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US top diplomat Blinken to discuss Haiti crises with country’s premier

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss political, security and humanitarian crises in Haiti with Prime Minister Ariel Henry tbis week, a State Department official said. Blinken…

John McCarthy July 2, 2023

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Trinidad’s Dennis Francis Elected Next Leader of the UN General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador Dennis Francis was elected as the next president of the U.N. General Assembly, the 193-member world body that has been at the…

John McCarthy June 26, 2023

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New Deep-Sea Worm Named After Trinidad & Tobago Scientist

PORT OF SPAIN (AP) — A new species of deep-sea worm that can live in environments on the ocean floor that are either extremely hot or very cold has been…

John McCarthy April 7, 2023

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Trinidad Wins $100 Million Verdict In Key Corruption Lawsuit

MIAMI — The government of Trinidad and Tobago has won a multimillion-dollar verdict in a sprawling corruption lawsuit that began nearly 20 years ago and involves former high-ranking officials. A…

John McCarthy March 31, 2023

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CERAWEEK-Trinidad In Substantive Negotiations With Venezuela On Gas Project

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago has held substantive talks with Venezuela on developing the promising Dragon offshore gas field following a U.S. authorization to begin the long-stalled…

John McCarthy March 10, 2023

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Secretary of State Blinken Talks With Trinidad & Tobago’s Foreign Minister Amery Browne

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Tuesday with Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Minister Amery Browne, officials said. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Browne emphasized the importance of the…

John McCarthy March 8, 2023

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Activists Call On Trinidad To Take Back Home-Grown Terrorists In Syria

PORT OF SPAIN — Human Rights Watch this week called on Trinidad & Tobago to repatriate more than 90 of its citizens who have been detained as Islamic State suspects and family…

John McCarthy March 2, 2023

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Trinidad Invites Neighbors to Process Oil and Gas in the Country

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago is inviting its energy-rich neighbors to process their oil and natural gas in the Caribbean country to produce commodities such as liquefied…

John McCarthy February 15, 2023

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Trinidad Says Negotiations With Venezuela on Gas Project to Happen Soon

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Keith Rowley on Friday told Parliament his government had been in touch with Venezuela following a U.S. license to jointly…

John McCarthy February 4, 2023

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2 Trinidadian Pirates Sentenced To Death By Guyanese Court For Vicious 2018 Attack

GEORGETOWN — A Guyanese court handed down death sentences for two men found guilty of high seas piracy attacks that killed seven fishermen off the nation’s coast in 2018, and…

John McCarthy February 3, 2023