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14 LONDON MISSION NEWS Sir Trevor hails Trinidad and Tobago Carnival 2009 T rinidad and Tobago born veteran British journalist, Sir Trevor McDonald (pictured), described this year’s Carnival as one of the best carnivals which Trinidad and Tobago has seen in the last 20 years. Sir Trevor identified the presence of local security forces as one of the reasons which made Carnival 2009 such a success. Speaking with Newsday while his ITV team was filming Carnival festivities at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Sir Trevor said that the recording of Carnival 2009 celebrations formed part of a documentary about the Caribbean entitled, “Trevor McDonald’s Secret Caribbean.” Stating that his crew had already visited Cuba, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Montserrat and Antigua to record different parts of the documentary, Sir Trevor said that no documentary about the Caribbean would be complete without a good Trini Carnival. “It’s observations about the Caribbean and it’s to be shown in England in late summer,” he stated. “Carnival had to be a part of it. It’s wonderful. It’s as glorious as I remember it. I used to be broadcasting this for about 15 years before I left here. I have not been back for a long, long time. It must have been about 20 years,” he said. Above: Security forces were out in large numbers for the carnival celebrations. Photo by Donald Chambers. TAP leaves clay footprints across UK T rinidad Aggregate Products Limited (TAP) in collaboration with The CP Group of West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (UK), has been leaving clay footprints in homes and offices across the UK. In December 2008, TAP began supplying high quality authentic clay pavers to Ceramic Print (CP), one of the largest tile distributors in the UK. CP distributes to thousands of tile galleries throughout the UK and Europe. TAP’s head of marketing, Dave Pierre, said, “Here at TAP we are in the tile fashioning industry, and we take great pride in customer satisfaction by moulding the living spaces of those who can dream it. TAP manufactures not just a tile, but rather that added touch of elegance to complement the environment surrounding it.” Thirty-seven years of industry experience has afforded TAP an ongoing commitment to quality and the company continues to live up to its ISO 9001:2000 certification. Above: The Employees of Trinidad Aggregates Ltd shrink wrap boxes of clay tiles in preparation for packing into containers. TAP has successfully penetrated the local, regional and international markets, with its’ high end clay floor, wall and roof tiles.
BUSINESS LONDON MISSION 15 Trade and Investment Convention 2009 T his year, the Trade and Investment Convention (TIC), celebrates its 10 th anniversary. Widely regarded as the Caribbean’s biggest business event, it will take place from June 24 th -27 th , 2009 at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. TIC showcases regional and global business and has generated over USD 375 million in trade in the last decade. From small transactions to orders for containers of goods to massive construction contracts – just about every type of deal is done on the TIC Tradeshow floor. by Dionne Ligoure Tel: (868).675.8862 Fax: (868).675.9000 Email: tic@ttma.com; convention@ttma.com; promotions@ttma.com Website: www.tic-tt.com Foreign Exchange Rates as at March 3 , 2009 TIC offers, exhibitors, buyers, distributors and investors the opportunity to network with potential business partners. Visitors to TIC include buyers from the private and public sectors, representing manufacturing companies, supermarkets, pharmacies, construction firms, regional distributors and many other organisations. The prospects are endless, as Trinidad and Tobago partners with businesses across the globe and leverages on its natural, geographic and human resources to attract high potential investors. For more information on how you can be a part of this event, please contact the TIC 2009 Secretariat. Currency Counter: Selling Notes: Buying Buying Pound 8.6106 8.9854 8.1056 Sterling US Dollar 6.1385 6.2920 6.0000 Source: Scotiabank Trinidad & Tobago Limited WTI Cushing Spot Crude Oil Price on March 2 , 2009 $44.76 per barrel Commonwealth Youth Programme Team visit TTHC A fourteen (14) member planning team of the Commonwealth Youth Programme paid a courtesy call on His Excellency John Jeremie S.C. on Friday February 27, 2009. Led by Mr. Vic Craggs, Chief Executive, Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council, the group, which comprises fourteen (14) young adults from Commonwealth countries, was in London to plan the next Commonwealth Youth Forum which will take place in the margins of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Trinidad and Tobago in November 2009. The young adults, some of whom were experiencing a taste of Trinidad and Tobago for the first time, held an interactive session with His Excellency and discussed inter alia their spin on the CHOGM theme, 'Partnering for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future'; the communiqué; climate change; the current economic climate; their hopes for a successful Forum and some of the challenges that lay ahead.
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