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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 06PORTOFPAIN568 |
CABLE TV PIRACY IN TRINIDAD [...] SUMMARY: Trinidad affiliate of DIRECTV has threatened legal action against T&T cable company Columbus Communications if Columbus does not cease illegally broadcasting HBO U.S. signals. The threat appears to be partly directed at the T&T regulator, which as yet has taken no action to require C [...] |
2006-05-08 19:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TD XL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1010 |
MAJOR DRUG BUST IN SOUTHERN T&T [...] On August 23, officers from the Crime Suppression Unit of Trinidad and Tobago's Police Force arrested two men for possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. The police seized some 158 kilograms of compressed marijuana, worth approximately USD 250,000 (TTD 1.5 million), from the p [...] |
2006-08-28 15:31:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1040 |
MANNING CRITICIZES USG FOR IGNORING CARIBBEAN [...] (U) GOTT Prime Minister Patrick Manning yesterday criticized the USG for ignoring the Caribbean region in general and its security, counter narcotics and trade needs in particular. Speaking at a September 5 luncheon before an audience largely comprising energy industry executives and members [...] |
2006-09-07 16:04:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM SNAR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1070 |
DEMARCHE ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN DARFUR DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-14 14:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC KDEM SU TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1080 |
T&T HOMICIDE BUREAU CHIEF: DEPORTEES NOT MAJOR CRIME [...] In an extended interview with the daily Trinidad Guardian newspaper on September 12, Head of the Homicide Bureau, Assistant Commissioner of Police Maurice Piggott discussed many of the current shortfalls in T&T's policing efforts and the steps that the police force is taking to rectify the sit [...] |
2006-09-15 20:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1123 |
THE DELAWARE/T&T PARTNERSHIP: TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMACY IN [...] SUMMARY: Delaware Governor Ruth Minner's recent visit to T&T under the auspices of DOD's State Partnership Program was extraordinarily successful. The Delaware/T&T partnership should serve as a model not only for expanding military to military relationships but for effecting transformational [...] |
2006-09-22 20:49:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR PINR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1125 |
PM MANNING SAYS T&T IS A RELIABLE ALLY, SO U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reprising public remarks from several days earlier (reftel), PM Manning characterized T&T as a reliable ally and energy supplier that was not receiving sufficient attention from the U.S. during a September 8 meeting with DOE A/S Harbert and State/WHA DAS Duddy. He praised bilater [...] |
2006-09-22 21:10:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EPET MARR SNAR EAID TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1126 |
PM MANNING FRUSTRATED OVER CARICOM RESPONSE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 8 meeting with DOE A/S Karen Harbert and WHA DAS Patrick Duddy, PM Manning voiced frustration with CARICOM colleagues over their stance on Petrocaribe but at the same time said he would go along with a "CARICOM decision" to support Venezuela's bid for a UNSC seat. [...] |
2006-09-22 21:14:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET UNSC PREL PGOV VE TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1135 |
T&T FM GIFT RESIGNS [...] Foreign Minister Knowlson Gift has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Patrick Manning who has accepted it. In a September 25 letter to the Prime Minister, delivered the day before Manning departed for Washington, Gift said that, under his watch, "the visibility and respectability of [...] |
2006-09-29 12:02:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1138 |
ARNOLD PIGGOTT, NEW TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FOREIGN MINISTER [...] On September 29, the GOTT announced that present T&T High Commissioner to Canada Arnold Piggott has been appointed Foreign Minister, replacing Knowlson Gift who resigned his position on September 25. Arnold Piggott was immediately sworn in. 2. Since an official Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] |
2006-09-29 19:26:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1152 |
AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES NEW T&T FM ON VENEZUELA'S [...] (C) During an October 3 courtesy call on new T&T Foreign Minister Arnold Piggott to congratulate him on his appointment, the Ambassador raised Venezuela,s candidacy for the 2007/2008 Latin American and Caribbean non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, drawing on the talking points in S [...] |
2006-10-04 20:27:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VZ TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1161 |
MANNING: LIFTING IMET RESTRICTIONS VINDICATES T&T [...] (U) As reported septel, Prime Minister Patrick Manning,s October 4 budget speech, was, for the most part, devoted to a discussion of T&T,s largely energy-driven revenues and of proposed expenditures on infrastructure development, manufacturing diversification and agriculture promotion, as wel [...] |
2006-10-06 20:07:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KCRM MARR PGOV PREL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN119 |
TRINIDAD'S (AMENDED) OSHA NEARS [...] The long-delayed Occupational Safety and Health Act came one step closer to implementation with passage of a package of amendments by the lower house of Parliament on January 23. The upper house is slated to debate the bill, as amended, on January 26, keeping it on track for implementation b [...] |
2006-01-24 19:47:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1213 |
GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA: BREAKING THE IMPASSE [...] (C) Ambassador Austin delivered the demarche requested reftel to Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Manning yesterday afternoon October 18. He had previously spoken with Foreign Minister Piggott twice on this subject since Monday. PM Manning would not budge from GOTT support for the CARICOM [...] |
2006-10-19 20:34:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC GT VZ |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1214 |
OPPOSITION LEADER: PM HAS TERRORIST LINKS, IS [...] (C) On October 3, the Ambassador met with Opposition United National Congress (UNC) Deputy Political Leader Senator Wade Mark, at Mark,s request. Mark said his purpose was to express to the Ambassador the UNC,s shock at the &sudden assault8 on the United States unleashed by Prime Minister Pat [...] |
2006-10-20 14:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PREL PTER SNAR VZ TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1230 |
DEMARCHE: DECLARATION IN OAS ON U.S. BORDER SECURITY [...] On October 23, we verbally presented the talking points contained Reftel to MFA Americas Division Director Margaret Rousseau who also handles the OAS portfolio. 2. In response to a question from Rousseau, we assured her that the US delegation has worked long and hard in an effort to craft [...] |
2006-10-23 20:08:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | OAS PHUM PREL PTER SMIG MX XM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1262 |
RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ISRAEL AT UNGA - OPPOSING [...] Polchief delivered the talking points contained in Reftel, on November 1, to MFA Multilateral Division Director Susan Gordon. He emphasized especially the inconsistency between the unbalanced resolutions calling for a renewal of the mandate of the three Palestine-related bodies, on the one han [...] |
2006-11-02 15:19:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1263 |
RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON THE SITUATION [...] Polchief delivered the talking points contained in Reftel, on November 1, to MFA Multilateral Division Director Susan Gordon. 2. Gordon was clearly uncomfortable in her justification of certain aspects of the two NAM resolutions, particularly the omission from the resolutions of any mentio [...] |
2006-11-02 15:19:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1270 |
INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION [...] Polchief contacted MFA Multilateral Division Director Susan Gordon, on November 3, and reminded her of the talking points contained in Reftel B presented by Poloff on August 29 to MFA Multilateral Division officer Roanna Gopaul. Department will recall that post had reported Gopaul's response [...] |
2006-11-03 19:59:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA ILC TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1273 |
T&T TO USOAS AMBASSADOR MAISTO: BRING ON THE SOA [...] (C) SUMMARY: USOAS Permanent Representative Maisto met with T&T PM Manning and FM Piggott on October 20 to discuss the 2009 Summit of the Americas. Manning signaled that the country will be ready for the summit, and hopes to have a successful event that highlights the Caribbean as well as T [...] |
2006-11-06 17:13:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1294 |
BWIA to become Caribbean Airways: A Real Transformation? [...] Summary: After years of financial struggles and failed attempts at restructuring, the national airline carrier of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), the British West Indies Airways (BWIA), will close its doors December 31, 2006, and reopen the next day as Caribbean Airlines. Indications that this lat [...] |
2006-11-09 17:23:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1299 |
T&T WILL REEVALUATE LONG STANDING ABSTENTION POLICY ON SOME [...] Polchief delivered the talking points contained in Reftels, on November 9, to MFA Multilateral Division Director Susan Gordon. 2. Gordon reiterated T&T's long standing policy of abstaining on country specific resolutions. She argued that such resolutions are too selective and lack objecti [...] |
2006-11-09 20:17:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UNGA TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN131 |
SPECIAL ANTI-CRIME UNIT OF T&T: LOOKING BACK, [...] (SBU) Brigadier General Peter Joseph, Director of the Special Anti-Crime Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (SAUTT) provided Poloff with a candid assessment of last year's performance in fighting crime, as well as a look forward to 2006. Joseph stated that 2005 was a year of building capacity, esp [...] |
2006-01-26 20:14:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KCOR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1317 |
T&T NEGATIVE ON MICHAEL MATHESON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-15 16:20:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA ILC TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1319 |
T&T'S PRE-ELECTION POLITICS WARMING UP [...] SUMMARY: A number of recent polls as well as statements by Prime Minister Patrick Manning indicate that Winston Dookeran and his newly-formed Congress of the People should be regarded as serious new actors on the country's political stage. It now seems that the Prime Minister may have decided [...] |
2006-11-15 19:23:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1328 |
T&T UNLIKELY TO OPPOSE BELARUS'S RETALIATORY RESOLUTIONS [...] The Ambassador made a number of attempts on November 15 to schedule an immediate meeting and/or make telephone contact with Foreign Minister Arnold Piggott in order to present Reftel talking points. When we received no response, Polchief faxed the talking points to the MFA and followed up on [...] |
2006-11-16 17:52:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BO TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1331 |
T&T REJECTS U.S. POSITION ON EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION [...] Polchief delivered Reftel talking points and accompanying resolution, on November 17, to MFA Multilateral Division Director Susan Gordon. 2. Gordon told Polchief that T&T would neither oppose this resolution nor abstain on it. She reminded Polchief that 10 out of 15 members of the Securi [...] |
2006-11-17 18:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1333 |
T&T WILL NOT "SOFTEN" RESOLUTION ON ABOLITION OF [...] In a planned double-pronged approach to the MFA, Polchief shared the U.S. preferred language for preambular paragraph 8, on November 17, with MFA Multilateral Division Director Susan Gordon. The Ambassador then raised the issue with Minister of Foreign Affairs Arnold Piggott, the order of con [...] |
2006-11-20 18:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1344 |
MANNING AND CHERTOFF: CLOSER COLLABORATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: T&T Prime Minister Manning hosted DHS Secretary Chertoff for a bilateral meeting on October 26, SIPDIS prior to a multilateral meeting with CARICOM representatives (reported septel). In the meeting, Manning assured Secretary Chertoff on Cricket World Cup security preparations [...] |
2006-11-22 17:58:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1349 |
SECRETARY AND CARICOM: BROAD DIALOGUE NEEDED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Secretary Chertoff,s October 26 meeting with CARICOM representatives highlighted the potential for greater cooperation building on existing structures for Cricket World Cup 2007. CARICOM is happy to receive assistance for Cricket World Cup, and further collaboration on interdic [...] |
2006-11-24 10:31:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1358 |
TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER PT 1 [...] Farewell BWIA, welcome Caribbean Airlines 2. Inflation - who's to blame? 3. Crushing blow to music pirates 4. Telecom - Digicel goes to court; Paltel drops out 5. HBO to plug Flow 6. T&T/India to sign BIT 7. U.S. consultants derailed 8. GOTT convenes smelter symposium, but... [...] |
2006-11-28 14:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELNT ETRD KIRP TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN137 |
T&T PM MANNING SUPPORTIVE OF HAITI IN CARICOM; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Austin met Interim Haitian Prime Minister Latortue and informed him of the desirability of immediately releasing Father Jean-Juste from prison. Ambassador also asked about the outcome of Latortue's meeting with Prime Minister Manning. Latortue stated that he would ca [...] |
2006-01-27 15:53:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM HA TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1372 |
CONFERENCE PROMOTES CARIBBEAN ENERGY DIVERSIFICATION [...] Summary: Caribbean Energy Ministers met in Port of Spain September 6-8, 2006, at the "Energy and The Competitiveness of The Caribbean" conference to discuss opportunities for developing renewable energy to reduce the region's dependency on foreign oil. The goal of the conference was to illumin [...] |
2006-12-01 15:02:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EIND EINV CARICOM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1385 |
SUDAN: URGING HOST GOVERNMENT'S ABSENCE FROM [...] On December 5, Polchief learned that MFA European Affairs Division Director Sandra Trotman was already in Khartoum for the December 7-8 ACP Summit meeting. Accordingly, we faxed selected Reftel talking points to the MFA for onward transmission to Miss Trotman. 2. Please note that all of M [...] |
2006-12-05 17:54:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI SU TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1388 |
DEMARCHE: SEEKING SUPPORT FOR DEC 7TH UNGA OCEANS DEBATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-07 11:49:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1394 |
DEALINE LOOMING ON APIS LEGISLATION [...] On December 5, Ambassador Austin delivered Reftel talking points to Minister of National Security Martin Joseph, regarding the urgent need for enactment of legislation relative to the Advance Passenger Information System before December 25. In addition, the Ambassador raised the issue earlie [...] |
2006-12-07 18:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR KJUS PGOV PREL TD XL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1430 |
TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - NOV-DEC [...] Further BWIA-Caribbean Airlines Developments 2. Delta Airlines opens Atlanta-Port of Spain direct flights 3. Second Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) Named --------------------------------------------- -- Â [...] |
2006-12-18 13:47:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR SENV EFIN EINV ETRD TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1431 |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: What is the nature of investments that host country businesses have in Cuba? ANSWER: Post is aware of no Trinidad & Tobago companies or individuals with significant presence or investments in Cuba. 2. (C) QUESTION: Are there any bilateral trade agreements between host countr [...] |
2006-12-18 18:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1432 |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: What is the nature of investments that host country businesses have in Cuba? ANSWER: Post is aware of no Trinidad & Tobago companies or individuals with significant presence or investments in Cuba. 2. (C) QUESTION: Are there any bilateral trade agreements between host countr [...] |
2006-12-18 18:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1445 |
PROPOSED CHANGES TO APIS UNFEASIBLE:T&T RESPONSE [...] Ambassador Austin delivered the points contained in Reftel to Minister of National Security Martin Joseph, discussing them with the minister on three separate occasions. The Ambassador emphasized to Joseph the technical impossibility, at this late stage in the development of the software for [...] |
2006-12-21 14:17:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR KJUS XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN152 |
TRINIDAD: BI-WEEKLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] PM MANNING MEETS WITH HAITI'S INTERIM PRIME MINISTER 2. JAMAAT-AL-MUSLIMEEN LEADER TO STAND TRIAL FOR TERRORISM 3. OPPOSITION CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVERS 4. PRISONS OFFICER CHARGED 5. PRESIDENT APPOINTS NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE ELECTION AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION (EBC) -- [...] |
2006-02-01 12:19:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER KCRM KJUS TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN164 |
T&T'S FOREIGN MINISTER PREVIEWS CARICOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Gift previewed the agenda for the February 9-10 CARICOM Intersessional meeting. Gift expects PetroCaribe will generate significant debate at the meeting. He also anticipates that CARICOM's relations with Haiti will warm some after the meeting. Gift inquired ab [...] |
2006-02-02 19:29:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN165 |
T&T FM GIFT POSITIVE ON UN REFORM [...] (U) Ambassador Austin met with Foreign Minister Knowlson Gift on February 1 to deliver the talking points on UN reform contained reftels. Poloff attended as notetaker, as did three representatives from the MFA's Multilateral Department. Out of the numerous points contained reftels, the discu [...] |
2006-02-02 19:34:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN203 |
ATLANTIC LNG LAUNCHES PRODUCTION TRAIN 4 [...] SUMMARY: Atlantic LNG Train 4 has been officially launched. The train, a production facility with a capacity of 5.2 million tons (MT)/year, is the largest in the world. It will increase by 50 percent overall T&T production of LNG to 15 million MT, all of which presently is destined for U.S. [...] |
2006-02-13 17:46:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN204 |
CARICOM ON CRICKET WORLD CUP PREPARATIONS [...] (U) Prime Minister Keith Mitchell of Grenada provided a mid-morning press briefing on February 9 during the CARICOM Inter-Sessional meeting on the state of play of Cricket World Cup (CWC) preparations and the status of West Indies cricket more generally. Mitchell opened by noting that West I [...] |
2006-02-13 19:50:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECIN XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN217 |
CARICOM INTER-SESSIONAL WRAP-UP: PETROCARIBE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the final press conference of the 17th CARICOM Inter-sessional Heads of Government meeting, members announced that they had resolved two of the most contentious issues, Haiti's status in CARICOM and PetroCaribe. On PetroCaribe, T&T decided to support suspension of the common [...] |
2006-02-14 20:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN ETRD EPET XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN229 |
T&T'S UNC FRACTURING; PANDAY "ENFORCES" UNITY [...] (U) Trinidad and Tobago's opposition United National Congress (UNC) is increasingly in disarray. On February 10, Leader of the Opposition Basdeo Panday fired Senator Robin Montano, allegedly because he discussed internal party matters publicly. Montano strongly opposed Panday's apparent inte [...] |
2006-02-16 19:21:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN245 |
UNC REARRANGES CHAIRS IN T&T'S PARLIAMENT [...] On February 14, the United National Congress (UNC) swore in two new Senators, Dr. Tim Gopeesingh and Ato Boldon to replace Robin Montano who was recently fired and Roy Augustus who recently resigned in protest (reftel). The new Senators received seats high up the line, bumping Sadiq Baksh an [...] |
2006-02-21 20:05:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN253 |
"UNITY" RALLY WELCOMES MAHARAJ TO T&T'S UNC; [...] SUMMARY: The United National Congress (UNC) held a Unity Rally on February 19 to smooth over divisions in the party and to criticize the ruling People's National Movement. Former UNC Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj keynoted and received a warm welcome. In spite of fiery speeches, [...] |
2006-02-23 17:38:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SENV KCRM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN261 |
TRINIDAD LAUNCHES ANTI-PIRACY IPR CAMPAIGN [...] SUMMARY: The T&T government has launched an anti- piracy campaign. It will involve outreach to schools and media advertisements to the public. The launch during Carnival focuses attention on vending of pirated works and the damage it does to T&T recording artists whose creative work culminat [...] |
2006-02-24 15:26:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN267 |
T&T FM AMENABLE TO SC MEMBERSHIP FOR GUATEMALA [...] (C) Ambassador called on Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) Foreign Minister Knowlson Gift, on March 1, to present him with Reftel talking points regarding Guatemala,s and Venezuela,s competing candidacies for election to the UN Security Council. The Ambassador began by acknowledging T&T,s own recent e [...] |
2006-03-01 20:03:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VE UN TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN268 |
TRINIDAD PETROLEUM CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] The 2006 Trinidad & Tobago Petroleum Conference (TTPC), held on February 6-7 in Port of Spain, chose the theme "Harnessing the Gas Economy" to recognize the change in status of Trinidad and Tobago as an oil producing economy to a gas producing one. The conference, organized by the South Trini [...] |
2006-03-01 20:09:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EFIN TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN272 |
T&T FM NONCOMMITTAL ON US-RECOMMENDED BEHAVIOR [...] (C) Ambassador called on Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Foreign Minister Knowlson Gift, on March 1, to present him with Reftel talking points regarding official contact with representatives of the newly-elected Hamas government of the Palestinian Authority. The Ambassador noted the US and EU desi [...] |
2006-03-02 18:36:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN294 |
T&T CARNIVAL GENERALLY FREE FROM CRIME; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister of National Security Martin Joseph noted that Carnival 2006 was relatively crime free, contrary to media speculation. He praised the law enforcement forces for their quick action to resolve the first kidnapping for ransom of the year. The Ministry utilized surveillan [...] |
2006-03-08 15:45:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN295 |
TRINIDAD ABOUT-FACE ON PETROCARIBE AND CARICOM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Trinidad's opposition to Petrocaribe softened at the February 9-10 CARICOM summit, as it agreed to lifting the CARICOM common external tariff so other member states could go ahead with their individual agreements with Venezuela. One reason why T&T acquiesced is its interest in jo [...] |
2006-03-08 18:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD ECIN TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN337 |
GOTT'S CICTE VI DELEGATION [...] DCM and Political Officer delivered demarche contained reftel to Laura West, Head of the Americas Department in the MFA on March 6. Ms. West is our primary point of contact on CICTE issues in the MFA. The DCM emphasized USG support for the comprehensive nature of the draft Declaration of San [...] |
2006-03-16 11:16:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER OAS TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN356 |
T&T FRUSTRATED BY VENEZUELA BREAKING CICTE [...] (S) Ambassador delivered talking points contained reftel to Minister of National Security Martin Joseph. Joseph is the outgoing chair of CICTE, and head of Trinidad and Tobago's CICTE delegation to the upcoming Bogota talks. Joseph (protect) spoke very candidly and expressed his extreme frus [...] |
2006-03-20 20:56:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | SECRET | PTER PREL ECON MARR MASS OAS TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN357 |
US PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION DISCUSSES [...] SUMMARY: The U.S.-based National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ) partnered with the Trinidad and Tobago Prison Service (TTPS) for their 5th annual training summit and cultural exchange in Trinidad and Tobago. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago funded this year's week-lo [...] |
2006-03-21 14:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN370 |
T&T POLICE REFORM BILLS: PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago's lower house of Parliament debated three bills, resulting from unusual government-opposition collaboration, aimed at reforming the police force in an effort to curb growing violent crime. The bills reconstitute the Police Complaints Authority as an indepe [...] |
2006-03-24 12:12:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM UK TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN371 |
TOBAGO CRIME AND NARCOTICS ISSUES: LAID-BACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The smaller, resort island of Tobago is relatively safer than the larger Trinidad. Understaffing, short tours of duty and a resort mentality, however, create a potential gap in GOTT counter narcotics efforts in Tobago. INL-funded computers are not being used because officers [...] |
2006-03-24 12:15:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN374 |
TRINIDAD GOVERNMENT ALLEGES CORRUPTION IN [...] SUMMARY: The Attorney General of Trinidad & Tobago has declared that a water supply contract with desalination company Desalcott, in which GE has a 40% stake, should be terminated due to fraudulent and corrupt dealings in its negotiation during the late 1990s. The announcement came as the GOT [...] |
2006-03-24 19:16:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PGOV KCOR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN405 |
AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH DOOKERAN ON CRIME, [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-31 16:29:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN406 |
100 MURDERS IN 85 DAYS: T&T POLICE CANNOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One hundred murders have been committed in Trinidad and Tobago in the first 85 days of 2006. Police officers attribute the problem to a combination of guns, drugs and gangs. Additionally, a track record of police incompetence and fears of repercussions keep civilians from wo [...] |
2006-03-31 18:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SNAR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN411 |
IS THE LAW CLOSING IN ON PANDAY? [...] (U) SUMMARY: The much-awaited corruption trial for UNC Party Chairman and Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday's trial has begun. Panday is on trial for knowingly failing to disclose his interest in a London bank account as required by the Integrity in Public Life Act. Panday claimed he had no [...] |
2006-03-31 20:16:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KCOR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN445 |
EMBASSY PORT OF SPAIN REVIEW OF CRICKET SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago is starting to seriously prepare for the 2007 Cricket World Cup (CWC). Although we would like to assist, post operates in a complex assistance environment. The government is wealthy enough to purchase technology, but needs to invest further in its human reso [...] |
2006-04-10 19:54:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR KCRM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN462 |
DHS CWC ASSESSMENT TEAM JUMP-STARTS T&T [...] (C) The Department of Homeland Security-funded Cricket World Cup assessment TEAM highlighted the need for the Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) to coordinate better with the International Cricket Council (ICC) in the form of its Local Organizing Committee (LOC). Fortunately, this trip [...] |
2006-04-13 17:29:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM SNAR TD |
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FM EVASIVE ON DEMARCHE REQUEST REGARDING [...] (C) In an April 21 meeting with Trinidad and Tobago,s Foreign Minister, Knowlson Gift, Ambassador Austin delivered reftel demarche requesting T&T to support the US protest against the Venezuela government-inspired attacks on US Ambassador Brownfield. 2. (C) Gift was emphatic in his response [...] |
2006-04-24 20:12:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL PTER CARICOM VZ TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN488 |
T&T LEADER OF OPPOSITION FOUND GUILTY IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: United National Congress Leader of the Opposition Basdeo Panday was found guilty on all three counts of knowingly making a false declaration of income and assets to the Integrity Commission. Panday has been incarcerated in the maximum security prison. Constitutionally, he wil [...] |
2006-04-25 11:56:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR TD |
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OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUND - TRINIDAD [...] Post is pleased to comment on reftel report of a possible OPIC-supported investment fund. AIC has had a presence in T&T since 2003. We understand that it was founded and is controlled by Jamaican Michael Lee-Chin, now residing in Canada. In July 2005, Central Bank Governor Williams spoke at [...] |
2006-04-25 11:56:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV OPIC EFIN TD XL |
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TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO [...] (c) Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) and Cuba enjoy cordial relations, and are co-members of the Association of Caribbean States. There are no substantial T&T investments in Cuba, and post is aware of no/no examples of trafficking in confiscated property or other assets. 2. (c) In the six months si [...] |
2006-04-26 15:18:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL TD CU |
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PANDAY NO LONGER OPPOSITION LEADER; KAMLA STEPS UP [...] (U) Basdeo Panday is no longer Leader of the Opposition due to his April 24 conviction (reftel). The Office of the President issued a notice midday on April 25 removing Panday from his position as Leader of the Opposition as he can no longer legally function as a member of parliament. 2. [...] |
2006-04-26 19:27:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS KCOR TD |
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UNC EXECUTIVE: PNM'S OUT TO GET US, BUT PANDAY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 25 meeting with Political Section officers, the United National Congress (UNC) executive indicated their belief that former Leader of the Opposition Panday's conviction and sentence is another sign of Government harassment and abuse of the Opposition. They detailed [...] |
