cost-effective and simplest opportunity to have terminated the company.

[zoom rader]

Meanwhile the PNM prime minster say that they are looking at a 500 murder rate and blaims the PP.

[FugiTECH]

Former President of National Infrastructure Development Company (NEDCO) Dr Carson Charles responds to Minister in the Office of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs, Stuart Young statements on the construction of the Solomon Hochoy Highway to Point Fortin

The Facts:

1. On May 13, 2010, the Tenders Evaluation Committee recommended that Nidco enter into negotiations with Construtora OAS Ltd as a preferred respondent.

2. On May 25, 2010, one day after the general election, under then Nidco president Keisha Ince, Nidco informed OAS by letter that it was the preferred respondent.

3. When the OAS was selected there was a PNM minister in charge, that was Colm Imbert.

4. The letter was sent out on May 25, 2010, to OAS the day after the general election, the incoming administration did not feel that the project should be stopped because the Government had changed.

5. Charles: “It wasn’t a big deal. Nidco did not go into elections and neither did Ms Ince. What I did in July 2010 was simply to pick up where she left off. There was no reason to go a different way as the procurement appeared to have been done properly.”

6. Charles said contrary to what Young said, OAS was not paid $5.1 billion, but $3.482 billion up to October 2015. He also said the project was 63 per cent complete as the initial scope of the project included design and build, and he described any contradictory information as “sensational and misleading.”

7. Charles acknowledged that Nidco could have terminated the contract under International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC). He said, however, that the contractor had the equipment and over 1,000 workers on site and Nidco wrote to them regarding the contract ending in May 2016. “Instead, we said, we want you to finish in May 2016 and we would give the rest of the work to local contractors.”

8. The other site was Penal to Mon Desir, which was delayed due to protest by the Wayne Kublalsingh-led Highway Re-Route Movement.

9. He said $5.1 billion had been spent overall on the project and there was still $2.4 billion dollars remaining in the budget to finish the project.

10. Former Works Minister Suruj Rambachan said restarting the shut down project meant additional money.

11. Charles said before he left Nidco in December 2015, he provided reports on the highway to the Government in November.

Charles said the Government was in possession of all the pertinent data relating to the project and Young’s comments were political. “Either he does not understand what he is reading or he is being mischievous.”

[zoom rader]

^^^ Facts don't matter under the PNM and Habit7

[zoom rader]

Still waiting on a PNM achievement that benefits citizens.

So far seems PNM is at war with citizens while their financiers are getting all the cream

[desifemlove]

exposing the UNC and dey followers' hypocrisy, and the gutter mutual political culture we does have... for calling she or allegding drunk, then this is like duncey head chirren, rowley mudda raped... i just stand by and laugh, cos allyuh both hypocrites and none of yuh have solved or even attempted to solve the major issues in the country. healthcare sheit, crime still high, corruption still high, still a gas/oil economy....haha. in 20 years time both you UNC/PNM people gonna be bickering the same way, and the country still gonna have the same issues.

people involved in politics in this country are dopes/mental retards, or corrupt and want ting....least the latter can actually achieve.

[desifemlove]

hmm....i agree wit Zoom? lol.

he been in office for lil while now, we need to see someting concrete. no excuse of no money cos the IMF and them said all is well, ent?

[$h@dy]

Meanwhile the PNM prime minster say that they are looking at a 500 murder rate and blaims the PP.

It's like he's endorsing crime. What a waste

[zoom rader]

Meanwhile the PNM prime minster say that they are looking at a 500 murder rate and blaims the PP.

It's like he's endorsing crime. What a waste

This government promotes lawlessness. It's like they have no will to deal with crime.

[De Dragon]

Former President of National Infrastructure Development Company (NEDCO) Dr Carson Charles responds to Minister in the Office of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs, Stuart Young statements on the construction of the Solomon Hochoy Highway to Point Fortin

The Facts:

1. On May 13, 2010, the Tenders Evaluation Committee recommended that Nidco enter into negotiations with Construtora OAS Ltd as a preferred respondent.

