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Re: Another one ? Na !
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FALSE PAPERS
« Reply #31 on: May 11, 2014, 06:50:28 PM »
BIRJU CHARGED
Former Airports Authority GM in custody over ‘false degree’

By By Denyse Renne denyse.renne@trinidadexpress.com
 
Former acting general manager at the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT) Dayanand Birju has been charged with two counts of fraud.
This was confirmed yesterday by Deputy Commissioner of Police Glenn Hackett who said Birju was in police custody.
Birju, sources say, was held at his San Fernando home on Friday at around 9.15 p.m. and taken to Fraud Squad headquarters at Richmond Street, Port of Spain.

He is expected to appear before a Port of Spain magistrate tomorrow charged with obtaining money by false pretences and uttering a false document.
Last September, the Sunday Express through a series of exclusive stories claimed that Birju had submitted a bogus degree certificate which stated he had a BSc in computer science from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, in the United States.
The certificate stated he was awarded the degree in computer science on May 28, 1988.
This formed part of his curriculum vitae submitted to the AATT to obtain the managerial position he held.
Sources said the former AATT board led by Trevor Benjamin and line minister Stephen Cadiz did not lodge an official police report.

Several letters were written to the board by its legal department last September alleging offences had been committed and the police ought to be contacted, sources said.
Sources told the Sunday Express that Hackett initiated an investigation and mandated detectives attached to the Fraud Squad to probe the matter.
Hackett supervised the investigation which was led by Snr Supt Edwards.

The detectives throughout their investigation visited AATT senior personnel and requested certain documentation.
However, on Friday afternoon, the detectives received written correspondence from the university in the United States.

During its investigation, the Sunday Express on September 24 last year contacted David Cesario, registrar of the University of Massachusetts, Boston, asking him a series of questions.
He was also e-mailed a copy of the certificate tendered to the AATT.
Cesario claimed after inspecting the certificate, “I have reviewed it and it is not authentic.”
Cesario said prior to the Sunday Express request the AATT also requested information as to whether the “certificate” was authentic.
A reply has since been sent to the AATT.
Cesario had confirmed that Birju attended the university “from fall 1983 through fall 1987”, but did not graduate.
Sunday Express investigations also claimed the document tendered by Birju contained discrepancies.
For instance, it listed “Peter McFarlene” as the university president.
But Registry officials at the university told the Sunday Express they knew no one by that name who served as president of the university.
“From 1978 to 1990, the university listed Mr David C Knapp as president of the University of Massachusetts.”
The names “Thomas Alan Caretherson” and “Veronica Miles” also appeared on the document. They were listed as serving at the institution in the capacity of chancellor, Boston Campus, and chief, board of trustees, respectively. This was also alleged to be inaccurate.
Birju’s basic monthly salary at the AATT in the post of acting general manager was $41,500.
He received an acting allowance of $16,000, entertainment allowance of $2,000 and housing allowance of $4,000.
Collectively, he received $63,500 per month.

Background
 
Birju tendered his resignation to then chairman of the AATT Trevor Benjamin on September 19 last year.
He cited personal reasons.
When he was offered the position of deputy general manager, Airports Operations on August 10, 2010, Birju’s basic monthly salary was $24,000.
This figure did not include allowances.
A copy of his contract obtained by the Sunday Express showed perks such as travelling, entertainment, telephone and housing allowances. The allowances were $3,000, $500, $350 and $1,500, respectively, per month.
Birju also qualified for a motor vehicle loan up to $140,000 to be repaid within three years.
On January 16, 2012, the AATT board appointed Birju to act as general manager for six months.
His compensation package included a monthly salary of $32,000, transport facilities $3,000, entertainment allowance of $1,500 and housing allowance $3,000.
Shortly after all managers at AATT received a pay increase. This increase showed Birju’s compensation package as follows. Basic monthly salary $41,500; acting allowance $16,000; entertainment allowance $2,000; housing allowance $4,000.
Transport Minister Stephen Cadiz had stated in previous interviews that Birju and his relatives were embarrassed enough by the stories.
“I am not sure what we will do, whether we will report and let the police deal with it or consider that Mr Birju has sent a message, that if found out, (the public) will be very embarrassed,” Cadiz had told the Express on September 27 last year.
When the issue was raised publicly, officials at the AATT contacted the university querying the certificate and were told by university personnel that any information pertaining to Birju would need his permission.
The AATT never made any attempt to contact Birju, since according to AATT sources, Birju had resigned from the post. The directive to seal all information came from Birju to the university, sources had said.
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Re: FALSE PAPERS
« Reply #32 on: May 12, 2014, 05:09:52 PM »
well this is good. I hope they pick up some more of them. it cyah be so lawless.

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Re: FALSE PAPERS
« Reply #33 on: May 12, 2014, 06:02:42 PM »
to this day when I tink about stephen cadiz opinion on this matter I does feel to slop somebody
I pity the fool....

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Re: FALSE PAPERS
« Reply #34 on: May 12, 2014, 08:30:34 PM »
to this day when I tink about stephen cadiz opinion on this matter I does feel to slop somebody

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Re: FALSE PAPERS
« Reply #35 on: March 20, 2015, 09:03:51 AM »
Not exactly relevant to T&T politics, but I didn't want to start another thread.


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Education authorities in India have been forced to tighten security at high schools after friends and relatives of teenagers sitting examinations were seen scaling the walls of some exam centers and passing answers through the windows. Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 March.
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Re: FALSE PAPERS
« Reply #36 on: March 20, 2015, 09:19:35 AM »
Not exactly relevant to T&T politics, but I didn't want to start another thread.


