Manning

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):

More than a year after Prime Minister Patrick Manning told African leaders that Trinidad and Tobago was prepared to provide technical aid to 10 select African, oil producing countries, a high-powered delegation has started a week-long visit to the oil-rich twin island republic.

Foreign Affairs Minister, Paula Gopee-Scoon said the delegation includes members from Ghana, Nigeria, and the Ivory Coast.

She said the programme would provide the delegation with "a bird's eye view of the energy industry and down-stream sectors" in Trinidad and Tobago.