2006-04-28 17:41:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN529 |
JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER VISITS TRINIDAD [...] SUMMARY: Energy dominated the visit of Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller to Trinidad April 24-26. Regional crime, drug trafficking and security concerns relating to the 2007 Cricket World Cup also figured in discussions she had with T&T PM Patrick Manning. No new agreements came [...] |
2006-04-28 19:06:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ETRD PREL TD XL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN530 |
PANDAY GRANTED BAIL; DOOKERAN TAKES A BACK BENCH; [...] (SBU) Justice Anthony Carmona of the Port of Spain 6th Criminal Court granted bail to former Leader of the Opposition Basdeo Panday on April 28. Panday spent four nights in the Golden Grove Maximum Security detention center while his bail application worked its way through the system. Carmo [...] |
2006-04-28 21:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN562 |
POST AGAIN RAISES SOFA REQUEST WITH MFA [...] (SBU) During a May 3 meeting on other topics with Foreign Minister Knowlson Gift, Charge again raised Embassy Port of Spain's longstanding and often-repeated request to the GOTT for a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the USG. Charge told Gift that the US is well aware of the GOTT's opp [...] |
2006-05-05 16:59:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN568 |
CABLE TV PIRACY IN TRINIDAD [...] SUMMARY: Trinidad affiliate of DIRECTV has threatened legal action against T&T cable company Columbus Communications if Columbus does not cease illegally broadcasting HBO U.S. signals. The threat appears to be partly directed at the T&T regulator, which as yet has taken no action to require C [...] |
2006-05-08 19:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TD XL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN583 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following units and divisions of Trinidad and Tobago for violations of human rights. Post has no derogatory information on file. 2. Information on identified participating units as provided by Military Liaison Office (commanding [...] |
2006-05-10 17:31:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN587 |
TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#2-06) [...] U.S. company signs MOU for ethylene complex ------------------------------------------ Texas-based Westlake Chemical plans to build a US$1.5 billion ethylene plant in T&T. Westlake CEO Albert Chao signed a memorandum of understanding with Energy Minister Lenny Saith on April 18 for the plan [...] |
2006-05-10 19:10:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV EIND TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN590 |
TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - MAY PART 1 [...] Inflation continues with little change ------------------------------------------ The inflation rate in T&T was running at an annual rate in March of 6.6 percent, according to T&T Central Bank figures. While this was only slightly higher than 6.5 percent in February, there is still no sign of [...] |
2006-05-11 15:10:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND EAIR EFIN TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN602 |
PASTOR HINN'S SECOND COMING TESTS T&T'S [...] SUMMARY: Controversial Pentecostal Pastor Benny Hinn is scheduled for a second trip to Trinidad and Tobago in May. His "Miracle Mission" has occasioned significant dispute in the press, with Hindu leader Sat Maharaj using his media outlets to question Hinn's ministry as a sort of revenge fo [...] |
2006-05-15 18:41:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN615 |
T&T BACCHANAL: CHIEF JUSTICE ACCUSED OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, Satnarine Sharma, stands accused of attempting to influence the outcome of the Panday Integrity Commission case (reftel). Given the seriousness of the situation, PM Manning canceled his trip to Europe for two high-level summits. Info [...] |
2006-05-19 13:05:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN618 |
PRELIMINARY REPORT ON CARIBBEAN MUSLIM FORUM [...] (C) Political officer met with Imtiaz Ali, organizer of the Caribbean Muslim Forum (CMF), on May 15. Ali mentioned that initial planning was for this year's CMF to be held Easter weekend, to establish a pattern following the 2005 CMF, but that due to difficulties with organizing it for April [...] |
2006-05-19 15:14:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KISL TD |
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GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: APPROACH TO TRINIDAD [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-01 15:04:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR WTRO TD XL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN663 |
WTO WAIVER FOR CBTPA BENEFICIARIES [...] A/DCM delivered points from reftel on June 1 to Razia Ali, MFA Director for International Trade. Ali appreciated the fact that we were approaching other beneficiary countries of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) and Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). Ali had raise [...] |
2006-06-01 15:35:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO OAS TD XL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN666 |
HURRICANE SEASON PLANNING - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO [...] Embassy Port of Spain primary and alternate Mission Disaster Relief Officers are as follows: Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) --------------------------------------- A. David Miller Economic Chief Tour Ends: July 2006 Tel: (868) 622-6371, Ext. 2112-work Tel: (868) 632-8592-home [...] |
2006-06-01 20:05:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI SENV TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN670 |
U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN DELIVERED TO TRINIDAD [...] (C) Ambassador conveyed reftel message to Prime Minister Manning in a June 1 meeting. A/DCM accompanied Ambassador. We had attempted to get time with the PM on May 31 without success. Ambassador did not share text of points, but gave Manning a copy of the Secretary's statement from the State [...] |
2006-06-02 13:53:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN671 |
OAS: HELMS-BURTON RESOLUTION AND SANTO DOMINGO [...] (SBU) A/DCM made reftel demarche early on June 1 with Kathleen Seenarine, MFA Americas Department acting director. Seenarine said she was familiar with both issues, having prepared the briefing book for Foreign Minister Knowlson Gift. She committed to convey our request at once via email to t [...] |
2006-06-02 13:53:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL XL TD MX |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN672 |
OAS: HELMS-BURTON RESOLUTION AND SANTO DOMINGO [...] (SBU) A/DCM made reftel demarche early on June 1 with Kathleen Seenarine, MFA Americas Department acting director. Seenarine said she was familiar with both issues, having prepared the briefing book for Foreign Minister Knowlson Gift. She committed to convey our request at once via email to t [...] |
2006-06-02 13:53:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL XL TD MX |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN676 |
AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF WINSTON DOOKERAN'S PROSPECTS [...] (C) On May 26, Political Chief and Political Officer met for two hours with Robin Montano, the former Opposition United National Congress (UNC) Senator who had been fired earlier in the year by then Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday as part of the internecine strife within the party. Montano i [...] |
2006-06-02 15:27:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN677 |
GUATEMALA'S UNSC CANDIDACY - APPROACH TO TRINIDAD [...] (C) Ambassador called on Prime Minister Manning June 1 to discuss ref A. A/DCM accompanied the Ambassador at the meeting. No paper was left behind. 2. (C) Ambassador informed Manning that we had heard earlier (ref B) that T&T had a favorable view of Guatemala's qualifications to be a cand [...] |
2006-06-02 15:42:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC TD |
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CWC ASSISTANCE DEMARCHE: DETAILS WOULD BE [...] (U) Political Officer delivered the demarche contained reftel to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk, Multilateral Affairs Desk and Protocol Office (as each office has a hand due to how this assistance is proposed to be delivered), and passed a copy to the Office of the Prime Minist [...] |
2006-06-05 17:32:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER OAS XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN698 |
CARICOM URGES PRESIDENT BUSH TO SPEED [...] Acting Foreign Minister Danny Montano summoned the Ambassador to a meeting on June 6 to deliver a letter from Prime Minister Patrick Manning to President Bush (text of letter below). Political Officer accompanied the Ambassador. The letter echoes the sentiments of the letter sent by Barbado [...] |
2006-06-07 16:39:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PTER SNAR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN701 |
TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - MAY PART 2 [...] T&T going with the "Flow" -------------------------- Local cable company Columbus Communications has re- branded its services with the launch of Flow, a new digital system incorporating the "triple play" service of cable, high-speed Internet and telephone service. Columbus expects to give i [...] |
2006-06-07 19:57:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECPS EFIN KIPR KFLU SENV TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN727 |
T&T ISLAMIC EXTREMIST CLAIMS SECRET DEAL WITH [...] Yasin Abu Bakr, the jailed leader of the Jamaat Al Muslimeen (JAM), an extremist Islamic group, recently filed an affidavit as part of his defense case for the February 6 government filing that identified JAM lands to be confiscated to satisfy Bakr's debt to the State [...] |
2006-06-12 20:43:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM TD |
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T&T ACTIVELY CONSIDERING STATUTE AMENDMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-13 19:37:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ICRC TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN736 |
T&T CHIEF JUSTICE SCANDAL CONTINUES [...] The furor over allegations that Trinidad and Tobago's Chief Justice, Satnarine Sharma, sought to improperly influence Chief Magistrate Sherman McNicols in the Panday corruption case (reftel) has not died down. Police investigations, including searches of the Chief Justice's office, are ongoi [...] |
2006-06-13 19:51:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN74 |
T&T MINISTRY OF LABOR ON OSHA REVISIONS AND [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Mr. Devnath Roopnarine, Chief Inspector of the Occupational Health and Safety Division in the Ministry of Labor to discuss the implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). Roopnarine explained that the OSHA has had a long history under three differen [...] |
2006-01-13 19:54:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN767 |
CARIBBEAN MUSLIM FORUM IN T&T [...] (U) The 2006 Caribbean Muslim Forum took place at the Trinidad campus of the University of the West Indies on June 18-19. Pol intern attended forum. Approximately 40-50 people attended, most from Trinidad but with a handful from throughout the region. The crowd was made up of about 2/3 East [...] |
2006-06-22 18:56:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PTER KISL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN783 |
NEW T&T POLITICAL PARTY LOOKS TO DOOKERAN FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gerald Yetming, Member of Parliament formerly with the United National Congress has forged a new political party out of three small, struggling parties. The new party, the Democratic National Alliance, has been formed in Opposition UNC Political Leader "(Winston) Dookeran's ima [...] |
2006-06-28 20:36:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN786 |
WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS - TRINIDAD [...] Econ Chief delivered message in reftel to Razia Ali, MFA International Trade Director. In reacting to talking points on tariff levels, Ali said T&T already had average tariffs that were comparable to those in industrialized countries. She recalled that the average T&T tariff had been less th [...] |
2006-06-29 14:19:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN787 |
PARAGUAY TO MEET CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES ON WTO [...] A brief AP story appeared in the June 28 Trinidad Express business supplement regarding Paraguay and the waiver in the World Trade Organization (reftels) for countries enjoying benefits of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). The article, reporting on a recent meeting in Guyana, [...] |
2006-06-29 14:19:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO EAID TD XL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN806 |
UNC EXECUTIVE/DOOKERAN DIVORCE ALMOST FINAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 28, the UNC Executive passed a motion of no confidence in UNC Political Leader Winston Dookeran and dismissed three of his leading supporters. Dookeran was unmoved, as he continued his campaign trek around the country in an effort to rally UNC and broader voter support in [...] |
2006-07-06 11:39:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN807 |
T&T MFA ON UPCOMING UN ISSUES [...] (C) Political Officer and Political Assistant/Reader met with Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs, Ms. Roanna Gopaul, on July 5 to discuss the UN Security Council election. Gopaul indicated that T&T had not yet decided between Guatemala and Venezuela, and was well aware of the U.S. posit [...] |
2006-07-06 12:58:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA SMIG XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN808 |
TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE [...] Desalcott chairman charged with fraud ---------------------------------------- After four years of investigations into alleged corruption in the US$120 million Trinidad desalination plant, Desalcott executive chairman Hafeez Karamath has been arrested on fraud charges. In January 2005, inves [...] |
2006-07-06 13:27:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELTN KFLU TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN809 |
EXTRAORDINARY COOPERATION FROM T&T ON MOVING [...] (C) On June 29, Suriname expelled Guyanese national Roger Shaheed Khan from prison. Suriname arrested Khan for drug and weapons charges, but determined to expel him from the country after determining that he was in the country illegally and that their case against him was "insufficient." Th [...] |
2006-07-06 15:32:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR KCRM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN810 |
T&T PRESIDENT'S JULY 4 MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-06 17:13:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN814 |
ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR T&T CANINE ACADEMY [...] The Trinidad and Tobago Homicide Squad put a canine- in-training at the INL-supported T&T Canine Academy through his paces on July 6. After watching "Red" perform training exercises at the academy, the Squad requested that he search a wooded, mountainous area near Morvant, to the east of Por [...] |
2006-07-07 19:35:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR MCAP TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN841 |
T&T MFA ON CARICOM'S UNSC CANDIDATE CRITERIA [...] (C) Political Officer met with Ms. Sandra Honore, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs CARICOM division on July 13. She stated, in no uncertain terms, that the CARICOM communique issued after the St. Kitts Heads of Government Meeting in early July outlines a clear set of criteria that any [...] |
2006-07-14 19:51:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN848 |
