PROJECT AND PROGRAMMES
RECOMMENDED FOR PRIORITY FUNDING
UNDER CORE PSIP
ESTIMATED
TOTAL COST
OF PROJECT
$TT Mn.
YEAR OF
COMMENCE-
MENT
FINANCING
ARRANGEMENTS
PROJECT
EXPENDITURE
2014 TT$ Mn.
GOVERNMENT
FUNDING
REQUIREMENTS
2014 TT$Mn
DETAILS OF ACTIVITY 2014
Support to Industrial Development Initiatives 80.000
Annual
General Revenue
80.000
80.000 Commencement of infrastructural work at Invaders Bay;
Development of new Growth Centres throughout the
country; Continuation of development of the Food and
Beverage Industry through food safety training and
participating in regional and international food fairs; and
Development of the Music, Film and Fashion Industries.
Trade Promotion Programme
13.000
Annual
General Revenue
13.000
13.000 Conduct of Market surveys and promotion programmes in
export market opportunities; support to local industries
trade missions/fairs abroad; hosting of trade and
investments events; provision of trade financing for
exporters; creation of a trade information network; and
support for enabling competitive business in Trinidad and
Tobago.
Development of Small Businesses
Programme
16.000
2003
General Revenue
16.000
16.000 Continuation of the Fairshare Programme for small
entrepreneurs; conduct of training/workshops for
certification in international standards and their
management capacity; establishment of Community-
based Business Incubators; establishment of a Policy,
Strategy and Institutional Framework for MSE
development; and provision of assistance to businesses
for productivity enhancement standards.
Establishment of a Population Statistical
Database
2.000
1997
General Revenue
2.000
2.000
Establishment of an electronic register of the entire
population.
Electricity
98.000
98.000
Electricity Programme, Tobago
1.000
Annual
General Revenue
1.000
1.000
Continuation of priority rural electrification projects and
street lighting throughout Tobago.
National Street Lighting Programme
626.927
2005
General Revenue
6.000
6.000
Continuation of the National Street Lighting Programme
including installation of new streetlights and poles,
upgrading of lamps to 150 and 250W Watts, illumination
of new highways, primary roads and new housing
developments throughout the country.
Electricity Programme
866.842
2006
General Revenue
91.000
91.000 Infrastructure for Meeting Bulk Power Requirements and
additional Transmission Infrastructure to Move Power
from TGU to National Grid; continuation of lighting of
parks and recreational grounds in communities; lighting
of Police Compounds, RHA facilities and public spaces;
Development of Disaster Preparedness Capabilities in
T&TEC;
Foreign Policy and Trade Relation
19.200
19.200
Upgrading of Overseas Missions
41.200
2001
General Revenue
19.200
19.200 Refurbishment of GORTT-owned properties in
Washington, Chanceries and residences in Ottawa,
Canada; Pretoria, South Africa; Caracas, Venezuela; and
Brussels, Belgium; residence in Geneva; and properties in
Costa Rica. Provision of new residence for High
Commissioner and refurbishment of residence of First
Secretary in Jamaica; construction of residence of H.C.
and Chancery in Brasilia, Brazil; designs for construction
of Chancery in New Delhi, India
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