Petrotrin has written to Finance Minister Colm Imbert seeking financial support after concerned bankers requested a $1.2 billion government guarantee from the troubled oil company. Speaking at a pr...
Former energy minister Kevin Ramnarine said the $1 price hike in super gasoline may have detrimental effects as super gasoline is the country’s most consumed fuel in the country, accounting for almost...
Citizens can breathe a sigh of relief as Finance Minister Colm Imbert has assured that there will be no further increases on any taxes in the next two years. This, as the Minister says Government i...
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley defended the hike in super gasoline, which raised from $3.97 to $4.97 per litre, saying the move was necessary in order to prevent paying a $700 million subsidy.&nb...
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has described the 2018/2018 budget as a “pie in the sky budget,” that can only work on “Fantasy Island.” Persad-Bissessar made the comment in an immediate r...
Finance Minister Colm Imbert said government is continuing with plans for the construction of several major highway projects including the Point Fortin Highway and the Valencia-Toco Highway. S...
An increase in disability grants and the food card value are some of the “goodies” which were announced by Finance Minister Colm Imbert during his budget presentation on Monday. Imbert said the inc...
Finance Minister Colm Imbert said two brand new fast ferries ordered from Australian shipbuilders will arrive in Trinidad and Tobago by 2020, signalling a ‘return to reliability’ of the seabridge...
Finance Minister Colm Imbert said the Point Fortin and Arima hospitals are scheduled to open in September 2019, while another hospital Sangre Grande hospital is in the works, at an estimated cost of $...
Finance Minister Colm Imbert said approximately 10,000 houses have been assessed for property tax payments for 2018 to date. Speaking during Monday’s Budget presentation, Imbert said that gov...