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Minister of Works and Transport Jack Warner

Baptists get promised $100,000 from Warner

Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner yesterday presented a $100,000 cheque to the Baptist Cathedral Fund, one day after pledging the first donation....
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Minister of Local Government Chandresh Sharma

$10M annually for local govt offices

GOVERNMENT will spend a total of $10 million annually to provide office space for all 134 local government councillors in Trinidad, regardless of their political affliation. ...
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Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Anil Roberts

$1.4B for Sports

ON WHAT he described as a “red letter day” for the country, Sports Minister Anil Roberts yesterday unveiled the State’s two-year plan for the construction of close to $1.4 billion worth of sporting facilities including a velodrome (for cycling), a tennis centre, a swimming centre in honour of Olympian George Bovell III and community sports facilities across the country. ...
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Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Anil Roberts

Anil to PSC head: Be a big man and resign

"MR Mohammed is a big man. He knows what he has to do," Sport Minister Anil Roberts said yesterday as he commented on the controversy involving his Congress of the People colleague and Chairman of the Police Service Commission....
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Minister of the People and Social Development Dr. Glenn Ramadharsingh

Ministry makes differently-abled children a priority

The delivery of social services to differently-abled children and their caregivers has been made a priority by the Ministry of the People and Social Development, Minister Glenn Ramadharsingh, said yesterday. ...
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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar

First Baptist school within a year...PM: The wait is over

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar promised the first Baptist School in the country—the St Barbara’s Baptist Primary School—would be constructed within 12 months....
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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar

Govt committed to racial equality, says Kamla

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar gave the assurance yesterday that Government is committed to racial harmony and equality for all in this country. ...
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Minister of Works and Transport Jack Warner

Warner makes donation to Baptist Cathedral...Three months' salary

Minister of Works and Transport Jack Warner yesterday pledged over $100,000, three months of his salary, towards the construction of a cathedral for members of the Spiritual Baptist faith. ...
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Minister of Local Government Chandresh Sharma

Sharma comes to Nizam's defence

Local Government Minister Chandresh Sharma yesterday came to the defence of under-fire Police Service Commission chairman, Nizam Mohammed, saying the messenger must not be shot and instead debate on the issue should take place. ...
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Minister of Works and Transport Jack Warner

Jack apologises for lack of medians on highway

Works Minister Jack Warner yesterday apologised to the families of six accident victims for his Works Ministry’s failure to erect median barriers along the Solomon Hochoy Highway. Warner did so during a function at Arima yesterday where he commissioned the Mt Pleasant bridge....
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