Trinidad
Press Freedom in Trinidad and Tobago: An Interview with Kiran Maharaj
February 15, 2012 | 12:21 pm | 0 Comment
By Alexander Britell THE POLICE RAID on Trinidad newspaper Newsday and the home of one of its journalists earlier this month sent shockwaves throughout Trinidad and the region. Trinidad’s Prime Minister and the opposition have expressed "grave" concern over the events, as has Attorney General Anand Ramlogan, who called for Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs to explain more...
Trinidad Opposition Party “Gravely Disturbed” by Police Raid on Media House
February 12, 2012 | 7:41 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Dr Keith Rowley By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley said his party was "gravely disturbed" by the police raid on the Newsday newpsaper last week. Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar has also said the government was viewing the development with "grave concern." "If this is allowed to become an acceptable way of doing more...
CJ Politics , News , Trinidad
Trinidad Talks Development, Security with United Nations Development Programme
February 11, 2012 | 4:36 pm | 0 Comment
Above: UNDP Administrator Helen Clark (Photo: OPM Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago and the United Nations Development Programme held talks this week focusing on the launch of the new Caribbean Human Development Report and a proposed partnership on security. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar held talks with Helen Clark, the United more...
Trinidad Prime Minister: “Grave Concern” over Police Raid on Newspaper
February 11, 2012 | 1:07 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: OPM Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff The police raid on Trinidadian newspaper Newsday and the home of one of its senior reporters is viewed "with grave concern" by the government, Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said in a statement yesterday. Persad-Bissessar said her government had no more...
International Monetary Fund: Trinidad’s Economy “Turning the Corner”
February 10, 2012 | 2:04 pm | 0 Comment
Above: St Augustine, Trinidad By the Caribbean Journal staff Despite "ongoing technical disruptions" in Trinidad's energy sector, the country's economy is showing positive signs, according to the International Monetary Fund, which completed a visit to conduct the 2011 Article IV consultation. "There is concrete evidence that the economy is turning the corner and more...
Trinidad-Based Pipeline to Supply Natural Gas to Eastern Caribbean
February 10, 2012 | 1:09 am | 0 Comment
Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff A new pipeline to be laid on 188 miles of seabed will bring natural gas from Trinidad and Tobago to the Eastern Caribbean, the country's Ministry of Energy announced today in a post-cabinet briefing. The pipeline, which will be laid from Tobago to Barbados, is slated to cost around $300 million, the Ministry more...
Jamaica’s Murder Rate Falls to Seven-Year Low, But Still Caribbean’s Highest
February 8, 2012 | 2:37 pm | 1 Comments
Above: downtown Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has the Caribbean's highest murder rate, although the 1,124 murders reported in 2011 were a seven-year low for the country, according to the Caribbean Human Development Report 2012. The report, the first UN Human Development Report focusing on the Caribbean, is the result of consultations with 450 more...
Trinidad, UNDP Sign Agreement on National Corporate Responsibility Policy
February 8, 2012 | 12:09 pm | 0 Comment
Above: UNDP Administrator Helen Clark and Trinidad Foreign Minister Surujrattan Rambachan (Photo: OPM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago signed an agreement Monday with the United Nations Development Programme on the adoption of a national corporate responsibility policy in the country. Trinidad Trade Minister Stephen Cadiz signed the agreement more...
Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago Hold Talks on Criminal Justice Reform
February 1, 2012 | 10:25 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Trinidad Justice Minister Herbert Volney and Venezuelan Ambassador Maria Eugenia Marcano Casado By the Caribbean journal staff The governments of Venezuela and Trinidad have begun discussions about potential cooperation on penal reform, offender management and other criminal justice issues. Trinidad's Justice Minister Herbert Volney met yesterday with more...
Op-Ed: 50 Years and Sovereignty
February 1, 2012 | 4:05 am | 0 Comment
Above: the Middlesex Guildhall in London By Jeffrey Foreman Op-Ed Contributor This year is a historic one in the region. In August, Jamaica, then Trinidad and Tobago will mark 50 years as independent nations. These two countries were the first to achieve the vaunted goal of independence. In the past 50 years, both nations have seized the powers that directing the more...
