Articles Tagged “Kamla Persad-Bissessar”
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Jack Warner’s Chaguanas West seat declared vacant
Speaker of the Trinidad and Tobago parliament, Wade Mark, Friday declared the Chaguanas West seat vacant, more than a week after former national security minister Austin “Jack” Warner tendered his resignation as a legislator. In his April 26 letter, Warner, 70, gave no indication as to why he had tendered his resignation, except to say [...]
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U.S. Vice President and Wife to Travel to Brazil, Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago
Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Brazil, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago during the week of May 26th, 2013. In each country, the Vice President will meet with key leaders to discuss the full range of bilateral and regional issues. In Brazil, he looks forward to the opportunity to meet [...]
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Jack Warner resigns as T&T’s National Security Minister following CONCACAF fraud report
Three days after a CONCACAF ethics panel accused Jack Warner of enriching himself through fraud, the former CONCACAF president and FIFA executive committee member resigned from his position as national security minister of Trinidad & Tobago. Warner tendered his resignation to T&T Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Sunday night merely 11 months after she raised eyebrows by naming [...]
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Anthony Carmona Sworn In As Trinidad and Tobago’s New President (VIDEO)
On Monday March 18th, His Excellency Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona was officially sworn in as the new President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. Carmona, who was sworn in as an International Criminal Court judge in 2012, succeeds former President George Maxwell Richards as Trinidad and Tobago’s fifth president. [...]
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T&T Prime Minister denies knowlegde of “illegal Flying Squad”
Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar Friday reiterated that she had no prior knowledge of the existence of an “illegal Flying Squad” in Trinidad and Tobago and said that a report submitted by her National Security Minister Austin “Jack” Warner on the issue had been passed on to the police for investigation. “I also state unequivocally [...]
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Clean Sweep for PNM in Tobago Elections.
The People’s National Movement (PNM) won all 12 seats in Monday’s Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election. It was a feat which not even ANR Robinson, the architect of Tobago self-determination, had achieved. An historic victory for the Opposition party has enhanced the position of Dr Keith Rowley as leader and as a prime minister [...]
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$3.4 Billion Allocated to Tobago – PM says increased financial power for THA.
A wave of change will sweep Tobago come 2013, as Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced that the Parliament’s first order of business in the new year will be the debate of legislation which will see increased financial power for the Tobago House of Assembly (THA). Among the major changes will be a doubling of the [...]
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T&T Prime Minister says Machel Montano will have to “pay” for his assault offences…
Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has said that international soca star Machel Montano will have to “pay” for breaking the law after he was convicted earlier this week of five criminal offences. “I am very sorry for what has happened. I think he is a great musical icon. We all agree on that. We are [...]
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Trinidad women to benefit from US12.5m UN Gender Equality Grant
Women in Trinidad and Tobago are to benefit from a US$12.5 million grant for 39 non-government organizations from across the world. UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet said the funds are being made possible under the Fund for Gender Equality. She said the grassroots organizations selected are working on programmes ranging from the creation of [...]
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Environmentalist begins seventh day of hunger strike in Trinidad. Find out why inside…
Environmentalist Dr. Wayne Kublalsingh begins the seventh day of a hunger strike on Wednesday after his mother dismissed a personal letter from Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar that she had “a duty and an obligation to the nation in ensuring that all matters are dealt with fairly and in the interest of everyone.” Dr. Kublalsingh, [...]
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Google blanks T&T Gov’t requests to remove YouTube videos
A request from the T&T Government for the removal of ten videos currently posted on YouTube has been declined. The videos are parodies which feature Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Attorney General Anand Ramlogan. Nine of the videos feature Persad-Bissessar dancing with a bottle in hand, while Ramlogan is featured in an interview which took [...]
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Trinidad and Tobago’s New Minister of Justice Sworn In.
Attorney Christlyn Moore was sworn in as the new Justice Minister in the People’s Partnership government of Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar, less than a week after her predecessor Herbert Volney was sacked for providing “erroneous advice” to the government on the early implementation of certain clauses of the Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings) Act. [...]
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T&T PM fires Justice Minister on TV but he claims he had already resigned!
In case you missed it…. Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar dismissed her Justice Minister Herbert Volney last week, after accusing him of providing “erroneous advice” to the government regarding the early proclamation of the legislation that critics say was aimed at ensuring the fraud cases against two party financiers were dropped. In a 30-minute address [...]
