Connect with us:
Search

General

Renowned Drummer and Panman Everald ‘Redman” Watson to receive Keeper of the Tradition

The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago is pleased to recognise the hard work and contribution of renowned drummer and panman, Everald ‘Redman’ Watson and  the talented and diligent student, Safiya Paul, both from the Yoruba Village Community, at this year’s Yoruba Village Drum Festival. The Festival,   in its eleventh  annual cycle  is in …

Renowned Drummer and Panman Everald ‘Redman” Watson to receive Keeper of the Tradition Read More »

𝐏𝐌 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐓 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟓

Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable Mia Mottley will deliver the feature address at the virtual launch of the Pan African Festival TT Commemorating Emancipation, hosted by the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago on May 25, live on UWITV at 5:30 pm EC time. Prime Minister Mottley, who is also the Chair of …

𝐏𝐌 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐓 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟓 Read More »

The  ASSOCIATION  OF  CARIBBEAN  STATES advances with the DECLARATION  OF  MANAGUA

The Association of Caribbean States (ACS)—a multilateral organization that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) conceptualized and helped bring into existence some 25 years ago – concluded its 8th Heads of Government Summit in Managua, Nicaragua on the 29th of March 2019, with the adoption of the historic “Declaration of Managua” and the confirmation of a visionary three year “Plan of Action”. The twenty-five Member …

The  ASSOCIATION  OF  CARIBBEAN  STATES advances with the DECLARATION  OF  MANAGUA Read More »

2019 THEME STATEMENT: PURSUING RECOGNITION, JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT

In 2019, as the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad & Tobago hosts its 26th Pan-African Festival TT in Commemoration of Emancipation, we have selected for our theme: Pursuing Recognition Justice and Development The theme pointedly incorporates the watchwords of the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPAD)  January 1, 2015 – December …

2019 THEME STATEMENT: PURSUING RECOGNITION, JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT Read More »

Venezuela refugee response should guide immigration policy !!!

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 »

A  NOBEL  PEACE  PRIZE  FOR  CARICOM ?

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  NOBEL  PEACE  PRIZE  FOR  CARICOM ? Read More »

WILL THE ISLAND OF HEROES DELIVER AN “HEROIC” VOTE FOR THE CCJ ON 6 NOVEMBER?

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 »

High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa addresses an audience at the Honorary Memorial Tribute to Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela-Mandela hosted by the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad & Tobago

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 …

High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa addresses an audience at the Honorary Memorial Tribute to Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela-Mandela hosted by the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad & Tobago Read More »