On Monday 1st October 2012 at 1.30pm, Senator the Honourable Larry Howai, Minister of Finance and the Economy will deliver the 2012/2013 Budget Presentation from the Parliament Chamber, at Tower D, the Port of Spain International Waterfront Centre, Wrightson Road. This would be Minister Howai’s maiden Budget Presentation following his appointment as Minister of Finance …
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO…A Nation at the crossroads As we celebrate Republic Day it is a time to take stock. At this juncture we must ask ourselves where we are and what we have achieved after 50 years of Independence. We have much to be thankful for. We have been blessed in so many ways. No …
During the period 13 – 15 September 2012, Senator the Hon. Timothy Hamel-Smith, President of the Senate attended the World e-Parliament 2012 Conference which was co-organized by the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament and hosted by the Chamber of Deputies (the Parliament) of Italy. To mark …
Senator the Hon. Timothy Hamel Smith, President of the Senate, chairing proceedings on the last day of the World e-Parliament 2012 conference which was held in Rome, Italy. The World e-Parliament Conference is the biennial forum of the community of parliaments addressing, from both the policy and technical perspectives, how the use of information and …
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On Saturday 15 September, 2012, Senator the Hon. Timothy Hamel-Smith, President of the Senate will participate in a plenary session on the observation of the International Day of Democracy. This forms part of celebrations by participants at the World e-Parliament Conference 2012 which is currently taking place at the Chamber of Deputies, Italy. Persons can …
On 15 September, the Inter-Parliamentary Union and parliaments around the world celebrate the International Day of Democracy, declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007. In establishing the International Day of Democracy, the United Nations noted that "while democracies share common features, there is no single model of democracy" and that "democracy does not …