GAO VISITS TRINIDAD TO STUDY MARITIME ENERGY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Officials from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), Homeland Security and Justice Team, visited Trinidad June 19-23 to observe the security of energy transport infrastructure into the United States. Through meetings with ministry officials, including the T&T Coast G [...] |
2006-07-17 14:21:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AGAO EPET EWWT PINS TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN849 |
IMPLEMENTATION AGENCY DETAILS CARICOM CWC [...] (C) According to Lancelot Sellman, Director of CARICOM's Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), the decisions made at the July 3 Heads of Government meeting will allow Cricket World Cup (CWC) security preparations to move forward at full speed. He clarified the establishment o [...] |
2006-07-18 11:37:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR CVIS KCRM CARICOM XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN863 |
TRINIDAD/VENEZUELA CLOSER TO TREATY ON USE OF [...] (U) The June 19 edition of daily paper "Trinidad & Tobago Newsday" reported on a Ministry of Foreign Affairs release that addressed a future agreement between the governments of T&T and Venezuela on shared gas reserves. Full text of the release follows in next paragraph. 2. (U) Begin Text [...] |
2006-07-21 19:42:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECIN PREL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN867 |
T&T CHIEF JUSTICE CASE: SYSTEM STRONG BUT TIED UP [...] (U) Political and legal drama continues to swirl around Trinidad and Tobago's Chief Justice, Satnarine Sharma. The recent investigation into allegations that Sharma influenced the decision in the corruption case against former Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition, Basdeo Panday (ref A) [...] |
2006-07-24 11:41:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCOR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN868 |
T&T CHIEF JUSTICE CASE: SYSTEM STRONG BUT TIED UP [...] (U) Political and legal drama continues to swirl around Trinidad and Tobago's Chief Justice, Satnarine Sharma. The recent investigation into allegations that Sharma influenced the decision in the corruption case against former Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition, Basdeo Panday (ref A) [...] |
2006-07-24 11:43:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCOR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN882 |
YASIN ABU BAKR RELEASED ON BAIL IN T&T [...] Yasin Abu Bakr, head of the Jamaat Al-Muslimeen (JAM) group responsible for the failed 1990 coup attempt, received bail on July 14. Bakr, the first person to be charged under T&T's anti-terrorism statue, had been denied bail on two previous attempts due to the seriousness of the charges. Th [...] |
2006-07-25 11:17:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KISL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN884 |
TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS JULY, PART 1 [...] Caribbean Star/Sun expanding operations in T&T --------------------------------------------- ------- To better support an expansion in service from Trinidad, Caribbean Star Airlines has established a new crew base and maintenance facility at Piarco Airport in Port of Spain. The new crew bas [...] |
2006-07-25 14:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAIR EIND KCOR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN920 |
SCENESETTER FOR DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO T&T [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Secretary Chertoff, my team and I look forward to welcoming you to Trinidad and Tobago. T&T is a major political and economic player in the region, and your visit will help underscore the importance we plac [...] |
2006-08-03 18:18:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER OVIP ASEC CARICOM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN922 |
CHIEF JUSTICE CASE HEADED TO LONDON [...] (U) T&T continues to be captivated by the convoluted Chief Justice criminal case (ref A). Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma stands accused of perverting the course of justice by inappropriately influencing the decision in the corruption case against former Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposi [...] |
2006-08-04 18:03:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KDEM KJUS PGOV TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN931 |
TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JULY 15-31 [...] Alcoa clears another hurdle 2. Alcoa partners with Bechtel 3. Laqtel launching soon 4. IMF calls for spending cuts in T&T 5. T&T leads economic growth in the region 6. Possible privatization for BWIA ------------------------------ Â [...] |
2006-08-08 13:57:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAVI ECON EIND EPET ETRD TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN957 |
GOTT SILENT ON UNSC 1701 [...] On August 14, we faxed to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Susan Gordon UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and accompanying talking points, as specified in the August 12 demarche request. When we asked Gordon on August 15 for her reaction, she said she had not had an opportunity to read the [...] |
2006-08-16 18:12:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN958 |
MFA STILL UNDECIDED ON WEDGWOOD CANDIDACY [...] On August 15, PolChief and PolAsst met with MFA Multilateral Affairs Division Director Susan Gordon and Senior Multilateral Affairs Officer Roanna Gopaul. Among other topics, we delivered the August 9 demarche(reftel)requesting confirmation of what the department reported as T&T's commitment [...] |
2006-08-16 18:13:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US UNHRC TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN972 |
T&T NOT AFTER CARICOM SEAT ON SECURITY COUNCIL; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA has corrected a recent press report implying a T&T push for a regional Caricom seat on the Security Council. However, we believe a T&T bid to fill an upcoming UNSC vacancy would not be surprising. According to the Guatemalan Charge here, T&T has decided to support Guate [...] |
2006-08-17 12:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CARICOM TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN974 |
NEW CHIEF OF DEFENSE STAFF FOR T&T [...] According to press reports, T&T President George Maxwell Richards will promote Colonel Edmund Dillon to the rank of Brigadier General, on August 15, thereby officially making him Chief of Defense Staff. Dillon, who has been acting Chief of Defense staff, will succeed Brigadier General Ancil A [...] |
2006-08-17 13:15:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR PINR TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN977 |
TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - AUGUST 1-15 [...] Japanese Minister announces plans to invest in T&T 2. Roof tile manufacturer opens for production 3. Central Bank raises 'Repo' rate to 7.50 4. T&T building costs on the rise 5. MoU signed on sea laws for fisheries company --------------------------------------------- -------- Â [...] |
2006-08-17 13:26:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EFIS EIND EINV ETRD TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1009 |
Demarche on U.S. Draft Resolution on Condemning Rape as an [...] (SBU) PolCouns met October 2 with Delia Chatoor of the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Division and presented reftel demarche. Without committing to the specific resolution, Ms. Chatoor noted the GOTT supported the intention of the draft. She added that she would forward the text to the Attorney Ge [...] |
2007-10-05 19:57:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1019 |
SCENESETTER FOR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PRE-ASSESSMENT VISIT [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) On behalf of Embassy Port of Spain, I look forward to welcoming your delegation to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) October 10-12. The Ambassador unfortunately is out of the country but also wishes to express his [...] |
2007-10-10 11:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP EPET SENV PREL PGOV PTER ASEC TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1030 |
ELECTIONS: THREE WEEKS TO GO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning dissolved Parliament on September 28, calling elections for November 5. His PeopleQs National Movement (PNM) comes into the race with several advantages, but also faces dissension in its ranks and public weariness over its continuance in office. The PNM [...] |
2007-10-15 11:47:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1031 |
OAS LABOR MINISTERIAL HIGHLIGHTS DECENT WORK AS THE CENTER [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE XV INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOR (IACML) IN PORT OF SPAIN SEPTEMBER 11-13 PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND LABOR OBJECTIVES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TO BE REINFORCED THROUGH ENGAGEMENT ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST AMONG LABOR MINISTERS, I [...] |
2007-10-15 11:48:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SOCI OAS XK XL XM TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1047 |
ELECTIONS: FRENETIC CAMPAIGNING CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The past week has seen continued frenetic campaigning as Trinidad and Tobago's three major political parties jockey for position in advance of the November 5 vote. With two weeks to go, Prime Minister Manning's ruling People's National Movement (PNM) party remains the favorit [...] |
2007-10-19 16:51:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1062 |
DEMARCHWE ON CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR UN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-24 19:28:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL TD UNGA |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1063 |
DEMARCHE ON CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR UN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-24 19:38:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL TD UNGA |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1064 |
DEMARCHE ON OAS INDIGENOUS RIGHTS DECLARATION [...] (SBU) PolOff met October 22 with Ms. Delia Chatoor of the Multilateral Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and reviewed points in reftel. Ms. Chatoor replied that Trinidad and Tobago,s own small Amerindian community had recently become more vocal, and that a week dedicated to [...] |
2007-10-24 19:44:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1065 |
DEMARCHE ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) Poloff met October 22 with Delia Chatoor of the Multilateral Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and presented the points in ref a. Regarding the request to oppose &no-action8 motions in order to permit full debate on serious human rights issue raised within the Third C [...] |
2007-10-24 19:51:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA PHUM PREL TD UNGA |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1074 |
DEMARCHE ON UNGA CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-26 19:24:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CU ETRD PHUM TD UNGA |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1077 |
ELECTIONS: TEN DAYS TO GO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago's citizens are experiencing high intensity campaigning with only ten days until the elections, and seem convinced that this vote will have long-lasting implications. The ruling People's National Movement (PNM) seems confident of victory and a growing number [...] |
2007-10-26 20:29:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1079 |
ELECTIONS: MORE VIOLENCE THAN USUAL, ALTHOUGH [...] (SBU) Summary: An opposition Congress of the People candidate was attacked and injured in front of his campaign office October 27. Political leaders across the spectrum condemned the attack, but differed on its motives. Police are investigating and have promised to do all they can to protec [...] |
2007-10-29 17:30:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PGOV TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1082 |
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS' SICK-OUT AFFECTING INTERNATIONAL [...] Flights in and out of Trinidad and Tobago were disrupted between Thursday October 25 and Sunday October 28 when air traffic controllers called in sick to protest a lack of progress in wage negotiations for the 2004-2007 contract period. The controllers came back on the job at 11 p.m. Sunday ni [...] |
2007-10-29 18:44:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ELAB OTRA TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1083 |
REITERATION OF DEMARCHE ON CANDIDACY OF DAVID [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-29 18:45:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL UNGA TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1086 |
ILO/USDOL HIV/AIDS IN THE WORKPLACE PROJECT MOVING AHEAD IN [...] SUMMARY: ILO representatives were optimistic about progress as they completed the midterm assessment of the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) funded Trinidad and Tobago HIV/AIDS Workplace Education Program. After initial delays, new commitment and buy-in from the Ministry of Labor has resulted [...] |
2007-11-01 12:27:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV SOCI TBIO TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1099 |
PRACTICES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) This cable responds to questions in ref A. Questions in ref B were previously answered in ref C. Watch listing ---------------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) maintains both an &alert list8 of individuals who should be immediately detained upon entry and a [...] |
2007-11-01 17:43:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PINR PREL PTER TD KHLS |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1100 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO WILL NOT ATTEND CD MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-01 17:44:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL TD UNGA |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1105 |
Elections: And the Winner is... [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ruling People's National Movement (PNM), the United National Congress (UNC) and the Congress of the People (COP) are campaigning feverishly, especially for marginal seats, in advance of the November 5 elections. Major rallies will be held November 3 (the Rev. Jesse Jackson r [...] |
2007-11-02 20:13:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1106 |
Elections: And the Winner is... [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ruling People's National Movement (PNM), the United National Congress (UNC) and the Congress of the People (COP) are campaigning feverishly, especially for marginal seats, in advance of the November 5 elections. Major rallies will be held November 3 (the Rev. Jesse Jackson r [...] |
2007-11-02 20:14:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1111 |
CORRUPTION IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is concern in Trinidad and Tobago over alleged corruption in the public and private sectors. This is a black mark for the ruling People's National Movement (PNM) and an impediment to Prime Minister Patrick Manning's goal of achieving developed country status by 2020. Tra [...] |
2007-11-06 12:54:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV KCOR ECON EFIN EPET TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1113 |
PNM WINS NATIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Led by Prime Minister Patrick Manning, the People's National Movement (PNM) scored a convincing victory November 5, winning 26 of 41 seats in Parliament. The United National Congress (UNC) won the remaining 15, with the newly formed Congress of the People (COP) being "blanked." [...] |
2007-11-06 20:35:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1119 |
DEMARCHE ON U.S. RESOLUTION ON RAPE [...] (U) Pol Chief met Multilateral Affairs Director Susan Gordon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs November 7, presented the background, talking points and list of U.S. compromises to date, and urged that GOTT's delegation vote in favor of the resolution, including the provision that the Secretar [...] |
