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ISSUE 01 - MAY 2012

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Office of the Member of Parliament Constituency of Couva North
L.P. 436 Southern Main Road, Chase Village Phone: 672-2206 Fax: 665-5140 Email: couva_north@live.com Cover MPs Message Highlight of Events Couva North Development P.1 P.2 P.3 P.4

Member of Parliament for Couva North Minister of State in the Ministry of Gender, Youth & Child Development

VISION
Let me begin firstly by formally thanking the 16,000 constituents of Couva North who exercised their voting rights in my favour on May 24th 2010. I was given a mandate by the people of Trinidad & Tobago to serve them and from 2010 till now I have been serving and delivering to the best of my ability. The Couva North Constituency Executive and Couva North Office Staff have played a major role in planning and implementing for the constituents of Couva North as we move the constituency forward as a whole. Over the past two years we have become the Couva North Family and a force to be reckoned with when it comes to representing the constituents of Couva North. Government has identified Central Trinidad, and specifically Carapichaima as one of the pillars of development for economic activity. To date we have been able to attract the Ministry of Science, Technology & Tertiary Education with its YTEPP Business Education Centre in Waterloo and its Woodford Lodge Workforce Development Technology Centre. Our youths are most important and for their benefit, we have been able to successfully host our Couva North Youth Fair and our Couva North Movie Night. Additionally we have been partnering with Corporate Couva and Chaguanas, religious bodies, NGOs and other relevant stakeholders to truly develop the constituency of Couva North.
As evidenced by this report, developing Couva North has been and will continue to be an ongoing, arduous, positive journey. My vision for this area is firstly to develop to the highest of standards the basic infrastructure as this greatly impacts on daily lives of the people. This includes improving and developing roads and drainage, access to water and electricity, construction of community centres to implement community building programmes and rehabilitating recreational grounds to incorporate sporting and other activities. The end goal is to pursue development via governments collective decisions which seek to benefit our human resource, the greatest asset of this country.

Member of Parliament, the Honourable Ramona Ramdial hosted grand Christmas Celebrations in Couva North in 2010 and 2011. During the MPs first year in office, the constituency saw celebrations being held at Waterloo High School where over 700 children were treated to snacks, games, rides, toys and entertainment. In 2011 Ramdial took her Christmas Celebration on the road with a Christmas Caravan which made stops at six strategic locations around the constituency, delivering snacks and toys to over 3000 children.

Divali Celebrations
Couva North saw Divali Celebrations being held at the MPs Office in 2010 and 2011 with over 500 invited constituents each year who were treated to live entertainment and Indian delicacies.

MP Ramdial hosted a Youth Fair & Career Day on Saturday 10th March, 2012 at the Mid Centre Mall Car Park, Chaguanas. This event involved Private Sector Companies, State Owned Companies, NGO's, Ministries as well as Protective Services who on the day setup booths and informed youths of their functions and possible career opportunities at their respective organisations. Various Educational Institutions were also present to inform youths of the multitude of courses they offer. Participating organisations were asked to list their current job vacancies and youths were provided with this listing and directed to these companies to make applications. Minister Ramdial arranged this event in response to the cries of hundreds of youths from across the nation, all of whom were pleading for jobs although they were well qualified, some with undergraduate and even postgraduate degrees.

Eid-ul-Fitr Celebrations
The MP hosted celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr in 2010 and 2011 at her Constituency Office, with over 500 invited constituents on each occasion.

A Night of Movies Under the Stars; this is what Couva North MP, Ramona Ramdial provided for her constituents on Friday 13th April, 2012. Ramdial invited families from her constituency to Jerry Junction Recreation Ground, Waterloo where they enjoyed two family movies shown on a 20-foot LED screen, free of charge.

Mothers & Fathers Day Celebrations

A joint celebration of Mothers Day and Fathers Day was held at the Couva North Constituency Office in 2011 and over 500 mothers and fathers from the constituency were invited. They were entertained by a live band and each provided with refreshments and tokens of appreciation by MP Ramdial.

