Prime Minister Patrick Manning is one of 90 world leaders who have pledged to attend crucial talks on climate change in Copenhagen, Denmark, next week, even as he maintains an aluminium smelter can be constructed in Trinidad and Tobago that will pose no risk to anyone or to the environment.
Australia Prime Minister Kevin Michael Rudd is anticipating a strong and binding agreement on climate change during crucial talks in Copenhagen next week, arising out of the consensus arrived at by Commonwealth leaders in Port of Spain on the issue.
A LOCAL Muslim was denied entry into Trinidad from Tobago on Friday allegedly because of his radical beliefs on Islam, the Sunday Express learned yesterday.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy earned himself a lot of scorn at yesterday’s Panit 2 Planet meeting, a protest forum held by a coalition of environmental, agricultural and civic groups.
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, continued to captivate the imagination and attention of the youths, many of whom did not mind cutting short their Saturday morning sleep to greet her during an early morning visit to Queen’s Hall, Port of Spain, yesterday.
Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretary General Edwin Carrington anticipates the 15 member regional trading block that includes Trinidad and Tobago will make a ’dent’ on the climate change issue that is dominating the 2009 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Port of Spain.
Winning the war on crime as well as illegal drug and human trafficking and terrorism are issues that would be ’addressed more thoroughly outside’ of the 2009 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Port of Spain, says British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Prime Minister Patrick Manning was one of the first Heads of Government to sip from a solid gold, antique Commonwealth Goblet at Friday night’s long-awaited Royal Commonwealth Dinner.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, along with sports personalities, Darryl Browne and Daren Ganga yesterday visited Fatima grounds on Mucurapo Road for the launch of Unicef’s International Inspiration’s youth programme.