Trinidad & Tobago News

(Trinidad Guardian) The United States has confirmed to Government that Trinidad and Tobago will not be directly affected by the US’ upcoming reimposition of sanctions on Venezuela’s energy sector.

(Trinidad Express) Former FIFA vice-president Austin Jack Warner says he has no doubt that the “nightmare” brought upon him by the United States government, which accused him of bribery, money laundering and other fraud-related crimes during his time as an executive of football’s governing body, is now over.

(Trinidad Guardian) Senior police sources suspect that a recent announcement of strengthened collaborations between this country’s security apparatus and the CIA and FBI may be as a result of the influx into Trinidad and Tobago of automatic weapons from both North and South America.

(Trinidad Express) Police officers are reluctant to use body cameras because they have concerns.

(Trinidad Guardian) There was an increase in the number of people complaining about respiratory issues when they visited the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department and clinics in the North Central region as a result of the Saharan Air layer (SAL) or Saharan dust.

(Trinidad Express) A three-year-old Venezuelan girl was grazed by a bullet on Tuesday night when gunmen ambushed and killed her father in Arima.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says the United States Appeals Court landmark ruling in upholding Mexico’s move to sue American gun manufacturers for facilitating gun trafficking across the border into Mexico and contributing to gun violence is a “good thing” for Trinidad and Tobago.

(Trinidad Express) Former head of the public service Reginald Dumas has called for any Government efforts towards constitutional reform to be all-inclusive, including that national consultations “reach every community”.

(Trinidad Guardian) In early 2018, businessman Richard Ramkissoon had a brush with death when he was shot during a botched robbery. 

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has said no to a state of emergency (SoE).

(Trinidad Guardian) While he understood the demands and risks of having his son join the Police Service, Bobby Harrinarine says he did not expect him to meet his demise so soon.

(Trinidad Guardian) Go after the big fish.   This is the call from the business community to Government as it seeks to grapple with rising crime woes.

(Trinidad Guardian) A third person is now dead after gunmen wearing tactical gear opened fire on a group in Morvant on Tuesday night.

(Trinidad Guardian) As it stands now, there will be no International Soca Monarch for the 2024 Carnival season.

(Trinidad Guardian) US Ambassador to T&T Candace Bond has affirmed the strong ties between the two countries and has assured that those good relations will continue in 2024.

(Trinidad Express) Attorney Kerywn Garcia, SC, the husband of President Christine Kangaloo, has been appointed by Massy to investigate the claims made by its former executive vice president of business integrity and group general counsel Angélique Parisot-Potter about its executive leadership programme.

(Trinidad Guardian) Over 400 members of staff who work in government offices across multiple ministries have been adequately trained on the new dress code policy for members of the public who visit these offices to conduct business.

(Trinidad Guardian) Massy Holdings Ltd spent US$24.5 million (TT$166.35 million) to acquire a warehouse in Jacksonville, Florida in October 2023, ten months after it paid US$47 million to purchase Rowe’s IGA, a chain of seven supermarkets in the town.

(Trinidad Guardian) Acting Commissioner of Prisons Deopersad Ramoutar on Thursday evening confirmed that one of his officers had been killed during a gun attack in Arima.

(Trinidad Express) It is possible that as many as six people in the country have died from the flu so far this year, a Ministry of Health doctor said yesterday.