MEDIA RELEASE: MINISTER OF FINANCE TO SEEK LEAVE TO APPEAL TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL THE DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEAL IN CIVIL APPEAL C. A. NO. P-177 OF 2024 JAIWANTE RAMDASS – V – THE MINISTER OF FINANCE & THE CABINET

The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has taken note of the decision of the Court of Appeal today in the matter of Jaiwante Ramdass (the Auditor General) – v – The Minister of Finance and the Cabinet of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago regarding an investigation into issues associated with the Report…

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Media Release: Statement by the Hon. Colm Imbert. MP. Minister of Finance on the Report of the Auditor General on the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2023

Madam Speaker, I am authorized by Cabinet to make the following Statement on the Report of the Auditor General on the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2023. In accordance with Section 30, subsections (6) and (7) of the Unit Trust Corporation of Trinidad…

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MEDIA RELEASE – MINISTRY OF FINANCE SUCCESSFULLY RAISES US$750M ON THE INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKET

The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, is pleased to announce that following a nine (9) hour long virtual Roadshow yesterday (June 17th), where the Minister made a presentation on seven (7) occasions throughout the day to international investors on the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and fielded questions on the management of the…

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Media Release: Unprofessional and false reporting by the Trinidad Guardian on Statements made by the Minister of Finance on the Expenditure on Public Healthcare

The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has observed with deep disappointment the inaccurate, misleading and downright dangerous reporting and commentary by the Trinidad Guardian Newspaper on Statements that he made on Monday in Parliament on the budgetary allocation of the Ministry of Health.

Media Release: Civil App. No. P 351 of 2023 Terrisa Dhoray v. The Attorney General and the Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority

The Minister of Finance, Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that today the Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the appeal in Civil App. No. P 351 of 2023 Terrisa Dhoray v. The Attorney General and the Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority. As a consequence, the State has again succeeded in defending the constitutionally of…

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Response of Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Colm Imbert to Pre –Action Protocol Letter dated May 12th 2024

I refer to your pre-action protocol letter dated 12’h May 2024 addressed to the Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Colm Imbert, setting out the grounds of your client’s proposed claim for judicial review challenging the appointment of an Investigation Team approved by Cabinet.I instruct Messrs. Douglas Mendes s.c. and Mr. Simon de la Bastide who act…

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