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Yes She Can|Health Minister's big challenge

Therese Baptiste-Cornelis, the new Health Minister, gave an assurance on Monday that she will reform the national health care system in ways which will please the people of Trinidad and Tobago. We hope Ms Baptiste-Cornelis is aware of the challenges facing her, which have defeated or stymied every preceding Health Minister.

via www.trinidadexpress.com

This is the one area that most Trinidadians want to see genuine change. If this government can impact the health care system and deliver on their promise to reorganize and improve systems to server the interests of the people them we may have a good reason to celebrate. 

Too many citizens have horror stories about the failures of the health system that resulted in the loss of life of a loved one. 

We don't want to hear about or see citizens waiting for days on chairs because the hospitals don't have beds. We don't want to have doctors caring about their private practice and providing less than desirable service in the hospitals 

There is so much to be done and it is hoped that the management abilities of this new Minister "with cooperation" from those in authority will bring about the change that we so badly need. 

I have hope, I believe in this new government and if they keep to their mantra of service to the people as first priority then we will all see the changes that we desire. 

I wish the new Health Minister only success - this change was long overdue!

New Government|New Prime Minister in Trinidad & Tobago!

The People's Partnership has won the General Elections of 2010 in Trinidad and Tobago and will form the next government with the first female Prime Minister. The preliminary figures indicate that the final count was 29 seats going to the People's Partnership with 12 seats going to the PNM. 

Congratulations and Good Luck to the new government! Congratulations to the new Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago - Good Luck!

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Arima Borough Corporation Link

 

Corporation Profile
The Borough of Arima (population 35,000) is the fourth largest town in Trinidad and Tobago, located 26 km (16 miles) east of the capital, Port of Spain. The Arima Borough Corporation which is a body corporate, comprises the Mayor, Aldermen, Councillors and Burgesses of the Borough. It was originally established under the Arima Corporation Ordinance Chap. 39 No. 11 (1950 ed.). In 1990, greater political decentralization was effected with the promulgation of the Municipal Corporation's Act - Act No. 21 of 1990. The Borough of Arima was created by Royal Charter granted by Queen Victoria in the year 1888. This Royal Chartered Borough extends over approximately four (4) square miles and is comprised of an area which is bounded as follows:

• On the North by the Arima Bye Pass Road and the Blanchisseuse Road,
• On the East by the Arima River, Maturita Trace, Arima Bye Pass Road and Eastern Main Road,
• On the South by the southern side of the Churchill Roosevelt Highway,
• On the West by the Mausica River , Part of Victory Gardens and Calvary Branch Trace. 

Localities
Arima, Calvary, O'Meara, Santa Rosa Heights, Tumpuna

Telephone

General Office: (868) 667-3508 or 667-3435

Town Superintendent: (868) 667-3449 Ext. 26/27

Accountant: (868) 667-3449 Ext. 32

Complaints Desk: (868) 667-4319

Fax

Adminstration: (868) 667-1010

Councillors and Aldermen: (868) 7181

http://www.localgov.gov.tt/ARI/arima.htm

Trinidad and Tobago News Resource

Here is an excellent link that provides information about government agencies with phone numbers. The link takes you to TriniCenter.Com. The home page for the site provides news links to the daily newspapers with the major news headlines.

http://www.trinidadandtobagonews.com/resource_centre.html