Water Projects Drainage

LOCATION
LIME HEAD ROAD, CARAPICHAIMA ROOPSINGH ROAD, CARAPICHAIMA JOYCE ROAD, CARAPICHAIMA JOYCE ROAD(NORTH), CARAPICHAIMA JOYCE ROAD(SOUTH), CARAPICHAIMA SINASWEE STREET, BANK VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA MC LEOD TRACE, FREEPORT BAGNA TRACE, CHASE VILLAGE MORALI STREET, CHAGUANAS LENNARD STREET, BANK VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA TEMPLE STREET, BANK VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA SINASWEE STREET, BANK VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA ROOPS JUNCTION TO CHINS JUNCTION, CARLI BAY, COUVA CHINS JUNCTION TO PERSEVERANCE VILLAGE (CROSS), COUVA UNION VILLAGE, COUVA ORANGE VALLEY, COUVA BUTLER VILLAGE, WATERLOO, CARAPICHAIMA WATERLOO MAIN ROAD, CARAPICHAIMA SUSHILLA DRIVE, CHASE VILLAGE SOUTHERN MAIN ROAD, MC BEAN(NEAR GREEN DOOR PUB) ORANGE FIELD VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA ST. JOHNS VILLAGE, ORANGE FIELD, CARAPICHAIMA KOREA VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA

LOCATION
JACKSONVILLE SETTLEMENT, ROOPSINGH ROAD, WATERLOO

COMPLETED

Sep-11 Sep-11 Sep-11 Sep-11 Sep-11 Mar-12 Jan-12 Jan-12 Aug-11 WORK IN PROGRESS Jun-11 Sep-11 Sep-11 Sep-11 Sep-11 Sep-11 Sep-11 Sep-11 Sep-11 Mar-12

LENGTH(m) COMPLETED
450 500 300 150 33 1200 150 250 120 40 150(OUTFALL DRAIN) 150(OUTFALL DRAIN) 550 650 650 BOX DRAIN & PAVEMENT 300 50 750 150 150(OUTFALL DRAIN) 200 90 350 BOX DRAIN & PAVEMENT 90(INVERTED DRAIN) 150 50 Sep-11 Nov-11 Nov-11 Nov-11 Nov-11 Nov-11 Oct-11 Aug-11 Mar-12 Apr-12 Dec-11 Dec-11 Sep-11 Sep-11 Sep-11 Sep-11 Aug-11 Jul-11 Jan-12 Mar-12

JOYCE ROAD, CARAPICHAIMA JOYCE ROAD(NORTH), CARAPICHAIMA JOYCE ROAD(SOUTH), CARAPICHAIMA ROOPSINGH ROAD, CARAPICHAIMA RAMJASS STREET, WATERLOO MC BEAN OLD ROAD, COUVA DERRICK ROAD EXT., CHASE VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA CHINEE ROAD, WATERLOO, CARAPICHAIMA BUTLER VILLAGE, WATERLOO, CARAPICHAIMA MC LEOD TRACE, FREEPORT RAMNARINE STREET, BANK VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA BOOTAN STREET, BANK VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA LENNARD STREET, BANK VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA TEMPLE STREET, BANK VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA SINASWEE STREET, BANK VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA RAJBALLY STREET, BANK VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA BAY ROAD, ORANGE VALLEY, COUVA JEANETTE AVENUE, BANK VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA SCHOOL STREET, ORANGE VALLEY, COUVA

SOCIAL PROGRAMMES
Sep-11 Aug-11 Nov-11

TCCTP CARD TARGETED CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM The constituency office has been given the opportunity of recommending constituents for the TCCTP food card. With this card, an allowance of fifty persons per month are sent to the Ministry of the People & Social Development Couva Regional Office Social Services Division where they are interviewed by officers and then issued a TCCTP food card.

