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Strategic Priority –Good Governance
Strategic Priority
Sectors
Allocation
Facilitative Priority Initiatives
Administration
978.696
Environment
45.907
Regional Development
Planning
14.017
Total
1,038.620
Administration
196.
In implementing the policy of decentralisation and attempting to reduce the high rental
costs incurred annually, Government will continue its extensive programme of constructing new
public buildings. Such buildings carded for completion include:
•
Immigration Head Office Building in San Fernando at an estimated cost of $92
million
•
a new Arima/ Piarco Elections and Boundaries Registration Office costing $11
million
•
Meteorological Services Division Building for Tobago at an estimated $69 million
•
a building complex in Couva for use by Quasi-Judicial bodies such as the Equal
Opportunity Commission, Equal Opportunity Tribunal, the Environmental
Commission and the Tax Appeal Board at a cost of $134 million
•
a south office for the Ministry of the Attorney General estimated at $80 million
•
a new state-of-the-art facility for Forensic Science Centre Laboratory and Pathology
Services in Chaguanas Trinidad estimated at $10 million
197.
Public buildings that are already occupied will also continue to be refurbished,
customised, furnished and equipped to meet Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Standards
and create a comfortable working environment to serve the public. Some of the works include:
•
refurbishment and re-tooling of constituency office of Members of the House of
Representatives, estimated at $6 million
•
refurbishment of the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure offices and sub offices
throughout the country estimated to cost $28.5 million
•
major and minor refurbishment and upgrade works to District Revenue Offices
throughout the country
•
continuation of infrastructure works and new security systems installation at the
Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies
