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US-T&T Health Partnership: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar praised a week-long U.S. Dental and Veterinary mission under SOUTHCOM, with teams delivering free dental care to about 75 patients across multiple sites and running parallel veterinary outreach with the Ministry of Agriculture. Power Sector Governance: Minister Barry Padarath installed a new PowerGen board (Jasodra Rampersad chair; Nathan Jeremie deputy; Omesh Ramberran and Hardeo Bahall members), stressing reliable electricity supply and modernization. CARICOM Cost-of-Living Push: CARICOM leaders outlined measures to ease household pressures, including lower taxes on imported fuel, freight adjustments, cheaper intra-regional cargo movement, more renewables, and fast-tracking a regional cargo ferry. Regional Trade & Shipping: T&T will temporarily provide a state vessel for inter-regional cargo ferry service to cut shipping costs while a permanent ferry system is developed. Public Finance Signal: T&T successfully raised a US$800m sovereign bond in the U.S., priced at 6.20% with a negative new-issue concession after ~400% oversubscription. Cybersecurity Watch: Government is monitoring cybersecurity incidents affecting ministries and state agency websites, with investigations underway into the extent of breaches. Manufacturing Politics: Opposition MP Brian Manning renewed criticism over Nestlé’s dairy/juices restructuring and possible sale, warning of impacts on jobs and farmers. Trade Promotion: TT Chamber launched a Canada trade and investment mission focused on pre-travel market readiness and sales training for manufacturers and service providers.

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