PM Promises Committee to Plan Refinery Re-Opening at Labour Day Rally - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

GOV'T JOINS TRADE UNIONS FOR LABOUR DAY MARCH

The Government, headed by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has joined Trade Unions for their Labour Day celebrations in Fyzabad.

PM promises committee to plan refinery re-opening at Labour Day rally - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

In a rare move for a sitting head of government, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar took to the platform at Labour Day celebrations in Fyzabad, where she pledged her commitment to the promises made during the election campaign earlier this year about workers. She provided an update on the potential reopening of the state-owned Petrotrin refinery at Pointe-a-Pierre. "We made a commitment that we would consider exploring what we can do to open …

Government Committee To Inspect Refinery

The government is proposing to implement a committee to inspect the assets of the defunct Pointe-a-Pierre refinery. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and members of the government made history in Fyzabad on Labour Day by being the first female prime minister and the only government in power to share the stage with the trade union movement.