From all accounts, last weekend’s Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain was a major success for the fact that leaders of the 34 countries across the western hemisphere were able to dialogue even though there were deep differences and it took place without the rancour and acrimony which pervaded the Summit in [...]
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Summit surprises:
Posted in Caribbean on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Benefiting from the Americas Summit:
Posted in Caribbean on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Prime Minister Patrick Manning did promise that Trinidad and Tobago will reap the benefits of hosting this coming week of the Fifth Summit of the Americas, costing taxpayers over US$80 million.
We just did not know that the benefits would have come in so quickly!
So far, the gang-related killings, a daily norm in the country, seem [...]