(Trinidad Guardian) Although the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected economic growth of 2.1 per cent for T&T this year, economist Dr Roger Hosein yesterday warned that the economy is in dire straits.
(Trinidad Express) Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries says that at approximately 6:30am yesterday there was an incident at NiQuan Energy Trinidad Limited, Pointe-A-Pierre.
(Trinidad Express) There has been an explosion at NiQuan Energy’s Gas to Liquids Plant located on what was formerly Petrotrin Pointe-a-Pierre refinery.
(Trinidad Guardian) Even in the face of numerous warnings by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh and the T&T Police Service not to congregate, especially over the long Easter weekend, some citizens continued to ignore that call yesterday and it ended with lawmen and party-goers facing off in Sea Lots, Port-of-Spain.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Confederation of Regional Business Chambers is concerned at the lack of word on negotiations between the National Gas Company (NGC) and Methanol Holdings Ltd (MHTL) on MHTL’s expired gas supply contract.
(Trinidad Express) ROMAN Catholic Archbishop Fr Jason Gordon yesterday lamented that Trinidad and Tobago had become a country of great disrespect and “we disrespect each other”.
(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh yesterday could not confirm whether the batch of COVAX vaccines that came in on Sunday was paid for by the Government or by the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) and said that he would have to check with his Permanent Secretary, Asif Ali.
(Trinidad Express) “ Fire Faris!”
This was the call of Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar as she noted that errant government ministers in other countries were swiftly dealt with after breaking Covid-19 laws.
(Trinidad Guardian) A proposal has been offered up by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) for a new financial model which would see host governments contributing 50 per cent of overall financing—with the remainder coming from students’ fees, entrepreneurial efforts, private sector donations, and alumni grants.
(Trinidad Guardian) Single mother of two Natalie Brathwaite put her son in the care of the Children’s Authority of T&T because he was heading down the wrong path and she thought they would help him to become a better person.