00:00 It's full speed ahead with the Labre Deepwater Dry Docking Facility according to the Minister of Energy.
00:08 Where we are right now with that is we are in the process of going through the environmental.
00:13 You all know with the EMA Act you have to go through these processes.
00:17 So right now we've applied for the CEC.
00:20 Speaking at the Energy Matters breakfast event on Wednesday, Minister Yong issued a reminder that it's a government project.
00:28 That project is a government project.
00:31 And the government has a contractor that they've engaged with some time ago.
00:37 So sometimes you will see persons putting out advertisements.
00:41 Come and apply, come and do this, come and I understand they've been taking people's money.
00:46 That is fraud.
00:48 Yong said when it's time to begin hiring, the government and its partners will put out official advertisements.
00:55 The government is focusing on the international maritime industry as part of diversifying the economy according to the Energy Minister.
01:04 We're perfectly placed geographically when you're coming down through the Panama Canal or going up to the Panama Canal.
01:11 For ships just to come in here, do the repairs, they need to get their supplies, etc.
01:15 There are also plans in the pipeline for West Trinidad.
01:19 We're also pursuing a floating dry dock in Chagaramas, a state-of-the-art floating dry dock that we're hoping to replace.
01:28 The government purchased the carry dock facility.
01:32 Anne Selm Gibbs, TV6 News.
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