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de_dougla_smurf wrote:Anybody in this thread ever had to drive/travel through chaguanas?
hustla_ambition101 wrote:de_dougla_smurf wrote:Anybody in this thread ever had to drive/travel through chaguanas?
Lol, very good question, in my case it was absolute hell being in standstill traffic, would leave home early and still end up late.
rfari wrote:hustla_ambition101 wrote:de_dougla_smurf wrote:Anybody in this thread ever had to drive/travel through chaguanas?
Lol, very good question, in my case it was absolute hell being in standstill traffic, would leave home early and still end up late.
Hush ollur cornt. Lee dem jesso. Ent dais how dey want it?
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de_dougla_smurf wrote:Anybody in this thread ever had to drive/travel through chaguanas?
desifemlove wrote:de_dougla_smurf wrote:Anybody in this thread ever had to drive/travel through chaguanas?
yes.
Only mash up part is Montrose. ALWAYS traffic dey. All other parts like Charlieville, downtown, is cool to drive through.
Solar interest in TT
By Sasha Harrinanan Thursday, April 3 2014
TWO of the world’s leading solar panel manufacturers, based in China, are “keenly interested” in investing in a solar technology park in Trinidad, says InvesTT President, Racquel Moses.
“We had one-one-one meetings with two of the top companies during our visit to China in late February. They were keenly interested in the investment because it would mean reduced shipping costs to customers in South America, and access to the Caricom market where energy costs are high.”
During a recent interview with Business Day, Moses said global players would also find Trinidad an attractive option for expansion because of the relatively cheap cost of energy, since “the manufacturing process is energy-intensive while shipping is very expensive.”
Currently InvesTT is providing the un-named Chinese companies with information and sending them a lot of results from its year-long feasibility study. There has also been a mutual “answering of questions back and forth,” Moses revealed.
What’s next? More face-to-face meetings in China, sometime between now and June, followed by a site-visit to Trinidad.
“We’re securing the estimated 250 hectares needed, we’ve started the application for a certificate of environmental clearance (CEC) and so on, so that by the time the investor is ready to say ‘yes’ and sign on the dotted line, we would have all of our ‘ducks in a row’,” Moses stated.
The solar technology park, expected to attract up to US $1.8 million in investments, would see the construction of four factories - a polysilicon plant, a metallurgical silicon plant, a float glass plant and a photovoltaic plant, “so that the production of one feeds into the production of the other.”
While the meetings in China yielded the expected results — keen interest in setting up shop locally, InvesTT also intends to make a sales pitch to other leading solar panel manufacturers. “Four of the targeted companies are in Asia, one is in South America and another in North America. We believe this would absolutely make sense for them, based on their profit and loss structure. So we’re taking it on the road, looking for four different investors.” Moses said it is possible that one Chinese ‘mega’ investor would choose to invest in all four plants “as a way to diversify their production but we are looking for four investors, the best in each type of manufacturing.”
She told Business Day that a typical investment takes about two years; “that’s a global standard in terms of closing an investment from an investment promotion agency,” but believes that the feasability study and other necessary ground work already completed by InvesTT would cut that time line in half.
“We did a year-long feasability study that has provided the level of detail for an investor, that we would have completed a lot of the ground work they would themselves want to do. So I am hopeful that we can close this early to mid 2015,” Moses stated.
http://www.newsday.co.tt/businessday/0,192839.html
hustla_ambition101 wrote:desifemlove wrote:de_dougla_smurf wrote:Anybody in this thread ever had to drive/travel through chaguanas?
yes.
Only mash up part is Montrose. ALWAYS traffic dey. All other parts like Charlieville, downtown, is cool to drive through.
whut?? You sure you know where you speaking of. Charlieville doesn't usually have much traffic, Montrose is a hit or miss sometimes according to the time. Longdenville apart from the bad roads toward the brick factory is somewhat clearer and "downtown" is a mess especially as you come off the flyovers and also the main road with the market
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New anti-terrorism unit formed—Griffith
Published:
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Gail Alexander
A new National Security Special Operations Group (NSSOG) will be geared to deal with special major issues that may occur, including terrorism activities, hostage negotiation or gang warfare, National Security Minister Gary Griffith said yesterday. He detailed the work of the “Special Ops” team, which is not yet operational, as he replied to Opposition questions from PNM senator Faris Al-Rawi in yesterday’s Senate sitting. After lengthy explanations by Griffith on the team, Al-Rawi said: “Congratulations on a very excellent initiative.”
Griffith said the NSSOG was a tactical unit geared for special initiatives. The team will comprise several arms of the law enforcement agencies: Personnel from the Coast Guard, police, prisons, immigration, customs and the army. It was approved by the National Security Council and Cabinet,he said. Griffith added: “It’s a highly-trained elite unit. This (type of) unit is seen worldwide, when you have specially trained and prepared personnel for the frontlines, something you did not have in 1990.”
He said the unit would address deficiencies that occurred in 1990 when the police and army focused on different areas. The minister was referring the attempted coup by the Jamaat al Muslimeen in July 1990. Griffith added: “We are not speaking of the Special Forces or Special Branch but this is a highly-trained group that can make clinical penetration if and when required and be prepared for any type of eventuality that might occur, including hostage negotiations, terrorism activities or gang warfare.
“This isn’t a clandestine or covert unit. It isn’t a Flying Squad. It’s very open and transparent. “These men are highly trained... this is what we need to do to deal with major criminal activity in the 21st century,” Some professional training from overseas organisations is expected from the UK’s SAS (Special Air Services) or US agencies, he added. He said the team would report to the Commissioner of Police and Chief of Defence Staff but would not have constitutional cover.
Details of the equipment, uniforms, role of personnel and chain of command were now being worked out by the top supervisors, it was stated.
