PORT GETS NEW SCANNERS

The Finance Minister announced today that two new high/medium energy mobile X-ray scanners arrived in Trinidad on Sunday, November 3rd.

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00:00Finance Minister announced today that two new high-medium energy mobile X-ray

00:04scanners arrived in Trinidad on Sunday, November 3rd. In a statement, Minister

00:10Colm Imbert recalled that in January of this year, the Finance Ministry signed a

00:14contract with Canada-based Sectus Technologies for the purchase of four

00:18such scanners. The Finance Minister said the two new scanners will be

00:22strategically deployed at the Port of Port of Spain and the Port of Point

00:26Lisas following a two to three week commissioning period which would involve

00:30site acceptance, testing and training. The Minister said the other two scanners

00:35are expected to arrive in the country by later this month on November 24th.

00:40The Finance Minister said the procurement of the four scanners was at a

00:43cost of 12 million US dollars, inclusive of maintenance and technician training

00:48for customs and excise personnel.