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On Monday, preliminary results indicated an “irreversible trend”, with 66% of votes counted so far in favour of the reform, electoral council president Alina Balseiro said on state television, according to AFP news agency. The law required 50% of voters’ approval to be adopted.
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From January 1, 2023 people earning $7,500 a month will be exempt from income tax, says Finance Minister Colm Imbert, as he laid in Parliament the proposed budget for 2022-2023.
“As a fiscal stimulus to the economy we are providing relief to working families by increasing the personal income tax exemption limit from $84,000 to $90,000 per year,” Imbert said. “All individuals earning $7,500 a month or less will now be exempt from income tax.”
Imbert said the adjustment to the income tax exemption marks the third time the PNM has increased the personal allowance, and will put an additional $1,500 of disposable income in the hands of over 300,000 taxpayers.
“These measures will cost $450 million a year in additional revenue.
“But this government believes in this difficult period it will stimulate the demand side of the economy, economic activity, consumption, sales and growth by putting more money in the hands of consumers.”
He said the measures will require amendments to the Income Tax Act.
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Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds. File photo/Sureash Cholai
There has been a slight increase in the allocation for national security compared to the last fiscal year.
During his 2023 budget presentation in Parliament on Monday afternoon, Minister of Finance Colm Imbert announced national security agencies will receive $5.798 billion for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
This is $134 million more than last year, when $5.664 billion was allocated.
For this fiscal year, national security received the third largest allocation behind education and skills training, which received $7.453 billion, and the health sector, which received $6.892 billion.
Allocations to national security were progressively smaller from 2015-2020.
Last year national security received an increase of $437 million, when $5.664 billion was allocated.
During his presentation, Imbert outlined several areas of priority in upgrading facilities and introducing information, technology and communications (ICT) resources to different arms of the protective services.
In particular, he highlighted more digital resources for military bases across Trinidad and Tobago and improved fingerprint systems for the Immigration Division to detect undocumented migrants.
He also said the police would receive biometric systems to improve officers’ capacities in the field.
“Identifications will be quickly processed and be made available in real-time to officers while mobile. Certificates of character will also be speedily and accurately processed.
“The body and vehicle camera project is ongoing,
“Further, a land use development plan has been completed for the expansion of the police academy, which would allow for a larger intake of recruits, new dormitories, accommodations for trainers, as well as additional facilities for the delivery of an adaptive and modern policing curriculum.
“In 2023 the TT Police Service intends to maximise the use of existing resources, The construction of a facility at the Ste Madeleine police station site will house elements of the homicide division and the Fraud Squad.”
2022-2023 $5.798 billion
2021-2022 $5.664b
2020-2021 $5.227b
2019-2020 $6.44b
2018-2019 $6.120b
2017-2018 $6.4b
2016-2017 $7.625b
2015-2016 $10.8b
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TO stimulate growth in the economy, the Finance Minister has allocated $6.2 billion to the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP).
This figure is some $2 billion more than last year, when the PSIP was allocated $4.110 billion. In 2020 the allocation was $5.387 billion.
“To create employment, drive development and stimulate economic activity, the PSIP has been increased to $6.2 billion, $2 billion more than fiscal 2022. And while increasing investment in the development programme in 2023, we will continue to pursue our fiscal consolidation objectives, which will ultimately lead to reasonable fiscal and debt sustainability.”
The PSIP is the Government’s funded initiatives through the Consolidated Fund and the Infrastructure Development Fund, which includes programmes and projects of various ministries and state agencies to enhance socio-economic development as part of the country’s overall vision.
Imbert added that apart from that, the Government plans to spend $5.453 billion on social grants once the budget, entitled Tenacity and Stability in the Face of Global Challenges, is passed.
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Producers of alternatives to wheat flour now have access to more funding from the Government.
On Monday, during the national budget presentation for the financial year 2022–2023, the Finance Minister said soaring commodity prices on the global market are affecting increases in wholesale and retail flour prices in the domestic market.
Imbert said wheat supply had been derailed by the Russia-Ukraine war, in which countries combined generate 27 per cent of global wheat exports.
This country, he said, has already experienced increases in prices of flour and associated products because of that war.
“To this end, we are taking advantage of this opportunity by focusing on root crop flour as a cheaper alternative to wheat flour. This product is already available in existing farmers’ markets. We will therefore expand the enterprise base to produce alternatives to wheat flour,” Imbert said. “We will do so by extending the financial coverage of the grant fund facility for this from 50 per cent to 75 per cent. And we will increase the maximum funding amount from $250,000-$340,000 for all producers of alternatives to wheat flour.”
