T&T, Guyana in move to boost food security

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Devant Maharaj, Minister of Food Production, told the T&T Guardian that a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is being prepared to bolster relations between Guyana and T&T with respect to food security. He was speaking at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the openin...
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Prof Sankat re-appointed principal

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Professor Clement Sankat has been re-appointed as pro vice-chancellor and principal of the St Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) for a further four years, until his retirement on September 30, 2016. The announcement was made by Professor E Nigel Har...
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Group wants de la Bastide to be President

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Michael de la Bastide is being nominated as a candidate to be T&T’s fifth President by the 851 members of a Facebook group. It was created by De La Bastide's brother, Peter. The electoral college will vote on the presidency on February 15 and many believe the...
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Reform urgent for head of state choice

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - High on the list of coming attractions with potential to fulfill or disappoint hopes for a bright and prosperous new year is constitution reform. Late last year, Legal Affairs Minister Prakash Ramadhar, who is also leader of the Congress of the People, described the process...
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Opposition in the dark over new Constitution Bill for Tobago

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, CMC – The main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) said it is in the “dark” regarding plans by the coalition People’s Partnership government to table legislation later on Monday providing for more autonomy for Tobago. “It is a high poi...
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Less haste on Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - There are no issues more core to the integrity of the unitary state of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago than the terms of association between the islands of this republic. It is therefore a great pity that the Government has chosen the hectic and pugilistic period of an ...
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Opposition blasts government over legislation

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, CMC - The Tobago Council of the People’s National Movement (PNM) Friday condemned what it termed “the cynical and vulgar manner” in which the coalition People’s Partnership government of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is dealing with the issue of s...
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US says it requested no request for alternate parade route

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - The United States Wednesday said it had not requested any change to the parade route for this year’s Carnival celebrations, even as it “appreciated” the Trinidad and Tobago government’s commitment to security for diplomatic missions. Carnival c...
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