President Trump Invites Trinidad PM to Washington

February 22, 2017 in Regional

Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley got a surprise calls from American President Donald Trump during which the leader of the twin-island republic was invited to Washington. Although not much was disclosed about the conversation, the US Embassy in Trinidad said that in the...

Police finally wearing body cameras

February 21, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_16724" align="alignright" width="300"] Jamaica Constabulary Force members wear body cameras as part of a pilot project launched in August at the Office of the Commissioner of Police on Old Hope Road in St Andrew.[/caption] THE long-touted move to outfit police officers with body cameras is...

A&B to offer kidney transplant services to OECS states

February 21, 2017 in Regional

The country’s Health Minister Molwyn Joseph said a plan is being formulated for Antigua & Barbuda to extend its kidney transplant services to other members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). On January 16, 2017, the island’s first kidney transplant was completed at Mount...

T&T PM and President Trump discuss security, trade

February 20, 2017 in Regional

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The United States and Trinidad and Tobago will continue to work on matters related to security and trade, according to reports from the twin island republic. The decision was the outcome of a conversation between Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and...