This week the Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago is scheduled to discuss and decide on proposals articulated in the public domain that pertain to Venezuelans currently living in this country (legally and illegally) and the thousands more expected to arrive. This comes as the United States and its allies continue to tighten a stranglehold on …
Venezuela refugee response should guide immigration policy !!! Read More »
The 30th Inter-sessional CARICOM Heads of Government Conference ended in St. Kitts last Wednesday – the 27th of February 2019 – with the staging of a Press Conference. And guess what was the very first question posed to the head table comprising Prime Minister Timothy Harris, CARICOM Secretary General Irwin La Roche, and Jamaican Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith …
A national Referendum on the issue of whether a Caribbean nation should disengage from the British Privy Council and accede to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the nation’s highest appellate Court is more than just a vote about a court of law! Rather, it is a vote that presents the national population with an opportunity to …
WILL THE ISLAND OF HEROES DELIVER AN “HEROIC” VOTE FOR THE CCJ ON 6 NOVEMBER? Read More »
EULOGY BY THE HIGH COMMISSIONER OF SOUTH AFRICA, AMB. THAMI XN NGWEVELA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE MEMORIAL SERVICE IN HONOUR OF THE LATE MRS WINNIE MADIKIZELA-MANDELA HELD ON THE 12TH APRIL, 2018, AT THE OFFICES OF THEmEMANCIPATION SUPPORT COMMITTEE OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (ESCTT), IN MARAVAL, PORT OF SPAIN. Mistress of Ceremony, Mr Khafra …
The Emancipation Support Committee shares its condolences on the transition of Baba Alagba Erin Folami, Chief of the Ifa Temple
The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad & Tobago congratulates newly inaugurated President, Justice Paula-Mae Weekes
The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad & Tobago expresses condolences for the transition of President Professor George Maxwell Richards.
The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad & Tobago welcomes the nation into a New Year.
Onward to the next 25 Aya, the symbol of endurance and resilience, was the most appropriate adinkra for this year’s observance of Emancipation. Internationally, it placed significance on the struggles of our African brothers and sisters in the United States. At home, in Trinidad and Tobago, Aya represented the endurance and resilience of the Emancipation …
Emancipation 2017 In Review – Onward to the next 25 Read More »