Wet season arrives but dry taps remain a Caribbean reality
Wet season arrives but dry taps remain a Caribbean reality
New threat against MPs
AG reveals increased protection for Govt officials after national security incident sparked by gang member
New threat against MPs
AG reveals increased protection for Govt officials after national security incident sparked by gang member
74-year-old convicted child killer gets definitive prison term
Phinis Warren
74-year-old convicted child killer gets definitive prison term
Opposition accuses Alexander of hiding behind Standing Order
Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander makes his contribution during yesterday’s sitting of the Parliament.
Office of the Parliament
Opposition accuses Alexander of hiding behind Standing Order
Selective morality and political convenience
Robert Le Hunte
Selective morality and political convenience
First 90 days of the unprepared vs the prepared leader
Dawn Richards
First 90 days of the unprepared vs the prepared leader
Desert Vipers’ Gous hails ‘Ultimate franchise Champion’ status as GSL evolves
USA wicketkeeper-batter Andries Gous.
Desert Vipers’ Gous hails ‘Ultimate franchise Champion’ status as GSL evolves
Dowlath meets denominational boards on teacher shortages
Education Minister Dr Michael Dowlath and ministry officials during Tuesday’s meeting with the Association of Denominational Boards of Education.
COURTESY: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Dowlath meets denominational boards on teacher shortages
Sisters, teen nephew beaten in violent two-hour Penal home invasion
A home invasion victim from Penal displays bruises on her body following an attack on Monday.
RISHI RAGOONATH
Sisters, teen nephew beaten in violent two-hour Penal home invasion
San Fernando man charged with rape, false imprisonment
Princess Margaret Street, San Fernando, where it is alleged that from February 27 to May 6, a 38-year-old woman was held against her will, and assaulted.
RISHI RAGOONATH
San Fernando man charged with rape, false imprisonment
No policy to announce small spills, says Moonilal
Energy and Energy Industries Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal during yesterday’s sitting of Parliament.
Office of the Parliament
No policy to announce small spills, says Moonilal
Abraham: Raghunanan Road resident welcome stronger police presence
Head of the National Operations Centre (NOC) Johnny Abraham
Abraham: Raghunanan Road resident welcome stronger police presence
Young, Hosein apologise for offensive crosstalk in House
Minister of Land and Legal Affairs Saddam Hosein, left, and Port-of-Spain North/St Ann’s West MP Stuart Young in Parliament yesterday.
OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENT
Young, Hosein apologise for offensive crosstalk in House
Beckles says decision on John-Bates ‘soon’
Beckles says decision on John-Bates ‘soon’
No HDC contracts were awarded before OPR probe started, says Minister Lee
No HDC contracts were awarded before OPR probe started, says Minister Lee
Manning warns of higher costs as Govt delays mid-year budget announcement
San Fernando East MP Brian Manning speaks to reporters outside the Red House yesterday.
VASHTI SINGH
Manning warns of higher costs as Govt delays mid-year budget announcement
Sobers in Washington for bilateral talks
Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Sean Sobers poses with Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of International Affairs, Department of Energy Tommy Joyce (at Sobers’ right) and other senior officials during a meeting in Washington, DC, yesterday.
COURTESY:MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AND CARICOM AFFAIRS
Sobers in Washington for bilateral talks
Nine men detained under PDOs
File: Oropune Gardens
Nine men detained under PDOs
When the unthinkable happens to our children
When the unthinkable happens to our children
Homicide Bureau joins multi-agency probe into missing Tobago toddler
Homicide Bureau joins multi-agency probe into missing Tobago toddler
Do a partial scope agreement with India
Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie
Do a partial scope agreement with India
T&T’s Gilbert, Fortune on target for clubs
T&T’s Gilbert, Fortune on target for clubs
PM slams Beckles over inaction on John-Bates resignation
PM slams Beckles over inaction on John-Bates resignation
Four to be charged with murders of two elderly men
Kenneth Gill and Bernard Mahabir
Four to be charged with murders of two elderly men
CoP warns public against Facebook Marketplace meet-ups
CoP warns public against Facebook Marketplace meet-ups
LandmarkTT accused of rigging $100M tender
LandmarkTT accused of rigging $100M tender
Mexican flavours and Latin rhythms light up Chaguanas
Mexican flavours and Latin rhythms light up Chaguanas
Penny’s mute leadership served her best
Penny’s mute leadership served her best
From Nelson Island to Little Trinbago
From Nelson Island to Little Trinbago
Our ancestors left India seeking freedom, not nostalgia
Our ancestors left India seeking freedom, not nostalgia
Nandu, Van Lange lead impressive showing by Harpy Eagles’ batters
Jonathan Van Lange scored a century in his first-class debut for the Guyana Harpy Eagles.