He expressed his “sincere gratitude” to farmers for the excellent work they have been doing despite the challenges they face.
“I wish to confirm that we have once again allocated the additional sum of $300 million for agricultural incentives, infrastructure and programmes in this year’s budget,” Imbert said.
Imbert said there is a direct correlation between food consumption and food systems.
He said the Government is addressing issues relating to nutrition and non-communicable diseases and “a persistent increase in a worrying trend in obesity among children and adults.
“We are committed to policies, via the ministries responsible for health, education, trade and industry, community development, sports, youth and agriculture, to reverse these alarming trends,” Imbert said.
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Two men sustained injuries due to a shooting incident on Sunday in Vieux Fort.
Officers attached to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Vieux Fort received information about the incident at Sandy Beach at about 7:00 pm.
Both victims received medical attention.
However, reports indicate that their injuries were not life-threatening.
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Rihanna has confirmed on her socials that she will be at the February 12, 2023, half-time show for Super Bowl LVII and now her brands are basically saying that they will be there too.
With many fans making jokes that Rihanna will perform by way of her brands – Fenty Beauty and Fenty SKIN, it is brilliant marketing that those brands are now in on the grand announcement.
Rihanna posted her outstretched hand with an American football yesterday (Sunday, September 25) before confirming that it means she will take center stage at the Super Bowl LVII half-time show.
But only a couple of hours ago, her brands started publishing their versions of her Super Bowl announcement.
Fenty Beauty raised a beauty blender and a tube of Fenty Gloss Bomb lipgloss.
However, on the undeniably superior app on Twitter, someone tweeted Rihanna’s hand with the PRECISION MAKEUP SPONGE 100 since yesterday after her announcement. The tweet has surpassed 50K likes since September 25, while the Fenty Beauty gloss bomb tweet is at 17K and climbing over the past three hours.
Fenty SKIN is holding up Fat Water. It’s a bottle of Fat Water Niacinamide Pore-Refining Toner Serum with Barbados Cherry.
Despite Rihanna being spotted going into the studio last week, fans have been sharing their versions of Rihanna’s half-time show since the announcement saying that she will probably launch another line of products or even drop Fenty Sports.
Over 380K people liked this tweet in response to Rih’s announcement.
And this tweet got in excess of 100K likes.
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El Servicio Nacional de Meteorología (SNM) en San Juan emitió en la tarde del lunes, una advertencia de inundaciones urbanas y de pequeños riachuelos para varios municipios de la zona oeste.
Los municipios de Aguada, Añasco, Las Marías, Mayagüez y Rincón, permanecerán bajo advertencia de inundaciones hasta las 5:00 de la tarde.
A la 1:54 de la tarde, el radar Doppler detectó fuertes lluvias debido a tormentas eléctricas.
Entre 1 y 2 pulgadas de lluvia han caído, según el SNM. Se esperan cantidades adicionales de lluvia de 1 a 2 pulgadas sobre el área advertida. Esta lluvia adicional resultará en menores inundaciones.
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PARAMARIBO — De politie van het bureau Nieuw-Nickerie heeft in de nacht van vrijdag op zaterdag de verdachte R R.
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Lundi 26 Septembre 2022 – 17h08
Titis – DR
Le suspect principal de la mort du rappeur guadeloupéen Titis a été arrêté après une « reddition organisée », sachant que des menaces pesaient sur lui.
L’auteur présumé du meurtre de Titis, français, né en 1999, a été interpellé, présenté dimanche au parquet puis au juge d’instruction, mis en examen et placé en détention. « Il y a eu une espèce de reddition organisée », révèle Clarisse Taron, procureure de la République de Fort-de-France.
Le rappeur guadeloupéen Titis avait été tué par balle jeudi dernier vers 4h30 du matin à Fonds-Saint-Jacques, à Sainte-Marie. Il participait à une soirée d’anniversaire dans une grande villa, située rue du Gaoulé.
Le drame avait fait suite à une bagarre entre deux individus. Le rappeur, chanteur de trap, qui se produisait lors de cette fête, s’était interposé entre les deux hommes et avait malheureusement reçu une balle à la gorge. Il était déjà décédé avant l’arrivée des secours.
Il laisse derrière lui une famille et son fils.
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