Trinidad & Tobago News

(Trinidad Guardian) Colm Imbert’s over five-hour long budget presentation is coming under criticism for its length, with former finance ministers saying it was a form of abuse inflicted on the population.

(Trinidad Guardian) Finance Minister Colm Imbert on Monday delivered a budget package with salary increases and other sweeteners for public servants in an overall $59.7 billion package.

(Trinidad Guardian) The National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) International Payments Limited (NIPL) has signed a bilateral agreement with the Ministry of Digital Transformation (MDT) to develop a real-time and efficient payments platform similar to India’s flagship Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

(Trinidad Guardian) Police are investigating three murders, among them a Hindu pandit and a woman, which occurred from Saturday night into yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) The High Court of Justice, Family and Children Division, has issued an injunction to block reporting on the high-profile family dispute involving Daren Mark Lee Sing and Laurel Dionne Lezama-Lee Sing.

(Trinidad Guardian) With low levels of gas production and a less than favourable market, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says there will be difficult times for T&T until new gas production in 2027.

(Trinidad Guardian) The murder toll continued to climb yesterday, following the shooting deaths of two cousins and the wounding of three others, including a four-year-old child, during an attack linked to gang warfare enveloping the Malick community.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government Senator Laurel Lezama-Lee Sing has resigned. The development follows reports that an Interim Protection Order was granted against her after it was filed by her husband Daren Lee Sing.

(Trinidad Guardian) Tobago’s murder count hit another record yesterday morning when a father of one became the island’s 24th murder victim.

(Trinidad Express) An image posted on social media indicating that Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Ltd is expected to have the daily limit for its ScotiaCard Visa Debit card adjusted to US$50 has caused some concern to netizens.

(Trinidad Guardian) Chief Justice Ivor Archie says inadequate staffing, resources, poor payment packages for judges and funding continue to impede operations within the judicial system.

(Trinidad Express) Two men were found dead in separate incidents early Thursday morning.

(Trinidad Guardian) San Juan Government Primary became the first school in the country to be outfitted with a special vending machine that doesn’t dispense snacks or beverages.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago has been placed under a “Hot Spell Watch #1—Yellow Level” warning for the next five days as daily temperatures are expected to reach or exceed 34°C.

(Trinidad Guardian) NH International (Caribbean) Ltd has signed a US$19.4 million contract with Rodney Bay City Centre Ltd (RBCC), to construct the first phase of the Rodney Bay City Centre in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Homicide Bureau of Investigations is set to take over the case of Freeport mother Afiya Adams, who succumbed to her injuries yesterday after being set on fire last Saturday.

(Trinidad Express) Two teenagers were shot dead by police at a guest house apartment in Tobago and a father of one of those killed is demanding answers.

(Trinidad Express) Relatives of two young men found dead in Sea Lots on Sunday evening confirmed their identities yesterday at the Forensic Science Centre, Federation Park.

(Trinidad Express) “We won the case!” So gushed a joyful Finance Minister Colm Imbert who was yesterday given the green light by the Privy Council to proceed with implementing the Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority (TTRA).

(Trinidad Express) Lawyers have now gotten involved in what was supposed to be a private family issue, but found its way in the public domain after a video surfaced on social media on Friday showing a police officer being confronted by his wife over his alleged infidelity.