Caribbean Climate Innovation Center launches in Trinidad

The Caribbean Climate Innovation Center (CCIC)—a hub designed to help clean technology ventures transform the region to a low-carbon economy and create green jobs—launched yesterday in Freeport, Trinidad & Tobago. The CCIC will offer financing, training, mentorship, and other servi...
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Trinidad Opens Embassy in China

Trinidad and Tobago has officially opened an Embassy in China. The new Embassy opened in Beijing on Wednesday, inaugurated by Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar during her official visit to China this week. The opening of the embassy was first announced in June 2013, in th...
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Eight Caribbean countries to strengthen HIV programmes - UNAIDS

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday February 25, 2014, CMC – UNAIDS Caribbean said Monday that eight regional countries have finalised specific strategies aimed at strengthening their HIV programmes by making them more responsive to human rights. It said that the representatives from Barbados, ...
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Remarks by Mr. Joseph Williams Programme Manager, Energy Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat On the occasion Of The Launch of CARICOM Energy Week 2013 (CEW 2013) 11 November 2013, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

I wish to begin by conveying greetings on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. He sends his highest regards and commendation to the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for the initiative to host the Launch of CARICOM Energy Week 2013. ...
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Caribbean continues to have trade imbalance with US

(Trinidad Guardian)BRIDGETOWN—The Caribbean continues to have a huge trade imbalance with the US when imports and exports between the two trading partners are compared. The US amassed US$22,838,950,392 in sales to the region in 2012 alone. In contrast, the North American country imported US$1...
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PM bows out of debate

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Debates Commission is appealing to Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar to re-consider her decision not to participate in a leader’s debate on Tuesday as the voters prepare to elect Mayors and Local Government councilors on October ...
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Rambarran urges IMF to tackle Caribbean debt

debt PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran has called on the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde to move quickly to address the debt challenges and low economic growth issues facing Caribbean countries. Governor Rambarran made the ...
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