Trinidad and Tobago
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On foreign front, T&T hands full, or filling up
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The visit later this month of US Vice President Joe Biden, and the attendant holding here of the equivalent of a Caribbean summit, call attention to this country’s standing in the region and the world. Those events underscore T&T’s international recognition and its responsibilities within Caricom and beyond. The choice of T&T as the venue…
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US lobbies Caribbean for position on IACHR
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The United States candidate for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Professor James L. Cavallaro, has held talks with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) seeking support for his candidacy. CARICOM foreign ministers met here earlier this week under the chairmanship of Trinidad and Tobago’s foreign minister Winston Dookeran. A statement issued by the US Embassy…
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CAL VP Jaikaran treated in NY for heart problems
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Vice-chairman of Caribbean Airlines (CAL) and WinTV executive chairman Mohan Jaikaran was hospitalised in New York, USA, following “heart complications.” Sunil Ramdeen, WinTV’s general manger, confirmed that Jaikaran had complications relating to his heart but he is now at his New York-based home. Ramdeen explained that Jaikaran had heart issues for some time—he suffered a…
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CAL board’s wings clipped
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The wings of Caribbean Airlines’ board have been “clipped” and a new board is on the horizon, expected to be announced shortly, government officials said yesterday. The development is now in the works after yesterday’s weekly Cabinet meeting, they added. The new board is tipped to include certain business and professional people. However, former BWIA…
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CSA chief: Corruption impeding regional shipping
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – President of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA ) Grantley Stephenson says corruption in international trade is impeding growth of the region’s maritime business. Speaking at Monday’s opening of the 12th Caribbean Shipping Executives Conference in Freeport, Bahamas, Stephenson said: “The association has previously addressed issues related to smuggling of narcotics and through earlier contacts with…
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Marathon debate on no-confidence motion Monday
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad- Next Monday’s debate on the Opposition’s no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister will be a marathon one, lasting into Tuesday, Communication Minister Jamal Mohammed said yesterday. Speaking at yesterday’s post-Cabinet media briefing, Mohammed said all Government MPs would speak and were prepared to debate into Wednesday if necessary. The motion was filed by Opposition Leader Keith…
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2030: Shared prosperity is possible in our region
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The World Bank, under the leadership of President Jim Yong Kim, has focused attention on the ambitious and demanding work to eliminate extreme poverty in the world’s population by 2030 and to increase the income of the poorest 40 per cent in order to promote shared prosperity. It may sound bold, but it is possible…
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EU supporting regional food security project
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The European Union is providing an Euro 8.6 million (One Euro = US$1.29) grant to support a project to improve Caribbean food security in the context of climate change. The project is being conducted in Belize, Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago and is being organized by the Caribbean Agricultural Research…
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CAL’s current situation clearly unsustainable
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Is it unrealistic for T&T to continue to have a national airline? Or is the issue one of incompetent and corrupt management at the national airline? Can Caricom, as a group of struggling economies, continue to have half a dozen national airlines, all of them losing hundreds of millions of dollars annually? In the instance…
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