Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez proved to be a highlight during the arrivals of the Heads of State/Government to the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain for the Fifth Summit of the Americas yesterday, as he spoke to reporters gathered outside its entrance while US President Barack Obama entered through a back entrance.
Disappointment marked many faces of fans who, having for hours awaited the arrival of US President Barack Obama at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Port of Spain yesterday, were finally cheated of the opportunity of seeing him.
Many people were disappointed yesterday as news spread that US First Lady Michelle Obama would not be coming to Trinidad and Tobago with her husband, US President Barack Obama, for the Fifth Summit of the Americas which opens today. The next top spouse, it appears, will be the only First Gentleman coming to Trinidad - Nestor Carlos Kirchner.
When the Heads of State/Government meet for the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain this weekend, many people would be sunbathing along the nation's coastline.
Piarco and Oropune villagers will be involuntarily confined to their homes this weekend after the Summit Secretariat failed to ensure that everyone living in these areas received accreditation to move freely in their communities during the Fifth Summit of the Americas.
"We are ready. We are anxious. But we are ready," Communications Coordinator Felipe Noguera said Thursday as the National Secretariat for the Fifth Summit of the Americas prepared for the biggest event this country has ever hosted, which starts Friday
By Barack Obama Thursday, April 16th 2009 As we approach the Summit of the Americas, our hemisphere is faced with a clear choice. We can overcome our shared challenges with a sense of common purpose, or we can stay mired in the old debates of the past. For the sake of all our people, we must choose the future.
A meeting between US President Barack Obama and all Caricom leaders is being organised "tentatively" for tomorrow night, after the opening ceremony of the Fifth Summit of the Americas, Government sources said yesterday. The exact time is still to be decided.
Problems with the system that actually produces the accreditation passes for all those participating in the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain was the reason why many participants are yet to receive the ID badges, sources said yesterday
This is how Prime Minister Patrick Manning sees the ongoing international financial crisis less than six months after he told taxpayers they need to tighten their belts as his administration undertook $5.3 billion in budgetary cutbacks because of the global economic downturn.
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