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T&T gets FATCA breathing room
Rosemarie SantGovernment is getting some breathing room to pass the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), as it now has until February 2017 to pass the legislation to make this country FATCA...
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Elite tax for high income earners
Pay up!Motorists immediately began spending more for diesel yesterday.Smokers, drinkers and online purchasers will also be doing likewise—paying more—from October 20.And a new “elite” tax for high...
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T&T going into debt trap—Kamla
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday described the Budget as a “debt trap.”Analysing the fiscal package moments after Finance Minister Colm Imbert delivered his presentation, she said the...
View ArticleLondon gives Sandals project his blessing
Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Orville London says many people on the island are in support of the establishment of a Sandals hotel.He made the comment during an interview following...
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Citizens happy at T&TEC rebate, no hit on food
Debe housewife Rita Chanka raised her eyebrows with a worried facial expression when she heard Finance Minister Colm Imbert yesterday mention property tax coming into effect next year.“Now self we need...
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Gas stations face closure
Already facing hardships from the last petroleum price increase, secretary of the Petroleum Dealers Association Saleema Sattar said petroleum retailers may have no choice but to close down their...
View ArticleJTUM happy about no budget job cuts
Although the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) is not totally satisfied with the 2017 National Budget, they are happy that the Government did not announce cuts in jobs and wages.In fact, convenor of...
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Body in bag identified
The body of a man found wrapped in garbage bags on Thursday has been identified as Kurt Melville, 36, who had addresses in both Chaguanas and Laventille.Speaking with the media at the Forensic Science...
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Fuad: Open Couva Hospital in phases
Former health minister Dr Fuad Khan says the Couva Children’s Hospital and Training Facility can be opened without a mortuary and an incinerator.Responding to Finance Minister Colm Imbert’s disclosure...
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Govt protecting corporate interest—Kublalsingh
Hunger striker Dr Wayne Kublalsingh, who stopped the construction of smelter plants in south Trinidad and a highway through the Oropouche lagoon, is now kicking up a fuss over the Government’s plans to...
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Caribbean Airline cancels flights
Caribbean airlines has cancelled 14 of its flights to and passing through Jamaica as Hurricane Matthew continues its trajectory toward the Caribbean island.Matthew is expected to hit Jamaica early...
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WASA applying pressure on bad pay clients
Chairman of the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) Romney Thomas intends to go after delinquent customers who now owe them $250 million in arrears. In fact, Thomas said yesterday that customers who...
View ArticleT&TEC works on 25 per cent rebate this week
The T&T Electricity Commission (T&TEC) will meet this week with its line ministry to work out the dynamics of the 25 per cent rebate on electricity bills for the 120,000 households now...
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Tax against online shoppers discriminatory, says Moonilal
Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal says Government’s proposed tax against online shoppers is discriminatory and is calling on the Equal Opportunity Commission to investigate it.Speaking at a budget...
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Hardworking dad killed in Siparia
Ever since his house was destroyed in a fire last February, Michael Ali had been working 15-hour days doing two jobs to get money to support his family. Whenever his wife Annie lost hope, Ali would...
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Cops seize guns, ammo in Morvant
Police seized five illegal guns, including a high-powered assault rifle, during an anti-crime exercise in Morvant on Saturday evening. According to reports, North Eastern Division Task Force (NEDTF)...
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Central gang leader slain
A reputed Chaguanas gang member was shot dead at his home early yesterday morning. Police said around 3 am, Joshua Williams was with relatives at his Ocean Drive, Goodwill Road, Enterprise home, when...
View ArticleDuprey back for Clico talks
CL Financial majority shareholder Lawrence Duprey is back in T&T on personal business, his first visit back in several years, the T&T Guardian has been told.Duprey, who has been living in Fort...
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Five weeks after chairman walks over board dispute: CDA manager quits
Five weeks after Anthony Pierre resigned as chairman of Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA), the general manager of the State-owned company has also quit. On Friday, Michael Anatol, who was on a...
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Regiment recruits to help crime fight
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Glenda Jennings-Smith, says the latest batch of T&T Regiment recruits will play a key role in this country's crime fighting arsenal...
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