Maxie Cuffie

Maxie Cuffie is a Trinidad and Tobago journalist and politician. Cuffie served as in various capacities in the media, including editor of the Trinidad and Tobago Express, and Head of News for CCN TV6. He represented the La Horquetta/Talparo constituency in the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago from 2015 to 2020, and served in various ministerial positions, including Minister of Public Administration and Communication.

Education Cuffie studied economics at the University of the West Indies, and later obtained a Masters of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Journalism

Cuffie served as editor of the Trinidad and Tobago Express, and later was Head of News for CCN TV6. He left CCN TV6 in April 2003 and, in his words, "ceased using the title 'working journalist'". He later wrote a weekly column for the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. for one year, and Cuffie served as CEO of the company. He won the election, and represented the constituency in the 11th Republican Parliament.

Cuffie served as Minister of Communications from 2015 to 2016 and Minister of Public Administration and Communication from 2016 to 2018. He later served as Minister in the Ministry of Public Administration and Communications, Minister in the Ministry of Public Administration, and finally as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Public Administration.

Personal life Cuffie suffered a stroke in 2012, and second one in September 2017. He was hospitalised at St. Clair Medical Centre in Port of Spain until later October when he was airlifted to Washington DC, where he remained until his return to Trinidad and Tobago on July 26, 2018.