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Fishermen navigate rough times as costs of going out to sea rise
A young fish vendor cleans a catch at Maracas Bay. - Photo by Sureash Cholai
Trinidad and Tobago is home to 987 species of fish, 60 of which are caught for commercial use. There are about 65 fishing sites in Trinidad and 32 in Tobago.
In 2019, TT had 102 large-scale fishing vessels and 2,525 small-scale fishing vessels, with an associated 5,050 fishers.
But let’s be honest, has anyone ever seen a happy fisherman? One with no issues or problems, especially when it comes to money?
If your answer is no, it could be because fishermen in TT have, for years, faced issues which negatively affected their ability to supply fish and garner income to feed and support themselves and their own families.
Ministry of Finance meets with Patriotic
Port of Spain, 26 February, 2021: The Minister of Finance/Corporation Sole, Honourable Colm Imbert, M.P., wishes to advise that yesterday February 25, 2021, officials of the Ministry of Finance, including himself, met with officials of Patriotic Energies and Technologies (Patriotic), at the request of Patriotic, to clarify any issues that may exist with respect to the details of the financing proposal submitted by Patriotic on February 5, 2021 for the purchase of the Point-a-Pierre Refinery and Paria Fuel Trading, and the recent Cabinet decision regarding same.
At the meeting, the Minister confirmed that the Cabinet decision of Thursday February 18, 2021 on this matter, that was announced at the press conference held on that same day, stands.
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OWTU blanked a third time over refinery purchase
Finance Minister Colm Imbert. -
THE Government on Thursday, for a third time, rejected an offer by its preferred bidder Patriotic Energies and Technologies Company to buy the Guaracara refinery. The refinery will go back onto the open market.
At the post-Cabinet media briefing at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann s, Finance Minister Colm Imbert said the company had only made proposals, but no firm binding offer. Cabinet felt we could not proceed with this matter and we would have to revert to the decision we made previously (that is, the open market).