The reappointment of the Secretary General of CARICOM, and objections that have been raised by Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister are coming to a head today. CARICOM leaders to meet on Friday to discuss issues including reappointment of Secretary General By Peter Richards BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Apr 10, CMC- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders will meet virtually … Continue reading CARICOM, the Secretary General, and Trinidad and Tobago
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- as Trinidad and Tobago says her "surreptitious" appointment was not on CARICOM leaders' agenda Friday, 27 March 2026, by Denis Chabrol Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett Friday afternoon deflected mounting concerns about her appointment for a second term, just hours after the Trinidad and Tobago government said that was neither on the … Continue reading CARICOM Secretary General mum on controversy over her appointment, future
Trinidad-born Leader Receives U of T Honour By Neil Armstrong Jennifer Bernard, the president and CEO of the SickKids Foundation, is grateful to be among nine individuals who will receive honorary doctorates from her alma mater, University of Toronto. “The fact that my mother is alive to see this day means everything. My parents left … Continue reading SickKids CEO Honoured with U of T Degree
In another demonstration of a desire to pursue a more independent foreign policy it is reported that T&T is opting out of the CARICOM plan to provide relief supplies to Cuba in favour of their own plan. Trinidad and Tobago is not joining Caricom in sending humanitarian aid to Cuba. Instead, Minister of Foreign and … Continue reading T&T continues to stay off-side CARICOM
March 3, 2025 PORT OF SPAIN – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said Trinidad and Tobago had been placed under a state of emergency (SoE) effective as of Tuesday, March 3, after warning of credible evidence linking criminal gangs and former detainees to increased crime in the country. In a statement, Persad-Bissessar said that following a … Continue reading T&T under state of emergency again
Selected from this mornings media reporting... US ready to partner with CARICOM energy producers, sees role for Venezuela February 26, 2026 Wednesday told Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders that the American government was ready to work with Caribbean energy producing nations to help them reap the benefits of those resources, and he also envisaged a future … Continue reading Rubio engagement with CARICOM
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has signalled a pivot in Jamaica’s diplomatic stance toward Cuba, calling for a “principled realism” that balances traditional regional solidarity with a demand for democratic reform and open-market transitions. Holness also warned that the growing humanitarian crisis in the Spanish-speaking nation could develop into a regional problem, pointing to a … Continue reading CUBA PIVOT
February 25, 2026 Anna Ramdass PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday launched an onslaught against Caricom leaders, saying while Trinidad and Tobago remained 'vested' in the regional bloc, this country would no longer bind itself to the region's political ideologies, foreign policy positions or security frameworks. Instead, Persad-Bissessar said T&T will craft its own foreign and … Continue reading Kamla breaks with Caricom on foreign, security policy
The Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Canada-Caribbean Institute (CCI), held at The UWI St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago featured welcomes from Dr. Talia Esnard, The UWI, St. Augustine and Chair of the CCI Research and Scholarship Committee and Prof. Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal, The UWI, St. Augustine. Remarks were delivered from … Continue reading CCI Research Symposium Opening Ceremony: Video available
The Canada-Caribbean Institute 2026 Research Symposium opened today at the St. Augustine Campus of The UWI. In his Keynote Presentation, Canada's former Ambassador to the United Nations, the Hon. Bob Rae shared wide-ranging views on Canada-Caribbean relations, the shared colonial history of the Caribbean and Canada, reparations, security challenges in Haiti and the importance of … Continue reading Keynote Presentation from The Hon. Bob Rae to CCI Research Symposium now available on-line