T&T finalises new gas deal with Venezuela

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian -  T&T and Venezuela have reached a deal to jointly produce gas from fields located between the two countries, Venezuelan Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez said. According to a Prensa Latina report, Venezuelan state-owned oil giant Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVS...
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As Govt, Opposition meet on crime…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian - AG proposes no bail for repeat offenders One strike and you’re out. Those intent on recommitting violent criminal and drug-related offences will not be eligible for bail. This was the recommendation the Government put forward to Opposition members at yesterd...
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PM on Cabinet reshuffle: Lift-off time for PP Government

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian - Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday promoted Gary Griffith, her former national security adviser, to the post of National Security Minister, “fired” two ministers and reshuffled and split the portfolios of several United National Congress (...
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URGENT-TRINIDAD-POLITICS-Prime Minister reshuffles Cabinet

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Prime Minister Kamla Persad- Bissessar on Thursday reshuffled her Cabinet placing yet another person at the helm of the Ministry of National Security. Gary Griffith, who was the security advisor to the Prime Minister has been appointed National Security Minister, becom...
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GUYANA AND CHAIR OF THE BUREAU OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS,  HONOURABLE CAROLYN RODRIGUES-BIRKETT AT THE   OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CARICOM AND CUBA,  5 SEPTEMBER 2013, GRENADA

I wish to thank the Government and People of Grenada for their warm hospitality and join my colleagues in echoing appreciation for being in Grenada today among great company.  As we gather on the eve of the Fourth CARICOM-Cuba Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, there are several events th...
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Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community   At The Opening Ceremony Of the FOURTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CARICOM AND CUBA CALIVIGNY ISLAND, GRENADA

Allow me to begin by expressing my appreciation for the warm Spice Island welcome that has been extended to all delegations since our arrival in Grenada for the Fourth Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM and Cuba. It has undoubtedly set a pleasant tone for a fruitful discussion betwee...
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PANCAP APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Mr. Dereck Anthony Springer has been appointed Director of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP). Mr. Springer, a public health practitioner, behavioural scientist and strategic manager brings t...
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CARICOM and Cuba Foreign Ministers get together in Grenada

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba will hold discussions on advancing cooperation on developmental issues between the two sides on Friday 6 September in Grenada. A special retr...
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