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The Embassy wishes to share the following Press Release issued by the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, in response to the recent eruption of the La Soufrière volcano, in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG): 

Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs  |  Press Release on the Eruption of La Soufriere Volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines foreign.gov.tt

In this regard, the Embassy wishes to inform that Nationals who are currently in SVG are being urged to register their names, contact information, and current status with the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, at the following email address: nationalsinsvg@foreign.gov.tt.

In addition, for information on a Relief Collection Drive which has been established by the Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society for the People of St Vincent and the Grenadines, kindly click here.

The Embassy would be grateful if you could kindly share the above with those in your networks. 

Sincerely,

Embassy of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

1708 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

Tel: (202) 467-6490

Fax: (202) 785-3130

Email: embdcinfo@foreign.gov.tt  

Website: www.foreign.gov.tt/embwashington 

The Trinidad & Tobago Association launched its new website on March 19th 2021 in a phased manner

The first phase was to present the basic website as is viewed by the public.

The second phase activated membership services.  This is where existing members are be able to log into the site to view and update their personal profiles, view and download their membership cards, renew their membership fees online.  Also included is a catalog which when fully stocked will allow online purchasing of TTADC branded merchandise.  Currently, only the 50th Anniversary mug is available for sale.

This new site is a part of a management tool designed to maintain and manage membership related issues.

 

The following is a report of the distribution of iPads donated to Trinidad & Tobago schools as reported by Mr. Chan LeePow of TTDAN, who graciously assisted in getting the devices to their destinations.

This document is to confirm the receipt of three thousand dollars ($3,000) from TTADC in late 2020, to be used toward the purchase of IPADs as donation. These funds were put together with TTDAN’s funds which total sum was used as follows:

1. $3,766 to purchase fourteen (14) APPLE IPADs at a negotiated discount price.
2. Additional costs were incurred to acquire fourteen (14) protective cases for these IPADs and fourteen (14) stylus pens for use with the IPADs.

TTDAN did incur some additional costs for airfreight and clearance charges in Trinidad.  

The IPADs along with the items listed in (2) above were donated to the following schools and orphanages:

1. St. Dominics Childrens’ Home (formerly Belmont orphanage) {3 IPADs} 
2. St. Mary’s Home (formerly Tacarigua Orphanage) {3 IPADs)
3. Methodist School in San Fernando (2 IPADs)
4. Methodist School in Princess Town (2 IPADs)
5. Two Methodist Schools in Goodwood and Charlotteville in Tobago (3 IPADs) 
6. A childrens’ home named “Sylphil Home In Love” in Pascal Village, Signal Hill, Tobago (I IPAD) 

Using the blog gadget, you can add a blog to your Wild Apricot site to provide timely updates and information to your membership.

By using Recent blog posts, you can display a list of the most recent blog posts, with links to the full posts. The list will include the date of each post and the name of the poster – with the name linking to their profile if available.

For instructions on inserting, moving, and deleting gadgets, see Gadgets.

You can create as many different blogs as you wish. You can limit access to a blog by placing it on a restricted page. If you make the page public, you can still use the blog gadget settings to control functionality for visitors and members.

You can read more about setting up blogs on our Blog help page.

If you are looking on more information on how to use blog, you can find it here.

This is another sample blog entry. Depending on your readers' access permissions, they can comment on your posts, and reply to comments.

You can learn more about setting up blog pages on our Blog help page.