Speeches
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May 30 2016
INDIAN ARRIVAL MESSAGE TO THE NATION 2016
TOPICS: culture,Indian Arrival Day,Message to the Nation,unity,
Notwithstanding our small, geographic size, Trinidad and Tobago may boast of many internationally acclaimed accomplishments. We have excelled and continue to register significant achievements in the areas of academia, diplomacy, music, fashion and sport. Yet perhaps none of these successes is as great as the enduring capacity of our people, to create from our social […] -
May 05 2016
Prime Minister delivers keynote address at Medgar Evers College Awards Ceremony
TOPICS: AWARDS,bilateral,USA,
My heartiest congratulations are extended to you, the special award recipients: Your community spiritedness and spontaneous generosity in contributing to the goals and ideals of this pioneering Medgar Evers College International Education outreach initiative have come at a pivotal milestone in the life of the College and must be warmly and magnanimously applauded. -
May 04 2016
PM Rowley Remarks – US CCA ESS – Caribbean Session (Opening Statement)
TOPICS: Caribbean Community,caricom,energy security,sids,
We are here today out of a common commitment to build sustainable societies within our respective countries. The current environment of “low oil prices” has raised questions, from time to time, about whether the availability of cheap crude could derail the movement toward renewable energy sources and energy efficiency applications. That movement has been gathering […] -
May 04 2016
PM Rowley Remarks – US CCA ESS – Plenary Session
TOPICS: Caribbean Community,Caribbean Development Bank,caricom,CDB,energy,energy security,IDB,oil and gas,renewable energy,
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) recognises that, given the enormous scale of the resources of our respective countries, renewable energy can and should be contributing more to the regional energy mix thereby increasing the prospects for energy security. For example within the Community, the aggregated contribution of renewable power to the electricity sector has almost doubled […] -
Apr 18 2016
PM Rowley’s Remarks – 2016 Launch of the Prime Minister’s Charity Golf Classic
TOPICS: Charity,Cyril Ross Nursery,Diplomatic Centre,Golf,
The president and executive members of the Prime Minister’s Charity Golf Tournament – and all the shy golfers at the back of the room – welcome to the Prime Minister’s Charity Golf Tournament 2016. I am very pleased this evening to welcome you here at this venue to signal the start of this very exciting […] -
Mar 30 2016
SPIRITUAL BAPTIST MESSAGE TO THE NATION 2016
TOPICS: LIBERATION,Message to the Nation,Spiritual Baptist/Shouter,Spiritual Shouter Baptist community,
The oppressed don’t stay oppressed forever. Somewhere deep within, the instinct for justice, for equality and freedom overrides the fear of consequences and reprisals, driving mass movements for change until the goal is accomplished. Our Spiritual Shouter Baptist community is one such group whose history is dominated by discrimination, suppression, brutality and injustice. For thirty-four […] -
Mar 28 2016
EASTER MESSAGE TO THE NATION 2016
TOPICS: Christian Community,Easter,Message to the Nation,
Always a period for deep contemplation, at Easter the Christian Community recognizes and celebrates the tremendous promise made by God to give his only Son to the World. In the Christian teachings, one momentous, selfless act spiritually liberated a people; giving some the courage to move beyond the familiarity of their homes and villages to […] -
Mar 15 2016
PM Rowley – Energy Security
TOPICS: bilateral,Caribbean,caricom,energy,energy security,Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries,renewable energy,US Department of Energy,Venezuela,World Bank,
The issue of energy security has been on our agendas for an interminable period of time without any constructive approach for defining a way forward. The current volatility in global energy markets underscores our vulnerability to wide fluctuations in energy prices and the need for a programmed approach to energy security. -
Feb 11 2016
PM Honours Centenarians – 11.02.2016
TOPICS: achievement,Centenarians,Department of Ageing,history,Ministry of Social Development & Family Services,
For a moment there I thought Dr. Rouse was going to introduce me as the entertainment knowing that I have spent so much of my time with people who have been fortunate to have grown well beyond the three scores and ten, that maybe she probably thought that I was the appropriate person to entertain […] -
Jan 18 2016
PM Feature Address – Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference & Tradeshow
TOPICS: energy,Energy Chamber,gas prices,oil and gas,OPEC,reduced revenues,TRINTOC,TRINTOPEC,
Good Morning. I am sure that a significant number of persons will agree with the view that as an oil producing country we are at a critical juncture in our existence. Whether this situation becomes a crisis or not depends on our approach to survival and managing our affairs. The word crisis conjures certain emotions […]