A brilliant and committed warrior has made his transition. The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago expresses its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of our dearest brother Ifoma Soyinka, one of the longest serving members of the Executive Board of the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago. Ifoma a quiet, …
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 »
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 (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 »
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 »
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