End of days for Rowley?

The e-mail game gripping the nation for the past ten days has revealed the true state of the once great Peo­ple’s National Move­ment (PNM). The Oppo­si­tion Leader’s unpopularity within his party is greater than I believed it to be.
Posted On 01 Jun 2013
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COUVA Children’s Hospital

The Couva Children’s Hospital will stand on a 60-acre site on lands from the former Caroni (1975) Limited. The estimated cost of construction is US$150 million (TT$ 975M). Funding for the institution is through a Government-to-Government arrangement with China. The Memorandum of...
Posted On 01 Jun 2013
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Speaking notes for PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar at Press Conference with President Xi Jinping

Good afternoon .. and welcome. Today has been an historic day for us in Trinidad and Tobago since it marks the first time we have had the honour of hosting a President of the People’s Republic of China on a state visit.
Posted On 01 Jun 2013
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Magdalena wins TripAdvisor award

Magdalena Grand Beach Resort in Tobago has earned its second consecutive Certificate of Excellence award from TripAdvisor. It recognises the resort in the top-performing ten per cent of all businesses worldwide—the resort is ranked number one of all Tobago properties listed—who...
Posted On 01 Jun 2013
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Lake Asphalt in deal with Chinese firm

The ties between Trinidad and Tobago and China are set to get stronger as State-owned asphalt production company, Lake Asphalt, yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Chinese firm Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproofing Technology Co Ltd.
Posted On 01 Jun 2013
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T&T, US sign deal on ‘clean’ energy

Trinidad and Tobago and the United States Department of Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate cooperation on scientific, technical and policy aspects of energy efficiency and clean energy technologies through the exchange of ideas and information.
Posted On 01 Jun 2013
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PM Kamla hails Vasant

PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar congratulated Trade Minister Vasant Bharath for his Ministry’s TT BIZLink scheme winning a top United Nations (UN) award for innovative governance. News of the win came at the UNC’s Monday Night Forum at Tunapuna Hindu Primary School, in the...
Posted On 01 Jun 2013
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Chinese president at Couva children’s hospital site

PRESIDENT of China Xi Jinping will get a first hand view this afternoon at the proposed site of the Couva Children’s Hospital which is being funded by the China Exim Bank under a government to government arrangement with this country. It will be one of the many stops by the...
Posted On 01 Jun 2013
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