Thank you, Mr. President. You've heard from a lot of Latin America leaders here who want the U.S. to lift the embargo against Cuba. You've said that you think it's an important leverage to not lift it. But in 2004, you did support lifting the embargo. You said, it's failed to provide the source of raising standards of living, it's squeezed the innocent, and it's time for us to acknowledge that this particular policy has failed.
We're also committed to combating inequality and creating prosperity from the bottom up. This is something that I've spoken about in the United States, and it's something that I believe applies across the region. I've asked Congress for $448 million in immediate assistance for those who have been hit hardest by the crisis beyond our borders.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- His Excellency Dr. Neil Parsan of the Republics of Trinidad and Tobago and His Excellency John Beale from Barbados served as Ambassadors during their recent visit to the unique and remerging city of Detroit. Local businessman Robert Shumake hosted the West Indian royalty. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110727/CL43119 )
Said Woody Allen: "Eighty percent of success is showing up." If that's true, then, apparently, the president's recent trip to Latin America did matter. It was something new at least for President Obama, since, other than a trip to Mexico and a 34-nation summit in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, it was his first-ever trip to Latin America.
The utilisation of our oil and gas revenue to build a modern, viable and competitive financial services sector represents an important public policy initiative in the same way in which the monetisation of gas reserves was utilised to transform the economy from oil-based to gas-based," said Finance Minister Karen Nunez-Tesheira.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- Trinidadian boxing champion Jisselle Salandy, one of the sport's rising young stars, died Sunday from injuries sustained in a car crash on the outskirts of the Caribbean country's capital. She was 21. Salandy died at Port-of-Spain General Hospital shortly after the dawn crash, according to Information Minister Neil Parsanlal. He said Salandy's car ran off a highway and smashed into a concrete column after she had brought a friend to Piarco International Airport. Known for her quick feet and fast hands, Salandy had easily defended her WBC, WBA and WIBA belts against the Dominican Republic's Yahaira Hernandez on Dec. 26, which pushed Salandy's professional record to 17-0.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) has embarked on Phase One of TTBizLink, a web site that allows individuals and companies to connect with the government online for business and trade purposes. This site is designed to help make business less expensive, speed up the process of conducting commerce and make the twin-island a more attractive place for trade and foreign direct investment. TTBizLink (www.ttbizlink.gov.tt) is a world-class model that is designed after the online trade portal in Singapore known as TradeNet. World Bank ranks Singapore first for having the most open economy for international trade and investment and for being the easiest place to do business. T&T has made a commitment to increase its ranki...
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