China, Trinidad Agree on Asphalt

By: - September 22nd, 2011

Above: a Lake Asphalt plant (Photo: Lake Asphalt)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The China Railway Construction Caribbean Company agreed with Trinidad’s Lake Asphalt Trinidad to supply the Chinese market with asphalt for a three- year period. The announcement was made on Thursday by Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine in St Clair.

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China-Caribbean: The Next Three Years

Trinidad Foreign Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan welcomes Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan to the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s, Trinidad (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Chinese government announced six major measures aimed at enhanced cooperation between China and the Caribbean region at the China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum in Port of Spain […]

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Grenada, Trinidad Talk Energy

Above: St George’s, Grenada (Photo: Grenada) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago have begun talks on ways in which the two countries could cooperate in the energy sector. Grenadian Energy Minister Nazim Burke met Wednesday with Trinidad Energy Minister Se. Kevin Ramnarine to talk about areas of potential collaboration between the […]

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Trinidad, China Sign $6.2M Agreement

Above: China and Trinidad sign a cooperation agreement (Photo: TGISL) Trinidad and China signed a $6.2 million agreement Tuesday, the latest in a series of economic and cooperation agreements between China and Caribbean countries at the China-Caribbean forum in Port of Spain. Trinidad Foreign Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan signed on behalf of Trinidad, while China’s […]


China to Loan Caribbean $1 Billion

Above: China Vice Premier Wang Qishan and Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff China Vice Premier Wang Qishan announced that the country would be providing $1 billion in loans to the Caribbean to support investment and development in the region. Wang was speaking at the opening of the 3rd China-Caribbean […]

Trinidad Arrests Rise to Nearly 1,600

By the Caribbean Journal staff Another 92 people were arrested in Trinidad by Thursday morning, bringing the total number of arrests during the country’s State of Emergency to 1,597. Of those, 437 were gang-reltaed, 287 involved drug offences, 357 involved serious offences and 36 were part of homicide investigations. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced at […]

Trinidad Makes 100 More Arrests; Total Rises to 1,807 during State of Emergency

Above: China Vice Premier Wang Qishan and Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff China Vice Premier Wang Qishan announced that the country would be providing $1 billion in loans to the Caribbean to support investment and development in the region. Wang was speaking at the opening of the 3rd China-Caribbean […]

Trinidad, IICA Meet on Agriculture

Above: the IICA’s Victor Villalobos and Trinidad’s Margaret Parillon Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Dr Victor Villalobos met yesterday with Margaret Parillon, Trinidad’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The IICA has been pushing its Caribbean agriculture initiative, with several countries, including the Bahamas, enacting large-scale agriculture initiatives.