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Families have embraced schools that affirm their students' Black heritage in a country where instruction about race is increasingly under
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Imbert said the government will adjust the criteria for accessing GATE. He said students with good standing, enrolled in accredited institutions and programmes will qualify if they completed an initial programme of study.#ttbudget2023
— T&T Newsday (@Newsday_TT) September 26, 2022
3 GOVT GUARANTEED LOANS FOR THE HDC totaling to $1.5 billion.
Finance Minister Colm Imbert said $500 million will be used for stalled or existing projects, $500 mil for debt owed to contractors and $500 mil for the construction of new housing units. @Newsday_TT
— Narissa Fraser (@rhopico) September 26, 2022
He said the difference in revenue would be better spent in social grants, where $5.4 billion is spent per year, food support, on which $175 million is utilised, disability grants at $630 million, and social assistance grants, which cost $355 million.https://t.co/9lsgAsolSF
Finance Minister Colm Imbert said the government has allocated $300m for agricultural incentives, infrastructure and programmes.#ttbudget2023
Finance Minister Colm Imbert says that right now, the 4 % proposed increase in wages to public sector workers is the best the government can do.#Budget2023 @Newsday_TT
Finance Minister Colm Imbert says that right now, the 4 % proposed
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Herm Edwards was named head coach of the Arizona State football team in 2017, and on Sept. 18, following a 30–21 loss to Eastern Michigan, it was announced that Arizona State had made the decision to let Edwards go. Now, more alarming details surrounding Edwards’ departure from the Sun Devils are coming to light. The Athletic’s Doug Haller took a deep dive into Edward’s term in Tempe, Arizona, and how things crumbled.
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO 'Who else's son has to die before we see the urgency in the Black and Brown male agenda?' That was the question posed […]
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The city of Fort Worth, Texas, has agreed to pay $150,000 to the Black mother police arrested in 2016 after she reported her child in danger.
THE increase in the price of fuel at the pump, announced on Monday by Finance Minister Colm Imbert on Monday, is the sixth such increase the nation has had to endure over the past seven years.
The latest increase, which would already be in place by the time you read this story, sees super and premium gasoline going up by a $1 per litre, and diesel going up by 50 cents per litre. This means that for a litre, it costs $7.75 for premium gas, $6.97 for super gas and $4.41 for diesel.
The price of fuel, which was at about $2.70 in 2016, was increased that year, and also in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In this year alone, fuel prices were increased twice.
In 2016, the price of super ($2.70) was increased by 15 per cent to $3.11. Diesel went up by the same percentage, climbing from $1.50 to $1.72.
In 2017, the price of diesel alone was touched. It was increased by another 15 per cent from $1.98 to $2.30.
In 2018, super gasoline increased from $3.58 to $3.97 per litre and diesel went up from $2.30 to $3.41 per litre.
In 2019, super climbed from $3.97 per litre to $4.97.
In 2020 and 2021, there were no increases amid massive shocks caused by the pandemic.
In April, fuel was increased by a dollar across the board. Premium and super went up to $6.75 and $5.97 respectively while diesel went up by 50 cents to $3.91 per litre. The latest increase came on Monday.
The reason given, for every one of the six fuel price increases has been the same - Government is spending too too much to subsidise fuel notwithstanding the volatile global energy market. The money used in subsidies, Government added, could be better used elsewhere.
Following the 2016 fuel price increase, Imbert jokingly said: 'I increased the price of fuel by 15 per cent and then realised that it was not enough.
\"I came back again in April and raised it by another 15 per cent and I came back just a few weeks ago and raised it by another 15 per cent…they haven't rioted yet.'
The post Latest fuel prices increase - the SIXTH in past seven years appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
No one knows why Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flew 50 Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. He hasn’t disclosed why he
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AFTER Finance Minister Colm Imbert told the country that over $1 billion was deposited into the Heritage and Stabilisation Fund (HSF), Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is questioning what is current balance in the nation's saving.
