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The Honourable Karen Nunez-Teshiera, MP, Minister of Finance, will present the budget for fiscal 2009 in the House of Representatives on Monday September 22, 2008. The sitting commences at 2 p.m. On Friday September 12th, the Minister made the announcement in a brief statement in the House. This marks the first occasion in which a …

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54th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1 – 10 August 2008 NEWS RELEASE Malaysian Minister and four Commonwealth Presiding Officers elected to top CPA posts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: A senior Malaysian cabinet Minister has been elected as the Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the association which links more than 175 Commonwealth Parliaments and …

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Trinidad and Tobago Parliamentarians will participate in a two day Post Election Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedure, which will take place in the Parliament Chamber, The Red House, Port-of-Spain on Tuesday June 24 and Wednesday June 25, 2008. This workshop is organized by the Trinidad and Tobago Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), …

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Statement by the Honourable Patrick Manning, MP, Prime Minister, in the Senate on Tuesday May 13, 2008 Mr. President, Permit me to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to address this august chamber on a matter of national interest. At the Post Cabinet Press Briefing held at Whitehall on Thursday 8th May, 2008 it …

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A release from the Office of The Prime Minister on Wednesday April 23, 2008 announced that Member for Parliament for Diego Martin West, Dr. Keith Rowley would no longer hold the portfolio of Minister of Trade and Industry. The release also indicated that Senator the Honourable Dr. Lenny Saith, currently Minister in the Office of …

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During an address to the nation on Wednesday April 2, 2008, Prime Minister Patrick Manning announced two portfolio changes. The Honourable Donna Cox, Minister of State in the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs is now Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, and Mr. Roger Joseph, Member for La Horquetta/Talparo, …

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