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Public Utilities Minister Emmanuel George is bracing for potential water protests this dry season but he is promising to make water available for most southerners at least twice a week....
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The national census starts today and will continue until February 20. Over 3000 census officers are expected to visit over 350,000 households in the next six weeks to obtain a population headcount and other important social and economic information on citizens which will be used in the country’s development planning.
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A special parliamentary caucus to prepare for Wednesday’s re-opening of Parliament will take place today at 5 pm at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s, and high on the agenda will be discussions on an Anti Corruption Commission Bill, and an amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Brigadier, John Sandy, says he intends to host a rally on Father's Day at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, in an attempt to draw fathers and their sons closer to each other. The event will be titled "Fathers, Bring Your Sons and Come".
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"TO all who enter here, if you are coming to loiter or to waste time, go elsewhere."
This was the choice given by Community Development Minister Nizam Baksh on Saturday, as he formally opened a spanking new $5.5 million community centre at Waterloo.
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In a bid to ensure the sustainability of local agriculture, the Government has pumped some $20 million into greenhouse farming via loans from the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB.) ...
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President George Maxwell Richards, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Chief Justice Ivor Archie will deliver the tributes at the State funeral for former president Sir Ellis Clarke, which is to be held at the National Academy for Performing Arts (NAPA) at 11.30 a.m. today.
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The reshuffling of several permanent secretaries in the various ministries is to ensure the efficiency of the ministry becomes more efficient.
This was revealed by Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner yesterday.
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IN THE near future steps will be taken by the Ministry of Works and Transport to have a different group of maxi-taxi drivers use the Priority Bus Route (PBR) each year.
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WORKS and Transport Minister Jack Warner yesterday hailed the initiative by the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) and other stakeholders as a huge success, as thousands of commuters were transported to and from Port of Spain in the midst of a strike by maxi taxi operators.
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