During her response to the near $58 billion budget, Persad-Bissessar in a media conference at her Charles Street, Port of Spain office said her team has been consistently asking for information regarding the HSF and had not been given answers by the Government.
“What he did not tell us was how much is in the HSF. He withdrew $2.5 billion in their seven years,” she said, adding that apart from the withdrawals the investments made internationally would have been negatively impacted by the pandemic.
Persad-Bissessar said one concern she had was the “very worrying area of debt.” She said since assuming office, Imbert has placed the country in a debt trap and pushed the debt-to-GDP from 46.3 per cent under her administration to 88.7 per cent.
According to the 2021 HSF report, as at the end of September 2021, the HSF’s net asset value was US$5,463.9 million, down from US$5,731.8 million, one year earlier. The report added that US$892.7 million was withdrawn from the fund with US$600 million used to deal with the pandemic.
Imbert, in informing the country of the deposit, said: \"As a result of higher-than-expected oil and gas prices, we have deposited US$163 million, or TT$1.1 billion, into the HSF for intergenerational benefits.”
He boasted that the country's debt-to-GDP ratio has been reduced from 80 per cent in September last year to 70 per cent.
This reduction, he said, will allow the country to access loans from both local and international banks such as the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Imbert promised to stimulate growth in the economy by allocating $6.2 billion to the Public Sector Investment Programme. This , he said, was some $2 billion more than last year’s allocation of $4.110 billion.
“To create employment, drive development and stimulate economic activity, the PSIP has been increased to $6.2 billion, $2 billion more than fiscal 2022. And while increasing investment in the development programme in 2023, we will continue to pursue our fiscal consolidation objectives which will ultimately lead to reasonable fiscal and debt sustainability.”
The PSIP is the Government’s funded initiatives through the Consolidated Fund and the Infrastructure Development Fund that includes programmes and projects of various ministries and state agencies to enhance socio-economic development as part of the country’s overall vision.
The post Kamla to Imbert: What is heritage fund balance after $1b deposit appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
U.S. Department of Commerce awards North Central Minority Supplier Development Council $1.6M grant WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced that Wisconsin is receiving federal funding to establish the state’s first Minority Business Development Center. The U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) has awarded the Wisconsin North Central Minority Supplier Development […]
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The EPA is opening a new office that it says will double down on environmental justice efforts and pledged billions of dollars to neglected communities.
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A Pennsylvania man was arrested and charged in connection with the death of his 9-year-old son and cancer survivor, Azuree Charles.
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media The California Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc. (CALBCCF) is offering “game-changing opportunities” for mini micro, micro, and small business proprietors of the state at the Economic Business and Roundtable Statewide Summit 2022. Under the theme, “Pitch Your Business,” the summit is scheduled to be held in Sacramento […]
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HEAD of the Tobago Division, acting Senior Superintendent Junior Benjamin is calling on Tobagonians not to panic in the wake of three murders being committed within three days last week.
In confirming that a suspect is in custody for the last of those three murders, Benjamin in a police press release on Sunday, said he has deployed several \"counter mechanisms\" including \"specialised units\" to tackle the issue of violence and murders on the island.
Benjamin said, \"The Tobago Division is confident in its ability to solve these unfortunate incidents as it maintains a 50 per cent detection rate which represents solvency of one out of every two murders and other serious crimes.\"
He added that while the Homicide Bureau of Investigations, Tobago Division, has assured “promising results very soon,” in connection with the other two murders, officers from the Emergency Response Patrol, Task Force, Criminal Investigations Department, among others, have been mobilised and are targeting areas known for illicit activities which contribute to serious crimes on the island.
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As the Division expects more mobility and traffic with the upcoming Carnival activities, he said, “There is no need for panic as police officers will be conducting operations to increase visibility, safety, and security in key areas.”
He urged those with information on the ongoing investigations into the three murders to contact the police at 555 or share the information via Crime Stoppers at 800-TIPS or via the TTPS’ App.
