EnerMech secures pre-commissioning campaign for Manatee gas development in Trinidad & Tobago

EnerMech has been awarded a pipeline pre-commissioning contract by McDermott in support of Shell Trinidad and Tobago’s Manatee gas development. The company will deliver critical services across a 115 km, 32 in. offshore pipeline. Manatee is...

Tobago Chamber urges CAL: Plan properly for 2026 carnival

Tobago Corey Connelly 3 Hrs Ago Masqueraders from Iconic Mas band enjoy themselves during the parade of the bands for Tobago carnival in Scarborough on October 26. - Photo by Alva Viarruel THE TOBAGO Business Chamber wants the Trinidad and Tobago...

Are we really moving the needle on improving access to finance?

14 The issue of access to finance by small businesses has been a matter of public conversation in recent weeks. The national discussion has been elevated following the recent launch of the European Union’s ‘Bridge’ Grant programme to support green...

Al-Rawi: Trinidad and Tobago economy may ‘fall flat’ amid Venezuela fallout

News Clint Chan Tack 44 Minutes Ago Opposition Senator Faris Al-Rawi - OPPOSITION Senator Faris Al-Rawi has warned that government's failure to properly address tensions with Venezuela can have a disastrous effect on the economy. Al-Rawi sounded...

The geopolitics facing Trinidad and Tobago

Commentary Gabrielle Hosein 5 Hrs Ago - WHEN PURSUING foreign policy, the US seeks co-operation in the way that a bandit breaks into your house, puts a gun to your head, and tells you that you have a choice. So Trinidad and Tobago found itself in...

The silent storm: Trinidad and Tobago grapples with rising tide of stroke, especially in the young

Features Newsday 5 Hrs Ago There is an increasing incidence of strokes among younger adults – those in their 30s, 40s, and 50s. Photo courtesy Freepik - DR NICHOLAS N MARAJ For 52-year-old Chaguanas market vendor, Anita B, it began with a searing...

Neighbours help Tobago family after gas tank explodes

News Corey Connelly 26 Minutes Ago LPG gas tanks. - IT pays to live good with people. These were the words of Tamecia Cox as she reflected on an explosion at her home in Bon Accord, Tobago, on October 26, which is believed to have been caused by a...

Rising online fraud worries Central Bank

Cen­tral Bank Gov­er­nor Lar­ry Howai has raised con­cerns over a ris­ing tide of on­line fraud in T&T, not­ing that cit­i­zens lost ap­prox­i­mate­ly $3.3 mil­lion be­tween Oc­to­ber 2024 and Sep­tem­ber 2025. While the to­tal may ap­pear mod­est...

Vieira: Trinidad and Tobago economic fundamentals at risk

News Clint Chan Tack 3 Hrs Ago Senator Anthony Vieira - INDEPENDENT Senator Anthony Vieira, SC, says heightened US-Venezuela tensions has the potential to undermine the economic fundamental upon which the 2025/2026 budget rests. He made this...

Young: UNC making Trinidad and Tobago energy uncompetitive

News Ryan Hamilton-Davis 3 Hrs Ago Former energy minister Stuart Young speaks to the media outside Red House, Port of Spain. October 17. - Ayanna Kinsale FORMER energy minister Stuart Young has raised warning flags on the current issues in the...

Venezuela presses Trinidad over Exxon oil exploration plans

Venezuela demands details from Trinidad and Tobago on Exxon Mobil's planned oil and gas exploration near their maritime border, citing territorial concerns. Venezuela has requested detailed information from Trinidad and Tobago regarding Exxon...

Business Chambers concerned over end of SME loan programme

Several business chambers across Trinidad and Tobago have voiced concern over the government’s decision to discontinue the small to medium enterprise long-term guarantee loan programme, warning that the move could limit access to financing,...

TTSE gearing up to launch spot market

TTSE CEO Eva Mitchell rings the opening bell while Senator Dr Kennedy Swaratsingh (second left), Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo (left) and TTSE Chairman Ian Narine look on.. The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange (TTSE) is working on launching...

Venezuela seeks details from Trinidad on ExxonMobil’s field tests

Venezuela has requested information from Trinidad and Tobago regarding ExxonMobil’s upcoming field tests in an ultra-deep-water area recently awarded to the company, reported Reuters, citing two sources and a document. This request includes...

Venezuela slams Trinidad and Tobago, declares PM persona non grata

Venezuela denounces Trinidad and Tobago's government as “despicable” and suspends energy cooperation amid rising tensions over military drills with the US. Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez issued a scathing condemnation of...

Trinidad and Tobago mulls 'mass deportation' of migrants in row with Venezuela

Trinidad and Tobago, in a deepening diplomatic row with Caracas over US military activity in the Caribbean, was on Tuesday mulling a "mass deportation" of undocumented migrants -- most of whom are Venezuelans -- from its territory. In a government...

Trinidad politicians trade accusations over Venezuela gas project's US licence

A major dispute is brewing between Trinidad & Tobago's former prime minister and current government over a US decision to allow the Caribbean nation to receive gas from Shell’s planned Dragon asset in Venezuela. Due to the involvement of...

Central bank: $3.3m in fraud reported

Business Ryan Hamilton-Davis 4 Hrs Ago Central Bank Governor Larry Howai. - Lincoln Holder The Central Bank Governor Larry Howai convened a high-level meeting of bankers, officers of the TTPS Fraud Squad, the Financial Intelligence Bureau and the...

Maduro slams Trinidad as ‘aircraft carrier of the US empire’ for joint naval drills

VENEZUELA has suspended energy agreements with Trinidad & Tobago for hosting US warships terrorising the Caribbean. The USS Gravely docked in Trinidad on Sunday for joint exercises with its navy — at a time when US vessels, part of a huge military...

Haynes King, the coaching market and the Winners and losers from College Football Week 9

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Haynes King is no longer just a name to watch and he’s got Georgia Tech off to its best season in nearly 60 years. The Yellow Jackets’ senior quarterback is putting together one of the most compelling campaigns in college...