Nandu, Van Lange lead impressive showing by Harpy Eagles’ batters
Bishop’s heroics put Pride in position to push for victory against T&T
Joshua Bishop has taken four wickets to bowl Barbados Pride back into the contest against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force.
Bishop’s heroics put Pride in position to push for victory against T&T
Al-Rawi temporarily removed from Senate’s Privileges Committee
Al-Rawi temporarily removed from Senate’s Privileges Committee
House set for heated debate on SoE, murders and MTS appointment
Opposition Chief Whip Marvin Gonzales in Parliament last Friday.
ROGER JACOB
House set for heated debate on SoE, murders and MTS appointment
Senior cops back call to question Sturge over shooting claims
Senior cops back call to question Sturge over shooting claims
CWU raises alarm over uncertain future of Hilton Trinidad
CWU raises alarm over uncertain future of Hilton Trinidad
Injunction halting Breakfast Shed evictions extended to May 26
File: Food proprietors at Femmes du Chalet, the original breakfast shed as the co-operative society reopened their doors after overcoming financial difficulties last November.
ROGER JACOB
Injunction halting Breakfast Shed evictions extended to May 26
Corporate T&T wary of sports investments
Corporate T&T wary of sports investments
Senate votes to remove John-Bates from National Security Committee
Senate votes to remove John-Bates from National Security Committee
Chaitan-Maharaj: Govt to broaden welfare eligibility from June 1
Chaitan-Maharaj: Govt to broaden welfare eligibility from June 1
BABY ANGELO FEARED DEAD
Tensions flare as search continues at sea for toddler who vanished from Goodwood home
BABY ANGELO FEARED DEAD
Tensions flare as search continues at sea for toddler who vanished from Goodwood home
Cops rescue woman allegedly abducted, raped for months
Cops rescue woman allegedly abducted, raped for months
Indo-Caribbean rhythms shine at Mother’s Day Spectacular
Indo-Caribbean rhythms shine at Mother’s Day Spectacular
Conceiving Hope
TTIVF leads conversation on fertility care
Conceiving Hope
TTIVF leads conversation on fertility care
Where is the accountability Penny?
Where is the accountability Penny?
Full bellies and failing health
Wesley Gibbings
Full bellies and failing health
UK marks National Mental Health Week: Every action counts
Caroline Ravello
UK marks National Mental Health Week: Every action counts
Padarath dismisses Gonzales claims on PM questions as ‘deflection’
Minister of Public Utilities, Barry Padarath
Padarath dismisses Gonzales claims on PM questions as ‘deflection’
Cameron: I’m willing to help West Indies cricket
Dave Cameron
Cameron: I’m willing to help West Indies cricket
TTPS gets new radar guns to crack down on speeding
TTPS gets new radar guns to crack down on speeding
Barrackpore man appeals hanging sentence for murder of wife, toddler
Barrackpore man appeals hanging sentence for murder of wife, toddler
Man killed in San Juan
Man killed in San Juan
Lara leads Spartoms to victory over Senators in LLPOSNL
Goal-defence Meagan Lessey, centre, of Laventille United jumps to block Cardinals goal-attack Pearl St John during their A Division match of the Lystra Lewis Port-of-Spain Netball League at Woodbrook Youth Facility, on Saturday. Cardinals won 41-30.
FAITH AYOUNG
Lara leads Spartoms to victory over Senators in LLPOSNL
Off-duty police officer grazed in Corinth Hills drive-by shooting
Off-duty police officer grazed in Corinth Hills drive-by shooting
Carter swims to 50m free Wellington win
T&T’s Dylan Carter
Carter swims to 50m free Wellington win
Siparia Mayor presses ahead with J’Ouvert plans despite council opposition
Siparia Mayor presses ahead with J’Ouvert plans despite council opposition
Family history: One of medicine’s most powerful tools
Dr Vanessa Harry
Family history: One of medicine’s most powerful tools
Bodoe: RHA has contingency plan in motion amidst nurses’ actions
Bodoe: RHA has contingency plan in motion amidst nurses’ actions
Holy Name launches probe into allegations against principal
Sister Renee Hall, principal of Holy Name Convent, Port-of-Spain
ANISTO ALVES
Holy Name launches probe into allegations against principal
NIF reports $36.9M Q1 loss
Chair of the National Investment Fund, Dr Sandra Sookram
NIF reports $36.9M Q1 loss
Big turnout for Antigua tourism marketplace
Andy Liburd, sales and marketing officer at the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority
Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority.
