(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says while the Tobago oil spill isn’t completely under control, it remains manageable and the situation should improve with additional resources.
(Trinidad Guardian) Massy Holdings’ president and chief executive Gervase Warner says the disruption caused by the company’s annual general meeting led to his early exit from the organisation.
(Trinidad Guardian) Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Farley Augustine says he may declare the oil spill on the island a tier three disaster by today.
(Trinidad Guardian) Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher has been ordered to reopen the screening process for prospective officers to include those who may have been previously excluded due to their height.
(Trinidad Express) Tobago’s serene waters were yesterday marred after an overturned vessel off its south-western coast near Canoe Bay saw an ‘extensive’ oil spill polluting the area, in some cases reaching the coastline.
(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 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.