2007-11-07 20:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI TD UNGA |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1126 |
DEMARCHE ON COMPROMISE RESOLUTION ON RAPE [...] (U) Pol Chief met with Jerome Joseph in the Multilateral Affairs Division of the MFA and urged him to have the GOTT instruct its delegation at the United Nations to co-sponsor the resolution condemning rape and to vote against any amendments, and to vote for adoption of the resolution without [...] |
2007-11-13 19:39:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1137 |
COMPROMISE RESOLUTION ON RAPE: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-16 17:51:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1139 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO WILL ABSTAIN ON THIRD [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-16 18:12:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA PHUM PREL UNGA TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1150 |
DEMARCHE ON ELECTION FOR THE COMMITTEE ON THE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-21 18:39:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1151 |
BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW CABINET MEMBERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Patrick Manning's new cabinet includes a number of new faces, some members of his former cabinet who have been given different portfolios, and two who have retained their old ministries. The cabinet is noteworthy for the number of women the PM has placed in posi [...] |
2007-11-23 18:56:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1154 |
CABLE TV PIRACY ENDS (ALMOST) IN TRINIDAD [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) With the signing of a content agreement October 30, Trinidad's main cable company Flow and HBO-Latin America ended years of controversy about cable TV piracy in Trinidad. Starting December 1, Flow will pay for HBO-LA programming and discontinue unlicensed premium movie broadcast [...] |
2007-11-27 11:56:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TD XL |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1156 |
TRINIDAD REQUESTS USG HELP WITH CABLE TV PROVIDERS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. With the successful conclusion of licensing negotiations between Trinidad's main cable TV company Flow and U.S. company HBO-LA (reftel), the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) has asked Flow to conclude licensing [...] |
2007-11-27 19:58:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1159 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S TAKE ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Energy-rich Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) is not the typical tourism-dependant, energy importing Caribbean nation, and at the upcoming UN Climate Change conference, its position may be less defined than that of its neighbors. With its industrial base and high per capita greenhouse g [...] |
2007-11-29 20:42:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1165 |
UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] (U) This cable contains updated information for required reporting under the Trade and Development Act (TDA) concerning child labor in Trinidad and Tobago (TT). A. Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) has ratified I [...] |
2007-11-30 16:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1167 |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: What is the nature of investments that host country businesses have in Cuba? ANSWER: Post is aware of no Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) companies or individuals with significant presence or investments in Cuba. 2. (C) QUESTION: Are there any bilateral trade agreements between host [...] |
2007-11-30 17:42:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1171 |
DEMARCHE ON THE ELECTION FOR THE COMMITTEE ON THE [...] Pol Chief met December 3 with MFA Multilateral Affairs official Kathleen Seenarine to promote the candidacy of Pierre-Richard Prosper to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Seenarine said the GOTT would consider the Prosper candidacy and would notify the Embassy in e [...] |
2007-12-03 19:29:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1172 |
DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (SBU) PolChief met December 3 with MFA Multilateral Affairs official Kathleen Seenarine presented ref (a) points, requesting the GOTT vote against, or at least abstain, on Resolutions 61/22, 61/23, and 61/116. PolChief especially emphasized the resolution mentioned in ref (b), urging, at a m [...] |
2007-12-03 19:37:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1176 |
DEMARCHE IN UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-06 19:41:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNGA TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1187 |
GOTT ACKNOWLEDGES CNIES MESSAGE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-11 19:05:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PREL SNAR TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1202 |
EMBASSY PORT OF SPAIN ACTIVITIES TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-19 19:23:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KWMN PHUM PREL |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1203 |
TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#3-07) [...] bpTT, Energy Minister comment on Gazprom rumor 2. Gas audit: proven reserves down to 12 years 3. T&T Energy Conference charts policy directions 4. Chile joins the LNG queue 5. Uganda seeks T&T help to manage oil/gas reserves 6. Experimental methanol power plant commissioned 7. BG explor [...] |
2007-12-19 19:29:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ENGR EPET EIND TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1204 |
DEMARCHE ON CHARGES AGAINST UNREGISTERED FOREIGN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-20 18:57:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CJAN KJUS PREL VE AR TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1205 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: SERIOUS PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: With Christmas and the February 2008 Carnival season approaching, Trinidad and Tobago is gripped by fear of crime, which, fueled by media frenzy, is perceived as out of control. Many complain that the GOTT is powerless to do anything, or is unconcerned, criticizing the perform [...] |
2007-12-20 19:56:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KCRM SNAR SOCI TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN1206 |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - [...] Prime Minister on Climate Change 2. Central Bank Governor on inflation, currency value 3. Rising food prices 4. Laqtel fined by TATT 5. Increasing tourism traffic on Tobago 6. Trinidadian appointed UNEP Assistant SecGen  [...] |
2007-12-21 18:05:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KGHG EIND ETRD EWWT ECPS KHIV |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN138 |
AMID THE TRAGEDY OF CRIME AND VIOLENCE IN T&T, A TROUBLED [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-08 17:54:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PHUM KCRM TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN152 |
PETROLEUM CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ISSUES CONFRONTING T&T OIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Oil and gas companies operating in Trinidad & Tobago outlined aggressive programs to develop proven reserves in their presentations at the T&T Petroleum Conference, but several speakers raised concern that exploration may not be keeping pace with gas utilization. Energy Minister [...] |
2007-02-15 14:34:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV EFIN TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN168 |
TRINIDAD CEDES ENERGY SUPPLIER ROLE TO VENEZUELA WHILE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOTT Foreign Minister Piggott made local headlines with a statement that Venezuela has replaced Trinidad & Tobago as the dominant energy supplier to the Caribbean. Piggott also announced that T&T and Venezuela initialed a framework unitization agreement for cross-border natural [...] |
2007-02-23 19:26:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECIN PREL TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN2 |
AMCHAM CONFERENCE LOOKS AT T&T'S NON-ENERGY SECTOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-03 12:06:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EFIN EIND ELAB TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN21 |
SETBACK FOR ALCOA SMELTER IN TRINIDAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After months of controversy about plans to construct aluminum smelters in Trinidad and a day-long national symposium to discuss the development of a national aluminum industry, Prime Minister Manning announced Christmas Eve that the GOTT was discontinuing plans for the industria [...] |
2007-01-08 12:13:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EMIN SENV TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN233 |
T&T MEDIA FIRES BACK ON JAMAICA LNG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The media dogfight between Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago over liquefied natural gas has escalated in response to Jamaican private sector calls for retaliation against trade with T&T. Tensions between the two CARICOM members have implications for momentum on regional integration [...] |
2007-03-15 19:49:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD ECIN PREL CARICOM JM TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN236 |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY [...] PM announces "Full Employment" 2. Inflation Continues Downward Trend 3. Central Bank Bond Issue Oversubscribed 4. Smelter Saga Continues 5. Amended OSHA debuts U.S. affiliate charged 6. Music pirates keel-hauled 7. Opposition questions U.K. consulting firm ties to CAL CEO, role [...] |
2007-03-16 17:50:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR ECPS EFIN EIND ELNT KIRP TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN277 |
DEMARCHE: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-20 18:46:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ZI TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN281 |
COURT OF APPEAL QUASHES CONVICTION OF FORMER P.M. BASDEO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 20, Court of Appeal Judge Margot Warner, quashed the conviction and sentence pending against former Prime Minister and current interim Political Leader of the United National Congress (UNC) Basdeo Panday. Warner ordered a retrial for reasons of a possible conflict of in [...] |
2007-03-22 11:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KCOR KJUS TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN299 |
T&T PM MANNING MEETS CHAVEZ, SIGNS GAS AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: T&T Prime Minister Patrick Manning met with BRV President Hugo Chavez for four hours on March 20 and signed a framework unitization agreement, a key step toward joint development of substantial cross-border gas fields. Manning also used the meeting as an opportunity to propose br [...] |
2007-03-26 18:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN320 |
FIFTH ANNUAL SONG AND VERSE CONTEST FOCUSES ON IPR [...] (U) SUMMARY: One year after the Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) launched its first anti-piracy campaign, two GOTT ministries and a local NGO The Heroes Foundation joined the Embassy to co-sponsor an Intellectual Property Rights-themed Ambassador's Song and Verse Contest. Nearly 3,000 [...] |
2007-04-02 19:06:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR SCUL TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN336 |
DEMARCHE SENT REGARDING DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-10 15:38:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM KNEP IR TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN353 |
EL SALVADOR INAUGURATES NEWEST FOREIGN MISSION IN PORT OF [...] On April 11, El Salvador became the latest country to open an embassy in Port of Spain, following Spain's inauguration of its presence here in November 2006 and the establishment of South Africa's mission in December 2006. This brings the total number of foreign missions resident in Port of S [...] |
2007-04-13 18:08:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL ES TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN355 |
EL SALVADOR INAUGURATES NEWEST FOREIGN MISSION IN PORT OF [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-13 18:08:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL ES TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN362 |
T&T TO BE WELL REPRESENTED AT US-CARICOM MINISTERIAL [...] At the April 12 weekly post-cabinet meeting press conference, Foreign Minister Arnold Piggott announced publicly that Prime Minister Patrick Manning and he will be attending the June 19-21 US-Caricom Conference in Washington. Piggott was familiar with the proposed objectives and notional agend [...] |
2007-04-13 18:43:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM PREL OAS TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN389 |
T&T PRIME MINISTER SEEKS U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 16 meeting with CODEL Engel, Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Manning voiced frustration that Washington has not engaged on his bilateral economic and security proposals, and he complained about Article 98 and low margins on LNG sales to the U.S. CODEL members ag [...] |
2007-04-20 19:10:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EPET ETRD MARR SNAR VE TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN393 |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - MARCH [...] Tobago Land License for Foreigners 2. Far East Co-operation in Trade & Investment 3. GOTT committed to FTAA 4. Fishy concerns 5. T&T gets Water Pollution Rules 6. U.S. company to build Caustic Soda plant 7. Essar Steel plant approved 8. T&T Bird Flu ready 9. VAT removed on [...] |
2007-04-23 16:48:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR EFIN EIND EINV ETRD KFLU TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN436 |
T&T NOT WILLING TO ASSIST NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ [...] (C) Embassy Port of Spain believes the GOTT would not respond favorably to any USG requests for troops to supplement the coalition forces in Iraq. This country has historically been opposed to sending its troops, however few in number, on military missions overseas and, even within the regio [...] |
2007-05-02 18:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ MARR MAS MOPS PREL PTER TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN456 |
VENEZUELA WITHDRAWS T&T INVITATION TO SOUTH AMERICAN ENERGY [...] (U) SUMMARY: After first inviting Prime Minister Patrick Manning to a South American energy summit in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez unexpectedly withdrew the invitation on April 17, attributing the disinvitation to a lack of consensus among the summit participants regarding arrangements for Manning's [...] |
2007-05-09 10:51:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EPET PGOV VZ TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN480 |
GOTT UNHCR VOTE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-11 18:13:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN489 |
T&T WILL SUPPORT BELARUS FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] MFA Multilateral Affairs Division Director Margaret Rousseau told Polchief, on May 16, that T&T has already made a commitment to Belarus to support its candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council, along with the candidacy of Slovenia. She claimed the GOTT had made this commitment &last week som [...] |
2007-05-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN494 |
IMF OFFERS PRAISE AND WARNINGS TO CARIBBEAN GOVERNMENTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: While commending strong Caribbean growth and responsible fiscal and monetary policies, visiting IMF officials urged regional governments to adopt proactive measures to reduce current account deficits and public debt while economies are strong. They also recommended eliminating ta [...] |
2007-05-18 10:37:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON ECIN PGOV PREL TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN495 |
