T&T deflects questions on rights record of Caricom invitee

(Trinidad Express) Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran said the Trinidad and Tobago Government was not in a position to adjudicate on international human rights reports on President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Mbasogo, who in his capacity as head of the ACP (African, ...
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IICA head endorses ILO rural economy plan

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian - Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA) Victor Villalobos is endorsing a decision by International Labour Organization (ILO) head Guy Ryder to pay greater attention to the “rural economy” in th...
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Grenada PM calls for Caricom free movement

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian - Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell is calling for the removal of aliens’ landholding requirements for Caricom nationals. Mitchell made the appeal during his address at Wednesday’s opening of the 34th Caricom Heads of Government Meeting...
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T&T PM wants think tank on regional security

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday suggested a “regional think tank” be established to examine multiple security threats facing the region. She was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 34th Caricom heads of Government conference at the Diplomatic Centr...
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As Chaguaramas Treaty re-signed

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian - Leaders hope for unity After 40 years, the Treaty of Chaguaramas, signed in 1973 to create Caribbean unity but still largely unsuccessful, was signed again yesterday by 15 Caricom prime ministers at the same place it was initially signed—the Conve...
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CARICOM-SUMMIT-Regional leaders re-enact treaty

Trinidad, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders Thursday paid glowing tribute to the founding fathers of the regional integration movement insisting that CARICOM has a major role to play in the socio-economic development of the region. Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Mille...
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CARICOM-SUMMIT-CARICOM celebrates 40th birthday

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Thursday marked its 40th anniversary boasting of being the longest surviving integration grouping among developing countries. In a message to mark the occasion, CARICOM Secretary General Irwin la Rocque said that 15-member groupi...
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T&T ranks 81st in global innovation

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Express - Trinidad and Tobago has been ranked 81 out of 142 countries in the 2013 Global Innovation Index for the second consecutive year, a statement on the Index’s official website has said.  The country trailed 34 spots behind regional leader Barbados, ranked...
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