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Dissatisfied with bureaucratic delays hindering the $4 billion La Brea Dry Docking Facility, Prime Minister Stuart Young has pledged that a re-elected People’s National Movement (PNM) government will establish a Ministry of Implementation and Efficiency to accelerate state projects.
At the 2018 signing of a cooperative agreement between Government and the China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd, former prime minister Dr Keith Rowley had promised the facility would provide jobs for retrenched Petrotrin workers. However, many are still waiting for the 5,000 jobs pledged.
Speaking at the opening of the new La Brea Community Centre and the sod-turning for the La Brea Enhancement Project yesterday, Young assured that work on the facility continues, with environmental studies underway. However, he believes the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) is taking too long to issue the Certificate of Environmental Clearance. As a lawyer, he said he considers how to review and amend the law to balance environmental protection with national progress.
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