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Zetski wrote:DBZ is life dawg!!! that man IQ too low to take in DBZ he could hang heself... when he come home and see he son charging up ah spirit bomb he go hold he head an bawl... iza big man and does still watch it too.. ah reach where beerus twin brother appear in super.
And the PNM won an election based on a lie about email gate and Kamala will stop gate.The_Honourable wrote:Manning stirring in his grave.
UTT shuts down SAPA campus
Grappling to deal with financial constraints, the University of T&T has now closed down its campus at the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts (SAPA) in San Fernando.
Workers from Electro-sign Ltd were seen removing the UTT signs from the $350 million facility yesterday, built to develop and showcase indigenous cultural talent.
UTT president Sarim Al-Zubaidy did not respond to emails but board member Professor Clement Imbert confirmed the UTT SAPA campus was no more.
Saying it hurt his heart to lead the exercise, Imbert said UTT has to engage in cost-cutting measures or face a total closure. A source said the institution had a $6 million cut in its monthly subvention of $16.7 million and has been unable to meet its expenses.
“The reality is we are not getting the money that we got before, so some programmes will have to go,” Imbert said.
Two programmes Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Science and Management, Bioscience and Agriculture and Health Sciences have already been cut and Imbert said if UTT does not reduce its expenses and Government cuts its subvention, the institution will be closed down and everyone will lose their jobs.
“Unfortunately a lot of people have to go or else the whole of UTT will crash and everybody will have to go. Clearly, if we don’t get any money from Government we will close down so whatever money we get now we have to try to live within our means,” he said.
Imbert said it will be a travesty if the institution goes belly up.
“I don’t believe it is the intention of the Government or anybody else is to close down UTT. I don’t know how things will turn out,” Imbert said. He added that T&T was rich in talent and so far there is no plan to shut down the programme.
He noted that UTT has international accreditation on some programmes adding that it was imperative for UTT to manage its operating costs efficiently.
He noted that the closure of the SAPA campus will not affect students.
“Any centre that we have to close will not affect students because we are going to ensure that students are properly taken care of. We have not sent home staff because we are in discussions with the ministry and the union. However, we will have to send home a lot of staff if UTT is to survive with the money we are getting,” Imbert said.
He said UTT was overstaffed and executives believed the institution could function with 60 per cent of existing staff.
While UTT does not pay a rent at SAPA or NAPA, Imbert said electricity, water, security and maintenance costs were high.
He noted that the downturn in the economy forced people to be more efficient.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2018-01- ... apa-campus
Dizzy28 wrote:^^^ UTT seems bloated and inefficient at its largest form. So much campuses and facilities!!
Maybe this guava season is perfect for culling and bringing them down to a reasonable and manageable size for the country.
Tamana Campus, Omeara Campus, Pt Lisas Campus, Creativity Campus, Sando Campus, Maritime Campus, Aviation Campus, NAPA, SAPA etc etc.
Gladiator wrote:Dizzy28 wrote:^^^ UTT seems bloated and inefficient at its largest form. So much campuses and facilities!!
Maybe this guava season is perfect for culling and bringing them down to a reasonable and manageable size for the country.
Tamana Campus, Omeara Campus, Pt Lisas Campus, Creativity Campus, Sando Campus, Maritime Campus, Aviation Campus, NAPA, SAPA etc etc.
So then why put $350M to finish etek park UTT buildings then?
The_Honourable wrote:This never gets old... Kamla cause 0:38
PNMites will still believe that it is kamala that close down utt and loss of jobs .Numb3r4 wrote:The_Honourable wrote:This never gets old... Kamla cause 0:38
Maybe...just maybe Rowley is Kamla...in disguise.....
Ash Wednesday retreat for Govt
NALINEE SEELAL and CLINT CHAN TACK
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday instructed all Government MPs and senators to attend a one-day retreat at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s on Ash Wednesday. Rowley ordered the retreat during a brief meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in St Clair. The meeting began at 3 pm and ended an hour later.
