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UML wrote:THIS IS THE TYPE OF GOVERNMENT WE NEED!!!!
FUTURISTIC THINKING!!!
ENVIRONMENT CONSCIOUS!!!!
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY!!!
TAKING T&T FORWARD!!!!!
EmilioA wrote:UML wrote:THIS IS THE TYPE OF GOVERNMENT WE NEED!!!!
FUTURISTIC THINKING!!!
ENVIRONMENT CONSCIOUS!!!!
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY!!!
TAKING T&T FORWARD!!!!!
UML your Capslock and exclamation buttons stick.
:lol::lol::lol:
UML wrote:EmilioA wrote:UML wrote:THIS IS THE TYPE OF GOVERNMENT WE NEED!!!!
FUTURISTIC THINKING!!!
ENVIRONMENT CONSCIOUS!!!!
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY!!!
TAKING T&T FORWARD!!!!!
UML your Capslock and exclamation buttons stick.
I love when PNMites tote
zoom rader wrote:
EmilioA = Rfari
UML wrote:
I love when PNMites tote
EmilioA wrote:UML wrote:
I love when PNMites tote
LOL . What a lazy comeback
But you still ent explain why you need a slide and swing and thing to have family time ? You too lazy to actually play with your kids ?
EmilioA wrote:zoom rader wrote:
EmilioA = Rfari
LOL I though I was supposed to be RASC ? That's your best comeback eh, pedophile helper ?
K74T wrote:Franklin Khan and Fitzgerald Hinds don't resemble, your "point" is invalid.
zoom rader wrote:EmilioA wrote:zoom rader wrote:
EmilioA = Rfari
LOL I though I was supposed to be RASC ? That's your best comeback eh, pedophile helper ?
Does not matter all PNM ppl does look alike
UML wrote:THIS IS THE TYPE OF GOVERNMENT WE NEED!!!!
FUTURISTIC THINKING!!!
ENVIRONMENT CONSCIOUS!!!!
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY!!!
TAKING T&T FORWARD!!!!!
Team for unsolved murders
Sunday, July 26 2015
A COLD Case Team has been established to deal with unsolved murders.
This was announced yesterday by Deputy Commissioner of Police Crime and Operations Glenn Hackett at a special police briefing held at the Police Administration building in Port-of-Spain.
“To the relatives of those victims who have been murdered and whose cases are yet unsolved I say to you that we have established a Cold Case Team within the Homicide Bureau of Investigations to review these cases,” he said.
[]He explained that with the advent of new investigative methodologies and techniques and new technology “it presents an opportunity for the super imposition of those techniques and technology on what exists to determine what can be brought new to those investigations”. [/b]
He also informed them that if they have any further information regarding these unsolved matters they can communicate to the police through 555, 800-TIPS and call the Homicide Bureau.
Hackett earlier said there are a number of investigations being undertaken by the Police Service that can be considered public interest matters in which he has investigative oversight.
“I give you the undertaking this afternoon that in the very near future I will give an update on the status of those investigations,” he said, though he did not specify which investigations.
Acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams was also asked about the investigation into a “plant-like substance” at the private Philipine residence of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. He said that the investigator requested two additional weeks and the investigation is still awaiting completion.
http://www.newsday.co.tt/crime_and_court/0,214672.html
New contact centre to be opened in Trinidad
Published on July 24, 2015
ST PETERSBURG, USA – iQor, a global provider of business process outsourcing and product support services with 32,000 employees in 17 countries, will open its newest contact centre in Trinidad and Tobago in September 2015. The new site will be located in Trinidad’s Tamana InTech Park, a new 1,100 acre development.
Tamana InTech Park is the largest science and technology eco-business park in the Caribbean.
iQor will be located in the ICT sector, sharing buildings with some of the largest technology innovators in the world. It has acquired space for over 300 agents, and has rights to expand to more than 750 seats.
“Trinidad and Tobago is the perfect place to expand our nearshore footprint,” says Gary Praznik, executive vice president of customer contact solutions at iQor. “With its investment in infrastructure, highly educated, English speaking workforce and ease of travel from the US, Trinidad has terrific potential as a source of customer service talent.”
