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UWI covers scholarship gap with tuition programme
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UWI St Augustine 2020 scholarships and bursary awardees, donors including Caribbean Gas Chemical Ltd, St Joseph’s Convent Port of Spain Past Pupils Association, UWI Law Society, YTEPP, and Financial Advisory Services staff. -
With the reduction in the number of national scholarships and the prevalence of covid19 in the US and Europe, people are seeing the University of the West Indies (UWI) as an even more attractive option for tertiary education.
Kristy Mannette-Smith, manager, Financial Advisory Services Department in the Division of Student Services and Development, UWI, St Augustine spoke with Sunday Newsday about the financial aid available to perspective and current students.
NGC: Talks with Methanol Holdings on gas supply ongoing
National Gas Company head office in Pt Lisas. -
THE National Gas Company (NGC) on Saturday said it is continuing negotiations for a gas supply agreement with Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd (MHTL). Failure between NGC and MHTL to reach an agreement last Thursday, resulted in the latter taking the decision to idle its M4 and M5plants at the Pt Lisas Industrial Estate.
In response to questions from Newsday, NGC officials said, The parties are in negotiation with a lot of volatility in the market in the midst of a global pandemic. They continued, Some plants like Nutrien which made announcements are back in operation.
12:24 PM | January 19, 2021 | Mark Thomas
Facility started commercial operations in December; nameplate capacity for 1 MMt/y methanol, 20,000 metric tons/year DME.
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Wednesday 13 January 2021
The Caribbean Gas Chemical Limited (CGCL) plant located on the Union Industrial Estate, La Brea. PHOTO BY JEFF MAYERS -
The Caribbean Gas Chemical Ltd (CGCL) di-methyl ether (DME) plant in La Brea has started commercial operations.
In a release Tuesday, CGCL said the plant was commissioned (handed over to operators) on December 18 and commercial operations began shortly after. “This landmark accomplishment confirms the company’s readiness to produce methanol, safely and reliably and maintain stable operations, having conducted the relevant testing to ensure the plant’s capability to function at its nameplate capacity of 1,000,000 tons per year,” the release said. DME is a diesel alternative and also used in the chemical industry as an aerosol propellant.