Anthony Carmona
Anthony Carmona
Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona, SC, ORTT is the fifth President of Trinidad and Tobago, in office since 2013. Previously he was High Court Judge at the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago, and he served as a Judge of the International Criminal Court from 2012 to 2013...
NationalityTrinidadian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth7 March 1953
CityFyzabad, Trinidad And Tobago
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As much as with increased exploration new gas reserves can be found, what must be obvious to all is that our oil and gas reserves are not renewable and they are diminishing, and to protect the generations to come, we must engage in nothing short of a radical shift in the diversification of the economy.
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I sometimes detect that a type of regional divide is setting in, and there is a lack of real Caribbean connection among the islands, and I am concerned about this.
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We have to replace our focus on personalities with a focus on ideas so that the opinionated and self-serving pronouncements and forms of cyber-bullying are replaced by thoughtful dialogue and open-minded conversation.
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It is indeed fitting for me to make a comment to the effect that it takes a village to raise a child because I have lived in many villages down in deep south, and everyone there who played a part in my stewardship as a young man growing up and as a professional, they have given me unstinting support.
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We are the first to honour the memories of those who perished through slavery, by declaring August 1 as Emancipation Day.
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Change is the only constant, and to turn one's back and pretend that it is not coming is an exercise in futility.
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Peace and security of our planet must be based on the collective action of all nations, not a few, however powerful they may be.
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You must stand for something! It does not have to be grand, but it must be a positive that brings light to someone else's darkness.
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Social media websites are no longer performing an envisaged function of creating a positive communication link among friends, family and professionals. It is a veritable battleground, where insults fly from the human quiver, damaging lives, destroying self-esteem and a person's sense of self-worth.