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Education authorities in India have been forced to tighten security at high schools after friends and relatives of teenagers sitting examinations were seen scaling the walls of some exam centers and passing answers through the windows. Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 March.

Are you trying to imply that this cheating to get qualifications is a cultural thing?  :thinking:
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Re: FALSE PAPERS
« Reply #37 on: March 21, 2015, 10:23:30 PM »
Not exactly relevant to T&T politics, but I didn't want to start another thread.


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Education authorities in India have been forced to tighten security at high schools after friends and relatives of teenagers sitting examinations were seen scaling the walls of some exam centers and passing answers through the windows. Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 March.

Are you trying to imply that this cheating to get qualifications is a cultural thing?  :thinking:
well for me, wade has made me lose all respect for any degree from an entire university. so even tho is elections season, i hope we don't have to listen to total BS all the time.
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Re: Devant in AATT confusion
« Reply #38 on: February 04, 2021, 08:43:03 AM »
Entire AATT board replaced
By Joel Julien (T&T Guardian).


The entire board of the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT) has been replaced one year before their appointments were officially expected to have ended.

On January 15, all six members of the Keith Thomas-chaired AATT tendered their resignations.

The other members were Colonel Lyle Alexander, Joseph Granville, Earl Wilson, Dawn Callender and Reshma Maharaj.

These six members were re-appointed to the AATT board for a period of two years effective February 7, last year.

It was their second two-year appointment to the board after first being appointed on January 23, 2018.

Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan said there was nothing untoward with resignations and that it was simply a replacement of the AATT board.

The AATT’s Corporate Communications Manager Zola Joseph yesterday said Vishnu Dhanpaul has been named the AATT chairman.

Dhanpaul and five others were appointed to the AATT board for a period of two years, with effect from January 20

The other members of the board are James Philbert as Deputy Chairman, and Adana Bain, Savitree Seepersad, Mark Romany, Dhanmattee Ramdath, Christopher Alcazar and Jamil Sulaimani as members.

The AATT is a statutory body established by the Airports Authority Act, No 49 of 1979.

It falls under the portfolio of the Ministry of Works and Transport.

The mandate of the AATT is to develop and manage its airport estates, including the development, maintenance and improvement of its facilities, so as to ensure the availability of efficient, secure and safe aviation services and commercial viability.

Both international airports, the Piarco International Airport and the ANR Robinson International Airport are managed and operated by the AATT.

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Re: Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago Thread
« Reply #39 on: August 24, 2021, 11:06:21 PM »
Airlines return to Trinidad and Tobago airports
PAULA LINDO (T&T NEWSDAY).


The Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT) says all airlines which operated out of the Piarco and ANR Robinson airports before the closure of TT’s borders in March 2020 have returned.

AATT’s corporate communication manager Zola Joseph told Newsday most airlines have provided winter schedules and should resume operations between September and November.

The authority, on its website, said the airlines operating out of Piarco include American Airlines, Air Canada Rouge, Venezolana, JetBlue, British Airways, Copa Airlines, Liat, Suriname Airways, Turpial Airlines, Caribbean Airlines, United Airlines, WestJet, Rutaca, and Trans Guyana Airways.

The airlines operating out of Tobago’s ANR Robinson airport include British Airways, Caribbean Airlines, Condor and Virgin Atlantic.

In response to e-mails, Joseph said KLM Royal Dutch Airline is expected to start the route Amsterdam – Barbados – Trinidad – Amsterdam (AMS- BGI-POS-AMS) in November.

“The authority has continued to work in close collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts and the ministry’s implementation agency, Tourism Trinidad Ltd (TTL), as well as the THA’s Tobago Tourism Agency, to increase airlift into destination TT.

KLM is a Skytrax four-star rated airline and has an extensive network which includes services within Europe and to Asia, Africa, North America, Central and South America, and the Middle East.

“This route will allow us to build a market in Europe and undoubtedly assist with ongoing tourism efforts.”

She said the authority had been able to continue operations at TT’s airports via a suite of robust covid19-mitigating measures in collaboration with the Health Ministry.

“Our covid19 response systems have helped us to achieve accreditation through the Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) programme.

“The programme provides airports with an official assessment of how aligned their health and safety protocols and procedures, introduced because of the covid19 pandemic, are in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Council Aviation Restart Task Force (CART) recommendations. We continue to assess and evaluate our protocols.”

Joseph said the covid19 safety protocols at both airports include: face masks being required for entry into terminals and to be worn at all times in terminal buildings; temperature screening at entrances, international arrival points, and before security checkpoints; installing distanced seating, signage and floor markers to guide physical distancing of airport users; increased hand sanitisation stations throughout the terminal buildings; and physical distancing at all times.

Measures have also been put in place to protect all frontline staff.

These include the mandatory use of face shields in addition to face masks, both of which have been provided to all workers; the restriction of occupancy for all AATT vehicles to 25 per cent; the installation of sanitiser stations at all entrances to buildings and at strategic locations; the provision of personal sanitisers; increased cleaning, disinfecting and sanitising of work stations and all touch points; and, airport frontline workers have been given opportunities for vaccination.

Joseph said the authority is making every effort to ensure the safety of its workers, travellers, stakeholders and all airport users.

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Re: Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago Thread
« Reply #40 on: August 25, 2021, 05:25:45 PM »
KLM from Amsterdam? Won't be long before that becomes a conduit for Escobar dust.

 

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