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THE EDITOR: Should single-use plastic items be phased out? Should cutlery, plates, polystrene cups be banned? Is it possible to phase out these items and replace them with biodegradable alternatives in the future? If single-use plastics are taken out of service that would reduce plastic pollution considerably. Cutting our reliance on single-use plastics is crucial.

A press release by the ministry said that a total of $198,890,122 has been issued so far, equating to "over 95 per cent" of the estimated payment.

At the Environmental Management Authority’s (EMA) end-of-the-year meeting, the EMA’s environmental education officer Reyad Mohammed presented a review summary for each quarter. It included a synopsis of discussions on environmental complaints, Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) under the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Senior environmental education

Beachgoers and fisher-folk, beware. The Met Office has issued a third yellow-level hazardous seas alert.

AFRA RAYMOND The Attorney General’s decision to halt implementation of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act was announced on June 22. Strong objections to that delay were recorded from the Joint Consultative Council (JCC), the Office of Procurement Regulation and myself. The AG said he was unwilling to proceed, on the basis

THE EDITOR: I call on Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan to address the maintenance of cable barriers along the nation's highways. I also appeal to drivers to be cautious and alert. I sympathise with all those who were affected as a result vehicles crossing the medians. YOUSUF HOSEIN via e-mail

The National Petroleum Marketing Company Ltd (NP) has said it has resumed distributing fuel to key areas in rural communities, after stopping deliveries to safeguard the lives of drivers and contractors. The company said its ability to deliver fuel to service stations in rural communities was challenged by localised flooding caused by heavy rain in

TRACK and field events at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games will now be held at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo and not at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago. At a media conference on Friday at the TT Olympic House in Port of Spain, chairman of the local organising committee Ephraim Serrette said,

ALL SCHOOLS will be closed on Monday as a safety precaution in light of high river levels and projected rainfall, the Ministry of Education has announced.

TRINIDAD and Tobago and Turkey are celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations.