India and Trinidad and Tobago are connected by ‘an umbilical cord’ and both nations share a common diversity, Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra said here.
Speaking at the 10th anniversary of the Shri Murugan Foundation in Arouca, Mishra said: ‘There is an umbilical cord that connects both India and Trinidad and Tobago, and this country’s [...]
The Indian High Commission has proposed that a Mahatma Gandhi section be established at the National Library here.
‘The high commission is willing to provide additional books, documentaries, papers to enrichen the library on the works, philosophy and writings of Gandhi,’ said Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra at the presentation of over 100 books to [...]
A mobile temple with a seven-foot tall idol of Lord Hanuman is travelling through Trinidad and Tobago as part of a religious procession being taken out by the Hindu community in these islands.
The procession began Thursday and runs for seven days and nights. Scores of devotees form part of the procession that stays at [...]
Trinidad and Tobago and India will set up a joint commission in April, the Indian envoy has said here. A Trinidadian minister added that ‘prospective areas have been identified for exploration, including agriculture, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and petroleum’.
Speaking at a reception to mark India’s 61st Republic Day Tuesday, Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra said the [...]
Kamla Persad-Bissessar has become the first woman in Trinidad and Tobago to become the top leader of any political party in the country. She emerged victorious in the battle for the top post of opposition United National Congress.
The national elections for the leadership of the Opposition United National Congress saw Kamla Persad-Bissessar, one of [...]
Shah Rukh Khan and Sushmita Sen starrer ‘Dulha Mil Gaya’, which was partly filmed in Trinidad and Tobago, is now running to packed houses in several parts of the country.
The Bollywood movie opened here Wednesday. The scenes shot in Trinidad and Tobago ensured good participation not only from Indians, but other ethnic groups as [...]
Queen’s Park Oval, the mecca of Caribbean cricket where Indians like Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar have created history, now has a cricket museum with a section devoted to master of the willow Brian Lara.
The museum in this capital of Trinidad and Tobago showcases the history of cricket in the country and in the [...]
An Indian delegation has explored opportunities for trade and joint ventures in Trinidad and Tobago by conducting a string of seminars on small business development.
Dinesh Rai, secretary in Indian Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, said that the delegation made several presentations at small business related events across the country.
They shared information [...]
Basdeo Panday, the first person of Indian origin to become prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago during 1995-2001, is facing his one-time confidante Kamla Persad-Bissessar in a battle to retain the leadership of his United National Congress (UNC).
Persad-Bissessar, a young attorney, has challenged Panday for the top party post and the battle will be squared [...]
Port of Spain, Nov 29 (IANS) Ahead of the conference on climate change in Copenhagen in December, a team of leaders at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) here said that a consensus has been reached on the issue.
The document titled, ‘The Port of Spain Climate Change Consensus: The Commonwealth Climate Change Declaration’ was [...]
Port-of-Spain, Nov 29 (IANS) Minutes before he left for India, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met with former West indies captain and legendary batsman Brian Lara at the Crowne Plaza hotel on Saturday night.
Lara and Manmohan chatted for several minutes on cricket and a possible visit by Lara to India, informed sources said.
His meeting with [...]
Port-of-Spain, Nov 28 (IANS) French President Nicholas Sarkozy has requested the Indian prime minister to attend the forthcoming climate change summit in Copenhagen and Manmohan Singh has assured him at the ongoing Commonwealth meet at this Trinidad and Tobago capital that he would discuss the proposal with his cabinet colleagues.
Sarkozy told a press conference at [...]
Port-of-Spain, Nov 24 (IANS) The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) here will ‘lead the way’ for the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen next month, according to Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning.
CHOGM can overcome the pessimism surrounding the Copenhagen conference, Manning said at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth People’s Forum [...]
Port-of-Spain, Nov 21 (IANS) Buss-up-shut, a type of paratha, along with other local curries washed down with coconut water will be on the menu of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he arrives in this Trinidad and Tobago capital for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Nov 27-29.
Orvin Sanes, director of food and beverage [...]
Port-of-Spain, Nov 20 (IANS) French President Nicholas Sarkozy and UN chief Ban Ki-moon will be attending the Commonwealth of Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the Trinidad and Tobago capital Nov 27-29 as special guests, Prime Minister Patrick Manning said. Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen will also attend.
‘Commonwealth leaders will hold discussions, among other [...]
Port-of-Spain, Nov 15 (IANS) About 1,200 Carribean troopers along with local security personnel will maintain a hawk-eye vigil during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in this Trinidad and Tobago capital Nov 27-29, a minister said, adding 9/11 has ‘changed the security landscape for heads of states’.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [...]
Port-of-Spain, Nov 13(IANS) The work and vision of India’s first minister of education Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad was highlighted during the celebration of International Scholars’ day in Chaguanas in central Trinidad.
Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra addressed graduates of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Cultural Co-operation (MGICC), the Indian cultural centre, Nov 11.
Mishra praised the work, [...]
Port-of-Spain, Nov 11 (IANS) Hundreds of billboards and welcome signs have sprung up in this capital city as Trinidad and Tobago prepares to welcome Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and 51 other leaders at the opening Nov 27 of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting(CHOGM) at an $80 million conference centre built by a Chinese [...]
Port-of-Spain, Nov 6 (IANS) The Trinidad and Tobago police have found pages of the Hindu holy book Bhagvad Gita soaked in millions of dollars worth of liquid cocaine in a laboratory in Couva, Central Trinidad.
A Venezuelan national and four citizens of Trinidad and Tobago – two men and two women – were arrested Thursday and [...]
Port-of-Spain, Oct 26 (IANS) Indian ballet ‘Dasavatar’ enthralled the audience in this Trinidad and Tobago capital this weekend with its portrayal of the ten incarnations of the Hindu God Vishnu.
Indian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago Malay Mishra spoke of the prominence of Indian philosophy as a way to move forward towards spiritually, as the [...]
Port-of-Spain, Oct 26 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra has hailed Trinidad and Tobago’s multiculturalism, saying it has helped to promote a value system which needs to be ’safeguarded, developed and maintained at all times’.
Mishra Sunday said that this value system could ‘help wipe out violence and transgressions in the world. No country or no [...]
Port-of-Spain, Oct 18 (IANS) Colourful fireworks ornamented the skyline and millions of diyas, or earthen lamps, flickered in homes as people of Indian origin in Trinidad and Tobago celebrated Diwali – the 164th year of the Hindu festival since Indian emigrants arrived in the country to work on plantations.
The festival day was a public holiday, [...]
Port-of-Spain, Oct 17 (IANS) Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will open the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Nov 27 at the Cultural Centre here. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be among 52 leaders attending the summit.
Though the centre is yet to be completed, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning on a visit to the [...]
Port-of-Spain, Sep 22 (IANS) Britain’s Queen Elizabeth would be there, but US President Barack Obama, who was invited as a special guest, won’t be attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) here in November due to pressing engagements.
Efforts initiated by CHOGM organisers to have Obama as a special guest had fallen through as his [...]
