-following Tepui scandal The opposition APNU+AFC yesterday called for a probe of the national tender board and the procurement system in the wake of the scandalous award of the Belle Vue Pump Station contract to Tepui Inc.
A 58-year-old miner of Quartz Stone Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven, died after he was struck by a tree when a mining pit collapsed.
The Government Technical Institute (GTI) yesterday hosted a “Jill of All Trades” exhibition, at the GTI campus in Georgetown. Hosted under the theme “Promoting Females in Technical Education”, this event celebrated the remarkable achievements and capabilities of women across a diverse array of technical and vocational disciplines. (Ministry of Education photo)
The scandals surrounding the award of the Tepui contract in particular, but other contracts too, raise serious questions about corruption under this administration.
Chairman of the NPTAB, Tarachand Balgobind said on Wednesday that he has acknowledged the criticisms of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) in its summary of findings regarding the tender board’s timely submission of documents and is working to acquire a robust “electronic records” management system.
A 19-member delegation from Trinidad and Tobago comprising 16 companies interested in the construction, information and communication technology (ICT), and logistics industries has arrived to scout for opportunities.
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Milo Secondary Schools Football Waramuri of Region #1 and Chase Academy will battle for the coveted Milo Secondary School Football Championship on Sunday evening, following semifinal wins yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
(CMC) – The lucrative Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which began 11 years ago, has come under the microscope at the Caricom conference on West Indies cricket in Trinidad, with government leaders urging the parties to renegotiate the contract for the Twenty20 tournament.
– hints at World Premier League for the Caribbean By Michelangelo Jacobus Leaders of the various member countries in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) gathered in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago yesterday for the start of the CARICOM Regional Cricket Conference.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Gang violence within the community of Grange Hill, Westmoreland, has left a grade 10 schoolboy, 16-year-old Carson Bennett, dead and his female schoolmate of Grange Hill High School hospitalised.
(Trinidad Express) The Ministry of Works and Transport is urging the owners of the vessel responsible for spilling more than 50,000 barrels of hydrocarbons along Tobago’s coastline to remove the wrecked craft within one month or else it will be disposed of in accordance with the law.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s transition council took power in a ceremony yesterday, formalizing the resignation of former Prime Minster Ariel Henry as the Caribbean country seeks to establish security after years of gang violence wreaking chaos and misery.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns today about China’s support for Russia’s military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in relations between the world’s biggest economies.
(Reuters) – Burkina Faso has suspended the radio broadcasts of BBC Africa and the U.S-funded
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Renewed clashes between police and students opposed to Israel’s war in Gaza broke out yesterday, raising questions about forceful methods being used to shut down protests that have intensified since mass arrests at Columbia University last week.
