Statements
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Feb 26 2021
Prime Minister Rowley’s Statement at the Atlantic Council’s Front Page Event- Friday 26th February, 2021
“RE-SETTING US – CARICOM RELATIONS” Thank you Mr Moderator. Let me recognise Chairman Greg Meeks of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the President and CEO, Board Directors and Members of the Atlantic Council as well as the listening and viewing public. A very Good Morning to you all. It is a distinct pleasure to join you at […]
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Feb 24 2021
Statement by Prime Minister and Chairman of CARICOM, Dr the Hon Keith Rowley at the CARICOM 32nd Intersessional Heads of Government Meeting – Wednesday 24th February, 2021
Good morning and welcome to the opening of the Thirty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). At the outset, I would like to commend the outgoing Chairman, the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, for his steadfast leadership of the Community at […]
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Feb 18 2021
Prime Minister Rowley’s Statement at WHO Media Conference-18 February, 2021
Dr Tedros, Director-General of the World Health Organisation, A very good morning to all our viewers and listeners who are tuned in to this program on Vaccine Equity. Today, as Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, I represent our twin-island Caribbean nation as well as the region of CARICOM, being Chairman of that regional body, […]
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Feb 12 2021
Statement by Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley in the House of Representatives on Friday 12th February, 2021.
Madam Speaker, with the authority of the Cabinet, I make the following statement on the Tobago House of Assembly (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Madam Speaker, on the 17th November, 2020, when the Chief Secretary, Ancil Dennis, announced that the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) stood dissolved, very few were anticipating what was on the horizon. What later transpired […]
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Nov 16 2020
Prime Minister’s Feature Address at Spotlight on Urban Development
Rejuvenation of the City of Port of Spain by Dr Keith Rowley Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago At Spotlight on Urban Development Monday 16 November, 2020 For decades, the City of Port of Spain has been experiencing considerable urban decay. This condition has manifested itself in a myriad of challenges such as reduced […]
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Nov 13 2020
Prime Minister’s Divali Message 2020
Fellow citizens, I am pleased, as Prime Minister, to bring greetings to the Hindu community on behalf of the Government, and the people of all other faiths, within the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, on this special occasion of Divali. I must add also that my own family extends its warmest greetings. Every year, Divali […]
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Oct 15 2020
Prime Minister’s Remarks at AACCLA -Forecast on Latin America and the Caribbean
Thank you very much for your kind invitation to speak at this important event, Forecast on Latin America and the Caribbean. The Trinidad and Tobago Chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce has been an important stakeholder in our country over the years through direct investments of its member companies and more generally its contribution […]
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Sep 29 2020
Prime Minister’s Statement – UN High-Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond
Prime Minister Dr the Hon Keith Rowley participated in a virtual UN High-Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond which was convened by the Prime Ministers of Canada and Jamaica and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. See the Prime Minister’s statement at the meeting today below: Excellencies, Ladies […]
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Sep 26 2020
Prime Minister’s statement at the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly 2020
Mr. President, It is an honour to address this august Assembly of States, on this milestone, the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Allow me at the outset, to extend congratulations to you, Mr. President, on behalf of the Government and People of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, on your election as President […]
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Sep 24 2020
Prime Minister’s Republic Day Message 2020
It is my pleasure today to salute — on behalf of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, my own family, and myself as Prime Minister — the people of this great institution, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, on this its forty-fourth anniversary. When this country became a Republic in 1976 it was a proud, […]
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