Staff Editor

TOTALTEC Inc., a provider of integrated services to the energy and construction sectors, today announced the launch of CampBOSS Inc.,

(Trinidad Guardian) Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon has heaped praise on local manufacturer SM Jaleel for contributing to T&T’s exports over the 100 years of its existence.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Three U.S.-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize today for their research into why global inequality persists, especially in countries dogged by corruption and dictatorship.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s High Commissioner to Canada and other Indian diplomats there are “persons of interest” in a matter related to a Canadian investigation, the Indian foreign ministry said in a statement today, citing a diplomatic communication from the country.

The Chairman, Directors, CEO, and staff of the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) has extended condolences to the family, colleagues, and friends of Clinton Williams, its immediate past Chairman.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Donald Trump pledged today to hire an extra 10,000 border patrol agents if he is reelected as president, as he intensifies his attacks on Kamala Harris on the issue of immigration.

(Trinidad Express) Mother of two Laura Sankar has been murdered. Sankar, 34, was chopped to death at the family home near Princes Town on Saturday night.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police are investigating another kidnapping, which reportedly was carried out by men dressed as police officers. 

JERUSALEM/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The United Nations said today Israeli tanks had burst through the gates of a base of its peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, the latest accusation of Israeli violations and attacks that have been denounced by Israel’s own allies.

MADRID, (Reuters) – The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said yesterday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery.

The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department of the Ministry of Labour has launched an investigation into a fatal workplace incident involving  Patrick Picket, a serviceman at Top Mix Cement, located at Lot 725 Block, Great Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

E-gates have been installed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, to streamline processing for incoming passengers.

(Trinidad Guardian) National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds has admitted that more than 60 per cent of the vehicle fleet of the T&T Police Service (TTPS) either needs repairs or will have to be written off.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China pledged today to “significantly increase” debt to revive its sputtering economy, but left investors guessing on the overall size of the stimulus package, a vital detail to gauge the longevity of its recent stock market rally.

(Trinidad Guardian) Rishi Motilal has appeared in court charged with the murder of his estranged common-law wife and his 14-month-old baby.

Twenty-eight persons were displaced as a result of Wednesday’s fire at Puruni in Region Seven.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said today it made “no sense” for the U.S.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African prosecutors have decided not to charge President Cyril Ramaphosa over a theft from his game farm that nearly cost him his position two years ago.

FORT PIERCE, Florida,  (Reuters) – Millions of Floridians were still without electrical power today, more than a day after Hurricane Milton roared across the midsection of the state, touching off tornadoes and leaving at least 16 people dead.