2. On May 25, 2010, one day after the general election, under then Nidco president Keisha Ince, Nidco informed OAS by letter that it was the preferred respondent.

3. When the OAS was selected there was a PNM minister in charge, that was Colm Imbert.

4. The letter was sent out on May 25, 2010, to OAS the day after the general election, the incoming administration did not feel that the project should be stopped because the Government had changed.

5. Charles: “It wasn’t a big deal. Nidco did not go into elections and neither did Ms Ince. What I did in July 2010 was simply to pick up where she left off. There was no reason to go a different way as the procurement appeared to have been done properly.”

6. Charles said contrary to what Young said, OAS was not paid $5.1 billion, but $3.482 billion up to October 2015. He also said the project was 63 per cent complete as the initial scope of the project included design and build, and he described any contradictory information as “sensational and misleading.”

7. Charles acknowledged that Nidco could have terminated the contract under International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC). He said, however, that the contractor had the equipment and over 1,000 workers on site and Nidco wrote to them regarding the contract ending in May 2016. “Instead, we said, we want you to finish in May 2016 and we would give the rest of the work to local contractors.”

8. The other site was Penal to Mon Desir, which was delayed due to protest by the Wayne Kublalsingh-led Highway Re-Route Movement.

9. He said $5.1 billion had been spent overall on the project and there was still $2.4 billion dollars remaining in the budget to finish the project.

10. Former Works Minister Suruj Rambachan said restarting the shut down project meant additional money.

11. Charles said before he left Nidco in December 2015, he provided reports on the highway to the Government in November.

Charles said the Government was in possession of all the pertinent data relating to the project and Young’s comments were political. “Either he does not understand what he is reading or he is being mischievous.”

And these cacaholes would have us really believe that a tender for a project of this magnitude was signed in one day by a new Government Rowley, Imbert,Keisha Ince and Stuart Young could throw salt on corbeaux and eat it, cuz dem have belly!

[De Dragon]

exposing the UNC and dey followers' hypocrisy, and the gutter mutual political culture we does have... for calling she or allegding drunk, then this is like duncey head chirren, rowley mudda raped... i just stand by and laugh, cos allyuh both hypocrites and none of yuh have solved or even attempted to solve the major issues in the country. healthcare sheit, crime still high, corruption still high, still a gas/oil economy....haha. in 20 years time both you UNC/PNM people gonna be bickering the same way, and the country still gonna have the same issues.

people involved in politics in this country are dopes/mental retards, or corrupt and want ting....least the latter can actually achieve.

I wish that someone would expose you to English...........

[zoom rader]

^^^ You can't make that assumption,

She a UK citizen, they thought the world to speak English.

[De Dragon]

^^^ You can't make that assumption,

She a UK citizen, they thought the world to speak English.

Does appear to have a really bad hard on for KPB though. I feel he is really desigerontophilelove

[zoom rader]

PNM build anything yet for the benefit for citizens?

I see we gone back to donkey cart roads

[brams112]

exposing the UNC and dey followers' hypocrisy, and the gutter mutual political culture we does have... for calling she or allegding drunk, then this is like duncey head chirren, rowley mudda raped... i just stand by and laugh, cos allyuh both hypocrites and none of yuh have solved or even attempted to solve the major issues in the country. healthcare sheit, crime still high, corruption still high, still a gas/oil economy....haha. in 20 years time both you UNC/PNM people gonna be bickering the same way, and the country still gonna have the same issues.

people involved in politics in this country are dopes/mental retards, or corrupt and want ting....least the latter can actually achieve.

I wish that someone would expose you to English...........

Looks like she is a Pee On Them uneducated dunce.

[desifemlove]

haha..PNM, UNC? me? never.... it's because allyuh bicker and vote on race and people who does look like you or iz same religion, that none of the major issues in the country have been resolved.

[ingalook]

Reduced VAT to 12.5% in a time when the treasury was suffering - the bulk of this benefit seen by big retailers (not the population)

Added a bunch of items (including books and computers) to the VATable list - Claimed it would create a net increase in revenue from VAT

Saw a $3 Billion shortfall in VAT revenue in just 6 months

Introduces Tax on internet shopping, and raises the price of Gasoline and Diesel to make up the shortfall

- Government of the People!

