PRINCES Town MP Barry Padarath is alleging that in spite of ongoing consultations, the Regulated Industries Commission (RIC) has already been instructed to enforce increased rates for electricity and water.
PRESIDENT of the Supermarket Association (SATT) Rajiv Diptee on Tuesday sought to explain to the nation, why food prices cannot decrease at this time, despite global food prices declining for ten consecutive months. “There is a lag time that comes into play with price decreases on international markets filtering into local production, which can then
High food-prices has become one of the largest burdens on the cost of living for consumers in TT, with even the Trade and Industry Minister, Paula Gopee-Scoon, expressing grave concerns about how much people pay for basic items, such as flour and vegetables. Despite TT’s costly food-import bill there is still a list of products
THE EDITOR: On Monday I was listening to a very popular talk radio show and the conversation was focused on the election of a president and the cost of food in the supermarkets. The hosts of the show put forward the position that in the presidential election, all PNM members would vote along party lines
The Supermarket Association of TT (SATT) and the Confederation of Regional Business Chambers have raised concern over the increasing crime rate as the murder toll crossed 600 as of December 30. “The unrelenting murder rate, which seems to be compounded year on year, looks destined to cross 600 for 2022,” said SATT president Rajiv Diptee