On Thursday, T&T Inter-Island Company worker Emero Baynes was gunned down while driving his car along Belmont Farm Road in Mason Hall. No arrest has been made in this case.
Later on Thursday night, 28-year-old Jonathan Baptiste was shot by a man at Lal's carpark, Dutch Fort in Scarborough. Baptiste, who hailed from Gerald Graham Road in Union Village, died later at hospital.
Then on Saturday, Kenrick James, 65, was chopped to death at around 7.30 am during an argument with a man whom James knew. James lived in Store Bay Local Road. The suspect was held a short while later. James is Tobago's seventh murder victim for this year.
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Finance Minister Colm Imbert has said the International Monetary Fund's forecast for global growth is 3.2 per cent in 2022 and 2.9 per cent in 2023, significantly less than the 6.1 per cent in 2021.
He made the statement during the reading of the Estimates of Expenditure for Fiscal 2023 in the budget reading in Parliament on Monday.
Imbert said this would be exacerbated by expected recessions in the US and Europe.
\"A US recession may be induced by an aggressive monetary-policy tightening in response to elevated inflation, and a recession in Europe will reflect surging energy prices and rationing.
\"China may escape recession, but is expected to experience weaker than usual growth in 2022 due to repeated lockdowns, a housing correction and weakening external growth, and they are expected to see only a modest recovery in 2023.\"
The post Budget snippet: IMF forecasts 2.9% global economic growth in 2023 appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
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TOBAGO Chamber of Industry and Commerce president Diane Hadad has described as “neutral,” her feeling about the government’s decision to increase fares on the sea and air bridge, effective January 1, 2023.
Delivering the 2022-2023 fiscal package in the Parliament on Monday, Finance Minister Colm Imbert announced a $50 increase in airfare (one way) for passengers travelling between Trinidad and Tobago. The fare is currently $150.
Standard fares on the sea bridge also have been increased from $50 to $75 (one way) while those in premium class have moved from $100 to $150. People above age 60 who currently travel for free on the ferries will now have to pay $25.
Hadad said she has always felt that the $50 fare on the sea bridge was too low.
“And I agree with the 60-and-over people now having to pay. But I don’t know why they are still paying only $25. That should have never been done. They need to be paying the fare. I don’t understand what is that concession about. I never did,” she told Newsday.
Noting that airfare has gone from $150 to $200, Hadad wondered if the increase will result in greater efficiency.
“I would like to know what we would be getting differently for that. Is it that we are going to have constant on-time flights? Is it that the airline is going to be operating at full and more capacity so that the island can benefit from it? Or is it just a punitive measure because nothing has changed from the Tobago side.”
Hadad said if the increase in airfare is being regarded as a measure to ensure greater efficiency and consistency, then it is likely that many people may choose to vacation in Tobago as opposed to travelling overseas.
But she said the decision to increase the fares, particularly on the sea bridge, could bring hardship for Tobagonians who do business in Trinidad fairly regularly.
“There is still the element of the Tobagonian feeling the brunt of that having to come for goods and services on the island of Trinidad. That, to me, clearly would be for the people on the island to decide how much of that are they going to tolerate in terms of what is our administration going to say about that.”
Hadad said the budget was a rehash of things she had grown accustomed to hearing.
“He (Imbert) said so much to say so little. The budget is the same, cut-and-paste, report and repeat.”
For example, she noted $300 million has again been allocated for development initiatives, $18 million for URP and $9.2 million for CEPEP.
“So the more things change, the more that remain the same.”
Hadad also observed that Imbert accused the Opposition of hindering the passage of the ‘autonomy’ bills.
“There was blame on the Opposition for the bill not passing to give Tobago more autonomy. That is just an excuse. But the bill was not in its right form to allow for any proper management.”
The post Tobago Chamber head ‘neutral’ on sea, air bridge fare increases appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
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