Standard and Poor's: 'A' Rating Affirmed on Trinidad and Tobago
Documents Standard and Poor’s: ‘A’ Rating Affirmed on Trinidad and Tobago (PDF)
New Boards Appointed for First Citizens
The Ministry of Finance appointed the new Board of Directors for the First Citizens Group on Monday 3 January 2011, at the Ministry of Finance, Eric Williams Finance Building, Independence Square, Port-of-Spain. Documents New Boards Appointed for First Citizens (PDF)
Government Inter Ministerial Committee meets Cane Farmers Association on EU Grant
A five member Government Inter Ministerial Committee comprising of Finance Minister Winston Dookeran, Minister Food Production, Land and Marine Affairs, Vasant Bharath, Minister of Legal Affairs, Prakash Ramadhar, Minister of Science, Tertiary and Technology, Fazal Karim, and Minster of Tobago Development , Vernella Toppin met with members of the Sugar Cane Farmers Association of Trinidad…
Tax Amnesty For The Period 8TH September 2010 To 31ST May 2011
Excerpt from the Senate Response by the Minister of Finance, Winston Dookeran to Question no. 7 on December 14, 2010 Documents Tax Amnesty For The Period 8TH September 2010 To 31ST May 2011 (PDF)
Ministers Meets with Eastern Caribbean and CARICOM Union (ECCU) Delegates
The meeting with officials from both the Ministry of finance and ECCU took place on Wednesday 8th December at the offices of the Ministry of Finance. Documents Ministers Meets with Eastern Caribbean and CARICOM Union (ECCU) Delegates (PDF)
New Members of the National Insurance Board Appointment
The Board of Directors of the National Insurance Board (NIB) received their instruments of appointment today at the Ministry of Finance, Eric Williams Finance Building, Independence Square, Port-of-Spain. Documents New Members of the National Insurance Board Appointment (PDF)
Steel Workers Union and ARCELOR Mittal reach agreement on ESOP after 18 years
Arcelor Mittal and the Steel Workers Union reached agreement on issues relating to the Employee share Ownership Plan (ESOP). Minister Dookeran commented that this historical milestone was reached through conversation, negotiation and good faith. The agreement allows permanent employees of Arcelor Mittal to obtain a settlement amount of USD$11.8 million in cash for the period…
IDB $8.2 billion financing window for Trinidad and Tobago
Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Winston Dookeran announced that the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) has made a commitment to provide a window of financing for Trinidad and Tobago’s development needs of US$1.3 billion (TT$8.2 billion) over the next three to five years. Documents IDB $8.2 billion financing window for Trinidad and Tobago…
Statement by an IMF Mission to Trinidad and Tobago
After 15 years of positive growth, Trinidad and Tobago was hit hard in 2009 by the global financial crisis, the fall in energy prices, and the collapse of a large financial conglomerate. Documents Statement by an IMF Mission to Trinidad and Tobago (PDF)
JCC and Ministry of Finance Meet
The Minister of Finance Winston Dookeran today met with members of the Joint Consultative Committee on the Construction Industry (JCC) led by Mr. Winston Riley President. The meeting sort to provide a way forward to deal with issues concerning late payment to contractors for works completed on government facilities. Documents JCC and Ministry of Finance…