In his 2011/2012 budget presentation, Finance Minister Winston Dookeran noted that the gaming industry in Trinidad and Tobago has evolved into a large, unregulated and very profitable industry.
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The Government announced this week that it proposes to raise up to $1.5 billion by way of a 20-year bond with a coupon rate of six per cent.
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While the rhetoric on the importance of the global agriculture sector continues, the domestic sector, which mainly entails the production of root crops, fruits, vegetables and poultry, seems to be...
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With only 2,000 square miles, a population of 1.3 million and an abundance of heavy industry mainly located at Pt Lisas, T&T has a reputation of being one of the largest polluters per capita...
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There have been lots of criticism levelled at the policies and programmes put forward in the 2011/2012 budget. Most of the comments from the Opposition are negative, as would have been expected.
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Finance Minister Winston Dookeran's presentation of the 2011-12 budget is among the best I have ever heard.
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In contrast to 2010/11, there were only limited new measures introduced in the 2011/12 national budget that directly impact on the energy sector. Removal of VAT from equipment for oil and gas...
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Energy consultant Anthony Paul believes there should be a set formula for determining the price of oil and natural gas for the national budget. Paul said the time has come for us as a country to...
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The budget was “particularly bad” and resembles the state of emergency, no one knows the reason for it. This opinion was expressed by Dr Lester Henry, lecturer at the University...
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The Senate, traditionally a more sedate arena than the Lower House, may be even more so in the new Waterfront location after Senate President Timothy Hamel-Smith on Wednes-day advised senators to...
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