PNM in Gov't (2020-2025)

[wing]

How much public servants would quality for a merit based salary increase? Ask yourselves that hoovers of the country!

Again I mention, no problem once the politicians agree to such. Only pay the politicians who actually work, if you demanding a change of the system then it have to start from the top....lead by example

A man links his standard of living to crooked self serving politicians. Gotcha

Are those not the ppl we put in office to lead us every five years, Are they not the highest paid public servants I confused.So you agree the self serving politicians are the same ones telling the peasants to take 4 percent and humble themselves?

Who pray tell, will do the appraisal of the politicians? As far as I know, they are judged every five years by the entire electorate. Once again, you are trying to justify behavior of public servants that's tantamount to fraud or stealing. And you are doing a poor job. You need to refrain from parroting Facebook comments and other rumshop talk and think for yourself.

It matters not, the unions not backing down , the government has to choose whether they ready for a battle or whether political suicide is worth it.

Of course they won't back down. For ten years they have hoodwinked the workers and strung them along while collecting union dues every single month while living and driving in luxury. Which among the public servants are willing to strike for 3 months without pay just to "teach dem about respect"? Are you willing to actually go to war as u say? Who among you is willing to sacrifice like the petrotrin, TCL, Mittal, etc by actually going on strike and shutting down the country properly. I can speak for myself, having fought for real, not typing about it....

[paid_influencer]

PNM kill off Petrotrin and San'do and Point still redder than ever,

tutta cyar do shiet to pnm politically.

[wing]

Chaguanas Borough Corporation fall short in its budgetary allocation for salaries

It’s possible over 600 workers at the Chaguanas Borough Corporation will not be paid in the coming weeks. We’ve learnt the corporation has fallen short in its budgetary allocation for salaries. As a result, the doors of the corporation will be closed from Monday. Chaguanas Mayor, Faaiq Mohammed is laying the blame squarely on the Local Government Minister. Otto Carrington tells us why.

https://www.cnc3.co.tt/chaguanas-boroug ... -salaries/

Al-Rawi threatens to sue Chaguanas Corp if workers not paid, says it has money
by

Sascha Wilson
15 hours ago
Fri Sep 09 2022

Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Faris Al-Al-Rawi

OPM


Chaguanas Mayor Faaiq Mohammed speaking during a press conference yesterday at his office.

SHIRLEY BAHADUR


Letter from Chaguanas Mayor Faaiq Mohammed to Minister of Rural Development and Local Government, Faris Al-Rawi.



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In the next two weeks, more than 600 employees of the Chaguanas Borough Corporation will not be paid, since the corporation claims it does not have money to pay them.

This was confirmed yesterday by Chaguanas Mayor Faaiq Mohammed, who said financial issues facing the CBC had left them with no options to pay employees.

But hours later, Local Government Minister Faris Al-Rawi urged the mayor to stop ‘the nonsense,” saying there was indeed money. He even threatened to sue if the workers are not paid.

Yesterday, Mohammed laid the blame for the depletion of funds on what he detailed as a predicament squarely at the feet of the Ministry of Local Government. Mohammed said because of the dire situation, the corporation will be forced to close its doors on Monday.

He said the corporation’s administration and the council wrote to the former Local Government Minister Kazim Hosein and current Minister Faris Al-Rawi about a shortfall in funding to pay workers months ago and to date, no response has been received.

The corporation shortfall is said to be over $3 million and the workers are daily rated and paid fortnightly.

Sending home these essential workers can affect operations in the borough, including garbage collection, public health and a myriad of services.

The mayor said he wrote to Minister Al-Rawi in March this year about the shortfall.

“I wrote to him on two occasions supplying all the necessary documentation and to date, nothing has materialised. I had a meeting with him as well and he promised that it would be done and we are at a point in the financial year where there is no money left to pay staff at the Chaguanas Borough Corporation.”

Mohammed lashed out at Al-Rawi for reportedly allocating $100,000 for fireworks for the 60th Independence Day celebrations.

