Housing Minister appoints Board to improve SILWC communities
On Monday August 28, Housing and Urban Development Minister, Randall Mitchell presented instruments of appointment to the new Board of the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Committee (SILWC), an entity of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. The new Board, chaired by attorney-at-law, Dane L. Halls has been given the task to urgently treat with
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Tarodale Hills gets its wish: a new community centre
The community of Tarodale Hills, San Fernando will receive a new community centre. This was confirmed yesterday as Member of Parliament for the area and Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Randall Mitchell and his colleague, Dr. Nyan Gadbsy-Dolly, Minister of Community Development, Culture and the Arts, officially turned the sod for the new facility.
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Letter to the Editor- Dr. Moonilal is misleading the public
Dear Editor, Dr. Moonilal is misleading the public Reference is made to an article titled “Moonilal queries delay in providing army report on AG’s children” which appeared on Page 11 of the Wednesday July 12 edition of your newspaper. In the article, it is reported that “Moonilal said two officials linked to the probe are
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Correction to an article in Saturday’s edition of the Trinidad Express
Dear Editor, I wish to thank you for publishing my response to a question posed by Oropouche East Member of Parliament, Dr. Roodal Moonilal in Friday’s sitting of the House of Representatives. However, the article, which appeared in Saturday’s Express, titled “HDC tenants, owners can apply for aid”, contained some inaccuracies which must be highlighted
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Housing Minister turns the sod for new 77-unit development in Moruga
On Saturday 27 May 2017, Housing and Urban Development Minister, Randall Mitchell and his parliamentary colleague, Dr. Lovell Francis, Member of Parliament for Moruga/Tableland, turned the sod for the newest public housing development which will be located at Gomez Trace, St. Mary’s Village, Moruga. This is the fourth sod-turning activity that the Ministry and its
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Thirty-one members of the Protective Service receive keys to HDC homes
On Wednesday May 17, Housing and Urban Development Minister, Randall Mitchell and his Cabinet colleague, National Security Minister Edmund Dillon presented keys to thirty-one members of the protective services who met the requirements for Government-subsidised housing in fulfillment of the government policy of 10% allocation to that group . This presentation took place at the
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Correction: LSA did not participate in the demolition of illegal structures
The Land Settlement Agency (LSA) wishes to highlight and correct an article written by Shaliza Hassanali and Ralph Banwarie and published as the cover story of today’s Guardian newspaper titled “LSA demolishes 15 homes in Valencia”. The LSA asserts that it nor its officers participated in yesterday’s demolition of illegal structures on State Lands in
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Housing Minister receives a Courtesy Call from Habitat for Humanity International Director
Ms. Mónica Ramírez Londoño, Director of Housing and Human Settlements for Habitat for Humanity International (Latin America and the Caribbean) paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Randall Mitchell, Minister of Housing and Urban Development, today (March 13, 2017) at the Minister’s South Quay office. Ms. Londoño’s visit to Trinidad and Tobago coincides with Habitat
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Housing Minister Continues His Drive to deliver 1000 homes by Christmas
Last Saturday (December 03, 2016) Honourable Minister Randall Mitchell continued to deliver on his promise to allocate 1000 homes before Christmas to applicants of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s Housing programme. Minister Mitchell was able to distribute approximately 200 homes to deserving low to middle income families with considerable help from his
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