EITI reports reveals Quarry Operators continue to owe Govt …

The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian is the longest running daily newspaper in the country, marking its centenary in 2017. The paper started life as the Trinidad Guardian on Sunday 2nd September 1917 by the newly formed Trinidad Publishing Company Limited. ... EITI reports reveals Quarry Operators continue to owe Govt money. Summary by …

Public Hearing Summary

5. The regularization of quarry operators in Trinidad and Tobago; 6. The impact of the shortage of manpower and lack of measurement training at the MEEI; 7. The status of the examination and review processes applied to the calculation, verification and management of revenue from royalties and share of profits from oil companies; 8.

Quarry operators owed TT$174...

Quarry operators owed TT$174 million to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in outstanding royalty payments according to the latest Trinidad and Tobago...

Snapshots of Biodiversity in Trinidad and Tobago:

Reduce and reverse land degradation at selected Quarry site(s) in the North East of Trinidad using an integrated water, land and ecosystems management approach. ... on the natural and socio-economic …

Sinanan: MOWT plans 400-500 de-silting jobs

News Sinanan: MOWT plans 400-500 de-silting jobs Sean Douglas Tuesday 4 June 2024 Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan - File photo. MINISTER of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan said on June 3 his ministry was aiming to do 400-500 jobs to de-silt various watercourses this fiscal year, once funding is available.

Businessman's son among 8 charged in illegal quarry …

Residents said dust from the operation was causing health problems for the community's young and old and was destroying Moonan Road. Residents said when they raised concerns, they were threatened with violence by one of the operators of a quarry in the area—a well-known businessman from east Trinidad. Residents said they felt helpless.

Extractive industries report: Quarries owe Govt $193m

Quarry operators owe the Government $193 million in royalty payments, according to the TT Extractive Industries Transparency Institute's eighth annual report launched on Wednesday. '(The arrears) is due to the under reporting of mineral production ...

Illegal quarry operators put Wallerfield residents …

Joshua Seemungal Senior Multimedia Journalist [email protected] For three years, two alleged illegal quarries operating near Block 5 in Wallerfield, have used Moonan Road …

OWTU complains to Young about NP leadership practices

News OWTU complains to Young about NP leadership practices Rishard Khan Tuesday 30 July 2024 OWTU president general Ancel Roget, left, and OWTU research and education officer Ozzi Warwick, deliver a letter addressed to Energy Minister Stuart Young at the ministry's head office at Tower C, International Waterfront Centre, …

Quarrying, a disaster sector | Editorial | trinidadexpress

The latest report of the Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (TTEITI) reveals that only eight of the country's 90 quarrying operators are licensed.

Don't ignore the environment, Govt | Trinidad and Tobago …

It came to be that both long-standing quarry operators and those who seemed to have sprung up overnight to capture a claim, grabbed State lands "free-sheet" and went about the business of quarrying. ... Quarry operators in Ravine Sable in Central Trinidad are planning protest action if they are not allowed to re-open. Mining operations in ...

Illegal quarry operators raking in $.15m per day | Local …

ILLEGAL quarry operators in the country are taking home up to $150,000 tax free per day, Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine said yesterday as he announced new measures that may become

Illegal quarry operators put Wallerfield residents under siege

The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian is the longest running daily newspaper in the country, marking its centenary in 2017. The paper started life as the Trinidad Guardian on Sunday 2nd September 1917 by the newly formed Trinidad Publishing Company Limited.

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IWEco, Water and Climate Change

The documentation of lessons learned in these pilot areas will be invaluable to both operators and regulators. IWEco is helping Trinidad and Tobago learn how to rehabilitate degraded quarry land, thereby also protecting …

IWEco, Water and Climate Change

The documentation of lessons learned in these pilot areas will be invaluable to both operators and regulators. IWEco is helping Trinidad and Tobago learn how to rehabilitate degraded quarry land, thereby also protecting ground and surface water. This is an important step in the country's efforts to build resilience to climate change. -000-

Quarry operators owed TT$174...

Quarry operators owed TT$174 million to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in outstanding royalty payments according to the latest Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative...

Irresponsible Quarrying Hurting Communities, …

On the other hand, there are long-term environmental impacts a community incurs when a quarry operator absconds on its responsibility to protect natural resources or rehabilitate depleted quarry …

History | National Quarries

It is against this background that National Quarries Company Limited, NQCL, was formed in 1979. This state-owned quarry located at Turure in Valencia, (Sand & Gravel Division) in east Trinidad, was established to provide low cost, high quality aggregates for the construction industry.

EITI reports reveals Quarry Operators continue to owe Govt …

The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian is the longest running daily newspaper in the country, marking its centenary in 2017. The paper started life as the Trinidad Guardian on Sunday 2nd September 1917 by the newly formed Trinidad Publishing Company Limited.

Quarry operators owe $194m in royalties | Local Business

THE GOVERNMENT is owed $194 million in outstanding royalties from quarry companies for the period between 2005 and 2020.This was revealed in Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency ...

LESS than 24 hours after the...

LESS than 24 hours after the operators of a quarry in Matura were alerted of the potential environmental impact on a protected rainforest and a leatherback turtle nesting site, they have abandoned the 72-acre parcel of land, which is near the 947-acre Manzanilla Windbelt Forest Reserve.

National Quarries

National Quarries. Since 1979, we've contributed to the infrastructural development of Trinidad and Tobago as a key player in the construction industry. Today, as the Nation's …

Quarrying

Quarrying. We are the first Caribbean Quarry operator to have operated three Quarries throughout the Caribbean simultaneously. Today we are Trinidad's largest producer of …

Tougher penalties coming for illegal mining | Local News

There are 47 licensed quarry operators at present, the ministry stated. Most of the illegal activities are clustered in North East Trinidad, especially in the Valencia and Matura areas. Facebook

Death threats for landowner, illegal quarry operator rakes …

by Joshua Seemungal Across Trinidad and Tobago, there are at least 90 known quarries where millions of dollars in aggregate and minerals like stone, clay, gravel, sea sand, red sand, asphalt, tar sands and other raw materials are removed and used for construction, industrial and manufacturing purposes. There are also other quarries …

TTT Live Online

Just a handful of legal quarry operators in this country are licensed. The revelation comes from Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (TTEITI) Gregory...

Mayaro fireman killed by truck in front of his home

News Mayaro fireman killed by truck in front of his home Stacy Moore Tuesday 15 December 2020 Narish Kissoon, the father of the Satesh Ramkisson, touches a portrait of his son who was killed after he was hit by a truck in Bristol Village, on the Naparima Mayaro Road on Tuesday. - Marvin Hamilton. FIREMAN Satesh Ramkissoon …

Extractive industries report: Quarries owe Government $193m

Quarry operators owe the Government $193 million in royalty payments, according to the TT Extractive Industries Transparency Institute's eighth annual report launched on Wednesday. "(The arrears) is due to the under reporting of mineral production volumes and the challenges in collecting royalties owed," the report said. It said between …