Tamana InTech Park is conveniently located 45 minutes from the Port of Spain and 20 minutes from the nearest airport, allowing easy access to the new site. Trinidad and Tobago is south of the hurricane belt, has a literacy rate of 99% and the primary language spoken is English (heavily influenced by Great Britain).
iQor is touring the island on a recruitment road show beginning in mid-July.
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Minister of Trade, Industry, Investment and Communications, Senator Vasant Bharath
According to InvesTT, the government agency charged with promoting direct investment in Trinidad and Tobago, the country is a solid investment choice, open to partner with the right companies and ready to support business investment from around the world.
The minister responsible, Senator Vasant Bharath, recently noted that, “According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development World Investment Report 2015, inward investment to Trinidad and Tobago has increased from US$1.994 billion in 2013 to US$2.423 billion in 2014, which represents a 21% increase in inward investment and further displays a global confidence in our economy.”
He called on the private sector to “continue being the engine of growth that drives the economy”.
http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/topstor ... 27017.html
CEPEP Does More
Sunday, July 26, 2015
CEPEP pursues Business Partnerships
The CEPEP Company Limited, at its core, has always been about environmental protection and beautification.
CEPEP receives subventions from the government to deliver on its mandate but the organization has been looking to the private sector for inspiration. It is angling for revenue through new business partnerships.
Creating revenue streams for the company
Although state-funded, CEPEP is determined to earn its keep. The organisation has reshaped its structure to better serve communities. A major part of this drive includes business partnerships. Deploying skills which have always benefitted our towns and villages, CEPEP is now marketing that expertise in several niche areas.
Contributing to culture
When the music and mirth of the Carnival season have faded, revellers are perhaps scarcely aware that following fast on their heels is another section, dressed in green. In Carnival venues nationwide, whether it’s stick fighting at Skinner Park or the National Junior Panorama Finals at the Queen’s Park Savannah, the detritus of this annual festival doesn’t linger for very long.
The CEPEP Company Limited partners with the National Carnival Commission each year, securing contracts to keep venues ready for the deluge of people. This is just one way CEPEP’s new business-minded approach supports T&T’s diverse tourism offerings.
CEPEP crews keep cultural venues ever-ready for spectators
Beautifying a natural wonder
The La Brea Pitch Lake in South West Trinidad is one of the most significant natural wonders found on these islands. This remarkable geological feature attracts thousands of visitors each year.
In order to keep the site in pristine condition for tourists, The CEPEP Company Limited shook hands on a deal with Lake Asphalt to maintain the periphery of the Pitch Lake. Now, there’s no waist-high grass or snarled bramble on the footpath to the lake, only manicured surroundings punctuated by fruit trees.
On the job at the world famous La Brea Pitch Lake
Making our highways safe and beautiful
CEPEP’s services are also reflected in areas we all travel every day but perhaps take for granted.
Unruly overgrowth along our highway medians and shoulders is not only unsightly, but affects visibility, particularly during the fiery dry season. Thanks to a partnership between the Ministry of Works and CEPEP, resilient grasses are regularly trimmed by CEPEP crews. The company’s Highway Beautification Programme makes our highways more appealing and reduces the hazards of roadside bush fires.
CEPEP's highway crews keeping our roads safe and beautiful
Contributing to health care
In keeping with the organisation’s mantra, “CEPEP Does More”, the company jumped on the opportunity to provide improvement works at health centres and hospitals in the North West and North Central regions.
CEPEP crews worked on 46 health centres, the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, the Port of Spain General Hospital and the Caura Hospital. At these facilities, CEPEP upgraded walkways to improve wheelchair accessibility, expanded car parks, painted buildings and spruced up patient waiting rooms, bathrooms and kitchenettes.
These improvements, among many others, have created a more user-friendly and comfortable atmosphere for patients, contributing to the overall enhancement of health care delivery.
