The Cabinet of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar (right) was sworn in at a ceremony at Knowsley Building in Port of Spain this afternoon from 1:30. Changes in the structure of several ministries occurred as a result, and a combination of experienced and youthful candidates will be taking up posts as Ministers, Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries on June 1, 2010.

The unofficial list of Cabinet Ministers as captured from the live CNMG telecast is as follows:

Ministers

Attorney General, Anand Ramlogan
Minister of Works and Transport, Austin Jack Warner
Minister of Finance, Winston Dookeran
Minister of National Security, Brig. John Edmund Sandy
Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs, Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Surujattan Rambachan
Minister of Public Administration, Rudrawatee Nan Ramgoolam
Minister of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education, Fazal Karim
Minister of Health, Therese Baptiste-Cornelis
Minister of Public Utilities, Emmanuel George
Minister of Food Production, Vasant Bharath
Minister of Planning, Economic and Social Restructuring and Gender Affairs, Mary King
Minister of Local Government, Chandresh Sharma
Minister of Housing and the Environment, Dr. Roodal Moonilal
Minister of Trade and Industry, Stephen Cadiz
Minister of Tourism, Dr. Rupert Griffith
Minister of Justice, Herbert Volney
Minister of the People and Social Development, Dr. Glenn Ramadharsingh
Minister of Education, Dr. Tim Gopeesingh
Minister of Community Development, Nizam Baksh
Minister of Legal Affairs, Prakash Ramadhar
Minister of Labour, Small and Micro Enterprise Development, Errol McLeod
Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, Anil Roberts
Minister of Tobago Development, Vernella Alleyne-Toppin
Minister of the Arts and Culture, Winston Peters

Ministers in the Ministries

Rudranath Indarsingh, Ministry of Works and Transport
Clifton DeCoteau, Ministry of Education
Delmon Baker, Ministry of Tourism

Ministers of State

Colin Partap, Office of the Prime Minister
Rodger Samuel, Office of the Prime Minister

The National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago will host a lecture entitled: “Jahajin's Journey – The Experience of Indian Women during Indentureship (1845-1920),” in commemoration of Indian Arrival Day, to be celebrated this Sunday, May 30, 2010.

The presentation will examine the experiences of East Indian women during indentureship and the artefacts and documents related to that historical period. The lecture will be presented by Dr. Radica Mahase, a graduate of the University of the West Indies and Jawaharalal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. She is currently a teacher at Naparima Girls High School.

The lecture takes place this Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 9:30 am at the Assembly Area on Nelson Island. Transport will be provided by the Treasure Queen, which leaves Pier II, Chaguaramas at 8:30 am (boarding from 8:00 am). The cost of the trip is $75.00 for Juniors (under 18 years), $100.00 for members of the National Trust and $130.00 for non-members.

In his book "Western Isles of Trinidad," historian Anthony de Verteuil said Nelson Island occupies a pivotal position in the defence of Port of Spain. It has an unobstructed view of the sea-approach around Point Gourd and of any attack by land along the Carenage coast. The island is large enough (1.7 hectares) to accommodate a number of cannons and with deep water right up to its southern shore. Nelson is one of a chain of islands off Trinidad known as The Five Islands.

This lecture and tour is being presented under the auspices of the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs.

Investors of the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation (UTC) are being reminded of the advantages of a diversified portfolio.

The National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago has been given a new secretariat by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago.

The NAAATT’s new address is:

National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago
Ato Boldon Stadium
Balmain, Couva

Phone number: 679-3276
Fax number: 636-7877

The postal address is:

National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago
PO Box 605
Port of Spain

The Amateur Athletic Association of Trinidad and Tobago (AAA) organised national championships from 1946 to 1962. These succeeded the Empire Day meetings held from the start of the century until 1945.

The AAA did not stage championships after 1962 due to internal politics within the organisation. Championships were again held in 1969 and 1970 under the auspices of the National Athletes Union (NAU) who facilitated the formation of the National Amateur Athletic Association of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAA) in 1971.

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CREDITS: Information provided by the NAAATT
Photo by: quejaytee

A coalition dubbed the "People's Partnership," formed by the United National Congress, the Congress of the People and three others, has secured 29 out of the 41 seats available in the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago, following snap general elections on Monday, May 24, 2010.

The coalition, led by the former first female Opposition Leader who will today become the country's first female Prime Minister, defeated the People's National Movement for the first time in almost a decade. The PNM held on to 12 of the 26 seats it enjoyed before the then Prime Minister Patrick Manning called a snap election.

Prime Minister elect Kamla Persad-Bissessar, born April 22, 1952 in Siparia, will be sworn into office at 4:00 pm by President George Maxwell Richards during a highly anticipated ceremony at Knowsley building in the capital city of Port of Spain. She is expected to immediately name an Attorney General and the country expects to know who will comprise the entire Cabinet by Thursday.

According to official numbers released by the Elections and Boundaries Commission, of the 1,040,127 strong electorate, almost 70 percent turned out to vote. Some 317,805 abstained. Of the 722,322 people who took part in the polls, 432,026 voted for one of the five parties making up the coalition. The PNM received 285,354 votes across the country.

The House of Representatives of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago will now be comprised of the following persons for the period 2010 to 2015.