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Close collaboration enhancing Region’s development prospects – PM Rowley
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley at the 2016 IMF Caribbean Forum, in Port of Spain, 2-3 November 2016: There are both differences and similarities among us as a group. Three of the regional economies (Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Suriname) are commodity exporters while the others are largely dependent on tourism and remittances. However, we are all…
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CARICOM Kicks Off LMIS Training in Trinidad and Tobago
The region is set to benefit from a major effort by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat to establish a labour market information system (LMIS) as a vital element of the smooth functioning of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). As part of this effort, the Secretariat is undertaking a series of LMIS training workshops in Member States. The first…
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Discussions between Jamaica and T&T to strengthen bonds – PM Holness
Bilateral discussions between Jamaica and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago are expected to result in robust initiatives that will lead to increased co-operation, and the promotion of improved trade relations. This is the sentiment expressed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who is hosting his Trinidadian counterpart, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley, on an official four-day visit.…
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Jamaica Welcomes Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley, and Mrs. Sharon Rowley, arrived in Jamaica today (July 17) for a four-day official visit. They were met at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston by a welcoming party led by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister,…
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Trinidad and Chile hold bilateral on margins of CARICOM Heads meeting
Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley, met with Her Excellency Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria, President of the Republic of Chile, on the margins of the Thirty-seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the morning of July 5th, 2016. Dr, Rowley was accompanied by…
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Trinidad accords special priority to CARICOM – PM wants security, CSME on forefront
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr, The Hon. Keith Rowley, on Monday said that his country’s continued commitment to CARICOM has precipitated the refocusing of the ministry with responsibility for foreign policy, to the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs. Delivering his maiden address to the Conference at the opening of the 37th Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government…
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Heads to increase co-operation on crime and security
CARICOM Heads of Government deliberated on the issue of crime and security and agree to increase their cooperation and collaboration in this area. President of Guyana H.E. David Granger signs the protocol amending the Treaty to formally establish the Council of National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE), “The Conference adopted and opened for signature, the Protocol Amending the Revised Treaty…
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CARICOM SG hosts students from Trinidad and Tobago Universities
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday hosted a group of tertiary students from Trinidad and Tobago who are participating in the project ‘Students Engaging the CSME through Field Promotion’. The group visited the CCS Headquarters where they had the engagement with the Secretary General followed by a tour of the facilities. The students are currently in Guyana and will have the opportunity to visit various…
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CTU hosts regional satellite communications workshop in Trinidad
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — An international workshop on satellite communications recently hosted by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) will strengthen the region’s ability to stay connected to the rest of the world after an extreme weather event or natural disaster. The workshop came just two weeks after Tropical Storm Erika devastated the Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica in late August,…
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Trinidad and Tobago Election results reflect will of the people: CARICOM Observation Mission
The CARICOM Elections Observation Mission to Trinidad and Tobago’s general elections on Monday say voters were able to cast their ballots without intimidation or harassment and the results reflect the will of the people. The Mission, in its Preliminary Statement issued Tuesday, however called for guidelines and regulations on the use of social media in election campaigns, noting that one…
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