Trinidad & Tobago News

(Trinidad Guardian) The T&T Police Service (TTPS) is investigating potential threats aimed at disrupting the April 28 General Election.

(Trinidad Guardian) Roman Catholic Archbishop Jason Gordon has urged political parties in the April 28 General Election race not to make “fanciful” promises to the population that they know cannot materialise.

(Trinidad Guardian) Gibbons Coker’s final steps through a forest in Moruga were not taken for money, land, or fame, but were out of love for his daughter – Melissa.

(Trinidad Guardian) National Security Minister Marvin Gonzales says the fatal shooting of a man outside the Piarco International Airport has raised serious concerns and is prompting a full review of national security measures.

(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers’ Association (TTUTA) has accepted Government’s 5 percent wage increase offer for the 2020–2023 bargaining period.

(Trinidad Guardian) United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has agreed to “work very closely” with the T&T Government to find solutions to the Dragon gas deal.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Finance Ministry has launched an SME Forex Window via the Export Import Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (EximBank), which it said will increase the availability of forex to small and medium-sized businesses. 

(Trinidad Guardian) Security has been increased at Piarco International Airport following a fatal shooting early yesterday morning.

(Trinidad Guardian) Within less than an hour of arriving in Trinidad from Panama, a 38-year-old Maraval man was gunned down early this morning.

(Trinidad Express) A 17-year-old boy was gunned down in La Horquetta on Tuesday night, shortly after returning from a political meeting.

(Trinidad Express) Teenage footballer Ezekiel Ramdialsingh was shot at Phase 4, La Horquetta overnight.

(Trinidad Guardian) As he mounted a United National Congress (UNC) platform for the first time in his life last night, former People’s National Movement (PNM) attorney general John Jeremie, in endorsing UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar, told the crowd, “I am the last man you would expect to see here tonight.”

(Trinidad Guardian) Trincity Commercial Centre, which includes Trincity Mall, has been sold for TT$505 million.

(Trinidad Express) Police are trying to determine the cause of a fire that broke out yesterday at the Amerijet warehouse facility located at the South Terminal of Piarco International Airport.

(Trinidad Guardian) A series of new crime-fighting initiatives, including the creation of an elite tactical unit for high-priority criminal threats will be introduced if the PNM returns to office.

(Trinidad Guardian) A fire early Friday morning at the Amerijet warehouse facility at the South Terminal of Piarco International Airport has led to the temporary suspension of all flight operations, according to the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago.

(Trinidad Guardian) The father of Trinidad-born British citizen Zaheer Esat who was abducted in broad daylight after leaving a mosque in Central Trinidad on Friday is appealing to his son’s kidnappers to release him.

(Trinidad Guardian) Violence broke out at the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca yesterday, resulting in the death of one inmate and injuries to two others.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two Venezuelan men were killed by Southern Division Task Force officers yesterday, after they allegedly confronted lawmen with a gun and a Chinese chopper during an alleged weapons deal.

(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Trade Paula Gopee-Scoon says officials from this country and the United States have agreed to engage in dialogue to continuously review the tariff structure between the two nations.