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Trinidad & Tobago: Waste of Time?

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 @ 13:51 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: Trinidad & Tobago
Topics:: Economics, Governance, Humor, International Relations, Politics
Languages:: English

“Most citizens still think CHOGM is a few-hundred-million dollar joke and will not benefit citizens in any way”: Trinidad and Tobago's This Beach Called Life weighs in on the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

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