PANDAY DRIVE, JOYCE ROAD, CARAPICHAIMA HOSEIN DRIVE, CHASE VILLAGE BAGNA TRACE EXT.#2, CHASE VILLAGE

Nov-11 Dec-11 Mar-12

Lighting
LOCATION
BAY ROAD, ORANGE VALLEY, COUVA BRICKFIELD MAIN ROAD, WATERLOO ROYSTONIA, COUVA WATERLOO MAIN ROAD, CARAPICHAIMA BANK VILLAGE MAIN ROAD FACTORY ROAD, CHAGUANAS MUNGAL TRACE, ORANGE FIELD, CARAPICHAIMA KOREA VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA

COMPLETED
Aug-11 Oct-11 Sep-11 Feb-12 Sep-11 Sep-11 Nov-11 Feb-12

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT Approximately thirty persons have acquired housing through the Ministry of Housing and the Environment. Emphasis is placed on those with disabilities and single mothers. MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT After many months, the Waterloo Community Centre was finally opened on Sunday 8th January, 2011.The next Community Centre to be opened would be the Couva Community Centre in 2012. NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SELF-HELP Individuals are granted $15,000.00 in order to conduct necessary repairs to their homes. In this category, over 100 persons have benefitted from this grant. MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Minister Vasant Bharath made visits to the Couva North Constituency where he opened the brand new Carli Bay Fishing Facility. Visits were also made to the Orange Valley and Brick Field Fishing Depots where he promised to assist with rehabilitation of the existing structures. Minister Bharath toured the Brickfield area and looked at the now derelict tilapia freshwater farm which he promised to revive in order to provide income for residents. MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION The 2012 opening of the On-the-Job Training Office in Couva, YTEPP Retraining Centre and UTT Campuses in Waterloo as well as the Woodford Lodge Workforce Development Technology Centre, all in Couva North, would greatly benefit constituents in future.

Dredging/De-Silting
LOCATION
CARLI BAY RIVER MASALA RIVER CAPARO RIVER HONDA RIVER ARENA RIVER LA CUESA RIVER DESILTING CHAGUANAS MAIN ROAD DESILTING COUVA MAIN ROAD DESILTING EDINBURGH VILLAGE TO JOHN ELIE JUNCTION, OLD SOUTHERN MAIN ROAD

Road Paving
LOCATION
LIME HEAD ROAD, CARAPICHAIMA ROOPSINGH ROAD, CARAPICHAIMA JOYCE ROAD, CARAPICHAIMA JOYCE ROAD(NORTH), CARAPICHAIMA JOYCE ROAD(SOUTH), CARAPICHAIMA SINASWEE STREET, BANK VILLAGE, CARAPICHAIMA MC LEOD TRACE, FREEPORT BAGNA TRACE, CHASE VILLAGE BARRY CRESCENT, RAMSARAN PARK

COMPLETED
80% COMPLETED MARCH 2012 DECEMBER 2011 MARCH 2012 JANURAY 2012 50% COMPLETED AUGUST 2011 SEPTEMBER 2011 JULY 2011

COMPLETED
SEPTEMBER 2011 NOVEMBER 2011 NOVEMBER 2011 NOVEMBER 2011 NOVEMBER 2011 NOVEMBER 2011 OCTOBER 2011 AUGUST 2011 SEPTEMBER 2011 MARCH 2011 MARCH 2011 MARCH 2011 MARCH 2012 SEPTEMBER 2011 SEPTEMBER 2011 APRIL 2012

SAVANNAH DRIVE, BRICKFIELD HIBISCUS DRIVE, BRICKFIELD SUNFLOWER DRIVE, BRICKFIELD MORALI STREET, CHGUANAS

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ZIRCON DRIVE, ROYSTONIA, COUVA CYPRESS DRIVE, COUVA NORTH PHASE II MUNGAL TRACE EXTENSION, ORANGE FIELD, CARAPICHAIMA