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Trinidad & Tobago Ministries


Office of the Prime Minister

  • Business Facilitation Council
  • Cabinet
  • Citizens Initiative Fund
  • Commissions of Enquiry
  • Constitutional Matters
  • Ecclesiastical Affairs
  • Equal Opportunity
  • National Awards
  • National Heroes
  • National Security Council
  • Policy Planning, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Social Compact Secretariat
  • Protocol/Communication Unit
  • Public Concerns/Enquiries
  • Public Holidays
  • Sport and Culture Fund
  • Tobago Affairs
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • Adoption Board
  • Trinidad and Tobago Association in Aid of the Deaf
  • Trinidad and Tobago Blind Welfare Association
  • Social Welfare District Boards
  • Civic Council on Social Equity
  • National Social Development Council
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    Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resourcs

  • Agricultural Extension Services
  • Agricultural Finance and Credit (Policy)
  • Animal Health and Protection
  • Agricultural Land Development,
  • Distribution and Regularisation
  • Apiculture
  • Agricultural Marketing
  • Agricultural Policy and Planning
  • Agricultural Research
  • Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture
  • Plant Health and Protection
  • Rural Development (Agriculture)
  • Crop Production (Food and Fibre)
  • Livestock Production
  • Hydrographic Surveys
  • Lands and Surveys
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • Agricultural Society of Trinidad T&T Tobago
  • Caribbean Agriculture Research and
  • Development Institute (CARDI)
  • Cocoa and Coffee Industry Board
  • Livestock and Livestock Products Board
  • Wholly Owned Enterprises
  • Caroni (1975) Limited
  • National Agricultural Marketing and
  • Development Corporation (NAMDEVCO)
  • Majority Owned Enterprises
  • Agricultural Development Bank
  • Minority Owned Enterprises
  • Caribbean Food Corporation
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    Ministry of the Attorney General

  • Appointments to Quasi Judicial Bodies
  • Civil Litigation
  • Criminal Litigation
  • Law Reform
  • Legal Advice to Government
  • Legislative Drafting
  • Office of Chief State Solicitor
  • Administrator General
  • Provisional Liquidator
  • Provisional Receiver
  • Public Trustee/Official Receiver
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • Law Reform Commission
  • Council of Legal Education
  • Hugh Wooding Law School
  • Industrial Court
  • Sentencing Commission
  • Corruption Investigation Bureau
  • Anti Corruption Squad
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    Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs

  • Best Village Programme
  • Community Centres/Civic Centres
  • Community Development
  • Community Development Fund Secretariat
  • Self Help
  • National Self Help Commission Secretariat
  • Policy Centres
  • Geriatric Adolescent Programme
  • Retired Experts Programme
  • National Trust
  • Carnival
  • Creative Arts
  • Culture
  • Cultural Organisations
  • National Days and Festivals
  • Steelbands
  • Gender Affairs
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • Village Councils
  • Archaeological Committee
  • Carnival Institute
  • Naparima Bowl
  • National Carnival Commission of Trinidad & Tobago
  • National Cultural Commission
  • National Museum and Art Gallery
  • National School of Music
  • Queens Hall Board
  • Royal Victoria Institute
  • Trinidad & Tobago National Steel Orchestra
  • Wholly Owned Enterprises
  • National Commission for Self-Help Limited
  • Export Centres Company Limited
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    Ministry of Education

  • Educational Broadcasting
  • Educational Counselling and Guidance
  • Educational Facilities Management (Pre-School, Primary and Secondary)
  • Education Facilities Company Ltd.
  • Examinations
  • Moral, Ethical and Spiritual Values
  • National Schools' Dietary Services Ltd
  • Physical Education in Schools
  • Pre-School Education
  • Primary School Education
  • Secondary School Education
  • Registration of Private Education Institutions
  • School Library Services
  • School Laboratory Equipment Maintenance Unit (SLEMU)
  • School Nutrition Programme
  • Special Education
  • Adult Education
  • Teacher Training (including Pre-Service Teacher Training)
  • Teachers Training Colleges
  • Technical Vocational Education
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • Local School Boards
  • National Commission for UNESCO
  • School Nutrition Board
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    Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries

