Trinidad and Tobago
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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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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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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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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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Venezuela’s President for T&T
(Trinidad Express) Trinidad yesterday announced a visit by CARICOM Heads of State, and the leaders of several other countries including the newly elected president of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro. The announcement was made by acting Communications Minister Anil Roberts at the post-Cabinet press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, Port of Spain. He said that beginning on July 3rd,…
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Uproar among Trinidad’s politicians
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Following upon revelations emanating from the United States, casting a shadow over the career of Mr Jack Warner, popular politician, heavyweight Minister and close advisor to the Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, that forced his resignation not only from his ministry but also from his chairmanship of the ruling People’s Partnership coalition, Trinidad & Tobago seems engulfed…
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Prime Minister hands over electronic equipment as police continue probe
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has handed over computer equipment to the police as investigations continue into allegations that she and senior members of her government were involved in a plot to undermine the judiciary, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution and the media. During a two hour meeting with the police on…
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T&T ‘hot seat’ for CARICOM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A WEEK from tomorrow Heads of Government of the 15-member Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) should be in Port of Spain for a three-day regular annual summit that officially gets underway on Thursday, July 4. The historical significance of this regular summit being hosted in Port of Spain to coincide with the 40th anniversary…
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DPP not giving update
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – DIRECTOR OF Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard SC yesterday said he would not “fall prey” to calls for an update into the criminal investigation into the criminal investigation into the collapse of CL Financial Ltd, CLICO and related subsidiaries. In a two-page statement, Gaspard noted that questions on the status of the criminal investigation were…
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