Caribbean Airlines is expected to expand its fleet later this week just in time for the busy Carnival period. Chairman of CAL George Nicholas says two ATR planes are expected to arrive in the country by Friday and will be in service by next week. Just last month the airline signed a US$200M deal with ATR for nine 72-600 planes. The first is expected to arrive in October but until then the airline has been [...]

The price of oil has increased given the unrest in Libya…trading over US$90 per barrel. This amidst fears that the instability could impact the country’s crude exports. Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has made it clear he will not be stepping down despite widespread anti-government protests. Which resulted in hundreds of people being killed so far. Credit Rating Agency Standard and Poor has downgraded the country from a Minus to Triple B Plus… and if [...]

Works Minister Jack Warner says the construction of the new Point Fortin Hospital will begin soon. The 100 bed hospital is expected to cost $600M and Minister Warner says the government will try to get as much work done during the dry season.

Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner toured two proposed sites for the water taxi facility in Point Fortin. Accompanying him on the tour was opposition MP for the area Paul Gopee Scoon. One of the sites was within close proximity to energy plants. And CEO of Atlantic LNG Oscar Prieto says a risk assessment would have to be done before the site can be considered. Gopee Scoon says the site which is close to Petrotrin would [...]

Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner is assuring that contractors who have not gotten work over the past year will get jobs soon. Minister Warner made the comment after visiting NAMALCO Construction Services Limited in La Brea. After viewing all the idle equipment at NAMALCO

CEO of Southex admits that the $2M first prize should be spread evenly to all the winners of the Chutney Soca Monarch. Singh suggests maybe $1M for the first prize and the next million distributed to the other winners. The $2M prize was given by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar following a campaign promise during the May 24th General Elections. While the winner of the Chutney Soca Monarch Rikki Jai walked away with $2M on Saturday [...]

Pay your rent or face eviction!!! That is the stern warning from Chaguanas Mayor Orlando Nagessar to vendor’s occupying the vendor’s mall. The mayor said although vendors are paying a monthly rent to use the booths and facilities, the corporation is paying for public conveniences. Since the inception of the Chaguanas Vendors Mall, over one hundred vendors have paid their monthly rent to use the facilities. But those who did not pay will be evicted. [...]

Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner this morning turned the sod for the 519 million dollar Churchill Roosevelt/Uriah Butler Highway Interchange Project. The project is expected to be completed within 24 months by French company Vinci Construction Grands Project. Minister Warner couldn’t say which financial institution would be funding the project which is being spearheaded by NIDCO. Head of Vinci Jarsaillon Jean-Xavier says the last two projects the company did it created 1,000 jobs and [...]

Despite the call by the Public Services Association to the government to stop the Point Fortin Highway Project. Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner says construction will begin next week and he is not worried about the PSA stopping the project. Even though the government has not been able to get funding for the Point Fortin Highway Project as yet…construction will start next Thursday. This according to Works and Transport Minsiter Jack Warner. And this [...]

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar called an emergency meeting this morning with the Caribbean Airlines board at her Diplomatic Centre Office. Sources say the Prime Minister did not invite the airline’s Line Minister to the meeting, that is Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner. However, Minister Warner found  out about the meeting before hand and showed up. Yesterday the Works Minister admitted that there were issues at the airline and that the board members had approached [...]