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…
I act on behalf of the Minister of Finance (“the Minister”) who has passed to me a copy of your letter to him dated 28’h April 2024 with instructions that I respond to same on his behalf.Your letter addresses the circumstances surrounding attempts by public servants attached to the Ministry of Finance and the office…
On April 30, 2024, an individual gained unauthorised access to the top floor of the Ministry of Finance Head Office Building at the Eric Williams Financial Complex by pretending to be a member of an exterior building cleaning team.Suspicion arose later in the day when CCTV technicians and maintenance staff detected serious water leakage at…
Based on current media coverage, which is not unexpectedly slanted towards the sensational, the Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to dispel the notion that still persists in some quarters that he somehow “backdated” the national public accounts for the financial year It bears repeating that the national public accounts are prepared and…
Today, the Cabinet approved the composition of a Team recommended by the Minister of Finance to investigate the understatement of revenue for the financial year 2023 and related matters. The Investigation Team will be chaired by retired High Court Judge Justice David Harris and will include Mr. David C. Benjamin, a former Audit Director at…
The Public Service Commission has promoted Mrs. Suzette Taylor-Lee Chee in the office of Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Ms. Yasmin Harris in the office of Comptroller of Customs and Excise, Customs and Excise Division, Ministry of Finance. On Thursday 25th April 2024, the Commission presented Mrs. Taylor-Lee Chee and Ms. Harris with their…
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that on April 5, 2024, he signed into law, with the agreement of the Office of Procurement Regulation (“OPR”), the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Simplified Procurement) Regulations, 2024, that is applicable to the procurement of all goods, services and works valued…
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.I am delighted to be here to mark the launch of the Trinidad and Tobago Mortgage Bank, as it represents a significant milestone in the Government’s thrust to offer to deserving and eligible citizens of Trinidad and Tobago mortgage instruments which could propel them from being renters at the mercy of…
Madam Speaker, I am authorized by Cabinet to make the following statement regarding the implementation of Property Tax in Trinidad and Tobago. The Government has been making steady progress in the implementation of Property Tax. To this end, we are currently at the stage where Notices of Tax Assessments under the Property Tax Act, have…
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, is encouraged and heartened by the Staff Concluding Statement of the recent IMF 2024 Article IV Mission to Trinidad and Tobago, which predicts a positive medium-term outlook for Trinidad and Tobago. The IMF’s 2024 Article IV visit to Trinidad and Tobago occurred between February 28, 2024, to…