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Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar co-chairs meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

ON THE OCCASION OF THE 37TH REPUBLICAN ANNIVERSARY Thirty-seven years ago we chose a path to development with a new constitution that allowed us to elect our own head of state and govern ourselves according to a new set of rules that gave us greater confidence as a young state...

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE MESSAGE: I must agree with United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, when he said: “On this International Day of Peace, let us pledge to teach our children the value of tolerance and mutual respect. Let us invest in the schools and teachers...

Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar leaves for New York for 68th Regular Session of United Nations General Assembly

MINISTRY & NAME  Minister of Gender, Youth & Child Development Hon. Clifton De Coteau Minister of Housing and Urban Development Hon. Dr. Roodal Moonilal Minister of Land & Marine Resources Hon. Jairam Seemungal Minister of Local Government Hon. Senator Marlene Coudray...

In Government’s effort to ensure the sustainable use of the nation’s fish resources, being ever cognizant of environmental concerns, mindful of the food security needs of current and future generations and having due regard to the stakeholders in the trawl fishery, Cabinet has...

The Ministry of Education wishes to advise that during the July/August 2013 Vacation Repair Programme, 196 contracts had been awarded and completed. At present there are a few schools in which repairs and maintenance are ongoing, with works expected to be completed by the end of...

MID-TERM EXPECTATIONS Just over three years ago, you took the bold step to elect me as this country’s sixth Prime Minister and I remain very humbled by your support to become the first woman elected as Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. When I took up the mantle to...

PP Government does not propose to postpone local government elections and also proposes to lay in Parliament, a Bill to amend the Municipal Corporations Act, 1990 Local Government Elections will be held on time The life of local government bodies in Trinidad and Tobago came to an...

Four students of the Lady Hochoy Home in Penal were today honoured by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP, for being part of the Trinidad and Tobago Special Olympics team which won bronze at the Field Hockey tournament in South Korea, recently. The four students are: 1)...