COTED to meet in Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) will hold a meeting in Trinidad and Tobago in March to examine energy issues in the region, according to Energy and Energy Affairs Minister Kevin Ramnarine
Ramnarine addressing the 2013 Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference said that the March 1 COTED meeting would “bring together ministers with responsibility for energy for one day to discuss a way forward for the Caribbean with respect to energy”.
Ramnarine told the conference that Trinidad and Tobago would soon be launching its first land-based oil bid round in more than 10 years describing the move as a “key component” in government's strategy to turn around declining oil production.