Trinidad and Tobago wins four deepwater oil and natural gas blocks

The auction of deepwater exploration and production blocks for oil and gas in Trinidad and Tobago failed to attract much interest from foreign investors. Only four out of 26 areas were offered. Trinidad's Ministry of Energy announced that the...

‘T&T has chance to monetise its creativity in the digital economy’

Trinidad and Tobago has an opportunity to monetise its creativity in the digital economy, said Denyse White, the deputy national chief digital officer at the Ministry of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence. White said this during the...

Swaratsingh assures Tobago of ‘fair share’ in upcoming budget

Lead Editor, Politics [email protected] Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Dr Kennedy Swaratsingh, is assuring Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Farley Augustine that the island will receive a fair share when the national budget is...

Three police officers in Trinidad charged with corruption

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Three police officers in Trinidad and Tobago were granted bail in the sum of TT$60,000 each when they appeared before a Master of the High Court charged with corruption. The police said that Woman Sergeant Andrea...

Volleyball Demons shut out Vail Christian, Trinidad

The BVHS Demons defeated both Vail Christian and Trinidad this week, continuing in their strong start to the season. Facing Vail Christian on Sept. 9, the Demons came away with a 3-0 victory. Coach Jordan Orth-Moore said he was told early in the...

Bishop’s High School, Tobago celebrates centennial

Tobago Corey Connelly 8 Hrs Ago Anglican Bishop The Rev Claude Berkley says Bishop's High School, Tobago needs to document its own history. - BARBADOS Prime Minister Mia Mottley believes the teachers at Bishop’s High School, Tobago, over the past...

Trinidad Chief Justice to step down, says it’s time to pass the baton

(Trinidad Guardian) President Christine Kangaloo will have to select the country’s next Chief Justice at some point over the next 12 months. This comes as Chief Justice Ivor Archie announced his plan to retire while delivering his annual address...

National Secondary School Entrepreneurship Competition (NSSEC)

Sophia Stone, Director of the National Secondary Schools Entrepreneurship Competition (NSSEC), and Adele Rose, Foundation Manager at Massy Foundation, discuss the impact of NSSEC in empowering young innovators across Trinidad and Tobago. The...

ANSA McAL partners with WizdomCRM for regional stock market competition

The ANSA McAL Group of Com­pa­nies has part­nered with Wiz­dom­CRM Caribbean Ltd for Cy­cle 11 of the Sus­tain­able Stock Mar­ket AI Plat­form Com­pe­ti­tion, which runs from Oc­to­ber 1 to De­cem­ber 31, 2025. The re­gion­al pro­gramme tar­gets...

Former T&T Security Minister condemns Maduro regime’s attempt to paint Trinidad, Guyana as aggressors

–points to Venezuela’s history of provocations, disregard for international law FORMER Trinidad and Tobago Minister of National Security who is also a former Police Commissioner, Gary Griffith, has dismissed attempts by the Venezuelan government...

Chambers call for fairer distribution of forex

Business groups in Central and South Trinidad have renewed their call for a fairer and more inclusive system that will ensure an equitable distribution of foreign exchange to all businesses, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs). They say...

Trinidad PM: Foreign Exchange legislation coming this year

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the proposed legislation to expose foreign exchange “cartels” will be coming to the Parliament this year and the Government is already working on drafting it. Meanwhile the Attorney...

Only 4 bids for 26 blocks

Despite a three-month extension, Trinidad and Tobago’s 2025 Deepwater Competitive Bidding Round attracted only four bids for four of the 26 blocks on offer. The round included 13 blocks carried over from the 2021 bidding round, which also...

New Connector Road Opens In Tobago

Commuters making their way to the western end of Tobago now have an alternative route. This comes with the official opening of the Kilgwyn/Store Bay Local Road–Friendship Connector Road on Tuesday. Though final costs are still being tallied, THA...

Business Insight – TCL Targets US$35 Million In Cement Exports

Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) is projecting US$35 million worth of exports for this year. The company, which operates across four Caribbean nations, is positioning itself as a regional leader in sustainable construction and community development....

NGC’s exit and Bocas Lit Fest

The recent alarm over the National Gas Company’s (NGC) defunding of thriving steel orchestras located in their “fenceline” communities, as well as the national embarrassment of Barbados—a country with a GDP one-fifth the size of Trinidad and...

Griffith condemns Maduro regime’s attempt to paint Trinidad, Guyana as aggressors

–points to Venezuela’s history of provocations, disregard for international law Former Trinidad and Tobago Police Commissioner, Gary Griffith, has dismissed attempts by the Venezuelan government to destabilise the Caribbean region and violate...

Browne: Why is Govt seeking to destroy banking confidentiality?

GEISHA KOW­LESSAR-ALON­ZO Se­nior Re­porter geisha.kow­lessar@guardian.co.tt The on­go­ing scarci­ty of for­eign ex­change in T&T has be­come a source of sig­nif­i­cant pub­lic and po­lit­i­cal de­bate, but from a prag­mat­ic busi­ness...

Trinidad security agency warned about Venezuela/Guyana/US tension since 2023

(Trinidad Express) As far back as 2023, the Strategic Services Agency (SSA) drew attention to imminent challenges implicating Trinidad and Tobago that were lurking on the horizon because of increasing regional tensions involving the United States,...

Trinidad Opposition leader warns of voter padding risks amid Citizenship Bill debate

Trinidad Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles has cautioned citizens about the potential for voter padding following the passage of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill in the Lower House, which, if enacted, would allow individuals to acquire...