In the height of the Industrial Relations climate in the country …the president of the PSA Watson Duke made a call for investors to stay away from this country. Now the presdient of the Manufacturers’ Association Greig Laughlin is saying that was an irresponsible statement. Mr Laughlin says while the TTMA members have not been affected by the continuous protest action…he doesn’t understand why the issue was not referred to the Industrial Relations Court before [...]

Minister of Finance Winston Dookeran says today he referred the PSA dispute to the special tribunal. In a statement the ministry of finance says the tribunal will look at the revised salaries and cost of living allowance for the period january 1st, 2008 to december 31, 2010 for civil service officers. The special tribunal was set up to hear and determine disputes arising in the civil service, police service, fire service, prison service and the [...]

The head of the Public Services Association Watson Duke is telling investors to stay away from the country given the state of the industrial relations climate. Duke told WIN news that there is no money to be made here given all the protest action. He says the government should be held responsible for the industrial relations climate and while the PSA has turned up the heat the gov’t can turn it down. the government is [...]

President of the oilfield workers trade union Ancel Roget says next month will mark one year that the Fyzabad declaration was signed mere weeks before the May 24th general elections. Roget says that day was a significant one…and the trade union movement should not be forgotten by the government. His comments come in the wake of a breakdown in negotiations with the PSA and the Chief Personnel Officer. Mr Roget says it appears that the [...]

The government is denying at this stage in the game that the Caribbean Airlines board has been fired. WIN news has been informed by a decision to fire the board since the members cannot get along with chairman George Nicholas Reports have been circulating today that the entire Caribbean Airlines board will be fired by weekend. This after board members and chairman George Nicholas have been at loggerheads in recent weeks. The board members have [...]

Shutting down the country for one week is all the Public Services Association needs to do to get its point across. That’s a warning from President of the PSA Watson Duke…sening a clear message to the government. His remarks come in the heat of negoiations between the PSA and the  Chief Personnel officer which has now been referred to a special tribunal. Duke made it known that the PSA will get the Attention it needs [...]

Owners of Honda and Mitsubishi vehicls might also face delays in purchasing car parts as well. Managing Director of Classic Motors Jerome Borde  says Honda Plants in Japan as well as Mitsubishi Plants have not been affetcted by the earthquake. Mr Borde told WIN News that production at those factories are continuing but there is a problem in getting manufactured vehicles to ports. He says CLassic Motors has stocks to last until the end of [...]

Don’t be surprised if your car dealer rns out of spare parts over the next couple of weeks. Production Plants in Japan have shutdown following the earthquake and tsunami. Now car dealers around the world are waiting to see when would manufacturing resume in Japan. Meanwhile Toyota Trinidad and Tobago Limited is warning  its customers that there could be a delay in spare parts and units.

Energy Minister Carolyn Seepersad Bachan says reports that this country’s oil production has dropped below 100,000 barrels per day are not true. Minister Seepersad Bachan says the current level of production stands at 103,000 barrels and this has been the case since mid-January. She says the drop in production resulted in BHP Billiton shutting down its Angostura Platform for several months last September…to install a new gas platform and transmission pipeline. The Energy Minister says [...]

Finance Minister Winston Dookeran is sending a message to public servants in the heat of wage negotiations with the Public Services Association. Speakign in parliament today on amendments for the Statutory Authority Bill, Minister Dookeran says if the government does not provide protection for the future, then citizens would be insecure about their income. The finance minister says securing a pension for later on in life in crucial. He says steps are in place for [...]