Big turnout for Antigua tourism marketplace
Stronger demand for engineers coming, says minister
APETT president, Ian Cox, left, speaks with Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills Training, Prof Prakash Persad during the APETT Technical Conference at the Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, yesterday.
ANISTO ALVES
Stronger demand for engineers coming, says minister
Moonilal defends delay in oil spill disclosure
Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs, Dr. Roodal Moonilal, during the sitting of Parliament yesterday
OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENT
Moonilal defends delay in oil spill disclosure
Police seek help finding missing Chaguanas teenager
Police seek help finding missing Chaguanas teenager
WASA condemns sabotage at St. Joseph Booster Station in Mayaro
WASA condemns sabotage at St. Joseph Booster Station in Mayaro
Justice Minister promises recruitment of 800 new prisons officers
FILE – Minister of Justice and Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General, Hon, Devesh Maharaj, MP. [Image courtesy Office of the Parliament]
OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENT
Justice Minister promises recruitment of 800 new prisons officers
Man who killed son in 1988 must spend three more years in prison
The Hall of Justice, Trinidad
Man who killed son in 1988 must spend three more years in prison
Speaker calls accountability concerns in Parliament, ‘tired old story’
Speaker of the House, Jagdeo Singh, makes an intervention during the Parliamentary debate on Wednesday 13 May 2026. [Image courtesy Office of the Parliament]
OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENT
Speaker calls accountability concerns in Parliament, ‘tired old story’
Bahamas PM Davis guides ruling party to victory in general elections
Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), Philip Davis, addressing supporters following the party’s victory in Tuesday’s general election [Image courtesy Progressive Liberal Party via Facebook]
PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL PARTY/Facebook
Bahamas PM Davis guides ruling party to victory in general elections
Beckles congratulates Bahamas PM on election win
Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles (right), with Prime Minister of The Bahamas Phillip Davis. [Image courtesy Penny Beckles official Facebook page]
Penny Beckles official Facebook page
Beckles congratulates Bahamas PM on election win
Barbados Tridents rise again: Royals Group and Government forge landmark partnership
Barbados Tridents return to the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), trading the Royals’ colours for the nation’s iconic blue and yellow.
Barbados Tridents rise again: Royals Group and Government forge landmark partnership
Sobers in Washington for bilateral talks
Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Sean Sobers (centre left), with Senior Officials of the United States Department of Energy and National Security Council, on Wednesday 13 May 2026. [Image courtesy Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs official Facebook page]
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AND CARICOM AFFAIRS/Facebook
Sobers in Washington for bilateral talks
Foreign ticket holders from World Cup qualifying countries won’t have to pay bonds to enter US
FILE - President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino talk during a FIFA task force meeting in the East Room of the White House, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Mark Schiefelbein
Foreign ticket holders from World Cup qualifying countries won’t have to pay bonds to enter US
Service Station Owners’ Association questions costs of new speed guns
WPC Kyana Alleyne,left, explains the features of the new TruCam II Laser Speed Gun to, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Eli Zakour, hiden, Transport Commissioner, Clive Clarke, Commissioner of Police, Allister Guevarro, during the unveiling of the new speed guns on the foreshore lookout, Audrey Jeffers Highway, Mucurapo, yesterday.
ANISTO ALVES
Service Station Owners’ Association questions costs of new speed guns
'Camille slams Govt's use of clause to not answer questions'
Government and Opposition benches prepare to debate The Parole Bill 2026 during the 29th Sitting of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday 13 May 2026. [Image courtesy Office of the Parliament]
OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENT
'Camille slams Govt's use of clause to not answer questions'
Squatter to sue State over damaged property caused by Sando By-Pass
Squatter to sue State over damaged property caused by Sando By-Pass
Charles and Pierre spin Red Force to playoff victory
Kharry Pierre was the architect of the collapse, finishing with figures of 5 for 54 from 19 overs.
Charles and Pierre spin Red Force to playoff victory
Harpy Eagles soar to innings victory as Looknauth stars with ball and bat
Guyana Harpy Eagles warmed up for the final of the West Indies Championship with a commanding inning and 21-run victory over the West Indies Academy.
Harpy Eagles soar to innings victory as Looknauth stars with ball and bat
PM: Govt to follow up on India’s line of credit offer
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and India’s External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar share a light moment during the launch of the National Prosthetics Centre in Penal on Saturday.
