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Godfather of trade unionism – Rienzi
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 19, 2025
Commentary Newsday An Hour Ago - JEROME TEELUCKSINGH ON February 23, 1925, Krishna Deonarine (who later changed his name to Adrian Cola Rienzi) wrote a letter to the editor of the Labour Leader, a local publication, informing the readership of a...
Republic Bank CPL squads confirmed for 2025
Guyana Chronicle
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June 19, 2025
THE Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has confirmed all team squads for the 2025 season following the successful completion of the player draft. With several major international stars joining the tournament and a strong showing of...
Trade Minister holds discussion with local logistics and freight service provider
Loop News
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June 18, 2025
Minister of Trade, Investment and Tourism, Satyakama Maharaj, met with executive members of Ramprem Enterprises Limited, a local provider of integrated logistics and freight services, on Tuesday. A press release from the Ministry noted that the...
Belize and Trinidad Open Trade Mission to Strengthen Ties
Love FM
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June 19, 2025
Belize and Trinidad and Tobago have officially launched a three-day trade mission aimed at deepening economic cooperation, reducing trade barriers, and expanding market access across the Caribbean. The initiative, which began this morning, marks a...
It’s a scam
Trinidad Express
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June 20, 2025
CHAIRMAN of the Trinidad and Tobago Fair Trading Commission (FTC), Dr Ronald Ramkissoon, and TV6 news anchor Desha Rambhajan-Malli have issued separate public warnings after their names and images were fraudulently used to promote an online...
Belize Strengthen Trade Ties with Trinidad and Tobago
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 19, 2025
Belize is opening a new chapter in regional trade, and it starts with a handshake. This morning, business leaders from Belize and Trinidad and Tobago came together to break down trade barriers and build new opportunities. The two nations kicked...
USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 2025 Gold Cup: Man of the Match
Stars and Stripes FC - Washington D.C.
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June 17, 2025
The USMNT easily handled Trinidad & Tobago on Sunday night to start off their 2025 Gold Cup campaign on the right foot. There was an evident quality gap which was exacerbated by the Soca Warriors appearing disinterested at points but caveats about...
Tobago divided over how $32M allocation should be spent
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Elizabeth Gonzales Tobago Correspondent Tobago stakeholders are divided on how the $32 million mid-year supplementary allocation to the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) should be spent—but they all agree on one thing: it’s...
Tancoo to tackle forex shortages: ‘We met the economy in the Intensive Care Unit’
Loop News
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Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo has assured that the government plans to implement several initiatives to address the persistent foreign exchange (forex) shortages the country has been grappling with. Tancoo spoke during the UNC-led...
Who is Emma Grede? Podcast host who interviewed Meghan Markle is a high school dropout turned Kardashians business partner
Daily Mail
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June 18, 2025
Her recent podcast sit-down with Meghan Markle is making global headlines after the Duchess of Sussex appeared to take aim at the Royal Family. And now Emma Grede, a British-born entrepreneur/designer and host of the popular Aspire podcast, has...
Beckles promises change and unity in Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Political leader-elect of the PNM, Penelope Beckles, told supporters in Tobago on Tuesday night that she understands the pain members are feeling and pledged to lead differently if elected. Speaking at the One PNM team meeting...
Republic Bank CPL Squads confirmed ...
SKNVibes
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June 18th, 2025 -- The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has confirmed all team squads for the 2025 season following the successful completion of the player draft. With several major international stars joining the tournament and a...
New tour company launches off jazz platform
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 18, 2025
Features Carol Quash 15 Hrs Ago Extravagant Tours directors Garfield George and Patricia Jemmerson-George. - Photo by Brandon Harry THIS year's edition of North Coast Jazz came off, as usual, with great reviews. But there was a separate element –...
Republic Bank CPL squads confirmed for 2025 edition
I News Guyana
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June 18, 2025
The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has confirmed all team squads for the 2025 season following the successful completion of the player draft. With several major international stars joining the tournament and a strong showing of...
Dear Editor: Gov’t should encourage local carnival entrepreneurship over cheap imports
Wired 868
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June 18, 2025
“[…] Most carnival costumes (beads, bikinis, feathers, clothes, uniforms, caps, wire bending, etc) are now manufactured in China at reasonable costs—transport included. “We definitely have the skillsets in Trinidad and Tobago to make these simple...
Tourism Offices in Trinidad to promote the ‘Friendly Island’
The Daily Herald
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Tourism Office representatives and Lynn Taylor from Grand Case Beach Club, with travel agents from Trinidad and Tobago. MARIGOT--The Tourism Offices of French Saint Martin and Dutch Sint Maarten joined forces to conduct a promotional and media...
Laptops for all Trinidad Form One students regardless of wealth—Minister
Stabroek News
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June 18, 2025
(Trinidad Guardian) Despite the country’s financial constraints, Education Minister Dr Michael Dowlat has confirmed that 18,000 laptops will be distributed to all Form One students, regardless of their parents’ income level. This announcement came...
Trinidad Finance Minister says Kartel US payment still under probe
Stabroek News
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June 17, 2025
(Trinidad Guardian) Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo says the investigation into the substantial foreign exchange payment made to Jamaican dancehall artiste Adidja “Vybz Kartel” Palmer remains ongoing and active. Controversy erupted earlier...
Financial recklessness
Trinidad Express
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The “fiscal and financial recklessness and the free-for-all” undertaken by the former PNM administration has forced the UNC Government to increase expenditure by $3.1 billion over the next three months, Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo has...
Minority Leader: Tobago MPs silent on $32m THA allocation
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 18, 2025
Tobago Corey Connelly 2 Hrs Ago THA Minority Leader Kelvon Morris - MINORITY LEADER Kelvon Morris says Tobago MPs David Thomas and Joel Sampson have been noticeably silent about the additional $32 million in funding the THA is expected to receive...