Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs

It is indeed an honour to be part of this evening’s joint commemoration of the 207th anniversary of the independence of Chile and of Mexico.

The Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs has late this afternoon been advised by relatives of Milan Salvary, that they have received information confirming her death during the passage of Hurricane Irma. The Ministry has been advised that Ms. Salvary frequently visited her daughter who lives in St. Maarten.

The Honourable Colm Imbert, Acting Prime Minister and the Honourable Stuart Young, Acting Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs participated in the Fifth Special Emergency Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which was convened via video conference on Saturday 09 September 2017 to assess the impact of Hurricane Irma on regional States and territories of the Community and the wider Caribbean region.

The Honourable Stuart Young, Ag. Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs and Ag. Minister of National Security, convened a meeting of key stakeholders to address the impact of and response to the passage of Hurricane Irma. Attendees included representatives of the following entities:-

On behalf of the Government and People of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, I am pleased to offer congratulations to the Government and people of the Republic of India in celebrating the 70th anniversary of Independence of India and extend best wishes for continued prosperity and growth.