KRISTIAN De SILVA
PM: Govt to follow up on India’s line of credit offer
Unicomer, United Way help spruce up Edinburgh Govt
From left, Joel Arthur, Tweety’s Transportation; Kellon Craig, head of optical–Unicomer Trinidad Ltd; Adella Neverson, Edinburgh Government Primary School acting principal; Gail Sooknarine, CEO–United Way T&T; Shiva Mungal, managing director – Unicomer Trinidad Ltd; Nicole Lum Kin, commercial director – Unicomer Trinidad Ltd; Ricardo Paty, Caribbean district city manager – Sherwin Williams and Premjit Bissessar, CEO – Tidy Hands Maintenance Ltd, during the 2026 National Day of Caring initiative at the Edinburgh Government Primary School in Chaguanas.
Courtesy Unicomer (Trinidad) Ltd
Unicomer, United Way help spruce up Edinburgh Govt
Small bottles, big impact: How recycling is changing lives in T&T
Small bottles, big impact: How recycling is changing lives in T&T
Family of slain roofer criticise slow post-mortem process
The Forensic Science Centre in St James
ABRAHAM DIAZ
Family of slain roofer criticise slow post-mortem process
Renaming Nelson Island must be about history, not politics
Renaming Nelson Island must be about history, not politics
Historians, Indigenous leaders divided on Nelson Island rename
Nelson Island, which is located in the Gulf of Paria off Chaguaramas.
Historians, Indigenous leaders divided on Nelson Island rename
Health Ministry, Carpha deny hantavirus has reached T&T
Carpha executive director Dr Lisa Indar
Health Ministry, Carpha deny hantavirus has reached T&T
Are you a squatter?
Pavitra Ramharack
Are you a squatter?
Four horsemen
Dr David Bratt
Four horsemen
Mayaro man robbed after Facebook meet-up in Laventille
Mayaro man robbed after Facebook meet-up in Laventille
Accident victim identified as Santa Cruz woman
The body of the accident victim lies on the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway, in Aranguez, with police on the scene on Monday 11 May 2026.
CHE TEEKERSINGH
Accident victim identified as Santa Cruz woman
Reduced water supply affecting North-East communities
Reduced water supply affecting North-East communities
Woman alleges months-long assault and detention in San Fernando
Woman alleges months-long assault and detention in San Fernando
Health Minister maintains nurses' protests not affecting healthcare
Minister of Health, Dr Lackram Bodoe, as he updated the Senate on the state of the healthcare system, on Tuesday 12 May 2026. [Image courtesy Office of the Parliament]
OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENT
Health Minister maintains nurses' protests not affecting healthcare
TTPS deploys new laser speed guns during UN Road Safety Week
One of the new Lidar devices to be used by the Police Service to monitor speeding on the nation’s highways. [Image courtesy TTPS]
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLICE SERVICE
TTPS deploys new laser speed guns during UN Road Safety Week
Prison Service relaunches NEC Queen vessel
The NEC QUEEN, a key vessel used by the Prison Service to transport personnel, inmates and supplies to the Carrera island prison facility. [Photo courtesy Trinidad & Tobago Prison Service]
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO PRISON SERVICE
Prison Service relaunches NEC Queen vessel
Privy Council rejects retired fire officer’s promotion claim
Privy Council rejects retired fire officer’s promotion claim
Hayling leads Arima Elites to maiden Fire windball title
Hayling leads Arima Elites to maiden Fire windball title
UK’s Starmer defiant as calls for his resignation grow and several ministers quit
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking to the media after meeting Labour Party members during a visit to AFC Wimbledon in south London, Saturday May 9, 2026. (Maja Smiejkowska/PA via AP)
Maja Smiejkowska
UK’s Starmer defiant as calls for his resignation grow and several ministers quit
MPs to debate SoE effectiveness, rising murder toll in House
FILE - Members of Parliament during the Committee Stage of The Probation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on April 17, 2026. [Image courtesy Office of the Parliament]
OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENT
MPs to debate SoE effectiveness, rising murder toll in House
Holy Name Convent launches independent probe into allegations against new principal
Sister Renee Hall, Principal Holy Name Convent, Port-of-Spain
ANISTO ALVES
Holy Name Convent launches independent probe into allegations against new principal
Holder on the ball again as Titans dominate SRH
Jason Holder, right, has been in sensational form with the ball for the Gujarat Titans.