Trinidad and Tobago
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Women prime ministers urge an end to violence against women
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Caribbean only two women heads of government Friday pledged to end violence and discrimination against women in their respective countries as they joined the global community in observing International Women’s Day. Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar and her Jamaican counterpart, Portia Simpson Miller said the theme to observe the occasion…
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Guyanese stock market continues to grow
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – As at December 2011, the market capitalisation of shares on the Guyana Stock market (GASCI) was G$89.48 billion. This valuation improved to G$123.41 billion as at December 2012, or by a margin of almost 38 per cent. Briefly, as at the end of October 2012, the valuation was even higher at G$125.84 billion. Two of…
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CaribNET launches to better connect the Caribbean
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A broadband fibre optic network called C@ribNET has been launched to connect tertiary institutions, schools, hospitals and other educational establishments to knowledge development and research platforms, paving the way for enhanced interconnectivity and collaboration among Caribbean states. The historic launch took place at the National Academy for the Performing Arts Centre (NAPA), Port-of-Spain, on February…
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Adios, Chavez
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Like others in this hemisphere and around the world, people in Trinidad and Tobago were naturally drawn to the larger-than-life figure of drama and colour projected by the late president Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. His geopolitical influence and ambitions thrust way beyond the boundaries of the republic he dominated for 14 years, reaching even intimately…
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Bharath: Chavez death will not impact trade with T&T
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's death on Tuesday is unlikely to have any impact on trade between that country and Trinidad and Tobago, Trade Minister Vasant Bharath said yesterday. In a telephone interview with the Express, Bharath said he met with new Venezuelan Ambassador Coromoto Godoy Calderon last week to discuss the possibility of a T&T…
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Chavez legacy: a polarised society
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – From the time in 1992 when, as a lieutenant colonel paratrooper in the Venezuelan army, he attempted a coup on the Carlos Andres Peres government, to being constitutionally elected just seven years later, Hugo Chavez as a political figure could not be ignored. His fervent supporters, amongst those who were socially dispossessed and historically discriminated…
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UWI panel on Chavez today
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Interim President of Venezuela Nicholas Maduro may likely win the upcoming election following the death of Hugo Chavez and his approach may be the same as Chavez’s, says Dr Mark Kirton of UWI’s Institute of International Relations. He spoke yesterday ahead of today’s panel discussion on Chavez by the institute. The midday discussion also features…
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Not ‘sweet’ WICB cricket
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – THE West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is currently immersed in arrangements for its annual general meeting on March 27 at a time when the governing body of this region’s most popular game continues to reveal serious leadership weaknesses, and an alarming consistency for ignoring well-intentioned “time-for-change” recommendations. Perhaps some of the best known major recommendations…
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PM holds talks with Trinidad-based CAL
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has held informal talks with the chairman of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Rabindra Moonan on the role the airline could play on deepening relations between the two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries. A statement issued here Tuesday said that Mitchell, whose New National Party (NNP) won the February…
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Roberts disappointed with Lloyd blanking
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – West Indies fast-bowling legend Andy Roberts has criticised regional territorial boards for refusing to support former captain Clive Lloyd's bid to be president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). Lloyd was nominated by the Guyana Cricket Board but a deadline ran out before regional cricket boards could second the nomination as stipulated by WICB…
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