No move as yet

Responding to questions at last week’s Post Cabinet news conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St Clair, Rambharat said the work needed to be done for the ministry to occupy that building would take ten weeks. He said those works should commence next week.

The Minister said the building was previously earmarked for the Tertiary Education Ministry under the former People’s Partnership (PP) government. Rambharat said there was an initial plan to occupy the building from January 1. However he said the necessary statutory approvals were not obtained. The building was constructed through the National Training Agency, Nipdec was the project manager, Moosai Construction was the contractor and Vikan Engineering was the consultant.

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has said the ministry’s current location in St Clair could be used as the site for the construction of a world class hotel.

The Urban Development Corporation of TT (Udecott) is currently seeking proposals for entities interested in that project.