Persad-Bissessar

They were arrested under the limited state of emergency announced by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Sunday, which gave the police and military broad powers to conduct search and seizure operations and make arrests.

Trinidad reports mass arrests in crackdown on crime Reuters 2011

Clinton, Ashton, Roussef and Persad-Bissessar signed a statement affirming "that women's political participation is fundamental to democracy and essential to the achievement of sustainable development and peace" and urging all states to take steps to "promote women's equal right to participate in all areas and at all levels of political life."

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar KAM-la per-SAD BIH-sess-ur announced Monday evening that the 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew is over.

The Seattle Times 2011

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, whose party won last year in part because of the previous government's inability to control crime, ordered the new curfew Aug. 21, even as she acknowledged it would disrupt people's lives.

The Seattle Times 2011

Persad-Bissessar, whose party won last year in part because of the previous government's inability to control crime, ordered the new curfew Aug. 21, even as she acknowledged it would disrupt people's lives.

The Seattle Times 2011

"The report challenges governments of the English and Dutch Caribbean to action," said Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, adding that she supports the report's recommendations.

The Seattle Times 2012

Trinidad and Tobago's prime minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, also expressed concerns about changing weather patterns and said nations should work together to better plan for disasters.

StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the first woman to chair the 54-nation Commonwealth comprising Britain and its former colonies, said she would like to see women comprising half of all legislatures, local governments, state boards and private sector boardrooms.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

"The criminal elements had a thriving business; they were practically running this country and the government was sitting back," says Gary Griffith, national security adviser to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.

BBC News - Home 2011

Customers and staff scuttle home early to beat a 9pm curfew that started on August 21st in Port of Spain and three other towns as part of a nationwide state of emergency imposed by Trinidad and Tobago's prime minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar.

The Economist: Daily news and views 2011