JavaScript is disabled in your web browser or browser is too old to support JavaScript. Today almost all web pages contain JavaScript, a scripting programming language that runs on visitor's web browser. It makes web pages functional for specific purposes and if disabled for some reason, the content or the functionality of the web page can be limited or unavailable.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

PM elec­tion promise

Borough status for Siparia

by

20161118

The con­stituen­cy of Siparia, which is rep­re­sent­ed in the Par­lia­ment by Op­po­si­tion Leader Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar, is in line to be­come the next and fourth Bor­ough in T&T.

This is among a bag of good­ies Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley and oth­er Gov­ern­ment min­is­ters rolled out when the Peo­ple's Na­tion­al Move­ment (PNM) band­wag­on rolled in­to Siparia on Thurs­day night in sup­port of its nine can­di­dates con­test­ing the lo­cal gov­ern­ment elec­tions for the Siparia Re­gion­al Cor­po­ra­tion.

Row­ley al­so spoke about the re­vi­tal­i­sa­tion of the en­er­gy and agri­cul­tur­al sec­tors in Fyz­abad and Siparia to po­si­tion these two key com­mu­ni­ties to grow. He said there was the po­ten­tial to get back in­to in­dus­tri­al de­vel­op­ment which they are in the process of ex­plor­ing and to bring some of the land in­to food pro­duc­tion that could sup­port the school feed­ing pro­gramme and cre­ate a down­stream ex­port in­dus­try.

Row­ley said he be­lieved the com­mu­ni­ty of Siparia could ben­e­fit from lo­cal gov­ern­ment re­form, pat­terned af­ter the To­ba­go House of As­sem­bly mod­el, which his ad­min­is­tra­tion in­tends to roll out over the next four years.

"It is my ex­pec­ta­tion that this is the next com­mu­ni­ty in T&T that would rise to Bor­ough sta­tus and you will elect a May­or in Siparia. You have all the mak­ings of a town­ship and you have such tremen­dous and won­der­ful his­to­ry," Row­ley told cheer­ing sup­port­ers.

He said the com­mu­ni­ty has all the com­po­nents to ac­com­plish this feat, in­clud­ing the in­fra­struc­ture, res­i­den­tial com­po­nent, schools, hos­pi­tal and health fa­cil­i­ties.


Related articles

Sponsored

Weather

PORT OF SPAIN WEATHER

Sponsored

Today's
Guardian

Publications

Father Anthony Abraham, centre, alongside Jesus Explosion coordinator Lesley Taylor-Gouveia, left, Kerry Ragoobarsingh and Father Ian Taylor, right, pray over the congregation during Jesus Explosion 23 at the Cheryl F Greaves Auditorium, Bishop Anstey High School East, Trincity, on July 19.

Father Anthony Abraham, centre, alongside Jesus Explosion coordinator Lesley Taylor-Gouveia, left, Kerry Ragoobarsingh and Father Ian Taylor, right, pray over the congregation during Jesus Explosion 23 at the Cheryl F Greaves Auditorium, Bishop Anstey High School East, Trincity, on July 19.

Father Anthony Abraham, centre, alongside Jesus Explosion coordinator Lesley Taylor-Gouveia, left, Kerry Ragoobarsingh and Father Ian Taylor, right, pray over the congregation during Jesus Explosion 23 at the Cheryl F Greaves Auditorium, Bishop Anstey High School East, Trincity, on July 19.

Father Anthony Abraham, centre, alongside Jesus Explosion coordinator Lesley Taylor-Gouveia, left, Kerry Ragoobarsingh and Father Ian Taylor, right, pray over the congregation during Jesus Explosion 23 at the Cheryl F Greaves Auditorium, Bishop Anstey High School East, Trincity, on July 19.

Jesus Explosion 23: Visiting priest feeds RC faithful

Yesterday
Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Khadijah Ameen, right, presents Israel Khan, SC, with the Aneal Rajah Windball Cricket League Street Recognition Award while Rajah congratulates him during a ceremony at the St Augustine South Recreation Ground two Sundays ago.

Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Khadijah Ameen, right, presents Israel Khan, SC, with the Aneal Rajah Windball Cricket League Street Recognition Award while Rajah congratulates him during a ceremony at the St Augustine South Recreation Ground two Sundays ago.

Courtesy Aneal Rajah Windball Cricket League

Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Khadijah Ameen, right, presents Israel Khan, SC, with the Aneal Rajah Windball Cricket League Street Recognition Award while Rajah congratulates him during a ceremony at the St Augustine South Recreation Ground two Sundays ago.

Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Khadijah Ameen, right, presents Israel Khan, SC, with the Aneal Rajah Windball Cricket League Street Recognition Award while Rajah congratulates him during a ceremony at the St Augustine South Recreation Ground two Sundays ago.

Courtesy Aneal Rajah Windball Cricket League

Israel Khan honoured by community cricket league

Yesterday
SSCasa chairman Eudaine Garcia meets Guyana President Irfaan Ali

SSCasa chairman Eudaine Garcia meets Guyana President Irfaan Ali

SSCasa chairman Eudaine Garcia meets Guyana President Irfaan Ali

SSCasa chairman Eudaine Garcia meets Guyana President Irfaan Ali

SSCasa steps up Caricom collaboration after summit

2 days ago
Then acting Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Barry Padarath, right, toasts with Argentina Ambassador Gustavo Martinez Pandiani during the Argentine National Day function at the Renassaince Club Room, The Renaissance at Shorelands, on July 9.

Then acting Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Barry Padarath, right, toasts with Argentina Ambassador Gustavo Martinez Pandiani during the Argentine National Day function at the Renassaince Club Room, The Renaissance at Shorelands, on July 9.

ANISTO ALVES

Then acting Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Barry Padarath, right, toasts with Argentina Ambassador Gustavo Martinez Pandiani during the Argentine National Day function at the Renassaince Club Room, The Renaissance at Shorelands, on July 9.

Then acting Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Barry Padarath, right, toasts with Argentina Ambassador Gustavo Martinez Pandiani during the Argentine National Day function at the Renassaince Club Room, The Renaissance at Shorelands, on July 9.

ANISTO ALVES

Argentina wants to export world-famous beef to T&T

2 days ago