CARICOM Finance Ministers tackle growth and development

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Finance Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) reviewed a range of economic and financial issues at the Fifteenth Meeting of CARICOM’s Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel...
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Couva Hospital on quake zone

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian - Construction of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s prized $1.5 billion Couva Children’s Hospital is in jeopardy as seismic and structural experts have called for all work there to be aborted. This is because the hospital and multi-training facilit...
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T&T gov’t seeking advice on deferring local gov’t polls

(Trinidad Express) Government is seeking legal advice on the possibility of postponing the local government elections, sources said yesterday. If the government moves for a postponement this would be a complete reversal of the Prime Minister’s earlier pledges of her People’s Partnership...
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Finance ministers meet in Trinidad and Tobago

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Finance Ministers will meet on Wednesday 7 August in Trinidad and Tobago within the framework of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP). High on the agend...
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Benefits of raising T&T flag in Beijing

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Express - China’s Ambassador to T&T, Huang Xingyuan, has updated Beijing’s upbeat prospects for relations with the Caribbean, with T&T identified as the centrepiece of related arrangements. It was this country that Chinese President Xin Xinping chose for ...
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GEORGE, JAMAL OUT

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Express - National Security Minister Emmanuel George and Communication Minister Jamal Mohammed are expected to lose their Cabinet portfolios when Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar reshuffles her deck of ministers. Senior Government sources told the Express the reshuffl...
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Republic gains majority stake in Ghana bank

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian - Republic Bank Ltd has acquired a majority stake in Ghana’s HFC Bank Ltd and is prepared to make an offer for all the remaining shares in the bank if it is mandated to do so. “Republic Bank continues at this time to engage in discussions with the S...
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T&T political leaders agree on need for campaign finance reform

(Trinidad Express) Political leaders have agreed to President Anthony Carmona’s call to bite the bullet of campaign financing reform. Those in agreement on Saturday included Leader of Government Business Dr Roodal Moonilal, People’s National Movement political leader Dr Keith Rowley, in...
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