The CEPEP touch adds to the delivery of health care
Battling beverage containers in the environment
Given CEPEP’s commitment to environmental protection and enhancement, a project to rid the environment of long-lived beverage containers was a natural fit.
CEPEP collaborated with several institutions, including the Environmental Management Authority, the Solid Waste Management Company and the Institute of Marine Affairs on this important initiative. The CEPEP Company Limited provided the labour, gathering vast amounts of beverage containers cluttering our environment. These waste materials were transported to designated sites for sorting. The company is particularly pleased to have had its business aspirations dovetail with its guiding principles of environmental conservation.
Working to combat the scourge of beverage containers in the environment
A forward looking organisation
While The CEPEP Company Limited remains reliant on the state for funding, it continues to look ahead with a heavy emphasis on reducing its dependency on the taxpayer. Heavy equipment rental, as well as home and commercial landscaping services have also been added to the growing list of initiatives which bring revenue into the company. The company’s business outlook demonstrates the versatility of the CEPEP product.
Our fleet of heavy equipment available for commercial use
CEPEP continues to develop a model of self-sufficiency. This entrepreneurial spirit represents a first for social programmes in Trinidad and Tobago.
Ever mindful of its commitment to communities, The CEPEP Company Limited stays true to its goal of becoming the number one environmental services company in the country. Now running parallel to that goal is the promotion of business partnerships that make for a more viable, robust organisation.
http://thecepepcoltd.blogspot.com/2015/ ... s.html?m=1
Ministers change views on 'dead-end' jobs
New jockey on the tiger's back
Published on Nov 18, 2011, 10:56 pm AST
Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley and former prime minister Patrick Manning have both knocked Government's "Colour me Orange" programme, saying that when the United National Congress (UNC) was in Opposition they openly criticised these very types of programmes and today they are following the very same path which they condemned.
The following are some of the comments made in the past by now Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal and Attorney General Anand Ramlogan on Community-Based Environmental Protection and Enhancement Programme
(CEPEP) and Unemployment Relief Programme (URP) programmes.
Then Opposition MP Kamla Persad-Bissessar on May 6, 2010, at a political meeting in Couva where she slammed the former Government on crime, said:
"Manning allowed a handful of criminals to blossom and grow. The PNM nurtured these infant gangs with lucrative URP and CEPEP contracts. He called them 'community leaders' and wined them and dined them.
"He exploited their vulnerable dependency syndrome, because he wanted to ride the back of the tiger into political office. Now, he can neither dismount, nor wound this creature that he has created, for fear that this very tiger will discriminately devour even the hands of those that once fed it."
Kamla Persad-Bissessar, in her 2006/2007 budget reply, also criticised the People's National Movement (PNM) for low-level income programmes:
"The UNC government of 1995-2001 created over 85,000 well-paid, permanent jobs. By our policies we inspired job creation in the private sector. We moved the unemployment figure from almost 19 per cent in 1995 to 10 per cent by 2001. We did not use URP, CEPEP and MUST to further disempower and humiliate the jobless into a dependency syndrome.
"Mr Speaker, it is on this matter that the opposition wishes to express the highest level of condemnation of the Manning administration. The PNM has introduced a backward and archaic labour strategy of shoving the low-skilled into a dependency syndrome and therefore presiding over the inter-generational transfer of poverty and dependency.
"They should take a bow! Very few governments have destroyed their own supporters in this way."
Government Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal had issued a press release in March 2006, knocking the then PNM government for boosting employment in the CEPEP and URP programmes:
"The PNM government has taken the dependency syndrome to new heights by creating a form of white-collar DEWD or ten-days syndrome. Today, unlike in the past, even those with secondary or tertiary education are on temporary jobs, which when concluded leaves them to beg for more short-term jobs," he said.
Attorney General Anand Ramlogan, in his column in the Guardian in August 2007 entitled "A loveless thing" criticised the former PNM government on CEPEP programmes.
"Which parent dreamed of having his or her child become a CEPEP worker? Is this what the original grandfathers in PNM heartland areas expected after almost half-a-decade of PNM rule?
