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U.S. military strike on Venezuelan vessel leaves Trinidad & Tobago caught between giants
Feature image created using Canva Pro elements. “Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua [TDA] Narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility,”...

Tobago fishermen demand response by Chief Secretary after US strike
(Trinidad Guardian) Tobago’s fisherfolk say they are alarmed by the “deafening silence” of Chief Secretary Farley Augustine following the United States’ destruction of a Venezuelan vessel that left 11 people dead. The strike took place on...

Trinidad PM holds US high-level talks
(Trinidad Guardian) The United States acknowledged Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s support for US military operations in the South Caribbean Sea during talks yesterday with Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau. Landau reaffirmed...
Morris, fisherfolk ask Farley: What’s Tobago’s stance on US strike
With Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar declaring that narco-traffickers should be “killed violently” by the US military, THA Minority Leader and fisherfolk are now questioning the deafening silence of Chief Secretary...

Tobago Pupils Return To School With Smiles After Long Break
Students in Tobago were among those heading back to school this week, and many were excited to be reunited with friends. TTT News caught up with some of them on their first day back and as Caricia Douglas reports, the majority were eager to return...

Predator completes acquisition of Challenger Trinidad
Business Shweta Sharma 3 Hrs Ago Eytan Uliel, CEO of Challenger Energy - Predator Oil and Gas (Predator), a global energy company with portfolios in Morocco, TT and Ireland, has completed the acquisition of Challenger Energy (CEG) operations in...

My First Cruise Connections: Charles Carvalho Sr, CEO, Trinidad & Tobago Sightseeing Tours
Describe the first time you saw a cruise ship. The first time I saw a cruise ship was during a trip to Miami in November 1981. I had just returned to Trinidad after living six years in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. While in Miami to meet with a...

4 held for gun, drugs in South, Tobago
News Laurel V Williams 4 Hrs Ago A Smith and Wesson revolver, two rounds of ammunition and a quantity of cocaine seized by police on September 7. - Photo courtesy TTPS Four people have been arrested for having a gun, ammunition and cocaine, in...
TRINIDAD-ENERGY-Predator OIl&Gas completes acquistion of Challenger Energy
Tobago fishermen demand THA response after U.S. strike
ELIZABETH GONZALES GML Correspondent Tobago’s fisherfolk say they are alarmed by the “deafening silence” of Chief Secretary Farley Augustine following the United States’ destruction of a Venezuelan vessel that left 11...

Trinidad and Tobago can’t do same thing over and over
Letters to the Editor Newsday 11 Hrs Ago The US Navy warship USS Sampson docks at a port in Panama City on August 30. - AP File photo THE EDITOR: Albert Einstein once said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly yet...

Trinidad and Tobago must stand its ground
Letters to the Editor Newsday 11 Hrs Ago - THE EDITOR: Home has always been the heartbeat of life in TT. It’s where families gather, a place to chil, and a refuge from the outside world. But for sometime now, that safe haven feels threatened. A...
UPDATE-TRINIDAD-EDUCATION-Police Commissioner reiterates zero tolerance for school violence

New school term in Trinidad opens with increased police presence to curb violence
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A new school term opened on Monday in Trinidad and Tobago with Education Minister Dr Michael Dowlath declining to identify the institutions where police officers will be stationed, as the authorities move to curb the...

Police say they rescued Caribbean Airlines pilot kidnapped in Trinidad and Tobago
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — A Caribbean Airlines pilot who was kidnapped in Trinidad and Tobago has been rescued following a… PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — A Caribbean Airlines pilot who was kidnapped in Trinidad and Tobago has been rescued...
TRINIDAD-EDUCATION-New school term opens with increased police presence

Farewell reception honours Trinidad and Tobago Chevening scholarship recipients
Features Newsday 13 Hrs Ago TT’s Chevening scholarships Shawn Melvile,left, Clayanne Knott, Ronlald Ammon and Shana Thomas. - British High Commissioner Jon Dean hosted a farewell reception to celebrate TT’s record four Chevening scholarships for...

America’s interests in Trinidad and Tobago
Letters to the Editor Newsday 11 Hrs Ago Marco Rubio - THE EDITOR: The presence of US$billions invested in TT’s oil and gas sector underscores the strategic importance of our region in global energy markets. As the US seeks to protect its...

Trinidad and Tobago joins in regional marine litter project
News Mya Quamie 16 Minutes Ago Members of staff of the Planning and Economic Affairs Ministry with close to 200 volunteers took part in the International Coastal Clean-up at Chagville, Chaguaramas in 2024. FILE PHOTO COURTESY PLANNING MINISTRY -...
TRINIDAD-CRIME- Kidnapped pilot found alive