The retreat comes at a time when a NACTA poll showed the government’s dwindling public support as well as a plethora of anti-government songs at last Saturday’s Calypso Fiesta in Skinner Park. Several calypsonians who sang anti-government songs, have made it to the Calypso Monarch finals set for next Sunday at Dimanche Gras.
The OPM has received several letters and emails from people living in certain People’s National Movement (PNM) constituencies, who have complained about the performance of their respective MPs. Some complaints involve MPs not being attentive to constituents’ concerns or not present enough in the constituency.
A source said Rowley felt the retreat was important so that MPs and senators can assess and improve on their respective performances. The Prime Minister hopes that coming out of the retreat, government parliamentarians would be more connected to issues happening on the ground and be more responsive to concerns of the people they represent.
The only parliamentarian who would miss the retreat is La Horquetta/Talparo MP Maxie Cuffie, who is recuperating at a hospital in Washington DC. Cuffie suffered a stroke last year, was warded at the St Clair Medical Centre and later flown to Washington DC for further treatment.
In a radio interview last month, Rowley confirmed he had been handling Cuffie’s Public Administration and Communications ministerial portfolio since the latter fell ill. Rowley said he plans to make a slight adjustment to allow another Cabinet minister to oversee Cuffie’s responsibilities. Rowley dismissed speculation this meant a Cabinet reshuffle was in the works and expressed optimism that Cuffie would have a speedy recovery.
Cabinet’s Finance and General Purposes (FGP) committee, which comprises virtually all members of Cabinet, meets regularly on Monday at the OPM.
Wait i thought PNM was always in retreathydroep wrote:After the Carnival...
Ash Wednesday retreat for Govt
NALINEE SEELAL and CLINT CHAN TACK
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday instructed all Government MPs and senators to attend a one-day retreat at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s on Ash Wednesday. Rowley ordered the retreat during a brief meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in St Clair. The meeting began at 3 pm and ended an hour later.
The retreat comes at a time when a NACTA poll showed the government’s dwindling public support as well as a plethora of anti-government songs at last Saturday’s Calypso Fiesta in Skinner Park. Several calypsonians who sang anti-government songs, have made it to the Calypso Monarch finals set for next Sunday at Dimanche Gras.
The OPM has received several letters and emails from people living in certain People’s National Movement (PNM) constituencies, who have complained about the performance of their respective MPs. Some complaints involve MPs not being attentive to constituents’ concerns or not present enough in the constituency.
A source said Rowley felt the retreat was important so that MPs and senators can assess and improve on their respective performances. The Prime Minister hopes that coming out of the retreat, government parliamentarians would be more connected to issues happening on the ground and be more responsive to concerns of the people they represent.
The only parliamentarian who would miss the retreat is La Horquetta/Talparo MP Maxie Cuffie, who is recuperating at a hospital in Washington DC. Cuffie suffered a stroke last year, was warded at the St Clair Medical Centre and later flown to Washington DC for further treatment.
In a radio interview last month, Rowley confirmed he had been handling Cuffie’s Public Administration and Communications ministerial portfolio since the latter fell ill. Rowley said he plans to make a slight adjustment to allow another Cabinet minister to oversee Cuffie’s responsibilities. Rowley dismissed speculation this meant a Cabinet reshuffle was in the works and expressed optimism that Cuffie would have a speedy recovery.
Cabinet’s Finance and General Purposes (FGP) committee, which comprises virtually all members of Cabinet, meets regularly on Monday at the OPM.
http://newsday.co.tt/2018/02/05/ash-wednesday-retreat-for-govt/
Seems more like a defeatshake d livin wake d dead wrote:Da retreat is to discuss plans to FCK we up for the rest of the year
It also sets a legal precedent which empowers State-owned companies to take action against their former management after irregularities are discovered after a change in Government.
16 cycles wrote:not sure where else to put this...It also sets a legal precedent which empowers State-owned companies to take action against their former management after irregularities are discovered after a change in Government.
https://guardian.co.tt/news/2018-02-19/ ... eck-appeal
should bode well for the people of T&T
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