“I say to my line Minister, the honourable Faris Al-Rawi, do not let this be a stain on your legacy because what we are forced do, we may have shut down the Chaguanas Borough Corporation because we cannot have workers with no pay in sight and we have no answers to give them because we are getting no response from the Minister,” he said.

With letters and correspondence in hand, the Chaguanas Mayor was flanked by deputy Mayor Marisa Ramlogan and councillor Debbie Boodhan.

He claimed the failure to respond or disburse the money needed was “discrimination against UNC corporations.”

Mohammed added that the council stands in solidarity with the workers.

“We also want to let the workers know that we stand in solidarity with you. We are giving up our salary this month because it will be unfair that you are not being paid and we are not being paid.”

Al-Rawi: CBC has $ 7 million

to pay workers

However, in an immediate response, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Faris Al-Rawi condemned the mayor for his actions.

Al-Rawi said he has the documentation as well as witnesses to meetings to prove the Chaguanas Borough Corporation has over 7 million dollars in unspent balances, which can be used to pay workers of the corporation.

“I want to express my profound and utter disappointment with the Mayor of the Chaguanas Corporation, someone I held in high regard, let me tell you why I am saying this so boldly and confidently, it is ridiculous, it is reprehensible for the Mayor to be threatening people’s jobs.”

The Minister explained that at the mid-year mark, he met with and asked all corporations to indicate any shortfall in money. He said while some were late in the submissions, his ministry worked diligently to get the updated financial records.

This is why he is rubbishing the Mayor’s claims of no money to pay workers.

“I can confirm that I met with the Mayor and with the CEO on August 9, one month ago, at the ministry’s head office, and showed them the unspent balances of $7 million. We assigned an auditor to get the audit function done and discussed with the Mayor that job preservation was most critical.

“We agreed that they would access the monies immediately, and unspent balances. Imagine that they have $7 million in unspent balances and we’ll come today to threaten people to send them home. I am so appalled,” Al-Rawi said.

He added, “Stop playing with people’s lives. I don’t expect this from you, perhaps you’re taking the instructions of your political leaders, I don’t know. Stop it! Use the $7 million in unspent balances that you have. You are aware that we have requested further monies and you’re aware that you’re getting $200,000 more, including monies that we have requested for the payment of the servicing of all vehicles and assets.”

Al-Rawi also advised workers to sue if the CBC closes and they are not paid

“I’m tempted to say that I will personally go and sue...because I think it is reprehensible. Stop your nonsense.”

[maj. tom]

Do it. The taxpayers always getting "value for money" under the PNM. One of them lying. The court should also order an audit to determine if they get enough money in the first place. This will air everything in public for us to know both sides.

[DMan7]

So what going to happen with garbage collection come Monday in Central?

[De Dragon]

Do it. The taxpayers always getting "value for money" under the PNM. One of them lying. The court should also order an audit to determine if they get enough money in the first place. This will air everything in public for us to know both sides.

More likely to be Arse Wari. Like his degenerate PM, JUHN Scarfy and even his own successor Liemour, this LFD RFD PNM are pathological liars.

[SuperiorMan]

Men still toting over PNM victory yes.

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Men still toting over PNM victory yes.

Supes,

Is not really about the victory that ppl questioning it is the leadership, let's take a look at Imbert for a moment our esteemed minister of finance , what has he done to stimulate this economy, reduce the price the pigtail, money no longer has value as it once does,everytime that man opens his mouth it is hardship approaching, he has done nothing for the benefit of citizens only for himself i.e exempting himself from property tax. Look at Hinds minister of national security what has he done to curtail murders....absolutely nothing ppl would question that

[wing]

 NiQuan gets ok to restart operations

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NiQuan Energy has been granted full approval by the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) to resume operations.

In response to questions from the Sunday Express last week, NiQuan Energy’s group chief executive officer and director Ainsley Gill confirmed that the company has been cleared by the MEEI.

When asked what it means moving forward, Gill responded: “It means that NiQuan has satisfied MEEI’s criteria to resume operations.”