[De Dragon]

haha..PNM, UNC? me? never.... it's because allyuh bicker and vote on race and people who does look like you or iz same religion, that none of the major issues in the country have been resolved.

Yes, that is why.......

[desifemlove]

it is why. what has changed in T&T in the last 20 years? still high crime, no economic diversification. PNMs and UNCs criticise each other of the same sheit, and this is why nothing ever changes.

[zoom rader]

it is why. what has changed in T&T in the last 20 years? still high crime, no economic diversification. PNMs and UNCs criticise each other of the same sheit, and this is why nothing ever changes.

No high crime is only under PNM

The british media is blasting Trin on the recent cricketer killings. BBC and Sky news having a field day with this news

Trini not looking good right now in the UK

[desifemlove]

neither party has done anything. murders rose and fell in both governments...http://www.ttcrime.com/stats.php neither has identified a long-term strategy to tackle crime, despite OPVs or state of emergency. no sociological analysis, no economic analysis, no cultural analysis.

[Miktay]

neither party has done anything. murders rose and fell in both governments...http://www.ttcrime.com/stats.php neither has identified a long-term strategy to tackle crime, despite OPVs or state of emergency. no sociological analysis, no economic analysis, no cultural analysis.

Correct on impotence of Big Gubbament...

Wrong on diversification by gubbament decree...

[sMASH]

Reduced VAT to 12.5% in a time when the treasury was suffering - the bulk of this benefit seen by big retailers (not the population)

Added a bunch of items (including books and computers) to the VATable list - Claimed it would create a net increase in revenue from VAT

Saw a $3 Billion shortfall in VAT revenue in just 6 months

Introduces Tax on internet shopping, and raises the price of Gasoline and Diesel to make up the shortfall

- Government of the People!

Reducing the vat is INTENDED to influence more spending locally, with a perceived lower cost. The foreign purchases tax is to reduce purchases from foreign companies. These are reasonable directions.
The problem as a local, is that we don't have good enough local substitutes to want to buy local.

Besides food, when we do buy foreign, it things we can't manufacture here. Cars, parts, electronics, tools, the raw materials to make anything.

So, the measures are for the government to raise money, but the citizens suffer from substandard goods and services or overpriced quality.

Government is not royalty, we don't live and work to support them.
They need to manage our resources for the betterment of the citizens.

Our country is crap.

[zoom rader]

This government and it's financiers are Royalty .
We are paying taxes to support them with nothing in return for tax dollars spent.

PNM built anything yet?
Improved the lives of citizens?
Crime under control?

In the UK the front papers today reads " brit shot dead in Trinidad .

And this government only cares about pressing ppl for more taxes.

Bunch of dumb fcuks that voted for them

Trini not looking good right now in the UK

[Miktay]

Good thing...no expats were ever harmed under the UNC...ent

Germans may send help to solve murders as
Published:
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Malcolm Johnson
JENSEN LA VENDE and KALIFA CLYNE

German authorities are discussing whether they will send police to Tobago to help investigate the murders of German citizens Hubertus and Birgid Keil. The Keils were found hacked to death near their home at Minister’s Bay, Bacolet, shortly after 11 am on Saturday. They died from chop wounds to the back of the heads, which almost decapitated them. The couple was last seen the Thursday before their murders.

Police said they found the couple’s villa locked and in a pristine condition. The Keils lived alone and had been visiting Tobago annually for the past 20 years during the winter months. Speaking with the T&T Guardian yesterday, Chargé d’Affaires Dr Michael Freudenberg said the decision to send members of the German Federal Police had not yet been taken but had been discussed.

Freudenberg said the standing advisory for Germans planning to visit this country also had been updated and now warned people to be careful in Port-of-Spain and not to go to certain areas in T&T alone and after hours. He added that the updated advisory now included the murder of the couple. Asked about funeral arrangements, Freudenberg said that was up to the family, who were too distraught to speak with the local media.