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Members of the Trinidad and Tobago Aggregate Producers Alliance (TTAPA) resumed operations today, despite ongoing licensing issues that have left the sector technically non-compliant for over two decades. Here's more in this report by Sherlan Ramsubhag.



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00:00Operations at 24 privately owned aggregate companies across the country resumed today
00:06after shutting down operations last week Thursday for fear of being charged for operating without a license.
00:14That decision was announced by the president of the Trinidad and Tobago Aggregate Producers Alliance,
00:20Nigel Tenya, at the Hilton Trinidad in Port of Spain.
00:23He says the decision comes after a series of correspondence between the Association and Minister of Energy and Energy Industries,
00:32Rudal Munilal, and the Office of the Director of Minerals.
00:36Those conversations were favorable.
00:40So later that, it is a matter of reciprocity.
00:45We believe that we engage now in another step of action.
00:51That action that we decided to take is to reopen our doors.
00:58We have gotten several commitments, and we believe that the end of the tunnel is upon us.
01:08Tenya was asked how it would be possible for TAPA's members to operate without a license
01:13and what assurance it was given that its members will not be charged for operating without a license.
01:19Well, there are commitments that we can operate in a manner that is not going to be as threatening as before.
01:28The actual details that we are not getting to, to be honest with you, to not prejudice the advancement of the conversation.
01:36But we feel a lot more comfortable at this juncture that the processing license for Sand and Rappel is imminent.
01:42Sherlan Ramsubad, TV6 News.
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