NY Trinidad & Tobago Republic Day celebration to honor four distinguished nationals on the Hudson River

Asha Lovelace will receive the Heritage Award for Cultural Stewardship in Film Programming. Asha Lovelace The Sir Winston yacht will take over the Hudson River with a dazzling, Met Gala-inspired soirée in honor of Trinidad & Tobago’s Republic Day...

Trinidad and Tobago Fishers Brave Gunboats, Pirates, and Politics to Feed Their Families

In Cedros, on Trinidad’s southern tip, fishermen launch into waters patrolled by U.S. warships, Venezuelan gunboats, and pirate skiffs. Their stories reveal a daily gamble where survival depends on nerve, luck, and a stubborn loyalty to the sea. A...

Minister of Trade, Investment and Tourism Visits Nestlé Trinidad

“We are opening up the world.” That was the declaration of Senator the Honourable Satyakama Maharaj, Minister of Trade, Investment and Tourism, during a tour of Nestlé Caribbean’s facilities at Valsayn earlier today, together with other...

John Procope to swim around the entire island of Tobago

John Procope Returns for an Endurance Swim Around Entire Shoreline of Tobago On October 10, 2025, Tobago-based open-water endurance swimmer John Procope, 49, will attempt one of the most daring feats in Caribbean sporting history- a continuous...

T&T minister’s baseless claim: India would ‘nuke’ Venezuela for Trinidad draws outrage

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Photo via Government of Venezuela In a bizarre rant on social media earlier this week, a Trinidadian cabinet minister warned neighboring Venezuela that India would come to the rescue of the twin island republic...

What Next If Trinidad Is Running Out of Oil?

- Advertisement - Before World War II and before Iran and Nigeria got going with oil production, Trinidad and Tobago produced nearly half of the oil in the whole of the British empire. By the 1970s, the newly independent republic was producing...

Researchers Uncover 140-Year-Old Shipwreck at Bottom of Lake Michigan

After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage of a “ghost ship” that sank during a ferocious storm almost 140 years ago off the Wisconsin coastline. The Wisconsin Historical Society and the...

Tobago PTA backs police in school initiative

Tobago Ken Chee Hing 9 Hrs Ago File Photo President of the Tobago arm of the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) Joseph Lindow is supporting measures implemented to treat with the issue of student violence and indiscipline. Lindow was responding to...

Caribbean resilience must lead development, says Trinidad PM

Caribbean nations must leverage their resilience to navigate global uncertainty, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said Thursday during the launch of the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) 2025 Regional Human...

Ole Miss expected to start Chambliss at QB again with Week 1 starter limited

The expectation at Ole Miss is that Trinidad Chambliss will make his second straight start at quarterback this week when the No. 13 Rebels host Tulane, CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz confirms. Primary starter Austin Simmons has been limited in practice...

‘A defining moment’: Trinidad and Tobago at a crossroads as oil runs out

In 1930, Trinidad and Tobago produced more than 40% of the British empire’s oil. By the 1970s, the newly independent republic was producing 278,000 barrels of crude oil a day. For a country of just 1 million people, after the collapse of its sugar...

Heavy fines could cause ‘chaos’

Former finance minister Colm Imbert has called for the Miscellaneous Provisions (FATF Compliance) Bill to be referred to a Joint Select Committee (JSC), warning yesterday that the legislation and its heavy fines affect a range of stakeholders and...

CWI Rising Stars Under 17 Championship: Trinidad and Tobago Win 50-Over Cup Title

Trinidad and Tobago claimed the 2025 CWI Rising Stars Under-17 50-over Championship with a thrilling 23-run victory over tournament leaders Barbados last Monday at Gilbert Park. T&T entered the final round in third place on 13.8 points and needed...

Firstsource says no impact from US H-1B visa fee; stock in focus

Firstsource Solutions Ltd. (NSE: FSL, BSE: 532809), part of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, on Sunday clarified that the recent proclamation by US President Donald Trump imposing a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas will have no impact on its workforce or...

To re-start, or not restart the Trinidad refinery?

(The three authors of this piece indicated that they prefer to use a pseudonym so that readers can focus on the message rather than the messengers). (Trinidad Guardian) History is replete of examples of national, state, and private sector projects...

Scotiabank named Best Digital Bank 2025 by Global Finance

Scotiabank Guyana has earned top honours at the Global Finance Best Digital Bank Awards 2025, a release from the bank said yesterday. The Bank received three awards: Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank Best Consumer Digital Bank Best Mobile...

Chinese company in Stabroek Block bids for three Trinidad deepwater blocks

(Trinidad Guardian) The auction for deepwater exploration blocks in T&T has yielded underwhelming results, with foreign investor interest falling short of expectations. Of the 26 offshore blocks made available, bids were submitted for only four,...

Scotiabank named Best Digital Bank of 2025 by Global Finance Awards

Scotiabank Guyana has been named as the best Digital Bank of 2025 at the at the Global Finance Best Digital Bank Awards. The Bank received three major awards: Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank – Best Consumer Digital Bank – Best Mobile...

Youngsters beat their coaches at team triathlon championship

Jackson Langley and Dylan Eiselt won the overall title at the Aon Mixed Team Relay National Championship (Photograph by Ras Mykkal) Dylan Eiselt and Jackson Langley lived up to expectations to win the open division at the Aon Mixed Team Relay...

PM vows for better life in Trinidad and Tobago

News Sean Douglas 2 Hrs Ago PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar, centre, with UN officials at the launch of a UNDP Human Development Report at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann's on September 18. Photo by SEAN DOUGLAS - PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar...