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    Trinidad & Tobago: "A summit in shambles"

    Port-of-Spain -- April 20, 2009 -- The Fifth Summit of the Americas has come and gone, and after all the pomp and ceremony, delegates and foreign journalists have come to one conclusion: it has been a mess. After going to five Latin American countries, earlier this month, to whip up support, Prime Minister Patrick Manning was the only leader to sign yesterday the document, the Declaration of Port-of-Spain.

    Links to Trinidad News Sites Covering the Summit of the Americas

    http://www.ctntworld.com/livestream/play.asx; http://www.trinidadexpress.com/ ; http://www.newsday.co.tt/ ;  ; http://www.power102fm.com/profiles/

    Joint Press Release on CARICOM, ACS and SICA meeting after V Summit of the Americas

    On April 20, 2009, following the conclusion of the 5th Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, the Secretaries- General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and the Central American Integration System (SICA), met to examine the scope for further strengthening coordination among said Secretariats and exchanging opinions regarding their common objectives.

    Grenada and Chile to Deepen Relations

    St. George's -- April 21, 2009 -- The leaders of Grenada and Chile have agreed to deepen diplomatic relations between the two countries in an effort to improve south-south cooperation.

    Bahamas Does Not Expect to Be Named in US Stop Taxation Legislation

    Port-of-Spain, April 21, 2009 -- Reaffirming that there is no justification for the United States to name The Bahamas in a stop taxation bill, Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham said The Bahamas does not expect that its name will appear in such legislation at the end of the day.

    Antigua & Barbuda PM Spencer Says US open to dialogue on offshore sector

    April 20, 2009 -- Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer is returning from Trinidad buoyed and hopeful that the country’s financial services sector will be looked upon more favourably by the United States. PM  Spencer reported that Antigua and Barbuda and the other members of Caricom made a strong case against the hard line stance taken by America against their offshore sector, frowned upon as providing tax havens for US citizens trying to avoid paying their due to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).


    Caribbean leaders to meet in second round of talks with Obama

    Basseterre -- April 19, 2009 -- Caribbean leaders on Saturday said United States President, the Hon. Barack Obama will discuss economic aid, gun and drug smuggling and other issues in a second round of private talks with them later this year.

    Canadian PM Harper pledges $4B to boost Latin American trade

    April 19, 2009 -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper is pushing for greater regional co-operation and better hemispheric trade relations at the Summit of the Americas, pledging $4 billion in loan guarantees for Latin American countries

    CTO's Former Chairman's Farewell Statement

    St. John's -- April 18, 2009 -- In light of the tough times ahead for the tourism industry regionally and locally, former Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), Harold Lovell, said the crisis has to be met with continued vision and willingness of Caribbean leaders to meet the dynamic changes taking place in the global market.

    IICA To Take Part In 5th Summit of the Americas


    April 17, 2009 -- Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Dr. Chelston Brathwaite, will lead a five-man delegation to the Fifth Summit of the Americas being held in Trinidad and Tobago from Friday, April 17, to Sunday, April19.

    St Kitts PM to Defend Off Shore Centers at Summit of Americas

    Basseterre - April 16, 2009 --  St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has indicated his intention to mount a stout defence of regional off-shore financial centers at the Fifth Summit of the Americas which gets underway in Port of Spain, the Trinidad and Tobago capital on Friday.

    ECLAC to Participate in Summit of the Amercias

    15 April 2009-- ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena will propose medium and long term strategies for companies to improve their competitiveness and contribute to the region's development in light of the economic crisis during the II Hemispheric Private Sector Forum to take place in the framework of the V Summit of the Americas in Trinidad & Tobago.

    LIAT says 5th Summit of the Americas will impact its operations

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, April 15 - LIAT, the Caribbean Airline, announced Wednesday that while it will be operating its normal scheduled services to/from Trinidad & Tobago during the period of the 5th Summit of the Americas, passengers could experience delays due to elevated security levels in that country especially on the three summit days.


    Cruise Ship Charters Provide Supplemental Housing for Summit of the Americas in Trinidad

    Port-of-Spain-- April 15, 2009 -- This coming week, leaders of the 34 countries that are members of the Organization of American States (OAS) will gather in the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago, to take part in the Fifth Summit of the Americas, from April 17-19, 2009.

    Trinidad & Tobago Gets Poor Score on Summit Index

    Port-of-Spain -- April 15, 2009 -- Trinidad and Tobago has received very poor scores on a performance index on the implementation of mandates from the last four Summits of the Americas.

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