Students and teachers safe following fire at Princes Town RC
The Ministry of Education advises that students and staff of the Princes Town RC Primary School are safe following a fire that occurred on the school compound today. The fire, which originated from the...
View ArticlePoint Lisas Desalination plant to shutdown for planned maintenance works
At a joint news conference held today – Thursday 26th September 2019 by the Water and Sewerage Authority (the Authority) and the Desalination Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Desalcott), at Desalcott’s...
View ArticlePrime Minister address at 74th Session of the United Nation’s General Assembly
Mr. President,It is indeed a distinct honour to address, for the first time, this august Assembly of States, entrusted with the responsibility of charting the way forward on the wide array of issues...
View ArticleEmergency agencies meet with Piparo residents
The CEO of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM), Major General Rodney Smart and the Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government, Mr Raymond...
View ArticleNew trade policy for Trinidad and Tobago launched
Trinidad and Tobago’s new trade policy was introduced to stakeholders at a high level session hosted by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.The policy details the government’s vision for trade, as well...
View ArticleGAPP staff empowered through parenting workshop
Older persons are the world’s fastest growing population in the world, and as persons age, their need for attention and care often become more acute. Hence, the Ministry’s decision to have caregivers...
View ArticleMinister of National Security participates in regional cyber security workshop
Minister of National Security the Honourable Stuart R. Young M.P. today, Monday September 30, 2019, delivered remarks at the opening ceremony of the Regional Workshop on Cybersecurity and Strengthening...
View ArticleTown and Country Planning Division supports the national conversation on...
The Honourable Camille Robinson-Regis, Minister of Planning and Development and the Minister responsible for the Town and Country Planning Division (TCPD), is in full agreement with the need to begin...
View ArticleMinister Kazim Hosein commends DMUs for preparedness efforts in Piparo
On Saturday September 21st, 2019, reports reached the Disaster Management Units of the Princes Town Regional Corporation and the Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation of a possible volcanic...
View ArticleHazardous Seas Alert Discontinued
The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS) has discontinued its Hazardous Seas Alert.The TTMS has advised that the effects of long-period swells have been decreasing and further improvement...
View ArticleTrade Ministry encourages collaboration among regional standards bodies
October 2, 2019: Speaking at the Opening Ceremony of the 35th Meeting of the Council of the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) and workshop hosted by the Trinidad and...
View ArticleNotice: Celebration of Divali 2019
Her Excellency, President Paula-Mae Weekes, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Holidays and Festivals Act, has appointed Sunday 27th October, 2019 as the date of the public holiday in...
View ArticleMinistry of Health confirms: Vibert Small is a bona fide staff member
Officials of the Ministry of Health have been advised of the circulation of an image of the Ministry-issued identification for Vibert Small, Perifocal Operator, and the accompanying false public...
View Article5 escape and still on the run from YTC
The Trinidad and Tobago Prison Service advises that on Thursday October 03, 2019, at around 2.45 am, officers on duty at the Youth Training Rehabilitation Centre were alerted by charges in the western...
View ArticleOperation Strike Back 11 taking place
Minister of National Security the Honourable Stuart R. Young M.P. alongside Commissioner of Police Mr. Gary Griffith and Chief of Defence Staff, Air Commodore Darryl Daniel visited the men and women of...
View ArticleImmediate product recall: N-Cort 40mg/Ml intravitreal/ intraocular use...
The Ministry of Health advises the public of the recall of N- CORT 40 mg/mL., Ml Intravitreal/ Intraocular Use (Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection Bp) ,Batch No NC-O2 with Expiry Date March 2022, due to...
View ArticleMinistry and TUCO commit to calypso in schools
Minister of Education, the Honourable Anthony Garcia and members of the Ministry of Education’s Strategic Executive Team met with the President and the Assistant General Secretary of the Trinbago...
View ArticleDefence Force personnel return home from the Bahamas
Port of Spain: The one hundred (100) Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) personnel who were deployed on September 08, 2019 to provide Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief to the Bahamas in the...
View ArticleProcessing of visa applications continue at the Trinidad and Tobago embassy...
Port of Spain: The Ministry of National Security advises that, contrary to an online article in a daily newspaper today, visa applications by Venezuelan nationals continue to be processed at the...
View ArticleBe prepared for adverse weather
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) would like to remind persons that the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS) has advised of an Adverse Weather Alert – Yellow Level...
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