Trinidad and Tobago
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CARIBBEAN-SUMMIT-Regional trade unions want to be re-engaged by Caribbean leaders
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – President of the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL), David Massiah, is calling on regional governments to re-engage the Caribbean trade union movement in a similar fashion as they did in previous years. The CCL along with the main regional private sector group were allowed to make representations to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders at their…
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CARIBBEAN-LABOUR-Trinidad and Tobago says no CSME without labour reform http://cananewsonline.com/news/full-news/business-news/89982-caribbean-labour-trinidad-and-tobago-says-no-csme-without-labour-reform.html
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Labour Minister, Errol McLeod, is not giving the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) free movement provisions of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) much of a chance if labour standards are not harmonised in the region. Addressing the opening session of the 8thInternational Labour Organisation (ILO) meeting of Caribbean labour ministers here,…
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CARIBBEAN-LABOUR-Union leader dismisses suggestion to make aviation industry an essential service
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The chairman of the Council of LIAT trade unions, Chester Humphrey, has poured cold water on efforts by at least two regional government leaders and a senior aviation official that the aviation industry should also be classified as an essential service, with legislated restricted rights to strike. Humphrey told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC)…
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Operations VP takes the helm at CAL
(Trinidad Guardian) – Vice President of Operations at Caribbean Airlines (CAL), Captain Jagmohan Singh, has been appointed to run the day-to-day operations of the airline following the sudden resignation of acting CEO Robert Corbie on Friday. In an interview, CAL communications manager Clint Williams said, “Captain Jagmohan Singh, the vice president of operations, is currently at the helm. “He was…
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T&T vessel shot at here after Captain refuses drug transport –report
(Trinidad Express) A Trinidad and Tobago cargo vessel was shot at on Friday night and forced to leave Guyana after the captain allegedly refused to transport drugs into this country, Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Kirk Jean-Baptiste said yesterday. According to reports, the Adorra travelled to Guyana last month with a shipment of coconut water. The crew of the vessel stayed…
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CARIBBEAN-LABOUR- Regional labour ministers meet in the midst of employment concerns
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Caribbean labour ministers meet here on Tuesday in the midst of regional concern that tentative economic growth is not being accompanied by increasing employment opportunities. The recently-released International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Global Employment Trends report registers gloomy results for the wider Latin American and Caribbean region with slowdowns in economic growth, employment creation and…
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T&T in transport ‘hotspot’ at Caricom summit this week
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian – T&T’s stalled southern Caribbean fast ferry proposal and the regional controversy over T&T’s fuel subsidy for Caribbean Airlines are to be discussed at the Caricom leaders’ 34th summit starting Wednesday in Port-of-Spain. “Those issues (above) are current, so those as well as Caricom’s future will be examined,” Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran added yesterday.…
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TRINIDAD-POPULATION- Human bones found under Parliament building date back to 430 AD
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Parliament says the human bones unearthed under the “Red House” building during initial excavation work undertaken as part of the restoration of the building date back to between 430 AD and 1390 AD. In a statement, the Parliament said that a full-time archaeological team has been assigned to the dig…
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CMC Feature-CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-40 years later, regional leaders gather at the birthplace of CARICOM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Irwin la Rocque is very passionate about the regional integration movement, CARICOM. He has to be. As Secretary General of the 15-member grouping, he defends it against accusation from certain sections of the region that instead of CARICOM, it should be named “CARIGONE”. But as the regional leaders get ready to assemble in Trinidad…
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Journalist wins case against Trinidad Express newspapers
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A reporter, who was dismissed in 2009 for refusing to disclose the source of his information for a story, has been awarded TT$600,000 by the Industrial Court for wrongful dismissal. Darryl Heeralal sued the Trinidad Express after he was dismissed for failing to submit his source to the then editor-in-chief Omatie Lyder on June…
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