Trinidad and Tobago
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Help small and vulnerable economies
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday used an international forum to issue a call for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to increase their aid to small and vulnerable economies. Persad-Bissessar was speaking at the United Nations General Assembly Thematic debate “The UN and Global Economic Governance” in New York. She stressed that…
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Remarks by Ms. Desiree Field-Ridley, Officer-in-Charge, Trade and Economic Integration, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on the occasion of The Opening Ceremony Forty-First Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development
On behalf of the Secretary-General of Caribbean Community, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Forty-First Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development on Energy being held here in Trinidad and Tobago. The Secretary General sincerely regrets that he could not be here at this so important COTED Energy Meeting. Ladies and Gentlemen, Energy…
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T&T to open embassy in China
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Within a month T&T will open its embassy in Bejing, China, more than 30 years after China established its embassy here in T&T. On June 20, 1974 China established diplomatic relations with T&T and in April of 1975 the embassy was established. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran sees no issue in the delay in reciprocating.…
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PM speaks at UN today
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is to deliver remarks today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. She will speak at the thematic debate on “The UN and Global Economic Governance”, a news release from the Office of the Prime Minister said. The Prime Minister’s speech will be carried live on CNMG at approximately 9.30…
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Rick, Ronnie, Romeo- Suriname’s Presi after Desi?
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Florida-born rap artist Rick Ross packed maybe 10,000 fans into the Andre Kamperveen stadium in Paramaribo last Saturday. Bearded, bald-headed and big-bellied, he looks a bit like the prison officer he once was. He shares his name with the former drug trafficker Rick “Freeway” Ross—who once tried to sue the rapper for name-theft. His lyrics…
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T&T moves to prop up falling tourism industry
industry PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – T&T is looking to the diaspora market and to the Caricom market to boost its tourism industry, says Tourism Minister Stephen Cadiz. He said T&T has lost 60 per cent of the Caricom market. Cadiz was addressing members of the local, regional and international media at a news conference held yesterday at the Hyatt…
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Tertiary education expert says: UWI must reach out to Haiti, Cuba
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Visiting Moroccan tertiary education expert Dr Jamil Salmi says UWI should reach out to its French and Spanish speaking neighbours like Haiti, Dominican Republic and Cuba to truly establish the academic institution’s reputation as a regional and international giant. Salmi made this comment during a Distinguished Open lecture at Daaga Auditorium, St Augustine campus last…
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Low graduation rate for research degrees
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian – While the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, has recorded significant increases in enrolment, the graduation rate for research degrees continues to be disappointing. Making the comment yesterday was Errol Simms, dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, at the opening of yesterday’s conference on Understanding the Caribbean through the Lens…
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TRINIDAD-POLITICS-Prime Minister to pay official visit to Canada
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar is to pay an official visit to Canada later this month, according to a statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister. It said the April 23-26 visit is in response to an invitation from the Prime Minister Stephen Harper and follows the State visit of Canada’s Governor General…
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TRINIDAD-BIRTHDAY-Identical twins celebrate 100th birthday
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Identical twin sisters, Louise Pierre and Louisa Danzel, from the fishing village of Blanchisseuse celebrated their 100th birthday on Wednesday. The twins also celebrated the birthday of their neighbour Richard Morgan, who will turn 101 on May 25. All three were honoured by Member of Parliament for Arima, Rodger Samuel, and Minister of State…
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