He said in the coming months “NiQuan will be fully operational and producing clean fuels”.

It’s been 16 months since an explosion took place at NiQuan’s Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) plant located on Heritage’s compound at Pointe-a-Pierre.

In April, it was given limited approval by the MEEI to reintroduce natural gas to its facility.

During Prime Minister’s Questions Time in Parliament on June 13, acting Prime Minister Colm Imbert was asked by Pointe-a-Pierre MP David Lee about the restart of the plant.

Imbert responded: “On April 14, NiQuan was given approval by the MEEI for the reintroduction of natural gas to the facility for the primary purpose of lighting the flare pilot burners and producing medium pressure steam utilising the auxiliary boilers for cleaning lines following the shutdown of the facility post incident on April 7, 2021.

“Approval was also given by the MEEI on June 3 for introduction of fuel gas only for the reformer burners for conducting refractory dry out.

“NiQuan Energy Trinidad Ltd by letter request dated June 1, 2022 to the MEEI sought approval for entry of Process Gas for Frontend Start Up (Reformer to Suction of Synthesis Gas Compressor) has requested approval to start commissioning activities.

“This request is for one stage of the process, from the Reformer to the Suction of the Synthesis Gas Compressor. This activity includes:

1. Gas pre-treatment (desulphurisation)

2. Steam/Methane Reforming

3. Reformed Gas waste heat recovery

4. The CO2 Compressor and Recycle system.

“On receipt of this approval from the MEEI, the duration of the commissioning is expected to take about one month to compete with approval requested in stages from the MEEI. Approval for commencing entry of process gas has not been granted by the MEEI to date.”

At that time an investigation by the Ministry of Energy into the circumstances surrounding the explosion was incomplete.

However, a preliminary report dated April 14, 2021 and an interim report dated June 1, 2021 were produced.

The Sunday Express understands that a final report was completed following receipt of NiQuan’s questions to the MEEI.

NiQuan, a private company, did not disclose the recommendations given to it by the MEEI as it moves forward with testing its ability to manufacture its products.

The Ministry of Energy had appointed a technical team tasked with investigating the circumstances surrounding the explosion.

The six-member team, led by Craig Boodoo, senior petroleum engineer and acting head petroleum operations management division included Yashi Carrington, acting senior chemical engineer; Sean Mahabir, Mechanical Engineer II; Omattee Mathura, Petroleum Inspector III; Neisha Dipnarine, Mechanical Engineer; and Shazil Yarsien, Chemical Engineer.

According to its website yesterday, NiQuan has a plant capacity of over “2,600 barrels a day and it processes natural gas into clean, high performance, low emissions GTL energy products — paraffinic diesel and GTL Naphtha.”

The website said the final phase is complete and the plant is operational.

NiQuan was formally opened on March 9, 2021 and the explosion followed one month later, following which, Niquan had said the plant’s hydrocracker system failed during an attempted start-up.

Meanwhile, while the MEEI’s investigation was still being undertaken, the Fire Services gave NiQuan the all-clear to re-enter the plant several months ago.

The company is about three years late in getting off the ground.

It had originally expected to start production in December 2019.

Since the explosion, the company has faced several setbacks including having to delay a proposed US$175 million bond, which would have re-financed it for the next decade.

In May 2021, in response to a query from Express Business, NiQuan said: “The recent incident at the plant has caused us to revisit the timing of our original funding plan. We have adapted that timing and engaged with our financial stakeholders and we have full confidence in our revised schedule. The details are company confidential.”

Already, it has a US$120 million debt facility which was due in January but was extended to June 30, 2021.

On its balance sheets, as of December 2020, the gas-to-liquids company had US$400,000 in cash and cash equivalents.

Its salaries and benefits costs, according to the document, are expected to average US$511,333 a month for 2021.

In a statement to the Express last December, NiQuan said it set a new target date for the first quarter of 2022.

The company had said it has been working assiduously with its contractors and is well advanced to complete all necessary safety processes items according to Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP) and Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) standards, in preparation for the restart of the GTL Plant.

