THE United States ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago Joseph Mondello says he is shocked and dismayed by the storming of the US Capitol building on Wednesday. In a release on Thursday, he said, “We saw individuals abuse their first amendment right to protest peacefully as afforded to them by our sacred US Constitution, threatening to […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow THE United States Government has made a significant contribution of vehicles and technological devices to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM). In a press release issued by the US Embassy, the Embassy stated that the two Sport Utility Jeeps, 18 Samsung Galaxy tablets, and 195 hand crank radios valued […]Read More
NATIONAL Security Minister Stuart Young says the breach of the Rio treaty was not raised during a meeting with US Ambassador Joseph Mondello on May 6, 2020. He said, “I never said that the Ambassador did not raise the visit of Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez nor did I say that the Ambassador did […]Read More
Opposition MP Dr Roodal Moonilal has written to US Ambassador Joseph Mondello about the alleged sale of gasoline by Trinidad and Tobago to Venezuela. In the letter dated April 28, 2020, Moonilal said he tried to raise the matter in the Lower House on April 27 as one of “urgent public importance” but was […]Read More
THE UNITED STATES Government is providing Trinidad and Tobago with US$ 475,000 (or TT$3.2 million) in funding to help in the fight against Covid-19. In a release on Friday, the US Ambassador Joseph Mondello said the US will be providing a total of US$3 million to assist the Caribbean. He also noted that between […]Read More
