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ECONOMIST and senior UWI lecturer Professor Roger Hosein has called fro a public seminar by the Ministry of Finance to discuss the facts surrounding the true state of this country's economy in the face of the recently published International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Article IV Report on the economy. His call came on Sunday afternoon, hours

FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert has taken serious umbrage to comments ascribed to economist and senior UWI lecturer Professor Roger Hosein contained in a Sunday Express report. In fact, Imbert, in a strongly worded press release on Sunday, claimed Hosein's remarks on the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Article IV Report on the economy, were nothing short

PARLIAMENTARIANS will be busy with three major activities taking place at the Red House in Port of Spain this week.

WHILE Caribbean leaders are unified in their decision to ban assault weapons in their countries, a study on guns in the Caribbean showed criminals have an affinity for pistols rather than assault rifles. The information was detailed in Weapons Compass, the Caribbean Firearms Study done by Anne-Séverine Fabre, Nicolas Florquin, Aaron Karp, and Matt Schroeder.

Opposition Senator Damian Lyder has called on the Finance Minister to "come clean" and give the nation "actual facts and figures" as well as what will be done regarding the settlement of outstanding (value-added tax) VAT refunds to manufacturers. Lyder added, "It is the private sector, despite of the gross mismanagement of this government, that

ATTORNEY General Reginald Armour SC dismissed claims from Barataria/San Juan MP Saddam Hosein that he never disclosed the quantum of legal fees paid to local and foreign attorneys engaged by his ministry to Parliament. Armour's statements came before the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives approved a supplementation of $280,015,740 for the Ministry

The TT Chamber of Industry and Commerce is calling on the government to clarify exactly how and when the balance of the outstanding VAT refunds would be repaid to the business community.

MINISTER of Sport and Community Development Shamfa Cudjoe heaped praises on Diego Martin residents for maintaining a "strong community spirit," which she said is not seen as much as it should be throughout the country. She spoke at a meeting on the national policy on sustainable community development at the Bagatelle Community Centre, Diego Martin,

MINISTER of Sport and Community Development Shamfa Cudjoe heaped praises on Diego Martin residents for maintaining a "strong community spirit," which she said is not seen as much as it should be throughout the country. She spoke at a meeting on the national policy on sustainable community development at the Bagatelle Community Centre, Diego Martin,

The Prime Minister leaves the country today for a trip to Barbados.