“Once all safety measures have been implemented and accepted by NiQuan’s Engineer of Record, the plant will be brought back up to full commercial operation producing at a nameplate capacity of 2,400 bpd. The target date for that accomplishment is now set for 1st quarter 2022,” the statement said.

“As NiQuan completes required works and begin to restart the plant, the MEEI will issue provisional approvals on a step-by-step basis—from the Company bringing gas onto site, to lighting the boiler, through the reformer, FT Reactors, all the way to storage of product in the NiQuan tanks with final approval only being provided after the plant is fully up and running.

For example, when NiQuan needed approval for the reintroduction of natural gas to the boiler to carry out steam cleaning of various vessels and piping just after the incident, the Company provided documents and received the appropriate approval,” it had said.

It had noted that products generated and salvaged by the plant prior to the blowout incident of April 7, 2021 had been independently certified by a reputable environment testing laboratory, Bio Research Laboratory (BRL).

“Their finding is that NiQuan’s paraffinic GTL Diesel is 100 per cent biodegradable and non-toxic, and has the same properties as a gas-to-liquid (GTL) synthetic non-aqueous base fluid (NABF) which is used for drilling muds in deep-sea drilling.

This BRL certification puts NiQuan’s GTL products amongst the best in their class, and at a 100 per cent environmentally friendly level,” it had said.

Following the incident, the Caribbean rating agency, CariCRIS, lowered the assigned NiQuan ratings by two notches to CariA- (Foreign and Local Currency Ratings) on the regional rating scale and ttA- on the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) national scale.

When asked how NiQuan fits into the country’s energy profile, The MEEI responded:

“T&T promotes natural gas as the cleanest hydrocarbon, which forms an essential element of the energy transition. NiQuan is a private entity and is not connected to the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries. The Ministry is the regulator and its interaction with NiQuan is in that role.”

In March 2021, during the Prime Minister’s Question Time, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley had said NiQuan’s agreement would be with Paria and is expected to earn foreign exchange for the country.

He said then the offtake from the plant would be sold to the international market by Paria while the low sulphur diesel will be available both to the local and international market.

[Kickstart]

Jobs will be given to less qualified and less experienced pnm card holders

[wing]

Jobs will be given to less qualified and less experienced pnm card holders

Kindly be a jackass elsewhere please. All jobs have been filled two years now. Operations commissioning team among the best around. Wishing them a safe startup.

[paid_influencer]

Jobs will be given to less qualified and less experienced pnm card holders

true

[hover11]

T&T economy to improve in 2022

https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/t ... ium=social

Central Bank selling dreams as usual I see especially seeing the economy was recently downgraded

[paid_influencer]

wing, bro, wall of text.

use the spoiler tag bro, so ppl who want the wall of text can click it.

[Kickstart]

Jobs will be given to less qualified and less experienced pnm card holders

Kindly be a jackass elsewhere please. All jobs have been filled two years now. Operations commissioning team among the best around. Wishing them a safe startup.

PNM has a way of making phone calls to get there people in. This happens time and time again.

[De Dragon]

“This request is for one stage of the process, from the Reformer to the Suction of the Synthesis Gas Compressor. This activity includes:

1. Gas pre-treatment (desulphurisation)

2. Steam/Methane Reforming

3. Reformed Gas waste heat recovery

4. The CO2 Compressor and Recycle system.
MC lies.

[timelapse]

Jobs will be given to less qualified and less experienced pnm card holders

Kindly be a jackass elsewhere please. All jobs have been filled two years now. Operations commissioning team among the best around. Wishing them a safe startup.

Kickstart chuppid yes Nepotism and the PNM? Never happen!!

[hover11]

Jobs will be given to less qualified and less experienced pnm card holders

Kindly be a jackass elsewhere please. All jobs have been filled two years now. Operations commissioning team among the best around. Wishing them a safe startup.

Kickstart chuppid yes Nepotism and the PNM? Never happen!!

