Statements
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Jul 15 2019
Prime Minister’s Remarks at the Official Opening Ceremony 44th Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
On behalf of the people and Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, I rise to welcome all the distinguished delegates and other dignitaries who are assembled here for the 44th Annual Conference of the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference. This is not the first time Trinidad and […]
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May 03 2019
Opening Remarks of Prime Minister Dr the Hon Keith Rowley at the Nineteenth Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community on Security Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 03 May, 2019
Your Excellencies Colleague Heads of State and Government; Other Heads of Delegation Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis; Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General; Delegates; Members of the local and international media Good morning…. On behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of […]
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Apr 23 2019
Statement on Sri Lanka Terror Attack
The Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago stand with the people of Sri Lanka in this time of immense pain and national mourning. It is with a deep sense of sadness and disbelief that we learnt of the Easter Sunday terror incident which killed innocent guests at hotels and persons as they worshipped at […]
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Mar 21 2019
THE ORIGIN OF T&T POSITION ON CURRENT VENEZUELAN SITUATION
There is a deep and genuine lack of pertinent information mainly in the age group 45 and below as to “who is Trinidad and Tobago to the rest of the world”. What has been our foreign policy moorings, over the years, on significant foreign affairs matters e.g. US invasion of Grenada, Venezuela, Nicaragua, apartheid etc? […]
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Mar 03 2019
Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley to undergo a series of medical tests in the US
Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley said although he is in relatively good health, it has become necessary for him to undergo a series of tests due to a coronary issue which was first discovered in 2016. Speaking at a press conference today (03.03.2019) at the Diplomatic Centre in St. Anns, Dr Rowley said […]
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Feb 27 2019
Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley’s address to Public Servants
I appeal to all those who have been entrusted with the responsibility and blessing of employment to honour and respect this obligation. As public servants, our work is not just a means by which we earn a wage but the very foundation required for the nation’s sustainable growth and development. We are the stewards of […]
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Jan 28 2019
CARICOM Secretariat Statement (28 Jan, 2019)
On Monday, 28 January 2019 a delegation of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), comprising Dr the Hon. Timothy Harris, Chairman of CARICOM, the Hon. Mia Mottley and Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley, Prime Ministers of St. Kitts and Nevis, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively, and the Hon. Peter David, Foreign Minister of Grenada, H.E. Irwin […]
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Jan 24 2019
STATEMENT BY THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CARICOM ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SITUATION IN THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA
The following Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) – Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago; Foreign Ministers of Grenada and Suriname;, meeting by video-conference on 24 January 2019, issued the following statement. “Heads of Government are following […]
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Jan 11 2019
Prime Minister’s Statement in Parliament on Procurement of Vessels from Australia
STATEMENT OF DR. THE HONOURABLE KEITH ROWLEY, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Friday 11th January, 2019 Madame Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity to provide the Citizens of Trinidad and Tobago with a factual account of the Government’s successful procurement of two passenger fast ferries from the Australian ship builders, […]
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Dec 12 2018
The Prime Minister’s Statement during today’s sitting of the House of Representatives
Statement to Parliament Delivered by Dr Keith C. Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) History of the CSME Conceived as an instrument to facilitate economic development, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) is the manifestation of the intent to deepen the integration […]
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