News
-
Ecuador lobbies T&T on human rights measures
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran has met with his Ecuadorean counterpart, Ricardo Patino, as diplomatic efforts increase to encourage T&T’s support for contentious proposals to reform the Inter-American human rights system. Yesterday’s meeting in Port-of-Spain precedes Friday’s Extraordinary General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS). It also follows over 18 months of deliberations…
Read More » -
JA T&T signs US$55,000 WEAmericas Grant
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – On March 13, Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy Thomas Smitham and Junior Achievement of T&T’s Chief Executive Officer, J Errol Lewis, signed a US$55,000 grant to pave the way for a project to provide business development training; mentorship and access to loans for young women. The grant was made available under the Women’s…
Read More » -
Minister warns students against idolising “bling”
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Education Minister, Reverend Ronald Thwaites has warned that the educational achievement of students is being severely compromised by poor values and attitudes, with focus being placed on material possessions and popular culture rather than learning. “We idolise bling, extreme fashions, whatever the current notion of popularity is,” he said, noting that many parents and grandparents, by…
Read More » -
Conference examining impact of ozone depleting substances
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – A conference examining the impact of ozone depleting substances (ODS) on the environment began here Monday with Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas urging regional countries to adequately educate their populations on the issue. “The challenges are endless, but there are solutions to every challenge and that is why we are gathered here today,” he told…
Read More » -
PM Gonsalves warns of increase in non-communicable diseases
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has lauded the primary and secondary health care system in St. Vincent and the Grenadines but said “developed countries diseases” continue to be a challenge. “These are hypertension, diabetes, cardiac problems and, of course, accidents and criminal violence,” he said Monday on the Grenadine island of Bequia, where a new…
Read More » -
Former judge sworn in as Trinidad and Tobago’s fifth head of state
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former High Court judge, Anthony Carmona, 60, was sworn in as Trinidad and Tobago’s fifth head of state on Monday at a public ceremony held at the Hasley Crawford Stadium, on the outskirts of the capital. In a ceremony carried live on radio and television, Carmona, a graduate of the University of the West…
Read More » -
All hail and welcome, President Carmona
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – With a remarkable equanimity of spirit, Trinidad and Tobago welcomed its fifth President with as much positive anticipation as it said goodbye to its fourth with fond regard and memories. As the Port of Spain sun set on his decade-long tenure, the T&T Regiment band serenaded President Max Richards and his wife, Dr Jean Ramjohn-Richards,…
Read More » -
CCJ makes landmark evidence ruling today
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – THE CARIBBEAN Court of Justice's (CCJ) trip to Barbados will be highlighted by a landmark evidentiary ruling today. The CCJ's decision, expected this morning, is one that could set a precedent on statements of evidence, what documents are fit for evidence and how their admissibility will be treated. The ruling became necessary when Jamaican lawyer…
Read More »