T&T LAUNCHES WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN [...] SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago is embarking on an eight-year, US$4.4 billion upgrade of its water and wastewater treatment infrastructure. While the initial consulting contract went to Canadian firm GENIVAR, the overall program offers significant commercial opportunities for U.S. firms. END SU [...] |
2007-05-18 10:37:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO BEXP EIND SENV ECON TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN517 |
RESPONDING TO PRIME MINISTER MANNING'S BILATERAL AGENDA [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: When Prime Minister Manning visits Washington for the Caribbean 20/20 Conference in June, he will bring with him a series of bilateral proposals on trade, tax policy, and narcotics interdiction that he has been raising consi [...] |
2007-05-24 21:43:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD EFIN MARR SNAR TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN518 |
T&T RELUCTANT TO CRITICIZE EITHER VENEZUELA OR IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to Ambassador Austin,s demarche on the expanding relationship between Venezuela and Iran, Foreign Minister Piggott was strictly neutral, saying that T&T is primarily interested in the maintenance of peace and the solution of all conflicts through dialogue. He implied [...] |
2007-05-24 21:43:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR VZ PM AR TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN52 |
IRAQ: GUIDANCE ON PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-18 15:31:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN53 |
TIC FOLLOW UP - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOTT trade officials were disappointed that the October meeting of the US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Council meeting did not address future access to the U.S. market for CARICOM goods, but they welcomed USG interest in following up the October meeting. They reacted coolly to t [...] |
2007-01-18 19:03:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN541 |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: What is the nature of investments that host country businesses have in Cuba? ANSWER: Post is aware of no Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) companies or individuals with significant presence or investments in Cuba. 2. (C) QUESTION: Are there any bilateral trade agreements between host [...] |
2007-06-01 16:56:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN545 |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO GOVERNMENT REACTS TO JFK TERROR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Patrick Manning requested a meeting with Ambassador Austin June 4 to pledge continued assistance in all law enforcement and legal matters to fight terror, including efforts to extradite two of the JFK bomb plotters currently being held in Trinidad. Manning had a [...] |
2007-06-05 15:24:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL CVIS TT |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN554 |
TRINIDAD'S CABLE TV PIRACY DISPUTE HEATS UP [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In the latest skirmish in the long-standing Trinidad and Tobago cable TV piracy wars, HBO-Latin America launched a media blitz May 9 accusing Trinidad's cable provider Flow of ongoing cable piracy and failing to negotiate in good faith to purchase cable feeds legally. Flow respo [...] |
2007-06-06 18:06:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TD XL |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN556 |
TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#1-07) [...] LNG production down 25% 2. GE opens LNG service center 3. "T&T Gas to Barbados by 2009" 4. BG/Chevron sign gas supply deal with NGC 5. BG confirms small gas find 6. Petrotrin profits down 7. Petrotrin offshore platforms shut down 8. TOFCO labor woes ----------------------- LNG PRO [...] |
2007-06-06 18:07:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ENGR EPET EIND EINV TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN590 |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO WANTS U.S. WORLD BANK NOMINEE TO WORK FOR [...] (U) Post conveyed request for GOTT to support U.S. nominee for President of the World Bank Robert B. Zoellick to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and to Ministry of Finance Permanent Secretary Alison Lewis, who serves as alternate governor of the Bank for Trinidad & Tobago (T&T), on June 4. [...] |
2007-06-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN642 |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - MAY [...] CA adds flights to Caribbean and North America --------------------------------------------- ----- Caribbean Airlines will increase seat capacity to the Caribbean and North America by 25 percent. CA will fly double daily frequencies to New York four days a week, maintaining daily service fo [...] |
2007-07-02 18:50:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECPS EIND EINV SENV SOCI TD EAGR |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN643 |
TRINIDAD'S EITI IMPLEMENTATION IS ON HOLD [...] (SBU) This is an action request for State/EEB/ESC - see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOTT has reportedly done the groundwork to prepare Trinidad & Tobago's candidacy for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), but the effort came to a stop in mid-2006, when Cabinet [...] |
2007-07-02 18:52:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EPET ECON EAID ENRG PGOV PREL TD |
| 07PORTOFSPAIN648 |
2007 REPORT FOR BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to our survey, twelve Trinidad-based companies reported US$793 million in investment generating an estimated US$1.0 billion in exports to the US under CBERA/CBTPA. CBERA preferences have contributed to rapid growth of petrochemicals, ethanol, and selected manufacturing [...] |
2007-07-03 12:45:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON TD XL |
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SOUTHCOM COMMANDER STAVRIDIS VISITS TRINIDAD & [...] (C) SUMMARY - Southcom Commander Admiral James Stavridis visited Trinidad and Tobago June 29 for meetings with Ambassador Austin and Embassy Senior Staff, Prime Minister Patrick Manning, Chief of Defense Staff Edmund Dillon and his regiment chiefs. PM Manning seemed particularly pleased with [...] |
2007-07-05 14:07:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL SNAR MASS MOPS TD |
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SOUTHCOM COMMANDER STAVRIDIS VISITS TRINIDAD & [...] (C) SUMMARY - Southcom Commander Admiral James Stavridis visited Trinidad and Tobago June 29 for meetings with Ambassador Austin and Embassy Senior Staff, Prime Minister Patrick Manning, Chief of Defense Staff Edmund Dillon and his regiment chiefs. PM Manning seemed particularly pleased with [...] |
2007-07-05 17:41:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL SNAR MASS MOPS TD |
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ICAO ASSEMBLY: T&T RESPONDS [...] On July 5, Ramesh Lutchmedial, Director General of Civil Aviation in Trinidad and Tobago, told Econoff that he supports the USG position on environmental emissions and not the E.U.'s Emissions Trading Scheme for aviation emissions. He offered his general support for the U.S. proposals from ref [...] |
2007-07-06 17:39:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD TD |
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DESIGNATION OF US FORCES UNDER TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S [...] On July 3, poloff faxed and subsequently hand-delivered demarche per reftel to Laura West, Director, Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On July 6, another copy was faxed to Gerard Thompson, Director of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Thompson informed p [...] |
2007-07-09 17:26:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL MASS MOPS NL XL NT TD |
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DESIGNATION OF US FORCES UNDER TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S [...] On July 12, Poloff spoke with Gerald Thompson, Director of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Thompson informed Poloff that his Ministry had received the Diplomatic Note and was in the process of consulting with the relevant authorities. 2. Thompson added, "The longstandi [...] |
2007-07-13 13:31:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL MASS MOPS NL XL NT TD |
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - MAY [...] GOTT-PCS Nitrogen Partner on Model Farm 2. Cuban farmers to help set up farms 3. US$8M for Trinidad disaster preparedness 4. Inflation continues to decline 5. TSTT, Flow sign interconnect agreement 6. India invests in T&T 7. Non-energy investors hard to find 8. T&T opens trade [...] |
2007-07-20 15:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ECPS EINV ETRD SENV TD EAGR |
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JULY PART 1 [...] Tsunami Warning training for Caribbean/Latin America 2. Caribbean Airlines to be privatized 3. More TV stations coming 4. T&T/Barbados fishing agreement one step closer 5. Tobago says 'All the fish/flying fish gone' 6. HBO announces new Caribbean Channel 7. Stiff penalties f [...] |
2007-07-31 11:26:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ECPS EFIS EINV ETRD KIPR SENV TD |
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CAL on air transport liberalization, regional integration [...] Summary: Newly hired CAL executives professed enthusiasm for regional air transport liberalization, including an Open Skies agreement with the U.S., at a recent CAL event. CAL's position on regional air integration or cooperation is less clear; while the CAL executives supported the idea of c [...] |
2007-07-31 19:27:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR TD |
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ISLAMIC EXTREMIST GROUP CELEBRATES 1990 ATTEMPTED [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 27, the 17 annual wreath-laying ceremony occurred outside the Red House (Parliament) with Prime Minister Manning conspicuous by his absence. A former Minister with the National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR), the then governing party, complained publicly that no one r [...] |
2007-08-06 17:10:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PGOV PTER TD |
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TRINIDAD'S INL CANINE ACADEMY PROGRAM: AN [...] SUMMARY: On August 3, the Trinidad and Tobago Canine Academy held their most recent graduation for 9 new officers and canines. In addition, the national newspapers showcased the academy on June 14 and 15. This new unit of the T&T Police Service was established with the assistance of post's I [...] |
2007-08-09 12:54:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM TD |
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T&T ENCOURAGED BY WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago's participant at the July 9 White House Conference on the Americas was enthusiastic about the conference as a morale boost and supported the idea of more regionally-based or subject-specific events in the future. T&T along with other Caribbean countries would bene [...] |
2007-08-14 17:46:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM KPAO TD |
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JULY PART 2 [...] T&T economy scores with IMF 2. Inflation continues to decline 3. Tobago inflation also down 4. Chinese labor for yet another construction project 5. Marginal increase in electricity rates 6. T&T should prepare for Africa, Middle East trade  [...] |
2007-08-17 11:24:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ELAB ENGR ETRD TD |
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLITICAL ROUND-UP [...] The following stories are mainly from media reporting and represent issues of public interest in Trinidad and Tobago with potential political implications: A. POLICE KILLING THIS WEEKEND B. CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE-AN UPDATE C. CHIEF OF IMMIGRATION RETIRED AUGUST 8 -------------- [...] |
2007-08-21 13:23:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM TD |
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T&T AID TO JAMAICA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Trinidad and Tobago's (GOTT) TT$20 million (US$3.2 million) in assistance to Jamaica for post-Hurricane Dean recovery efforts has attracted both criticism and commendation in T&T. While opposition criticism is fueled by upcoming elections as much as anything els [...] |
2007-08-30 17:02:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL TD |
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - AUGUST PART 1 [...] Offers of more food suppliers for T&T 2. Weak US dollar ... businessman worried! 3. T&T/Barbados fishing talks begin 4. Tobago's Development - US$500 million to be spent 5. Global warming fears prompt desalination projects 6. Call for local content policy 7. T&T chambers seek tra [...] |
2007-09-07 19:49:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ELAB ENGR ETRD TD |
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLITICAL ROUND-UP, SEPTEMBER 5, 2007 [...] In this edition of the Roundup: A. PNM HOLDS SPECIAL CONVENTION B. ELECTION POLLS TELL DIFFERENT STORIES C. PNM DISCARDING MP'S BEFORE ELECTION D. MONTEIL SCANDAL PLAGUES PARTY ----------------------------- PNM HOLDS SPECIAL CONVENTION ----------------------------- 2. On Sep [...] |
2007-09-12 12:02:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM TD |
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DESIGNATION OF US FORCES UNDER TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S [...] (SBU) Embassy spoke September 13 with Jennifer Boucaud-Blake, Permanent Secretary (Vice Minister) of the Ministry of National Security, to check on the status of the GOTT's response to our July 3 diplomatic note seeking designation for any U.S. troops entering Trinidad and Tobago as a visiting [...] |
2007-09-13 20:16:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL MASS MOPS TD |
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - AUGUST PART 2 [...] Caribbean Airlines flying high 2. Copa Airlines to fly to Trinidad 3. Inflation on the rise 4. Central Bank's authorized capital increased 5. Credit Unions' assets top US$1 billion 6. GOTT looks to financial services, investments 7. More hotels opening 8. Rapid Rail contract a [...] |
2007-09-18 21:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EFIN EIND ETRD EWWT SOCI TD ECON ELTN |
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLITICAL ROUND-UP, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 [...] (U) In this edition of the Roundup: A. CARICOM TEAM TO MONITOR ELECTION B. TRADE UNIONS SUCCESSFUL IN SOLIDARITY C. MP WINS FIGHT TO BE SCREENED FOR OFFICE D. CHIEF JUSTICE TRIBUNAL SNARES MORE -------------------------------- CARICOM TEAM TO MONITOR ELECTION -------------------- [...] |
2007-09-27 12:16:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM TD |
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COP PARTY PLANS TO STAY VIABLE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Congress of the People (COP) Winston Dookeran February 27 in a discussion that focused on the opposition leader's efforts to keep his party relevant despite it failing to secure seats in last November's parliamentary vote. Dookeran, who has been under s [...] |
2008-03-03 16:13:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI TD |
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VPP FOR TOBAGO LAUNCHED [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy launched its first Virtual Presence Post, VPP Tobago, on February 19 in a ceremony attended by Tobago House of Assembly (THA) officials as well as key members of that island's artistic, education, and religious communities. After the formal launch, representatives from va [...] |
2008-03-05 12:15:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO OEXC TD |
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NEW BARBADOS PM DISCUSSES FISH, CSME, REGIONAL TRANSPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Prime Ministers of Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago used their February 20 meeting in Port of Spain to reverse perceptions that bilateral relations have deteriorated in recent years, making optimistic statements about resolving their fisheries dispute, holding dialogue on the CA [...] |