  • Energy Industries
  • Energy Policy Planning and Research
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Natural Resources
  • Quarries and Mines
  • Power Generation
  • Wholly Owned Enterprises
  • National Gas Company of T&T Limited
  • National Quarries Company Ltd
  • Petroleum Company of T&T Ltd (Petrotrin)
  • Trinidad & Tobago National Petroleum Marketing Company Limited
  • Marketing Company Limited
  • Indirectly Owned Enterprises
  • Lake Asphalt of T&T (1978) Ltd
  • La Brea Industrial Development Corporation
  • National Agro Chemicals Ltd
  • National Energy Corporation of T&T Ltd
  • NATPET Investment Company Ltd
  • NATSTAR Manufacturing Company Ltd
  • NGC NGL Company Ltd
  • NGC Trinidad and Tobago LNG Ltd
  • Powergen
  • Phoenix Park Gas Processors Ltd
  • Trinidad and Tobago Marine Petroleum Company Ltd
  • Trinidad Nitrogen Company Ltd?
  • Trinidad Northern Areas Ltd
  • TRINMAR Ltd
  • TRINTOC Services Ltd
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    Ministry of Finance

  • Corporation Sole and State Enterprise
  • Investments
  • Divestment
  • Corporation Sole
  • Trinidad & Tobago Unit Trust Corporation
  • Wholly Owned Enterprise
  • Estate Management and Business Development Company Limited
  • First Citizens Holdings Company Ltd
  • National Enterprises Ltd (NEL)
  • Rural Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago (RDCTT)
  • Taurus Services Ltd
  • Tourism and Industrial Development Company (TIDCO)
  • Trinidad & Tobago (Caribbean Airlines)
  • Minority Owned Enterprises
  • Caribbean Investment Corporation
  • T&T Development Finance Ltd
  • Trinidad & Tobago Mortgage Finance Company Ltd
  • Indirectly Owned Enterprises
  • First Citizens Bank Ltd (FCB)
  • First Citizens Mortgage & Trust Company Limited
  • Trinidad and Tobago Mortgage Agency Company Limited
  • Caribbean Development Network Ltd
  • Caribbean Microfinance Ltd
  • Fiscal Matters
  • Actuarial Services
  • Banking (Central and Commercial)
  • Borrowing (Local and Foreign)
  • Budgeting/Budgetary Control
  • Capital Repayments
  • Consolidated Fund
  • Co-ordinating and Monitoring
  • Economic Management
  • Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy
  • Inland Revenue
  • International Financing
  • Loans
  • Project Financing Programme
  • Public Sector Finance Management
  • Special Funds
  • Tenders and Contracts
  • Treasury
  • Credit Union (Monitoring)
  • Customs and Excise and other matters
  • Customs and Excise
  • Insurance
  • National Insurance
  • National Health Insurance System
  • Pensions and Gratuities
  • Post Office Saving Bank
  • Valuation
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • Central Tenders Board
  • National Insurance Board
  • National Lotteries Control Board
  • National Insurance Appeal Tribunal
  • National Insurance Property Development Company Ltd (NIPDEC)
  • Unemployment Relief Programme(URF) (formerly ETP)
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    Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  • Enterprise Development
  • Overseas Missions
  • CARICOM Affairs
  • Caribbean Community Affairs
  • Consular and Protocol Services
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    Ministry of Health

  • Dental Services
  • Epidemiology
  • Family Planning Education and Services
  • Food and Drug Quality Monitoring
  • Health Centres
  • Health Care Training
  • Hospitals
  • Insect Vector
  • Medical Services
  • Mental Health Care
  • National Health Insurance System
  • Nursing Services
  • Nutrition Services
  • Paramedical Services
  • Private Health Facilities
  • Public Health Education
  • Veterinary Public Health
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • Boards regulating the Practice of Medicine and Related Professions
  • Princess Elizabeth Home for Handicapped Children
  • Trinidad and Tobago Association for Retarded Children
  • Eastern Regional Health Authority
  • North West Regional Health Authority
  • South West Regional Health Authority
  • Tobago Regional Health Authority
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    Ministry of Information

  • Government Information Service
  • Government Information
  • Freedom of Information Monitoring
  • Library
  • Archives
  • Government Printery
  • National Information Systems Centre
  • E-Government
  • E-Commerce
  • Telecommunications
  • Telecommunications (Policy)
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • Board of Film Censors
  • National Library and Information Systems Authority (NALIS)
  • Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad & Tobago
  • State Enterprises/Enterprises
  • National Broadcasting Network (NBN)
  • Telecommunications Services of Trinidad & Tobago Limited (TSTT)
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    Ministry of Legal Affairs

