{"id":1093,"date":"2009-04-17T01:40:32","date_gmt":"2009-04-17T05:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=1093"},"modified":"2009-04-17T02:25:09","modified_gmt":"2009-04-17T06:25:09","slug":"5th-summit-of-the-americas-news-april-17-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=1093","title":{"rendered":"5th Summit of the Americas News: April 17, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

The Fifth Summit of the Americas in pictures<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Obama, Chavez arrive today<\/a>
\nAfter months of preparation, the Fifth Summit of the Americas gets going this evening at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port-of-Spain.<\/p>\n

Michelle opts out of Summit<\/a><\/p>\n

CHAVEZ WARNS OBAMA
\nDon’t try to set me up at summit<\/a>
\nVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez ramped up his verbal artillery yesterday saying US President Barack Obama should not follow the example of Spain’s King Juan Carlos who told him to shut up during a 2007 summit…
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\n…Rejects pending Summit of the Americas declaration<\/a><\/p>\n

Venezuela to veto summit declaration<\/a><\/p>\n

Why mistreat Cuba?<\/a>
\nEVEN BEFORE setting foot in Port-of-Spain for the Fifth Summit of the Americas, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez yesterday said he will vote against the final declaration of the summit as a gesture against the United States for its failure to lift sanctions against Cuba.<\/p>\n

Carrington declines comment on Chavez<\/a><\/p>\n

Obama looks for Cuban response to recent steps<\/a><\/p>\n

US Congressman: Obama looking to address poverty<\/a><\/p>\n

Secret Service to greet Obama<\/a>
\nAMERICAN Secret Service agents will greet US President Barack Obama when he touches down at 4pm on Air Force One at Piarco International Airport in time for the opening of the Fifth Summit of the Americas.<\/p>\n

Morales escapes plot to kill him<\/a>
\nIF HE ARRIVES today as expected to attend the Fifth Summit of the Americas, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales would have survived not only a “hunger strike” but also an alleged plot against his life.<\/p>\n

Entry denied<\/a>
\nImmigration officers denied entry to a professional protestor and placed him on a flight back to Puerto Rico an hour after he arrived in Trinidad on Wednesday night. Another professional protestor reported to be from North America was also barred from entering the country last week.<\/p>\n

Welcome to TT<\/a>
\nFrom today till Sunday, the eyes of the world will be on the Fifth Summit of the Americas. And, since this major international meeting is being hosted by Trinidad and Tobago, the world will be seeing our country, too. But it is useful to keep in mind the distinction between event and venue.<\/p>\n

Caricom leaders are here<\/a>
\nPRIME MINISTER Patrick Manning yesterday held informal talks with his Caricom colleagues as they arrived at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port-of-Spain before today’s opening of the Fifth Summit of the Americas.<\/p>\n

Truck runs into utility pole: disrupts local cable channels<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow’s summit channel off air<\/a>
\nA container passing along the Eastern Main Road, yesterday pulled down wires which caused a disruption in fibre optic service feeding channel 97, the station designated to broadcast the Fifth Summit of The Americas.<\/p>\n

Weekend ‘curfew’ for Piarco, Oropune villagers<\/a><\/p>\n

Jack gets invitation, but declines to attend<\/a><\/p>\n

Browne: Summit ‘a little bit’ over budget<\/a><\/p>\n

Fitun calls off march<\/a>
\nWorking class protesters have backed down and have aborted a “social justice” march in Port-of-Spain during the Fifth Summit of the Americas. But instead of marching, the trade union groups and workers will instead gather at the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies for a mass rally in on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Civil Society lobbies for voice in dire economic times<\/a>
\nWITH the global credit crunch crippling countries around the world, there has been a drastic decline in the level of funding to non-Governmental Organisations globally.<\/p>\n

Round-the-clock sea security<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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