"Surely, the dream was that their grandchildren will be the ones driving past in air-conditioned cars on their way to work, waving to the less fortunate in our society who are forced to resort to cutting grass by the roadside to make a living!
"There is no future in CEPEP. It is a dead-end road. It is not a serious career option. It does not add value to the economy. To perpetuate this dependency syndrome is a crime against humanity and makes the PNM 'a loveless thing'."
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Min ... 61063.html
SOME 240 acres of land have been earmarked for quarrying operations in the Melajo Forest Reserve, Valencia.
The Sunday Express learned a decision was taken by Cabinet on May 28 to grant the mining licences for the acreage of land situated between Pine Road and Tractor Road.
The land is located a short distance from an illegal quarrying site in the Matura Forest that was reported to be selling stolen aggregate delivered for use on the Debe-to-Mon Desir segment of the $7.5 billion Solomon Hochoy Highway extension to Pt Fortin.
According to Cabinet Minute No 1274, the land is to be divided into six 40-acre parcels and operated by the following companies:
• Motilal Ramhit and Sons Contracting Ltd
• Kall Company Ltd
• Namalco Construction Services Ltd
• Fides Ltd
• West & Associates
• I & You Ltd
What the minute says
Noting recommendations of the Minerals Advisory Committee and the Finance and General Purposes Committee were considered in the decision to grant the mining licences, Cabinet agreed to the following:
(a) That the Commissioner of State Lands make available the 240 acre parcel of State land at the Melajo Forest Reserve, Valencia, located between Pine Road and Tractor Road, to the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs for the purpose of mining (Minute No 2716 of October 11, 2007 refers)
(b) In accordance with the provisions of Section 17 (2) of the Minerals Act, Chap 61:03, to grant of licences for mining to the under-mentioned companies for the period of five years each, in respect of six 40-acre parcels of State land in the Melajo Forest Reserve referred to at (a) above and shown in the map attached as appendix III to the note
(c) That prior to the execution of the mining licences referred to at (b) above, each company submit to the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs the under-mentioned documents, postings and statutory approvals:
(i) Eight originals of a survey plan approved by the director of surveys
(ii) A mine design plan template
(iii) A certificate of environmental clearance
(iv) Town and Country Planning approval
(v) A water abstract permit from the Water Resources Agency
(vi) A rehabilitation bond and a performance bond issued in accordance with the provisions of Sections 25 (1) and 26 (1) respectively of the said act.
However, Cabinet noted in keeping with the current policy regarding the allocation of State lands for quarrying purposes, applicants who are new or small-scale operators would be considered in a subsequent award of mining licences for smaller parcels of State lands for the purpose of mining.
Documents obtained by the Sunday Express show out of the six companies, only West & Associates is listed as being in possession of a mining licence.
The company was granted the licence on May 13, 2011, for the period of five years.The companies
Namalco Construction Services Ltd is the subcontractor working alongside Brazilian firm Constructora OAS, which is building the Point Fortin highway extension.
Bank records also show the company deposited $400,000 into the bank account of the Chaguanas West constituency that is represented by ILP political leader Jack Warner.
Motilal Ramhit and Sons are on record as receiving State contracts. Among them a $31.7 million contract to build a new wing on the Arima Secondary School.
Last week, the company won a court battle in which residents misrepresented the facts, claiming a concrete batching plant in Cunupia was affecting their health.
However, Justice Mira Dean- Amorer ruled in favour of Motilal Ramhit and Sons, indicating the residents failed to disclose the plant was not operational until October 2012.
Only recently, Kall Company Ltd was awarded the $120 million contract to upgrade the Maracas Beach facilities.
Records also show Fides Ltd as one of three companies awarded a $60 million contract in June 2012 for clearing of drains and dredging of the Caroni, St Ann’s and Maraval rivers.
How the companies were selected
The Sunday Express learned the competitive bidding process as outlined in the Minerals Act was not considered in the granting of the licences for mining operations in the Melajo Forest Reserve.