2008-03-06 11:45:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EFIS EPET ETRD BB TD |
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DEPORTEE ISSUE CONTINUES IN THE NEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fed by Parliamentary bickering involving opposition attacks on the government's crime record, and media sensationalism, the deportee issue is experiencing one of its period upswings. The Embassy, through an op-ed piece from the Ambassador has pushed back, seeking to introduce s [...] |
2008-03-07 11:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF KCRM PREL PGOV TD |
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DVD PIRACY DEBATE CONTINUES [...] SUMMARY: The Trinidad and Tobago Copyrights Collective Organization (TTCO) announced on February 14 its intention to issue "mechanical licenses" to the estimated 5,000 vendors selling pirated DVDs. According to the GOTT Intellectual Property Office, TTCO does not have agreements with the DVD c [...] |
2008-03-07 17:24:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR KCRM TD |
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FOREIGN MINISTER PAULA [...] (C/NF) Summary: New Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon has made a positive impression on the diplomatic community. Given her lack of international experience, though, she is still learning her position and the extent of her influence inside the government is unclear. The FM is friendly to the [...] |
2008-03-07 17:27:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TD |
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CHEVRON UPBEAT ON TRINIDAD PROSPECTS, CROSS-BORDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting Chevron executives want the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Minister of Energy to reach out to his Venezuelan counterpart to revitalize negotiations on cross-border natural gas. While T&T is the "demandeur", Venezuela also needs the cross-border gas - to create jobs - and it [...] |
2008-03-07 19:21:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECIN PREL VZ TD |
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) Summary: Trinidad and Tobago's relations with Cuba are a mixture of pragmatism and pan-Caribbean solidarity. Along with a number of other Caribbean states, it has had diplomatic ties with Cuba since 1972. Although Fidel enjoys a positive image among the minority of Trinis who reflect on [...] |
2008-03-11 14:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL CU TD |
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KOCH NITROGEN INTERESTED IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MARKET AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Business Development Advisor for Koch Nitrogen expressed interest in further business opportunities in Trinidad and Tobago, citing the stable economic and political environment as attractive. By contrast, the Koch representative exp [...] |
2008-03-11 21:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV PREL VZ CO TD |
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FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] Per reftel request, Post provides the following assessment of fiscal transparency in Trinidad and Tobago. 2. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) publishes revenue and expenditure information each year in presenting its annual budget to Parliament. Current projections as well as pri [...] |
2008-03-12 12:10:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ECON PREL TD |
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T&T ENERGY MINISTER DISCUSSES INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 5 office call, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Energy Minister Conrad Enill welcomed U.S. engagement on energy infrastructure protection and U.S. Embassy suggestions on legislation to improve law enforcement, while also softly echoing past messages that T&T does not want to [...] |
2008-03-12 19:23:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EAGR PREL KCRM VZ XA TD |
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DEBATING THE EU-CARIFORUM TRADE AGREEMENT [...] SUMMARY: A dynamic debate on February 29 about the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and CARIFORUM (CARICOM and the Dominican Republic) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) highlighted concerns about the lack of civil society involvement in negotiations, the inadequacies [...] |
2008-03-18 20:36:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ECIN TD |
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SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA DIRECTOR OF CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS [...] (U) Embassy Port of Spain warmly welcomes your April 5-9 visit to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). Your trip presents an opportunity to reinforce engagement with T&T, building on the goodwill generated by last June's Conference on the Caribbean and in advance of next year's Summit of the Americas me [...] |
2008-03-25 20:07:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EPET SENV PGOV PTER TD |
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COLLABORATING ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice and Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Office of the Attorney General, Embassy Port of Spain coordinated a successful three-day INL-funded intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement workshop. The event b [...] |
2008-03-27 14:24:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR KCRM TD |
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CARICOM'S CRIME MEETING LEADS TO DEPORTEE AND REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning hosted an April 4-5 CARICOM heads of government meeting on crime and security in Port of Spain. Among agreed initiatives were to increase maritime and airspace security cooperation, explore the creation of a regional rapid deployment force, develop a Caribb [...] |
2008-04-10 15:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM PREF PGOV TD |
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RISING FOOD PRICES PROVOKE POLITICAL AND PUBLIC CONCERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of rising food prices and shortages, the GOTT is under pressure to address the "food crisis." The spike in prices, now a staple of headline writers, is straining low and middle income families. The opposition asserts government neglect of agriculture is the [...] |
2008-04-18 18:24:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN TD |
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IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - TRINIDAD AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With food price inflation reaching 19.7% year-on-year, public concern and political fallout over the cost of food is growing. The "food crisis" has spotlighted the government's neglect of agriculture and the nation's dependence on imports. Although domestic food production meet [...] |
2008-04-30 19:23:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN TD |
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RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-05 19:06:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI TD |
| 08PORTOFSPAIN208 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF ENERGY [...] (U) Embassy Port of Spain warmly welcomes your May 12-13 visit to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). Your trip presents an opportunity to reinforce engagement with T&T, building on the goodwill generated by last June's Conference on the Caribbean and in advance of next year's Summit of the Americas me [...] |
2008-05-07 19:14:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EPET PGOV PTER ASEC OVIP TD |
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CRIME PROBLEM ROILS NEW YEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: With a record number of 388 homicides in 2007 and 14 new homicides by January 8, 2008, crime remains a front burner issue. The media misquoted National Security Minister Martin Joseph in early January as stating the GOTT had failed in all its efforts to combat crime, setting off [...] |
2008-01-11 15:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KCRM SNAR SOCI TD |
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GOTT HOSTS SUCCESSFUL FINANCIAL CRIMES BEST PRACTICES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Port of Spain hosted a successful financial crime workshop, led by the Department of Justice with support from Treasury and the UK Serious Organized Crime Office, to facilitate the drafting of a handbook of best practices by Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) offic [...] |
2008-05-21 17:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EFIN PREL PGOV TD |
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T&T RESPONSE TO ICAO AVIATION SECURITY PANEL DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-21 17:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD PREL TD |
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? This can include demonstrations of support for and solidarity with the Cuban people connected to the May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, for which we have [...] |
2008-05-28 16:59:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TD |
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CARIBBEAN SECURITY ASSESSMENT: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (C) Summary: The GOTT is heavily focused on security concerns, both for domestic and regional reasons. It sees itself as under attack by criminal elements running guns and drugs from South America and is dealing with an explosion of murders -- many gang related. From its perspective, the G [...] |
2008-06-09 12:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS MASS PREL PTER TD XL |
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Secretary of Energy's visit to Trinidad reinforces [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his May 12-13 visit to Trinidad and Tobago, the Secretary of Energy reinforced the US-T&T relationship by drawing attention to bilateral LNG trade and commending T&T for its open market and regional leadership. At the same time, he flagged U.S. energy company concerns tha [...] |
2008-06-10 18:17:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL ENRG EIND EINV CARICOM TD |
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TRINIDAD INL CANINE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW [...] (U) On June 6, the Chaguaramas K-9 Academy hosted its sixth graduation ceremony. Thirteen dogs and their handlers, representing the Customs and Excise and Prisons Division, demonstrated skills learned during the previous four months. The audience of law enforcement officials, family and me [...] |
2008-06-11 17:54:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM TD |
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HURRICANE SEASON PLANNING - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO [...] Embassy Port of Spain primary and alternate Mission Disaster Relief Officers are as follows: Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) --------------------------------------- John Ries Economic Chief Tour Ends: July 2009 Tel: (868) 822-5940 Tel: (868) 633-2623-home Cell: (868) 684-2205 [...] |
2008-06-12 11:48:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI SENV TD |
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DVD PIRATES RESPOND TO NEW COPYRIGHT LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ratified on May 1, 2008, the Copyright Amendment is already having an impact on the illegal DVD trade in Trinidad and Tobago. Brick and mortar DVD stores are liquidating stock in anticipation of possible police or legal action. While local rights holder Carihome Entertainment [...] |
2008-06-16 18:07:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR KCRM TD |
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T&T UPDATES USOAS AMBASSADOR ON 2009 SUMMIT OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOTT Ministers and the National Summit Coordinator welcomed the visit of USOAS Ambassador Hector Morales to consult on preparations for the Fifth Summit of the Americas, April 2009 in Port of Spain. T&T aims to unveil the initial draft Summit declaration in mid-July, with text [...] |
2008-06-17 17:42:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON PREL EAGR KSUM XM TD |
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SECRETARY OF ENERGY AND PM MANNING DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Manning welcomed Energy Secretary Bodman's visit and delivery of a USG report on protecting T&T's LNG export infrastructure. Manning said he is anxious to do whatever is necessary to protect LNG infrastructure and willing to include that in the mission for T&T's new offshore [...] |
2008-06-18 20:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | KCIP EPET ENRG PTER ASEC TD |
| 08PORTOFSPAIN276 |
CARICOM HOLDS MILITARY COMMANDERS MULTINATIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Following up the April 4-5 CARICOM heads of government security meeting, the GOTT hosted in Port of Spain a June 13-14 "Caribbean Community Inaugural Technical Meeting of Military Commanders." A working-level USG interagency team from State, DoD, DHS and SouthCom participated. [...] |
2008-06-24 17:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS KCRM PREF PGOV TD |
| 08PORTOFSPAIN286 |
T&T SUMMIT COORDINATOR DISCUSSES SOA PREPARATIONS WITH PDAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: T&T will soon share its draft Summit declaration and seeks a 10-14 day turnaround for U.S. comments. The draft will be unveiled in Washington on/about July 24, with negotiations proceeding in September (Barbados), October (Jamaica), November (possibly Bahamas) and December (pos [...] |
2008-06-30 20:06:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON PREL EAGR KSUM XM TD |
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WHA PDAS KELLY MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Craig Kelly met Foreign Minister Paula Gopee 2. (SBU) Both interlocutors agreed Summit of the Americas coordination 3. (SBU) WHA PDAS Craig Kelly met with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Sco Chinese Visit ------------- 4. (SBU) The FM arrived about 30 minutes [...] |
2008-07-01 11:58:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG MASS KCRM TD |
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WHA PDAS KELLY MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Craig Kelly met Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon on June 25 to discuss bilateral and regional issues. The FM briefed Kelly on the visit of a large PRC delegation, discussing a $400 million aluminum smelter loan the GOTT was receiving and China's role in helping T&T rea [...] |
2008-07-01 12:19:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG MASS KCRM TD |
| 08PORTOFSPAIN289 |
PM MANNING MEETS WITH U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue's June 26 courtesy call on Prime Minister Patrick Manner, the PM opined that the Caribbean was neglected by Washington. Highlighting the important role Trinidad plays in U.S. energy security, Manning lamented that the U.S. ha [...] |
2008-07-01 13:17:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EPET ECIN ENRG TD |
| 08PORTOFSPAIN290 |
T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...] |
2008-07-01 16:53:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS CU TT |
| 08PORTOFSPAIN291 |
KOSOVO RECOGNITION, DONORS CONFERENCE, IMF AND [...] (SBU) Drawing on ref points, the Ambassador spoke June 30 with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon. The FM listened attentively, but responded that early recognition/action on Kosovo was unlikely. She explained recognition would have to be a Cabinet decision and that the stars were not curre [...] |
2008-07-01 18:18:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV TD |
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THE OTHER SUMMIT: PRIME MINISTER MANNING OFFICIALY LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning officially launched on June 30 the process that will lead to Port of Spain hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November 2009. In speaking of CHOGM, Manning posited that food security and energy prices would be central focus of th [...] |
2008-07-01 18:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EAGR ENRG TD |
