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The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago extends its solidarity and sends its condolences to the Government and the peoples of Namibia as you mourn the passing and celebrate the life of His Excellency President Hage Geingob your first Prime Minister - from 1990-2002 - who was later elected as President in 2014. We do so on our own behalf and on behalf of the many citizens of our country who held him in the highest regard and remember him with ...

On January 9, 2024 the people of Trinidad and Tobago witnessed the cremation of a former Prime Minister ofTrinidad and Tobago, Honourable Basdeo Panday. The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago[ESCTT] adds its voice to that of many organizations and the people of Trinidad and Tobago, who have expressedtheir condolences to the family and friends of the former Prime Minister on his transition. In an unexpected waythe spirit of controversy and ch...

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – November 26, 2023 Naparima Girls’ High School has made History by being the first school to score a hat-trick by winning the National African History Quiz for Secondary Schools for three consecutive years 2021, 2022, 2023. The school entered the competition for the first time in 2021 and have won each year since then. Their championship has broken the record of St Francois Girls’ College which was until this year, ...

Introduction It is my pleasure to deliver remarks to this distinguished gathering at the 21st Annual Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Symposium, as we celebrate this year’s Pan-African Festival in commemoration of Emancipation. It is an esteemed honour to have in our presence, His Royal Majesty, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, King of the Ashanti Kingdom. We are truly delighted and appreciative of the significance of your presence. We welcome you and your delega...

The 21st Annual Trans Atlantic Trade and Investment Symposium will be held in conjunction with the Ministry of Trade and Industry on July 31, 2023 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, at the Ballroom of the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre. Trans Atlantic Trade and Investment Symposium Speaker ProfilesDownload The Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Symposium is an important forum for creating and expanding business and trade linkages between Trinidad and Tob...

Having A Head For Business — Afro-Trinidadian businesses in the black, a book written by seasoned New York-based Trinidadian journalist Trevor M. Millett will be launched at the Emancipation Support Committee-TT’s Emancipation Village on Saturday 29th July at the VIP Room at 1:45pm, as part of ESC-TT’s programme of activities to mark Emancipation Day. Published by Amazon Digital Services LLC-Kdp, (the e-book publishing platform of the online global sh...

The Lidj Yasu Omowale Emancipation Village is the home of the Pan African Celebrations commemorating Emancipation. Following the blessing of the ground on Sunday 23rd July at 6pm, the Queen's Park Savannah transforms into a hive of activity that highlights the talents of Trinidad and Tobago through music, art, and craft as well a historic display of ancestral ties with the Continent. Following Shikamoo Lord Relator, tribute will be made to the late Mark Cun...

At this year’s festival, our partners at Ideas i Foundation are championing recycling efforts and overseeing the ESCTT’s first Educational Green Zone.  Patrons are encouraged to look out for the onsite recycling bins to separate their empty beverage containers.  The Educational Green Zone will showcase local opportunities and resources that are available to help businesses build their capacity to integrate triple bottom line approaches  i.e....

In Swahili, the word Shikamoo means “I respect you.” Tribute to the elders, those present and those who have passed on to the other realm, is a pillar which the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT) holds dear. On Friday 28th July, on the opening day of the Lidj Yasu Omowale Emancipation Village, the ESCTT will celebrate cultural elder - Lord Relator (Willard Harris), The 1980 National Calypso Monarch, Relator won with "Foo...

This year's Emancipation celebrations are made more significant with the visit of His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene (King of Asante Kingdom). The Monarch, who is also the Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), is a special guest of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. His Majesty will be the Feature Speaker at the 21st Annual Transatlantic Trade and Investment Symposium on Monday 31st July.&nbs...