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PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday identified economic benefits as one of the core reasons behind Government’s decision to establish an embassy in Panama. Addressing the formal opening of the embassy in Panama City, prior to her departure from the Central American...

KINGSTON: April 9, 2015*: Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, says she is very concerned of the threat of terrorism, not only for her country, but for the entire Caribbean region. Speaking ahead of today’s meeting of CARICOM leaders and the United States...

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, I extend greetings to the Christian community as they celebrate Easter 2015 – a most important religious event in the Christian Calendar. It is a time when Christians all over the world celebrate the resurrection...

PEOPLE who could not walk, the blind, deaf and others with varying disabilities filled a section of the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts (SAPA) where emotions ran high yesterday, as they received keys from government to home sweet homes, specially outfitted for them. Over...

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has promised members of the Spiritual Shouter Baptist faith another first — this time a secondary school. Having been granted a day of their own to celebrate their faith, a primary school that had been promised to them by former prime...

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and my family, I extend greetings to the entire Spiritual Shouter Baptist Community as they commemorate and celebrate Spiritual Shouter Baptist Liberation Day 2015. Today is a day for celebration as Shouter...

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday condemned what have been termed a degrading statement against women by Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley earlier this week. Speaking during an International Women’s Day observance at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s, last night,...

HOUSING and Urban Development Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal not only kept good his promise to deliver 100 houses per week for the rest of the year, but increased that number by a further eleven persons as he started the housing distribution programme at a key distribution ceremony...

Patients with renal failure who require dialysis treatment will no longer have to wait months to receive that treatment. Relief is coming as the Ministry of Health has authorised 16 private health institutions to provide dialysis treatment within five days of the ministry’s...

PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is urging this country’s young citizens to embrace innovation and use it to develop this country. In her Commonwealth Day 2015 message, the Prime Minister observed this year’s celebration has a very relevant theme, “A Young Commonwealth...

Statement by the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2015 “Empowering Women-Empowering Humanity: Picture It” Today, March 8th, as women across the world recognize and...

YESTERDAY, for the first time, cyclists were able to try out their new track at the National Cycling Velodrome in Couva, next to Ato Boldon Stadium. And they had only good reports for Sport Minister Brent Sancho who visited the facility. The Velodrome, one of the mega projects...