(Trinidad Guardian) Grenada and Suriname have now also expressed interest in the planned regional cargo ferry, and it will require more than T&T’s Galleons Passage – or even two vessels – to cover six Caricom states so far.
(Trinidad Guardian) A short-lived policy banning open-air cremations for COVID-19 victims during the pandemic has been deemed unconstitutional.
(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh yesterday called out certain fast-food brands, as he once again lamented what he described as the scourge of hypertension and diabetes facing this country.
(Trinidad Express) WHILE oil spill clean-ups continue on Tobago’s southwestern shore, people in the Hope Beach area have called for the speedy removal of another barge that, over two weeks ago, was listing badly and is now in danger of sinking off the southern coast.
(Trinidad Express) A four-year-old boy was shot in Petit Valley yesterday morning when disagreement between two neighbours resulted in gunshots being fired.
(Trinidad Guardian) Bleeding from his hands and feet, where he was hog-tied with straps and a severed seatbelt, kidnap victim Arshad Mohammed screamed for help as he sat under a coconut tree, fervently praying he would not die.
(Trinidad Guardian) One would think that those residing in the heart of a disaster are the ones most affected.
(Trinidad Guardian) “Stop killing and abusing our nation’s children!” That’s the call from Sheldon Cyrus, Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) is reporting that preliminary fingerprinting reports submitted by the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA), have indicated that the hydrocarbon discharge affecting the south-east coast of Tobago is an ‘intermediate fuel oil’, also known as ‘bunker fuel’.
(Trinidad Guardian) An 11-year-old boy was killed during a shooting along Laventille Road yesterday afternoon, while the gunmen’s intended target escaped with minor injuries.
(Trinidad Guardian) Strike action by over 1,000 workers at the Port of Port-of-Spain yesterday caused major disruptions.
(Trinidad Guardian) Diesel has been identified as the oil-like substance which has been leaking from the Gulfstream barge and blanketed 15 kilometres of Tobago’s shoreline since February 7, when the vessel ran aground at Cove, Tobago.
(Trinidad Guardian) A senior official of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on Tuesday confirmed that the president of the regional development finance institution, Dr Hyginus “Gene” Leon, is the subject of an administrative process.
(Trinidad Express) Billion-dollar transnational companies are “cheating” the public revenue; going after them to ensure they pay their taxes is important, says Independent Senator Anthony Vieira.
(Trinidad Guardian) UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says there should not be any Salaries Review Commission (SRC) increases for herself, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley or President Christine Kangaloo, but the salary increases should be given to the hardworking public servants.
(Trinidad Guardian) Flying with American Airlines (AA) soon and planning to check a suitcase?
(Trinidad Express) It costs just Can$7 (about TT$35) to obtain an electronic travel authorisation (eTA) for citizens of Trinidad and Tobago to travel to Canada for tourism or to visit their friends and family, says Canadian High Commissioner Arif Keshani.
(Trinidad Guardian) A soldier has been shot and killed in Diego Martin.
(Trinidad Express) Cocaine valued at over half a million dollars has been found washed ashore at Cove Estate, Tobago.
(Trinidad Guardian) Between 2015 and 2023, T&T had more than 876 confirmed oil spills and chemical releases, according to statistics from the Environmental Management Authority (EMA).
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