Central Bank Of Trinidad And Tobago

The petrochemical sector, including methanol, ammonia, urea, and natural gas liquids, has continued to grow and has experienced a new burst of activity with the resumption of fullscale production of all existing facilities. Natural gas production continues to expand and should meet the needs of the many industrial plants coming on stream in the next 3 years. The major development in 2003 was the completion of Train III at the Atlantic liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant. A fourth train is currently under construction. Trinidad and Tobago is the 5th largest exporter of liquefied natural gas in the world. The expansion of Atlantic LNG over the next 4 years could create the largest-single sustained phase of economic growth in Trinidad and Tobago. It has become the leading exporter of LNG to the United States, and now supplies some 65% of U.S. LNG imports. Trinidad and Tobago is experiencing a transition from an oil-based economy to a natural gas based economy. In 2002, production of natural ... [Read More]

Trinidad and Tobago

The Constitution provides for freedom of association, and the Government generally respected this right in practice. Registration or other governmental permission to form private associations is not required. c. Freedom of Religion The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respected this right in practice. The Government limited the number of foreign missionaries allowed to enter the country to 30 per denomination. Missionaries must meet standard requirements for an entry visa, must represent a registered religious group, and may not remain in the country for more than 3 years. The Government was known to monitor closely only one religiously affiliated group, a radical Muslim organization called the Jamaat al Muslimeen, some members of which attempted a coup in 1990. The Government's surveillance focused on the ... [Read More]

Trinidad and Tobago

The Constitution provides for freedom of association, and the Government generally respected this right in practice. Registration or other governmental permission to form private associations was not required.c. Freedom of Religion The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respected this right in practice. The Government limited the number of foreign missionaries allowed to enter the country to 30 per denomination. Missionaries had to meet standard requirements for an entry visa, must represent a registered religious group, and could not remain in the country for more than 3 years. The Government was known to monitor closely only one religiously affiliated group, a radical Muslim organization called the Jamaat al Muslimeen, some members of which attempted a coup in 1990. The Government's surveillance focused on ... [Read More]

US Department Of State Post Report

The people of Trinidad and Tobago enjoy social events called ‘fete’ all year. One of the world's biggest fetes —Carnival — takes place each year on the Monday and Tuesday before Lent. This festival features parades with huge groups of masqueraders dancing in spectacular costumes through the streets of Port of Spain, accompanied by large sound trucks or steel bands, and calypso singers accompanied by brass bands performing at calypso “tents.” Additionally there is a 'Carnival Season', which begins right after Christmas and features an on-going round of fetes, tents and competitions.  These activities culminate the weekend preceding Carnival with 'Dimanche Gras' ("big Sunday", that is, the Calypso Monarch and King & Queen of Carnival costume finals), followed by J'Ouvert ("to open" pronounced 'joo-vay', a.k.a. Mud Mas) in the wee hours of Monday morning.  The French introduced Carnival as an urban festival and it was celebrated initially among the upper-class Creoles. In ti ... [Read More]

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M) Money Laundering and Financial Crimes

The following are summaries of the most significant priority issues:Refocus Efforts of High Intensity Financial Crime Areas (HIFCAs). HIFCAs are special, high-risk areas or sectors where law enforcement will concentrate its resources and energy to combat money laundering. The 2001 Strategy mandated that the HIFCA task forces become operational and conduct investigations designed to result in indictments, convictions, and seizures, rather than focus primarily on intelligence gathering. Each of the six HIFCA Task Forces is now actively working cases. HIFCA Task Forces are composed of, and draw upon, all relevant federal, state, and local agencies. The Departments of Treasury and Justice jointly supervise the HIFCA Task Forces, and the 2001 Strategy primarily tasks the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) and Justice’s Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section to develop an advanced money laundering training program to enhance the HIFCA Task Forces’ abili ... [Read More]

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