$30M water well for Kariako Village

$30M water well for Kariako Village

RESIDENTS of Kariako, Region One (Barima-Waini), will soon benefit from improved access to potable water, as plans are in place to drill a new $30 million well in the village during the first quarter of 2023. Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, said the project will be undertaken by the Basic Needs Trust Fund…

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PAHO commits US$750,000 to improve regional public health  

PAHO commits US$750,000 to improve regional public health  

THE Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) committed US$750,000 to support programmes of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) over the next 18 months. The two health organisations signed a subsidiary agreement to improve regional public health, including health security, at the Trinidad Hilton, on Wednesday. Sub-regional Programme Director, PAHO Caribbean, Dean Chambliss said: “These agreements…

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Aquatic food production key to combatting hunger

Aquatic food production key to combatting hunger

–FAO Director-General says (FAO) AQUATIC food production is more efficient, has less impact on the environment and emits lower greenhouse gas emissions that most land-based animal protein production systems, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said in a statement read on his behalf on Thursday. The plenary…

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Residents voluntarily removing encumbrances from roadsides, development sites

Residents voluntarily removing encumbrances from roadsides, development sites

MINISTER of Public Works, Juan Edghill, on Wednesday, revealed that since announcing that the ministry would begin removing roadside encumbrances earlier this week, a number of citizens have begun to move on their own. Last Friday during a signing-ceremony, Minister Edghill had said that his Ministry will begin removing encumbrances found on government reserves as…

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