  • Law Revision
  • Intellectual Property
  • Industrial Property
  • Copyright and Related Rights
  • Registrar General
  • Companies Registry
  • Civil Registry
  • Land Registry
  • Consumer Affairs
  • Consumer Empowerment
  • Consumer Protection
  • Consumer Research
  • Weights and Measures
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • Legal Aid and Advisory Authority
  • Law Revision Commission
  • Rent Assessment Board
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    Ministry of Local Government

  • Community-based Environmental Protection and Enhancement Program (Cepep)
  • Municipal and Other Local Government Bodies
  • Garbage Collection and Disposal
  • Parks and Recreation Grounds
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • Port-of-Spain City Coportation
  • San Fernando City Corporation
  • Arima Borough Corporation
  • Point Fortin Borough Corporation
  • Chaguanas Borough Corporation
  • Diego Martin Regional Corporation
  • San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporation
  • Tunapuna/Piarco Regional Corporation
  • Sangre Grande Regional Corporation
  • Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation
  • Mayaro/Rio Claro Regional Corporation
  • Siparia Regional Corporation
  • Penal/Debe Regional Corporation
  • Princes Town Regional Corporation
  • Association of Local Government Authorities
  • New City Mall
  • East Side Plaza
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    Ministry of National Security

  • Airspace and Territorial Waters
  • Cadet Force
  • Citizenship
  • Civilian Service Corps
  • Defence Force (Regiment and Coast Guard)
  • Drug Enforcement/Interdiction
  • Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering
  • Estate Police
  • Forensic Science Services
  • Immigration
  • Intelligence
  • Internal Security
  • National Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Public Order: Safety and Law Enforcement
  • Police Service
  • Prison Service
  • Fire Service
  • Rehabilitation
  • Security of Government Officials and Premises
  • Work Permits
  • Parole and Prison Reform
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • Counter Drug-Crime Task Force
  • National Drug Council
  • National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
  • Police Complaints Authority
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    Ministry of Planning, Housing, & Environment

  • Economic Planning, Development and Monitoring
  • National Statistics
  • Public Sector Investment Programme
  • Population
  • Technical Co-operation - Projects and Programmes
  • Town and Country Planning
  • Urban Development
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • Advisory Town Planning Panel
  • National Manpower Planning
  • Chaguaramas Development Authority
  • Wholly Owned Enterprises
  • Urban Developmeorporation of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd
  • Housing
  • Lands and Surveys
  • Regularisation of Tenure
  • Rent Restriction
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • National Housing Authority
  • Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Committee
  • Land Settlement Agency
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    Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development

  • Employment and Manpower Placement
  • Trade Unions
  • Occupational Safety and Health
  • Factory Inspectorate
  • Labour Education
  • Health and Safety Awareness
  • Labour Inspectorate
  • Labour Relations
  • Overseas Employment Programmes
  • Trade Disputes
  • Wages Council
  • Enterprise Development
  • Micro Enterprise
  • Small Business
  • Cooperatives (including Credit Unions)
  • Boilers Examiners Board
  • Minimum Wages Board
  • Registration Recognition and Certification Board
  • Friendly Societies
  • Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies
  • Wholly Owned Enterprises
  • National Entrepreneurship Development Company Ltd
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    Ministry of Public Administration

  • The Public Service
  • Public Service Administration and Management
  • Personnel Department
  • Student Revolving Loan Fund
  • Public Service Transformation
  • Public Management Consulting
  • Technical Cooperation (Training and Re-training)
  • Public Service Academy
  • Public Service Legislative Framework
  • Scholarships and Further Training
  • Property and Real Estate Management Services
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    Ministry of Public Utilities

  • Public Utilities
  • Electrical Inspectorate
  • Postal Services
  • Environmental Management
  • Forestry, National Parks and Wild Life
  • Horticulture
  • Botanical Gardens
  • Meteorological Services
  • Pollution Control
  • Solid Waste and Hazardous Substances Management
  • Water Resources
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • Regulated Industries Commission
  • Environmental Commission
  • Environmental Management Authority
  • Zoological Society of Trinidad & Tobago
  • Water Resources Management Unit
  • Enterprises
  • Trinidad & Tobago Postal Corporation (TTPost)
  • Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA)
  • Water Resources Agency
  • Trinidad & Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC)
  • Trinidad and Tobago Solid Waste Management Company Ltd
  • Trinidad & Tobago Forest Products Company Ltd (TANTEAK)
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    Ministry of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education

  • Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI)
  • Distance Learning
  • Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA)
  • National Accreditation System
  • National Apprenticeship System
  • National Skills Development Programme
  • Dollar for Dollar Education Plan
  • Science and Technology Policy Formulation
  • Technical/Vocational Training
  • Trade Schools
  • Board of Industrial Training
  • Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Technology
  • National Energy Skills Centre
  • National Training Agency
  • Trinidad and Tobago Hospitality and
  • Tourism Institute
  • University of the West Indies
  • School of Continuing Studies
  • National Institute of Higher Education (Research, Science and Technology)
  • College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts(COSTAATT)
  • John Donaldson Technical Institute
  • San Fernando Technical Institute
  • Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry (ECIAF)
  • Joint Services Staff College
  • Government Vocational Centre
  • Business Management and Information Technology Division: College of Health Sciences, College of Nursing: General Education Division: School of Languages
  • Enterprises
  • Metal Industrial Company Limited (MIC)
  • Wholly Owned Enterprises
  • YTEPP
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    Ministry of Social Development

  • Community Mediation
  • Social Planning, Development and Monitoring
  • Social Research
  • Social Impact, Assessment and Review
  • The Division of Ageing
  • Social Services Delivery
  • Family Services
  • Half-way Houses and Geriatric Homes
  • Industrial Schools and Children’s Homes
  • National Alcohol and Drug Abuse
  • Prevention Programme
  • Non-governmental Organisations(NGO’s)
  • Poverty Alleviation
  • Probation Services
  • Social Welfare
  • Social Displacement
  • Social Help and Rehabilitative
  • Efforts (SHARE) Programme
  • Change Management Unit
  • Disability Affairs Unit
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    Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs

  • Physical Education – Adult
  • Sport and Sporting Associations
  • Sport and Multi-purpose Facilities
  • Youth Camps
  • Youth Groups
  • Youth Training and Development
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • National Sports Council
  • National Stadia Board of Management
  • Regional Complexes
  • Trinidad and Tobago Boxing Board of Control
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    Ministry of Tourism

  • Tourism
  • Hotel Development
  • Life Guard Services
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    Ministry of Trade and Industry

  • Product Information
  • Product Quality Development
  • Trade – Local and International
  • Trade Agreements
  • Venture Capital Incentive Programme
  • Commerce
  • Anti-Dumping
  • Competition Policy
  • Industry
  • Export Processing Zones
  • Technology Park
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • Betting Levy Board
  • Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards
  • Trinidad and Tobago Racing Authority
  • Wholly Owned Enterprises
  • Evolving Tecknologies and Enterprise Development Company Ltd (Eteck).
  • Export-Import Bank of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.
  • Trinidad and Tobago Free Zones Company Ltd.
  • Tourism Development Company Ltd. (TDC)
  • Majority Owned Enterprises
  • Business Development Company Limited
  • Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation Limited (PLIPDECO)
  • Trinidad and Tobago Export Trading Company Ltd
  • Indirectly Owned Enterprises
  • Property and Industrial Port Development Company of Trinidad & Tobago
  • National Flour Mills
  • PLIPWIJIS Ltd.
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    Ministry of Works & Transport

  • Bridges
  • Coastal Erosion
  • Drainage/Irrigation
  • Government Buildings
  • Roads and Highways
  • Air Services Agreements
  • Civil Aviation
  • Harbours
  • Motor Vehicles Registration and Control
  • Public Transport
  • Shipping
  • Traffic Management
  • National Transportation
  • Statutory Boards and other Bodies
  • Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT)
  • Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA)
  • Pilotage Authority
  • Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (PATT)
  • Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC)
  • Transport Board
  • Trinidad & Tobago Civil Aviation Authority
  • Maritime and Fisheries Institute of Trinidad & Tobago
  • Wholly Owned Enterprises
  • The Vehicle Maintenance Corporation of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd
  • National Infrastructure Development Company Ltd.
  • National Maintenance Training and Security Company Limited (MTS)
  • Majority Owned Enterprises
  • National Helicopter Company Ltd
  • Minority Owned Enterprises
  • LIAT (1974) Ltd
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