Articles Tagged “Trinidad and Tobago”
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Guyana grants Caribbean Airlines (CAL) “flag carrier status”
Guyana is providing “flag carrier status” to the Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines (CAL) allowing the airline to provide direct flights between Georgetown and New York and Toronto. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, said the decision to afford CAL flag carrier status would be communicated to the regulatory bodies in New York and Canada. [...]
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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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WHOMP!!!! T&T PM rejects Jack Warner as candidate for UNC by-election
Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has indicated that her former national security minister Austin “Jack” Warner is not an automatic choice of the ruling United National Congress (UNC) to contest the parliamentary seat he vacated in the wake of a damning report of his activities as an international football executive. Warner, who launched his campaign [...]
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PHOTOS: Kaj Designs Prepares For The Int’l Launch Of Its Resort Collection – “Tribu Sauvage”
Since the 2010 launch of Kaj Designs’ resort line, Tobago’s premier fashion house has worked steadfastly to position itself as a global leader in Caribbean fashion. Led by the dynamic partnership of President/Creative Director, Kevin Ayoung-Julien, and CEO/Director, Liza Miller, this year the brand is focused on growing its export potential and generating international sales. The brand’s objective to capture [...]
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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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Bunji Garlin and his “Differentology” featured on MTV IGGY
Fresh off his first appearance in New York for 2013 at his recent headlining Got P.C.D. concert and his Socatology show shortly thereafter in Barbados, Bunji Garlin is again making headlines. The Ragga Soca artiste, who is still dealing with the loss of his brother back on March 6th, has had and continues to [...]
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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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VIDEO: Trinidad’s Newest Soap Opera – “All About Us” (Episode 1-3)
All About Us is the newest TV series about basic everyday life of Trinidadians. The soap opera series was created, written and directed by Christina Ferguson of and Ice Angels Promotions and produced by Ancil Harris of Ville Ventures. Who remembers No Boundaries, Turn of The Tide, Calabash Alley and Westwood Park? Well, with those [...]
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Can you guess which T&T Minister has sons being investigated by the FBI?
The government minister whose sons are allegedly under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States must come forward and identify himself or herself. This is the position of someone who reached out to the Trinidad Express, stating that the country must not be left in a state of speculation. Read [...]
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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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Keshorn Walcott preps for Diamond League meets in May.
Olympic gold medalist Keshorn Walcott is setting his sights on the Diamond League meets in May. The javelin thrower recently received the Trinidad Express Individual of the Year Award 2012 and gave the daily some insight on the upcoming meet. Walcott admitted that he was still in the early stages of his strength training. “Things [...]
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VIDEO: T&T’s Afra Raymond “Three Myths About Corrpution” featured on TEDTalks
Afra Raymond’s talk at TEDxPortofSpain 2012 is now part of the 1% of speeches on TEDxTalks, featured on the TED.com website. So far there have been 5,900 events held in 1,683 cities producing 25,500 talks worldwide but only 247 TEDxTalks have been feature on the TED.com website and now Afra Raymond’s is one of them. [...]
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Natalya Mills shares her 2013 Mas Experience in “My Carnival Chronicles”
My Carnival 2013 with K2K Alliance and Friends Growing up in St. James next door to a Pan Yard creates a childhood full of music, laughter and often times marijuana smoke. The Carnival experience in St. James can have a cultural powerful impact on one’s life. Visions of back yards turned into makeshift mas camps [...]
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THIS WEEK: Silencer’s 2013 Soca Top Ten Countdowm + T&T Carnival Wrap Up
I would like to begin by congratulating all the winners for the Trinidad 2013 Carnival season. Congratulations to Machel Montano for his victories in the Groovy and Power Soca Monarch categories respectively and special congratulations to Mr. Austin Lyons, the great Superblue, on his successful comeback copping a first place tie in Soca Monarch and [...]
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Anthony Carmona to be T&T’s 5th President to be sworn in on February 15th
Speaker Wade Mark, the chairman of the Electoral College, will on February 15 declare Justice Anthony Carmona to be the country’s fifth President with no need to take the matter to a vote or to call for any seconders to the Government’s nomination since the nomination is unopposed. The formal nomination of Carmona, signed by [...]
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CONGRATS: T&T’s 2013 Calypso Monarch is Pink Panther
Congratulations are in order for Eric “Pink Panther” Taylor, Trinidad and Tobago’s newly crowned 2013 National Calypso Monarch. Pink Panther was declared winner in the wee hours of this morning at the Queen’s Park Savannah, after a tough two-round show-down against 11 other competitors. The veteran calypsonian’s first place has made him $1million richer. Though [...]
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T&T Attorney General sues former Miss Universe, Wendy Fitzwilliam
Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has initiated legal action against former Miss Universe Wendy Fitzwilliam. Fitzwilliam, former vice president/general manager Business Development at Evolving Technologies and Enterprise Development Company Ltd (e TecK) has been joined as a defendant in a lawsuit filed against the company’s former board of directors by Ramlogan. Also named as a defendant [...]
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VIDEO: T&T’s Former Calypso Monarch and National Hero “Penguin” dies at 70.
It seems like every Carnival season, an iconic Trinbagonian passes on. PHOTO CREDIT: Raphael John-Lall. Former national calypso monarch and Road March champion Sedley Joseph, known by his sobriquet “Penguin” died at his home on Saturday following a stroke at the age of 70. It is reported that Penguin suffered many illnesses over recent years. [...]
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“Queen of Calypso” – Calypso Rose headlines concert in Miami on Feb 9th
Living legend and Calypso music queen brings a taste of the Caribbean to Miami as she kick starts Trinidad and Tobago Carnival with a joyous concert during the 2012-2013 Live at Knight Series. Known as the reigning “Queen of Calypso” for her enduring charisma and unflinching voice, CALYPSO ROSE is bringing a taste of the [...]
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VIDEO: Trinidad and Tobago win their triple Caribbean T20 title
In case you missed it…. Trinidad and Tobago won the Caribbean T20 tournament for the third consecutive year when they beat Guyana by nine wickets in the Grand Final last Sunday night. Playing in front a large number of their supporters who came to the Beausejour Cricket Ground, the Trinis easily won with 45 balls [...]
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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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DUCT-TAPED drunken airplane passenger worked in Trinidad and Tobago
According to the Daily Mail, the drunken passenger who had to be wrapped up with duct tape and gagged after he began attacking female passengers and screaming that the plane was going to crash has been identified. Gudmundur Karl Arthorsson was named as the Icelandic native who caused an incident on a plane from Reykjavik [...]
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30 Semi-Finalists for 2013 Play Whe International Power Soca Monarch
The 2013 Play Whe International Power Soca Monarch is gearing up to be the ultimate clash of the Soca titans! On January 8th 2013, the names of the 30 semi-finalists chosen to compete in the Play Whe International Power Soca Monarch were announced. Fay-Ann Lyons, Benjai, Blaxx, Destra, Anslem Douglas, Bunji Garlin and the first-ever Soca [...]
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30 Semi-Finalists for 2013 Digicel Int’l Groovy Soca Monarch
On January 8th 2013, the names of the 30 semi-finalists chosen to compete in the Digicel International Groovy Soca Monarch were announced. Things are falling into place quickly for the Groovy Soca Monarch semi-finals carded for Sunday January 20th 2013 at the Arima Velodrome.Will Machel Montano regain his crown as the International Groovy Soca Monarch or will [...]
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