Trinidad and Tobago Government News: Press Conference for the 20th Conference of Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers



Press Conference for the 20th Conference of Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding
Officers

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30 November, 2011 02:11:00

 

30 November 2011:
Members of the media are invited to a Press Conference hosted by Senator the
Honourable Timothy Hamel-Smith, President of the Senate, and the Honourable Wade
Mark, MP, Speaker of the House, to alert the public about the upcoming 20th
Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference (CSPOC).
The press conference will be held on Monday December 5, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. in the
J. Hamilton-Maurice Room, Mezzanine Floor, Office of the Parliament, Tower D,
Level 2, Port-of-Spain International Waterfront Centre, 1A Wrightson Road,
Port-of-Spain.
In January 2011, Trinidad and Tobago was selected by the Conference’s Standing
Committee to host this event, which is expected to attract Parliamentary
dignitaries from 38 Commonwealth countries around the world, including:
Australia, Barbados, Cameroon, Canada, India, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Namibia,
Nigeria, Samoa, Seychelles, Swaziland, and the United Kingdom. Trinidad and
Tobago last hosted this conference in January of 1998.
The biennial conference, which is carded for the period Jan 7th to 13th, 2012,
provides an opportunity for Speakers and Presiding Officers of Commonwealth
nations to meet and engage in wide-ranging discussions and to share varying
perspectives on the roles and responsibilities of Presiding Officers.
For further information please contact Mr. Jason Elcock, Corporate
Communications Manager at 624-7275 ext. 2302.
Jason Elcock
Corporate Communications Manager