Good morning, it is my great honour and privilege to extend a warm welcome to each and every one of you. It is indeed a pleasure to stand before you today to discuss the pivotal role of the securities industry in driving economic growth, fostering resilience, and shaping the future of Trinidad and Tobago. As…
The Finance (Supplementary Appropriation) (Financial Year 2024) Bill, 2024, presented by the Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance during the 23rd Sitting of the House of Representatives – 4th Session on Friday 7th June, 2024.
The Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance, welcomes the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Annual Report on Trinidad and Tobago, published on June 05 2024, which provides an independent assessment of our economy. The IMF underlines that “Trinidad and Tobago is undergoing a gradual and sustained economic recovery.” The unemployment rate decreased to 3.2 percent in…
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has observed with deep disappointment the inaccurate, misleading and downright dangerous reporting and commentary by the Trinidad Guardian Newspaper on Statements that he made on Monday in Parliament on the budgetary allocation of the Ministry of Health.
The Minister of Finance, Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that today the High Court refused to grant leave for Judicial Review to Ms. Jaiwantie Ramdass, the Auditor General in CV2024-01720 Jaiwantie Ramdass v. The Minister of Finance and Ors. Further, as a result of the Court’s decision to refuse leave for Judicial Review,…
The Minister of Finance, Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that today the Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the appeal in Civil App. No. P 351 of 2023 Terrisa Dhoray v. The Attorney General and the Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority. As a consequence, the State has again succeeded in defending the constitutionally of…
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I refer to your pre-action protocol letter dated 12’h May 2024 addressed to the Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Colm Imbert, setting out the grounds of your client’s proposed claim for judicial review challenging the appointment of an Investigation Team approved by Cabinet.I instruct Messrs. Douglas Mendes s.c. and Mr. Simon de la Bastide who act…
I act on behalf of the Minister of Finance (“the Minister”) who has passed to me a copy of your letter to him dated 28’h April 2024 with instructions that I respond to same on his behalf.Your letter addresses the circumstances surrounding attempts by public servants attached to the Ministry of Finance and the office…