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MESSAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY ANTHONY THOMAS AQUINAS CARMONA O.R.T.T., S.C. PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ON THE OCCASION OF EMANCIPATION DAY 2017

Emancipation Day is a day to recall the triumphant resilience embedded in the human spirit of our forefathers in their quest and thirst for freedom, equality and justice. Slavery is a stain on the very fabric of our humanity.  This is reflected in that seminal calypso, “I am a Slave” by the quintessential Dr ...

I have always looked forward with great anticipation to being part of the official opening of the Annual Residential Children’s Camp for Children with Diabetes, now in its 16^th year.  As Patron of the Diabetes Association of Trinidad and Tobago, this Diabetes Residential Camp highlights and sensitizes all and sundry, that Diabetes Mellitus is not a problem exclusive to our adult population.  Children have become quite vulnerable. Quite often, children, parents and caregivers suffer silently in the trenches as they ...

I look around me here this morning and I see the bright, vibrant faces of the world’s future. I see ‘Generation Hope’.  You are each, one of the 1.8 billion people between the ages of 15 and 29 in the world today, of whom some 87% live in developing countries.  The statistics are staggering and yet, encouraging.  You represent what our tomorrow will manifest.  My greatest hope for your generation is that your full potential, in whatever field of endeavour ...

Feature Address By His Excellency Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona ORTT, SC President Of The Republic Of Trinidad And Tobago
At A Symposium on Enhancing Ocean Governance in the Caribbean
At the UTT Centre For Maritime Studies – June 29, 2017

I wish to congratulate these visionary organisations and persons, the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) and Justice Anthony Lucky who have brought together under one ...