Section 17 (1) of the Minerals Act states: “No licence shall be granted under this act in respect of State land, except upon a competitive bidding process open to the public, prescribed by regulations and in consultation with the minister to whom responsibility for land is assigned.”
However, the ministry relied on Section 17:2 of the act that states: “Notwithstanding subsection (1), the minister may, acting on the advice of the committee, in the national interest and with the approval of the Cabinet, grant licences for mining and processing outside of the public competitive bidding process.”
Responding to a question sent by the Sunday Express, asking why the competitive bidding process was not adhered to, communications consultant Prior Beharry, via e-mail, said: “In addition to the competitive bidding, the Minerals Act also provides for the award of State lands for the purpose of mining in the national interest.
This has been done on 34 occasions in the past by former ministers of energy and former cabinets.”
The ministry said based on the act, a minerals advisory committee has been established to advise Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine on all matters related to mining.
The ministry said the construction boom was the basis for granting licences.
Asked why Cabinet agreed to make available 240 acres of land in the Melajo Forest Reserve for mining, the ministry said: “Given the boom in the construction sector, the demand for aggregate has increased and will continue to do so in the coming years. As such, new acreage has to be put into production to increase output.”
However, the ministry said the licences have not yet been distributed as regulatory approvals such as a certificate environmental clearance, Town and Country approval and water abstraction permits have to be granted by the relevant authorities.
Attempts to get a comment from the companies were unsuccessful as telephone calls and messages were not returned
UML wrote:The bigger secret is who is the pnm financiers?
Because you support a party you not allowed to get contracts?
You are still a citizen of the country.
The ppg has shown that there is no discrimination in this even pnm ppl eating.
Something the pnm never does.
Kamla wrote:They talk about UNC financiers. You ever hear anything about a PNM financier? They have none, if you believe them. Everything that happens in this country they scream, cry and again, weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth – UNC financier, UNC financier.
I want to tell you today – I have NO financiers! Not one single financier. None. None. And that is why Dr Suruj Rambachan has been mandated with others in the Executive of the party, that we will conduct a raffle.. The first prize will be a car, second prize furniture – a full set of bedroom furniture. Third prize – kitchen. And guess what, you can win that car because the cost of the ticket is only 10 dollars.
http://unctt.org/pm-kamla-speech-unc-mo ... go-martin/
Redman wrote:This govts ability to tip toe through the tulips is a real achievement....This is a list of UNC financiers...not one has the required documentation or equipment.
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20150725 ... state-landSOME 240 acres of land have been earmarked for quarrying operations in the Melajo Forest Reserve, Valencia.
The Sunday Express learned a decision was taken by Cabinet on May 28 to grant the mining licences for the acreage of land situated between Pine Road and Tractor Road.
The land is located a short distance from an illegal quarrying site in the Matura Forest that was reported to be selling stolen aggregate delivered for use on the Debe-to-Mon Desir segment of the $7.5 billion Solomon Hochoy Highway extension to Pt Fortin.
According to Cabinet Minute No 1274, the land is to be divided into six 40-acre parcels and operated by the following companies:
• Motilal Ramhit and Sons Contracting Ltd
• Kall Company Ltd
• Namalco Construction Services Ltd
• Fides Ltd
• West & Associates
• I & You Ltd
Daran wrote:UML wrote:The bigger secret is who is the pnm financiers?
Because you support a party you not allowed to get contracts?
You are still a citizen of the country.
The ppg has shown that there is no discrimination in this even pnm ppl eating.
Something the pnm never does.
X2.
I see this all the time based. Especially when Kallco got the Maracas contract.
Just a couple weeks ago, SpeakoutTT lashing UNC for giving out contracts to Kallco, and calling Roger Ganesh and UNC. Kallco are one of PNM's largest financiers right now, Roger Ganesh is a HUGE PNM stooge who under investigation from day one (*cough*50M bank account).
Some people pointed it out to SpeakoutTT and they delete that post quickly, lol.
Daran wrote:And when did Kallco start getting all them contracts? Look back at Imbert/Ganesh/Manning link and you'll see where their corruption start. They financing both parties, but heavily more so PNM. . .
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