Energy Minister Pleased with S&P Assessment

Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs Kevin Ramnarine is very pleased with Standard and Poor’s (S&P) affirmation of Trinidad and Tobago’s foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings as “A/A-1”. The S&P report was published on December 24, 2013. The Ministry of...
Posted On 03 Jan 2014
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National Oil Spill Contingency Plan Has Worked Well

The Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs (MEEA) notes with concern the misleading editorial of the Trinidad Guardian dated January 1, 2014 headlined, “Oil spill contingency plan collapses.” Contrary to what was said in that editorial, the facts are that the National Oil Spill...
Posted On 03 Jan 2014
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PM sends condolences on the passing of Therese Mills

Prime Minister : A truly remarkable woman The Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has sent condolences to the family and colleagues of Newsday’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Therese Mills, who died earlier...
Posted On 02 Jan 2014
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MEDIA RELEASE: Update on Oil Spill

Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited Administration Building · Pointe-a-Pierre · Trinidad · West Indies · Telephone: (868) 658-4200/10/20/30 · Telefax: (868) 658-1315 · Telex: 39367/39373  Sharing the Concerns of Its Public’s  Petrotrin’s Management continues to share...
Posted On 02 Jan 2014
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PM’s NEW YEAR MESSAGE

My fellow citizens, as we begin the year 2014, I wish to take this opportunity to extend to each and every one of you my sincere wish that you would enjoy good health, joy and success in the new year and beyond. The past year has been a mixed one, with highs and lows, successes...
Posted On 31 Dec 2013
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Haitian President thanks PM Persad-Bissessar

The following letter was sent to the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago by the President of Haiti, Michel Martelly following the Memorial Service for the late Nelson Mandela, in South Africa. Madame Prime Minister, With my return to Haiti,...
Posted On 31 Dec 2013
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PM Sends Emergency Supplies To St Lucia

The Honourable Kamla Persad Bissessar SC, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has requested that the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) mobilize foodstuff and emergency supplies to be sent to Caricom neighbor St Lucia, which was badly affected by the...
Posted On 26 Dec 2013
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PM’s Christmas Message

My fellow citizens, today, all around the world, people of faith and goodwill celebrate the joyous occasion of Christmas. Together we remember that holy night, over two thousand years ago, when the Christ Child, Jesus, was born – God’s gift to humanity. In tribute, the wise men...
Posted On 24 Dec 2013
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Minister Ramnarine Triggers Tier 3 Oil Spill Contingency Plan

The Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs (MEEA) wishes to advise that based on an assessment of oil spill clean-up activities along the coastal areas including Carrat Shed, Station Bay, Patience, Granville, Fullaton and Cedros beaches, the Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs,...
Posted On 22 Dec 2013
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PM writes to Dominican Republic President

The following is a letter to sent by the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, to the President of the Dominican Republic, His Excellency Danilo Medina, re: the controversial court ruling by the DR, which affects the immigration status of...
Posted On 21 Dec 2013
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