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REMOVAL OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FROM GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, on June 30 the Ambassador contacted Minister of Foreign Affairs Paula Gopee-Scoon and Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Lenny Saith to inform them of the impending White House announcement that Trinidad and Tobago is graduating from the Generalized System of Pref [...] |
2008-07-02 19:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD TD |
| 08PORTOFSPAIN297 |
GSP GRADUATION SETS OFF TRADE TALK DISCUSSIONS AT ANNUAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: News of Trinidad and Tobago's GSP graduation led to a trade discussion among CARICOM leaders gathered in Antigua in early July, according to Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon. The leaders' consensus was the region needs to negotiate now a more "predictable" trade relationship [...] |
2008-07-07 17:41:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ECON TD |
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63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY:HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND [...] (SBU) The MFA informed us July 16 that no decisions have yet been made on who will attend the UNGA. A discussion with the Prime Minister's Special Assistant returned a similar response, including that no decision on the PM's travel has yet been made. 2. (SBU) Comment: In 2007, the MFA [...] |
2008-07-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSEP OTRA OVIP PREL TD |
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T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...] |
2008-07-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS CU TT |
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KOSOVO RECOGNITION, DONORS CONFERENCE, IMF AND [...] (SBU) Drawing on ref points, the Ambassador spoke June 30 with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon. The FM listened attentively, but responded that early recognition/action on Kosovo was unlikely. She explained recognition would have to be a Cabinet decision and that the stars were not curre [...] |
2008-07-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV TD |
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KOSOVO RECOGNITION, DONORS CONFERENCE, IMF AND [...] (SBU) Drawing on ref points, the Ambassador spoke June 30 with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon. The FM listened attentively, but responded that early recognition/action on Kosovo was unlikely. She explained recognition would have to be a Cabinet decision and that the stars were not curre [...] |
2008-07-17 13:01:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV TD |
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T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...] |
2008-07-17 13:01:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS CU TT |
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T&T Trade Ministry Gauging U.S. Interest in Trade [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior officials from T&T's Ministry of Trade and Industry reiterated their government's interest in exploring possibilities for a more "sustainable" framework for bilateral trade after 2010. They do not expect CARICOM as a whole will be prepared to negotiate in the near term, [...] |
2008-07-23 12:56:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ECON TD |
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO JULY POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (SBU) Much like Washington, the pace in Trinidad and Tobago slows a bit in July and August, due to vacations and school being out. Parliament also will be out of session for August, the lower House already on leave with the Senate to finish its work this week. Despite the somewhat slower pac [...] |
2008-07-29 18:58:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM TD |
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GHANA PRESIDENT CELEBRATES EMANCIPATION DAY IN T&T [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor visited Port of Spain July 31-August 1 to participate in Trinidad and Tobago's Emancipation Day events. The GOTT laid out the red carpet, with Prime Minister Manning, Foreign Affairs Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon and the bulk of the rest of th [...] |
2008-08-05 18:52:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG TD |
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR MID- JUNE TRHOUGH [...] China and GOTT sign loan and cooperative agreements 2. T&T to sign trade agreement with EU 3. Dubai, NYC support T&T's International Financial Center 4. T&T deposits US$200m into its sovereign wealth fund 5. No flour subsidy for T&T 6. Fuel hedge key to Caribbean Air success 7. S [...] |
2008-08-06 18:31:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR EFIN EINV EAIR KIPR SENV TD |
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GOTT UNABLE TO PURSUE BILATERAL OPEN SKIES [...] SUMMARY: Due to the decision by CARICOM leaders in July 2007 to pursue a "coordinated response" to open skies, the GOTT is unable to entertain the USG's proposal for a bilateral open skies agreement. However, a GOTT representative indicated that open skies is a priority for the Ministry of Work [...] |
2008-08-07 11:07:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA TD |
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DEFENSE MINISTERIALS OF THE AMERICAS - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) The GOTT delegation to the September DMA in Banff, Alberta will be led by National Security Minister Martin Joseph. Joseph will be accompanied by Chief of Defense Staff Brigadier General Edmund Dillon, Washington D.C. Defense Attache Lt. Col Anthony Phillips-Spencer, High Commissioner to [...] |
2008-08-07 15:45:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON MARR MOPS PREL TD |
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FOUR MORE EXTRADITED FOR MAHARAJ'S KIDNAPPING [...] (C) Summary: Four persons wanted in the 2005 kidnapping for ransom and murder of dual national (U.S./Trinidad) Balram "Balo" Maharaj were extradited to Washington, D.C. on August 4. Of the 15 originally arrested in the case, only three remain in T&T. The gruesome kidnapping and murder of " [...] |
2008-08-11 16:40:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PREL ASEC CASC TD |
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WORKING TO END TV PIRACY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) met with a CBS International representative and EconOff to discuss the illegal broadcast of a CBS affiliate by T&T's major cable operator, Flow. While TATT indicated its interest in assisting in this m [...] |
2008-08-14 11:04:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TD |
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CLOSER TIES UNDER DISCUSSION AS REGIONAL LEADERS MEET [...] (U) Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister Stevenson King of St. Lucia and President Bharat Jagdeo of Guyana joined Prime Minister Tillman Thomas of Grenada and Prime Minister Patrick Manning in Port of Spain August 14 to discuss regional issues. Durin [...] |
2008-08-15 19:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON TD |
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CLOSER TIES UNDER DISCUSSION AS REGIONAL LEADERS MEET [...] (U) Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister Stevenson King of St. Lucia and President Bharat Jagdeo of Guyana joined Prime Minister Tillman Thomas of Grenada and Prime Minister Patrick Manning in Port of Spain August 14 to discuss regional issues. Durin [...] |
2008-08-15 19:16:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON TD |
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REGIONAL INTEGRATION: THE JOINT DECLARATION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-26 17:45:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON TD |
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REGIONAL INTEGRATION: THE JOINT DECLARATION [...] (SBU) An MFA source passed us the "Joint Declaration on Collaboration towards the achievement of the Single Economy and Political Integration among Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago" signed August 14 in Port of Spain (text in para four). [...] |
2008-08-26 17:54:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON TD |
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GUIDANCE ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA: [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon on the Kosovo IJC resolution on August 29. The Minister listened attentively to the points and said that she would need to speak with others in the GOTT and consider the issue further. We will be following up with the Ministry [...] |
2008-08-29 18:57:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS UNGA KVIR TD |
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REGIONAL INTEGRATION: "CONVERGING SOVEREIGNTIES" [...] (C) Summary: The details of what Caribbean political integration would look like remain vague, based on a reading of the closely-held draft study referred to by regional leaders when they met here on August 14. The study is still in draft form, being rewritten, not fully coherent and quite [...] |
2008-09-02 15:14:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON TD |
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR MID-JULY THROUGH [...] Inflation reaches 11.7 % - a 14-year high 2. S&P raises T&T's long-term currency credit rating to 'A' 3. Hindu Credit Union's Assets frozen; investigation ensues 4. 1,000 Dengue Cases, GOTT Insists "No Major Crisis" 5. Security breached at Trinidad's Airport 6. USTDA awards US$390,572 gra [...] |
2008-09-02 17:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV EAIR SOCI TD |
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AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister September 10 for a wide-ranging conversation that touched upon South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Serbia's request to seek a ruling from the International Court of Justice on Kosovo, UNGA Third Committee priorities, and allowing U.S. Air Marshal [...] |
2008-09-15 11:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA |
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NEW COMMISSIONER OF POLICE'S FIRST THREE MONTHS IN OFFICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Although 2008 murders in Trinidad & Tobago will easily surpass last year's record of almost 400, newly appointed Acting Commissioner of Police James Philbert has brought some cautious optimism to the struggle to instill a sense of societal security. Early in his tenure, this c [...] |
2008-09-29 12:51:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SNAR PGOV ASEC TD |
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SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Port of Spain warmly welcomes your mid-October visit to Trinidad and Tobago. Your trip is an opportunity to heighten bilateral and regional security cooperation, building on last June's Technical Meeting of Military Commanders, Defense Ministerial of the Americas conversations, a [...] |
2008-09-30 13:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP MARR MASS PREL PGOV PTER ASEC ECON TD |
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR MID-AUGUST THROUGH [...] US$2.3 billion plastics deal signed with Europeans 2. Hill International wins $285 million project 3. T&T faces labor shortages 4. GOTT increases infrastructure borrowing authority 5. NGC benefiting from high Methanol Prices 6. GOTT gives CAL tax exemption 7. Yachtie fuel crisis resolve [...] |
2008-09-30 13:30:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV EAIR SENV ENRG KIPR SOCI TD |
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THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The extradition this year to the U.S. of three Muslims (one a citizen of T&T and the other two from Guyana) to face trial for an alleged plot against JFK Airport has heightened interest in the state of Islam in Trinidad and Tobago. Variously estimated at 6-10 percent of the pop [...] |
2008-10-02 12:05:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON SCUL PHUM PTER TD |
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THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The extradition this year to the U.S. of three Muslims (one a citizen of T&T and the other two from Guyana) to face trial for an alleged plot against JFK Airport has heightened interest in the state of Islam in Trinidad and Tobago. Variously estimated at 6-10 percent of the pop [...] |
2008-10-02 12:05:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON SCUL PHUM PTER TD |
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DOD DEPUTY SECRETARY ENGLAND AND USSOUTHCOM MILITARY DEPUTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England and SouthCom Military Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Glenn Spears visited Trinidad and Tobago October 14-15. They held several meetings, highlighted by a lengthy second day session with the Prime Minister. Agreement was reached t [...] |
2008-10-23 12:12:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS SNAR KCRM TD |
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PM MANNING ON VENEZUELA; INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Patrick Manning agreed in principle to co-host a Caribbean Basin Energy Infrastructure Security Conference, but said it would not be feasible to hold the event until late April or May. It was his strong preference to invite Venezuela; to do otherwise would be "har [...] |
2008-01-22 19:42:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ECIN ENRG MARR VE TD |
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UPDATED MDRO CONTACT INFORMATION FOR TRINIDAD & TOBAGO [...] Embassy Port of Spain primary and alternate Mission Disaster Relief Officers are as follows: Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) --------------------------------------- John Ries Economic Chief Tour Ends: July 2009 Tel: (868) 822-5940-work Tel: (868) 633-2623-home Cell: (868) 684-2 [...] |
2008-11-06 14:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI SENV TD |
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GOTT SEEKS US APPROVAL WITH LEGISLATION ON CHILD [...] (U) With the October 15 proclamation of Trinidad and Tobago's new International Child Abduction Act, 2008, the GOTT believes that they are now fully compliant with The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and will seek international approval of their ascension [...] |
2008-11-10 11:08:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA CACS TD |
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PM MANNING REITERATES TT'S POSITION ON PETROCARIBE [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Patrick Manning reiterated January 2 that Trinidad and Tobago is unlikely to become fully involved in PetroCaribe, and continues to prefer the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) to Hugo Chavez' Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA). This was in resp [...] |
2008-01-04 18:59:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET PREL VE TT |
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CBS PARAMOUNT REACHES DEAL WITH FLOW [...] (SBU) In an ongoing effort to legitimize its content, Trinidad and Tobago's major cable TV provider Flow recently purchased the rights to all news, public affairs, entertainment, and sports content owned by CBS Paramount. Flow now holds the non-exclusive rights to broadcast these shows in Tri [...] |
2008-11-10 17:47:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TD |
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LACK OF RESOURCES MAKES TOBAGO A DRUG-SMUGGLER'S PARADISE [...] (C) Summary: Trinidad's sister isle of Tobago continues to be a "soft" area for the transshipment of illegal drugs to Western Europe and the U.S. The anti-drug fight on Tobago is hampered by a lack of local of resources, with most GOTT anti-crime/anti-drug personnel and assets devoted to muc [...] |
2008-11-14 10:49:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KCRM PGOV SNAR TD |
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STRENGTHENING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Port of Spain collaborated with the U.S. Department of Justice to provide T&T law enforcement personnel with hands-on | ||||