PNM is impervious to any type of corruption and will always produce members with clean hands

[hover11]

Charles wants mandatory body cams for cops
... also slams CJ for Judiciary’s incompetence, slowness
by

"Our Chief Justice should also be ashamed that the whole world knows that the institution over which he presides is best known for its sloth, incompetence, slowness and indolence. Like Rowley, he too racks up frequent flyer miles.”

https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/charles ... 28745d5b82



Question, why don't we have night courts in this country? What's the real reason seeing as we have virtual courts now. Judges can't continue being paid over 30k a month plus allowances yet producing little results.... that whole Judiciary need a shake up.

[De Dragon]

Charles wants mandatory body cams for cops
... also slams CJ for Judiciary’s incompetence, slowness
by

"Our Chief Justice should also be ashamed that the whole world knows that the institution over which he presides is best known for its sloth, incompetence, slowness and indolence. Like Rowley, he too racks up frequent flyer miles.”

https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/charles ... 28745d5b82



Question, why don't we have night courts in this country? What's the real reason seeing as we have virtual courts now. Judges can't continue being paid over 30k a month plus allowances yet producing little results.... that whole Judiciary need a shake up.

All JUHN Scarfy man-friends does escape scrutiny and accountability.
Remember when said CJ was unethically giving HDC houses to like minded people through his now refugee partner? Remember that JUHN Scarfy had the power to call him to account, but didn't?

[paid_influencer]

This new Minister of Education working. Freeze to any changes in textbooks or editions on the booklist.

Massive, massive boon to poor parents trying to educate their kids.

ah telling allyuh, this Minister of Education is the best we've had for a long, long time. She working!

[DMan7]

The 1% not gonna be happy when their bookstores can't make more $$$

[hover11]

The 1% not gonna be happy when their bookstores can't make more $$$

1 percent don't own bookstores though.....

[DMan7]

The 10% then.

[death365]

Ebook platform ... thats literally stolen from phase 2 of the unc's textbook rental programme, it actually had a selected provider in 2014.

This new Minister of Education working. Freeze to any changes in textbooks or editions on the booklist.

306742265_10160004483380610_4706911472803255608_n.jpg

Massive, massive boon to poor parents trying to educate their kids.

ah telling allyuh, this Minister of Education is the best we've had for a long, long time. She working!

[hover11]

While this sounds like a great idea on paper, how quickly do we forget who is in power. PNM (Promises never materialize) still waiting for the nationwide wifi and the rapid rail promised in the 2015 manifesto

This new Minister of Education working. Freeze to any changes in textbooks or editions on the booklist.

306742265_10160004483380610_4706911472803255608_n.jpg

Massive, massive boon to poor parents trying to educate their kids.

ah telling allyuh, this Minister of Education is the best we've had for a long, long time. She working!

[De Dragon]

While this sounds like a great idea on paper, how quickly do we forget who is in power. PNM (Promises never materialize) still waiting for the nationwide wifi and the rapid rail promised in the 2015 manifesto

This new Minister of Education working. Freeze to any changes in textbooks or editions on the booklist.

306742265_10160004483380610_4706911472803255608_n.jpg

Massive, massive boon to poor parents trying to educate their kids.

ah telling allyuh, this Minister of Education is the best we've had for a long, long time. She working!

CoE cyah even get Wifi and $500 million dollar appetizer done share out to tell numbskull JUHN Scarfy and nimrod Impsy that we cyah afford it

[hover11]

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says if Trinidad and Tobago’s natural gas prospects do not improve in the next few years, this will have far-reaching consequences for Government revenues and for the quality of life of all citizens.



https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/ ... ium=social

Can our quality of life deteriorate any further under the current administration

[De Dragon]

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says if Trinidad and Tobago’s natural gas prospects do not improve in the next few years, this will have far-reaching consequences for Government revenues and for the quality of life of all citizens.



https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/ ... ium=social

Can our quality of life deteriorate any further under the current administration

Sadly yes, even sadder, we will see it in the next couple years.

[SuperiorMan]

Colm Imbert to act as PM until Dr Rowley's return

Cool.