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T&T PM accused of giving Machel too many special privileges including use of state helicopter!
The Tobago Council of the People’s National Movement is demanding that Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Minister of National Security Jack Warner tell the national community, on whose authorization was a Ministry of National Security helicopter used to transport entertainer Machel Montano and his entourage from Trinidad, to perform at a fete at Canoe Bay, [...]
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T&T’s Olympic Gold medalist, Keshorn Walcott to recieve cash, house, land + more. (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
Monday August 13th was a national holiday in Trinidad and Tobago, in honor of their Olympic gold medalist Keshorn Walcott and fellow Olympians’ return home. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and thousands of locals, dressed in the national colors of red, black and white awaited the hero’s return at Trinidad’s Piarco International Airport. The 19-year-old javelin [...]
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T&T PM and NBA star Shaquille O’Neal launch local basketball competition with $1M in prizes.
In case you missed…. Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Friday (June 29) unveiled plans to tackle crime through sport and employed American basketball vet, Shaquille O’Neal to help her with the task. The retired NBA star will serve as the face of the Hoop of Life-The Sweat 2012″ competition which promises a $1 million [...]
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T&T Prime Minister returns home after being hospitalized in Barbados.
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar returned home on Tuesday from Barbados where she had been briefly hospitalized while attending the Mexico-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit on Monday and was immediately flown by helicopter to her private home, south east of here. Minister of Works, Austin “Jack” Warner, who greeted her on her arrival, told reporters that her [...]
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Trinidad and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) – Still loitering
Just in case it has escaped careful attention, the Trinidad and Tobago government does not intend to abolish appeals to the British Privy Council for civil and constitutional matters. Careful reading of the statement, made by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar in Parliament on April 25th, clearly shows that the Government’s intention is to introduce legislation [...]
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PHOTOS: President Obama with Caribbean leaders at Summit of the Americas
President Barack Obama met with Caribbean leaders at the recent Sixth Summit of the Americas which was held in Cartagena, Colombia on April 14-15, 2012. View some photos of President Obama at the multilateral meeting with Caribbean Leaders below: Front row from left to right, Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister Kenny Davis Anthony, Grenada’s Prime Minister [...]
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T&T Opposition Leader says 48 Million-Barrel Oil Find is a Hoax?!?! Deets inside…
Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley has dismissed government’s announcement of a major oil find as a hoax. This assertion was supported by Diego Martin North East MP Colm Imbert who said the “alleged discovery has all the distinguishing features of a hoax. No two ways about it”. Speaking at a news conference at the opposition [...]
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T&T PM proclaims “God is a Trini” as 48 million barrels of crude oil found!
The people of this country can expect better times ahead as State- owned Petrotrin has struck “black gold” with the discovery of 48 million barrels of crude oil, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said on Thursday. Petrotrin’s president-designate Khalid Hassanali said the company, which was engaged in aggressive drilling, discovered the oil off the Gulf of [...]
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STYLE FILES: T&T PM Kamla Bissessar rocking Louis Vuitton Punchy Sneaker Boot!
Trinidad and Tobago’s very fashionable female Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, showed up to her bestie’s concert on Monday rocking some hot luxury footwear! The honorable Prime Minister of T&T, was brought on stage by Machel during his annual Machel Monday concert, wearing a stylish and hip, high-top pair of Louis Vuitton Punchy Sneaker boots. The [...]
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Former T&T Prime Minister Patrick Manning suffers stroke.
Former prime minister Patrick Manning remains “partly paralysed” at a public hospital today, his wife, Hazel Manning has said. Manning was rushed to the San Fernando General Hospital last night suffering from what his office said had been a “minor stroke.” It said Manning, 66, was “undergoing tests” at the medical institution. Mrs. Manning, a [...]
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Trinidad and Tobago to Collaborate with India’s Jaipur Institute
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Monday announced that her country will collaborate with Jaipur-based Shankara Group of Institutions for training of women, especially in the fields of agriculture and health. Addressing the institute’s convocation ceremony as the chief guest, Persad-Bissesar said that Trinidad and Tobago plans to have technical collaborations with the Shankara [...]
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Jamaica begins process of severing ties with British monarchy
As the country celebrates its 50th year of Independence, the government intends to begin the process of removing all ties with the British monarchy, thereby becoming a truly independent nation. This was stated by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, during her swearing-in ceremony, on January 5, at King’s House. “This 50th Anniversary [...]
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