News
-
CARICOM Heads express appreciation for PM Douglas’ leadership in advancing the Human Resource Development (HRD) agenda
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 15TH 2014 (CUOPM) – Caribbean Heads of Government has commended St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, the Rt. Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, the Lead Head of Government with responsibility for Human Resource Development and Health. “They expressed appreciation for his leadership in advancing the Human Resource Development (HRD) agenda at this meeting and recalled his similar…
Read More » -
Brazilian diamond hints at vast water reserve deep inside Earth
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A dirty-looking, commercially worthless brown diamond found in Brazil is yielding priceless information about the composition of a layer deep inside our planet. The diamond contained a mineral called ringwoodite that entrapped a significant amount of water, an international team of scientists reported this week. The discovery of the water-rich mineral indicates that mammoth amounts of water…
Read More » -
Venezuela says death toll from protests rises to 28
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state prosecutor said yesterday the death toll from a month of violent protests had risen to 28, after the nation’s top court ordered opposition mayors to dismantle barricades set up by street protesters. State prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz, speaking on the sidelines of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, also said 1,293 detainees had been…
Read More » -
New state of the art recycling plant coming to T&T
(Trinidad Express) In an effort to reduce Trinidad’s carbon footprints, Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Ramona Ramdial said, Trinidad and Tobago will have a state-of-the art recycling plant very soon. “The recycling plant would cost around $400mTT,” Ramdial said. She revealed this Wednesday during the prize giving ceremony of the “I Am Secondary School…
Read More » -
An intriguing turn
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Stabroek News – Hemispheric and regional reactions to the situation in Venezuela have taken an intriguing turn. Last Friday, the Permanent Council of the Organisation of American States (OAS) approved a declaration, expressing “Solidarity and Support for Democratic Institutions, Dialogue and Peace in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela” and “appreciation, full support and encouragement for the initiatives and…
Read More » -
Central Bank: Increase in agriculture supply
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian – Data from the National Agricultural Marketing and Development Corporation (Namdevco) indicates an increase in the availability of selected agricultural commodities at the Norris Deonarine Northern Wholesale Market (NDNWM) for the period July to December 2013, the Central Bank of T&T said in its latest Economic Bulletin. Among the major locally produced food…
Read More » -
US tells T&T: Remove petroleum subsidies
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian -The United States wants countries including T&T to remove its subsidies on petroleum products, according to a high-ranking US State official. In what is called a background briefing at the US State Department here in Washington DC, the high-ranking official, who the media are not allowed to name, said it was US government…
Read More »