Trinidad and Tobago
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Government and Opposition clash over greater autonomy for Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar Wednesday dismissed suggestions that her coalition People’s Partnership government was introducing legislation to grant greater autonomy to Tobago ahead of the January 21 election for control of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA). But Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley described the proposed amendment to the Trinidad and Tobago Constitution…
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OAS official warns illegal drugs fuelling ongoing crime situation in the hemisphere
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A two-day conference of the Caribbean Outreach Working Meet on Drug Problems began here on Wednesday with a senior Organisation of American States (OAS) official warning that the crime situation, which is being fuelled by the drugs trade, has gotten worse. Secretary for the Multidimensional Security of the OAS, Ambassador Adam Blackwell told delegates…
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Two new one-term govts?
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – TWO countries of the Caribbean Community—Barbados and Grenada—are expected to be involved in parliamentary elections next month. Barbados is yet to announce its election date—Grenada's will be on February 19. But speculations are in full swing about the likelihood of one-term governments in both Bridgetown and St George's under two first-time prime ministers.
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Africa meets Caribbean trade mission kicks off next Tuesday
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A high-powered Africa meets the Caribbean trade mission kicks off next Tuesday in Jamaica, before heading to T&T the following Thursday. Theme of the mission is Social Changes: Catalyst for Regional Investment, Growth & Development and it is organised by UK-based Caribbean Enterprise Network UK (CENUK) in collaboration with its affiliate, Priority First UK Ltd.…
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Central Bank optimistic about economic growth
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago said it remains “cautiously optimistic” that the country’s economic growth will surpass two per cent in 2013, pointing to a number of actions that have taken place “over the course of last year. Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran said the oil-rich twin island Republic’s economic performance comes…
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Coalition partner backs Foreign Minister Dookeran for post of President
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Congress of the People (COP) party, the second biggest partner in the four-party coalition People’s Partnership government says it is backing Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran for the post of President of Trinidad and Tobago. Parliament will meet on February 15 to elect a successor to President George Maxwell Richards, who leaves after…
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PNM Leads THA Race
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A poll ahead of next Monday’s Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election is predicting a landslide victory for the incumbent People’s National Movement (PNM). The poll, by Nigel Henry and Tarik Parris of the firm Solution by Simulation, was carried out by telephone from January 7-9. It showed the Orville London-led PNM team winning 11…
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Manage cement price
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Last Tuesday, Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) announced a rise in price on a standard 42.5 kilogramme bag of cement by 9.5 per cent. The company had warned last July that it would have to review its prices after a 90-day strike by the OWTU meant to shift the company’s position from a wage offer of…
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Govt plans to urge CARICOM to decrease duties on cement
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Government plans to lobby CARICOM for a decrease in the duties on cement, Trade Minister Vasant Bharath said yesterday. He spoke about the 9.5 per cent increase announced by Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) during yesterday’s post-Cabinet news conference. Bharath said Cabinet approved two options for dealing with the cement price hike. The first was to…
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CARICOM stock market review 2012
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The year 2012 was a challenging year for equity investors in Caricom. Despite solid gains on manufacturing, conglomerate and banking stocks, returns were depressed by declines on tourism, real estate, insurance, investments and retail stocks. As a result, the CSX 30, which tracks the 30 most influential stocks in Caricom, posted a modest gain of…
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