Another elite unit
Griffith said another unit, the Criminal Gang and Intelligence Unit (CGIU), had a mandate which included seeking to weed out rogue elements in the Police Service who may tip-off gangs or be manipulated by them. He said in 2013, out of 400 murders, 250 were gang-related and over 150 murders occurred in the last five years in Mango Rose, Duncan, Piccadilly, Nelson and St Paul’s Streets in Port-of-Spain.
Griffith said the CGIU’s work included suppressing and dismantling gangs, learning the effect of gang membership and reducing serious crimes and facilitating anti-gang education in schools. He said the Duncan Street facility had been fully operative since February.
Reiterating gangs would not get government contracts, he added: “They’re not Robin Hoods trying to help communities, they are only using communities.”
http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2014-04- ... 94griffith
UML wrote:Solar interest in TT
By Sasha Harrinanan Thursday, April 3 2014
TWO of the world’s leading solar panel manufacturers, based in China, are “keenly interested” in investing in a solar technology park in Trinidad, says InvesTT President, Racquel Moses.
“We had one-one-one meetings with two of the top companies during our visit to China in late February. They were keenly interested in the investment because it would mean reduced shipping costs to customers in South America, and access to the Caricom market where energy costs are high.”
During a recent interview with Business Day, Moses said global players would also find Trinidad an attractive option for expansion because of the relatively cheap cost of energy, since “the manufacturing process is energy-intensive while shipping is very expensive.”
Currently InvesTT is providing the un-named Chinese companies with information and sending them a lot of results from its year-long feasibility study. There has also been a mutual “answering of questions back and forth,” Moses revealed.
What’s next? More face-to-face meetings in China, sometime between now and June, followed by a site-visit to Trinidad.
“We’re securing the estimated 250 hectares needed, we’ve started the application for a certificate of environmental clearance (CEC) and so on, so that by the time the investor is ready to say ‘yes’ and sign on the dotted line, we would have all of our ‘ducks in a row’,” Moses stated.
The solar technology park, expected to attract up to US $1.8 million in investments, would see the construction of four factories - a polysilicon plant, a metallurgical silicon plant, a float glass plant and a photovoltaic plant, “so that the production of one feeds into the production of the other.”
While the meetings in China yielded the expected results — keen interest in setting up shop locally, InvesTT also intends to make a sales pitch to other leading solar panel manufacturers. “Four of the targeted companies are in Asia, one is in South America and another in North America. We believe this would absolutely make sense for them, based on their profit and loss structure. So we’re taking it on the road, looking for four different investors.” Moses said it is possible that one Chinese ‘mega’ investor would choose to invest in all four plants “as a way to diversify their production but we are looking for four investors, the best in each type of manufacturing.”
She told Business Day that a typical investment takes about two years; “that’s a global standard in terms of closing an investment from an investment promotion agency,” but believes that the feasability study and other necessary ground work already completed by InvesTT would cut that time line in half.
“We did a year-long feasability study that has provided the level of detail for an investor, that we would have completed a lot of the ground work they would themselves want to do. So I am hopeful that we can close this early to mid 2015,” Moses stated.
http://www.newsday.co.tt/businessday/0,192839.html
hustla_ambition101 wrote:I wonder if is the same quality "made in China" materials like in APAs that will be used for that Solar Park
UML wrote:Solar interest in TT
By Sasha Harrinanan Thursday, April 3 2014
TWO of the world’s leading solar panel manufacturers, based in China, are “keenly interested” in investing in a solar technology park in Trinidad, says InvesTT President, Racquel Moses.
“We had one-one-one meetings with two of the top companies during our visit to China in late February. They were keenly interested in the investment because it would mean reduced shipping costs to customers in South America, and access to the Caricom market where energy costs are high.”
During a recent interview with Business Day, Moses said global players would also find Trinidad an attractive option for expansion because of the relatively cheap cost of energy, since “the manufacturing process is energy-intensive while shipping is very expensive.”
Currently InvesTT is providing the un-named Chinese companies with information and sending them a lot of results from its year-long feasibility study. There has also been a mutual “answering of questions back and forth,” Moses revealed.
What’s next? More face-to-face meetings in China, sometime between now and June, followed by a site-visit to Trinidad.
“We’re securing the estimated 250 hectares needed, we’ve started the application for a certificate of environmental clearance (CEC) and so on, so that by the time the investor is ready to say ‘yes’ and sign on the dotted line, we would have all of our ‘ducks in a row’,” Moses stated.
The solar technology park, expected to attract up to US $1.8 million in investments, would see the construction of four factories - a polysilicon plant, a metallurgical silicon plant, a float glass plant and a photovoltaic plant, “so that the production of one feeds into the production of the other.”
While the meetings in China yielded the expected results — keen interest in setting up shop locally, InvesTT also intends to make a sales pitch to other leading solar panel manufacturers. “Four of the targeted companies are in Asia, one is in South America and another in North America. We believe this would absolutely make sense for them, based on their profit and loss structure. So we’re taking it on the road, looking for four different investors.” Moses said it is possible that one Chinese ‘mega’ investor would choose to invest in all four plants “as a way to diversify their production but we are looking for four investors, the best in each type of manufacturing.”
She told Business Day that a typical investment takes about two years; “that’s a global standard in terms of closing an investment from an investment promotion agency,” but believes that the feasability study and other necessary ground work already completed by InvesTT would cut that time line in half.
“We did a year-long feasability study that has provided the level of detail for an investor, that we would have completed a lot of the ground work they would themselves want to do. So I am hopeful that we can close this early to mid 2015,” Moses stated.
http://www.newsday.co.tt/businessday/0,192839.html
desifemlove wrote:hehe...Kamla tink we gullible.
I guarantee dat she go build ting in all places. 13 months doh erase 4 years of maladministration.
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