Trinidad & Tobago News

SOLIDARITY: President of the Joint Trade Union Movement Ancel Roget addresses union members and attendees at yesterday’s protest at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, opposite Whitehall, to show their dissatisfaction with the Cabinet’s decision to accept the Salaries Review Commission’s Report to pave the way for wage increases for State officials. —Photo: JERMAINE CRUICKSHANK
SOLIDARITY: President of the Joint Trade Union Movement Ancel Roget addresses union members and attendees at yesterday’s protest at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, opposite Whitehall, to show their dissatisfaction with the Cabinet’s decision to accept the Salaries Review Commission’s Report to pave the way for wage increases for State officials. —Photo: JERMAINE CRUICKSHANK

Trinidad: Crowds protest over Gov’t salary increase

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley came in for heavy criticism over salary increases as hundreds gathered at the Queen’s Park Savannah, opposite Whitehall, in Port of Spain yesterday.

Trinibad DJ Richard Anthony Romano aka DJ Punz
Trinibad DJ Richard Anthony Romano aka DJ Punz

Trinibad entertainers banned from St Kitts

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidadian entertainers closely associated with the rise of the Trinibad dancehall subgenre have been banned from performing in St Kitts and Nevis.

Chaguanas businessman Tariq Razak’s relatives console each other at the scene of his murder on Eric Street, Chaguanas, yesterday.
Chaguanas businessman Tariq Razak’s relatives console each other at the scene of his murder on Eric Street, Chaguanas, yesterday.

Trinidad businessman gunned down

(Trinidad Guardian) Chaguanas businessman Tariq Razak, 59, was gunned down outside of his business place on the western end of Eric Street yesterday morning.

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, centre, greets US Democratic Leader in the House of Representatives Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, left, as Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley, right, looks on during the meeting with a bipartisan US Congressional delegation Bridgetown, Barbados yesterday. —Photo: OPM

US and Caricom discuss regional issues

(Trinidad Express) Security, economic and climate goals for the US and Caricom were among the issues discussed when Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and regional leaders met with a bipartisan US Congressional delegation yesterday in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Keith Rowley

Trinidad PM accepts pay hike

(Trinidad Express) Despite criticisms, the Keith Rowley Government has decided to accept proposed salary increases recommended by the Salaries Review Commission (SRC) in its 120 Report.

Massy profits drop 12.36%

(Trinidad Guardian) Massy Holdings Ltd yesterday reported after-tax profits of $712.43 million for the financial year ended September 30, 2024, which was 12.36 per cent less than the $812.93 million the group earned in 2023.

Shashi Anand Rampersad

Trinidad businessman kidnapped

(Trinidad Guardian) Although investigators remained tight-lipped regarding the search for kidnapped businessman Shashi Anand Rampersad yesterday, efforts continued up to late last night to locate him.

Kumar Sookdeo watches rising floodwater in San Francique

Heavy flooding hits parts of Trinidad

(Trinidad Guardian) Under heavy clouds, Woodland residents prepared for possible evacuation as floodwaters from the South Oropouche River Basin rose, spreading across the lower plains and flooding homes.

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