Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Category: Media Release

Financing of the Digital Public Safety Communications System for the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service

On Friday November 9 2012 a commercial financing facility in the sum of US$4.647 million was executed between Republic Bank Limited (RBL) and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) representing 15.0 per cent of the financing for the Digital Communication System for the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS). Documents Financing…

International Monetary Fund (IMF): Ambitious Reforms needed for Growth to Return to Caribbean

A high level Forum to discuss the challenges of low growth and high debt facing the Caribbean was jointly organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on September 4-5 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The meeting was co-hosted by the Government of Trinidad and Tobag Documents International…

Finance Minister Clarifies Position

After 31 years of service at First Citizens Bank I chose to take early retirement when I received a call to serve my country as Minister of Finance and Economy. The decision was not an immediate one since I knew two things would occur for certain. Documents Finance Minister Clarifies Position (PDF)

Small States in the Global Economy

Georgetown: Minister Doookeran delivered the opening statement at ECLAC’s Second high-level meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable in Georgetown, Guyana on May 30th, 2012. The feature address of the meeting was presented by His Excellency Donald Ramoutar, President, Republic of Guyana. The title of Minister Dookeran’s statement echoed the second agenda item “Small states in…

Finance Minister …Strides in Pension Reform

The Honourable Winston Dookeran, Minister of Finance addressed Caribbean Business Executives this morning at a seminar hosted by the Caribbean Centre for Money and Finance (CCMF) at the Hyatt Regency, Trinidad. The theme for the seminar was “the future of the pension industry in the Caribbean”. Documents Finance Minister …Strides in Pension Reform (PDF)