Trinidad and Tobago
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Finance ministers meet in Trinidad and Tobago
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Finance Ministers will meet on Wednesday 7 August in Trinidad and Tobago within the framework of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP). High on the agenda is a follow-up discussion seeking to chart a framework for growth and development in CARICOM which engaged the Heads of…
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Benefits of raising T&T flag in Beijing
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Express – China’s Ambassador to T&T, Huang Xingyuan, has updated Beijing’s upbeat prospects for relations with the Caribbean, with T&T identified as the centrepiece of related arrangements. It was this country that Chinese President Xin Xinping chose for an historic state visit involving meetings here with Caribbean leaders. In last week’s Business Express, Ambassador Xingyuan characterised…
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GEORGE, JAMAL OUT
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Express – National Security Minister Emmanuel George and Communication Minister Jamal Mohammed are expected to lose their Cabinet portfolios when Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar reshuffles her deck of ministers. Senior Government sources told the Express the reshuffle will take place on Thursday. The Express learnt that Dr Surujrattan Rambachan, who holds two Ministerial portfolios—the Ministry of…
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Republic gains majority stake in Ghana bank
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian – Republic Bank Ltd has acquired a majority stake in Ghana’s HFC Bank Ltd and is prepared to make an offer for all the remaining shares in the bank if it is mandated to do so. “Republic Bank continues at this time to engage in discussions with the SEC and the Bank of Ghana (BoG)…
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T&T political leaders agree on need for campaign finance reform
(Trinidad Express) Political leaders have agreed to President Anthony Carmona’s call to bite the bullet of campaign financing reform. Those in agreement on Saturday included Leader of Government Business Dr Roodal Moonilal, People’s National Movement political leader Dr Keith Rowley, interim leader of the Independent Liberal Party Jack Warner and Congress of the People leader Prakash Ramadhar. Warner, who returned…
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T&T national security minister summons emergency meet over murders
(Trinidad Express) NATIONAL Security Minister Emmanuel George yesterday called an emergency meeting with the heads of the country’s protective services in the wake of a dozen murders being committed in less than 72 hours. The meeting was chaired by George and included Police Commissioner Stephen Williams, Chief of Defence Staff Major General Kenrick Maharaj, Commanding Officer of the Trinidad and…
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TRINIDAD-CRIME-Bloody weekend in Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – At least 12 people were killed during the long weekend here forcing national security officials to meet in an emergency session and a former national security minister criticising the coalition People’s Partnership government in Trinidad and Tobago over its crime strategy. Police confirmed that the 12 people were killed over the long Emancipation weekend…
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CARIBBEAN-TELECOMMUNICATIONS-Regional ICT Ministers to meet in Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The state of information and communication technologies will be examined in the by regional officials at a forum to be held here August 7-8. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in collaboration with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) has organized the Caribbean ICT Ministers’ Forum on Leveraging ICT for Development in the Caribbean to be…
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Jack’s win draws foreign attention
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian – Parliamentarians are not immune from extradition. That was the comment given to the Miami Herald newspaper by Peter Carr, a spokesman for the United States Department of Justice, following former national security minister Jack Warner’s successful re-election as the MP for the Chaguanas West constituency on Monday. Carr gave the comment as the newspaper highlighted Warner’s…
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Unprecedented shake-up in T&T senate
(Trinidad Express) In a complete departure from practice, President Anthony Carmona has changed four of his senators in mid-term, a move that is unpre¬cedented in Trinidad and Tobago’s post-Republican history. Traditionally, presidents have changed independent senators at the end of the life of a Parliament, which comes with the calling of a general election. Yesterday, however, the President’s office announced…
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