Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is in Florida where she will be the guest of honour at a special dinner Friday night.She arrived from Jamaica where she attended the 31st CARICOM summit in Montego Bay.
On Thursday she visited Kingston where she held talks with her Jamaican counterpart, Bruce Golding, on several bilateral issues, including the recently concluded deal between Caribbean Airlines and Air Jamaica.
She also offered financial support for one of her pet projects - a fund for children.
Speaking at a function to commemorate the operations of a new kiln and an operating mill at the Carib Cement Plant, she announced that the government will contribute TT$3.7 million (J$50 million) to launch a Jamaica Children's Life Fund.
The money will come from Trinidad Cement Ltd and Carib Cement, she said.
On Sunday Persad-Bissessar urged CARICOM leaders to set up a regional children's fund similar to the one she is setting up in Trinidad and Tobago to provide financial support for children who need medical treatment that's not available in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Children's Fund in Trinidad and Tobago will begin with $100 million with some of the funds coming from members of the cabinet. The Prime Minister is contributing 10 per cent of her salary to the fund and she has asked each member of cabinet to contribute 5 per cent of his or her salary.
The modernisation and expansion of Carib Cement cost US$177 million.
The project involved TCL, which is the parent company of Carib Cement. Golding praised TCL for the investment in the Carib Cement's expansion and modernisation "as an investment in the possibilities of Caricom".
On Thursday she visited Kingston where she held talks with her Jamaican counterpart, Bruce Golding, on several bilateral issues, including the recently concluded deal between Caribbean Airlines and Air Jamaica.
She also offered financial support for one of her pet projects - a fund for children.
Speaking at a function to commemorate the operations of a new kiln and an operating mill at the Carib Cement Plant, she announced that the government will contribute TT$3.7 million (J$50 million) to launch a Jamaica Children's Life Fund.
The money will come from Trinidad Cement Ltd and Carib Cement, she said.
On Sunday Persad-Bissessar urged CARICOM leaders to set up a regional children's fund similar to the one she is setting up in Trinidad and Tobago to provide financial support for children who need medical treatment that's not available in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Children's Fund in Trinidad and Tobago will begin with $100 million with some of the funds coming from members of the cabinet. The Prime Minister is contributing 10 per cent of her salary to the fund and she has asked each member of cabinet to contribute 5 per cent of his or her salary.
The modernisation and expansion of Carib Cement cost US$177 million.
The project involved TCL, which is the parent company of Carib Cement. Golding praised TCL for the investment in the Carib Cement's expansion and modernisation "as an investment in the possibilities of Caricom".
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