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Prominent Trinidad attorney charged with sexual assault
Martin George (Trinidad Guardian) Prominent attorney Martin George has been charged with two counts of sexual assault by police. George, who practises in both the civil and criminal courts and is the president of the Tobago Business Chamber, was...

World News | India, Namibia Ink Key MoUs in Entrepreneurship, Health; Join CDRI, Global Biofuels Alliance
Windhoek [Namibia], July 9 (ANI): India and Namibia exchanged MoUs in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, on Thursday. The MoU focuses on setting up the Entrepreneurship Development...

India, Namibia ink key MoUs in entrepreneurship, health; join CDRI, Global Biofuels Alliance
Windhoek [Namibia], July 9 (ANI): India and Namibia exchanged MoUs in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, on Thursday. The MoU focuses on setting up the Entrepreneurship Development...
Five-Nation Tour: PM Modi arrives in Argentina after Trinidad & Tobago, first bilateral visit by Indian PM in 57 years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the evening of July 4, marking the first prime ministerial-level bilateral visit from India to Argentina in 57 years. This visit is part of his ongoing five-nation diplomatic tour...

Trinidad PM raises drinking limit
(Trinidad Guardian) A law will be brought to the Parliament to raise the legal age for gambling and marijuana use to 25 years and over and also increase the legal age for alcohol use to 21 years and older. And Government is reviewing and amending...

Circular economy transforms waste to wealth
Unlike the traditional linear model of “take-make-dispose,” the circular approach promotes longer product life cycles, offering more environmentally sound solutions as it keeps materials and products in use for as long as possible utilising...
Caricom Chair calls for urgent regional trade reform as Trump tariffs loom
With the United States set to implement reciprocal tariffs by August 1, 2025, Caricom Chair Andrew Holness says while talks with the Donald Trump administration continue, the time has come for the region to take trade...

Predator delays acquisition of Challenger operations in Trinidad
Oil and gas company, Predator Oil & Gas Holdings, says it has experienced some short-term delays in the acquisition of Challenger Energy Group’s operations in Trinidad & Tobago. In February 2025, Predator, which is based in the United States and...

India’s Modi promises trade and investment during visit to Trinidad
Prime Minster of India Narendra Modi promised continued trade and investment in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday during an address to the nation’s parliament. “It’s time for us to work together to give the global south its rightful seat at the...

Trinidad and Tobago joins Global Biofuel Alliance
Business Paula Lindo 6 Hrs Ago MINISTER of Energy Dr Roodal Moonilal said Trinidad and Tobago will join the Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA), a collaborative initiative spearheaded by India and launched during the 2023 G20 Summit in New Delhi. The...

Trinidad: almost 100 years of life - eight of them waiting for home help
The door of the house - a ground floor dwelling in Los Boliches, Fuengirola - is wide open, just as it was before tourism forever changed the urban landscape and the economy of this neighbourhood. From the outside you can see the living room and,...

Trinidad gov’t to raise legal ages for gambling, marijuana and alcohol
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has announced sweeping legislative changes aimed at protecting youth, supporting retirees, and bolstering public safety, including raising the legal age for gambling and marijuana use to...

CARICOM Summit | Johnson Smith and Barbados counterpart to lead push to dismantle trade barriers
Jamaica’s Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith and Barbados’s Kerrie Symmonds will lead a CARICOM review to remove regional trade barriers, amid urgent calls to boost intra-regional commerce and respond to new United States tariffs. The move...

US-sanctioned businessman wants to be president but hides from public scrutiny – Jagdeo
General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) has criticised US-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed for avoiding public scrutiny, despite actively seeking votes in the upcoming election. Jagdeo made the assertion during his press...
Integration Also Imperative for Regional Businesses – PSOJ President
As Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders meet in Montego Bay to advance the region’s collaborative agenda, President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Metry Seaga has underscored the need for Caribbean businesses to also pursue...

Business News | UPI Gains Global Ground as Transactions Surge and New Partnerships Emerge
New Delhi [India] July 8 (ANI): Unified Payments Interface (UPI), India's flagship digital payments system, continues to reshape the country's digital economy while also emerging as a tool of diplomatic outreach and international collaboration....

Modi’s visit rekindles a new era in India-Trinidad relations
Indian PM Narendra Modi with Trinidad PM Kamla Prasad Bissesar. PHOTO: X @narendramodi A new awakening has gripped the people of Trinidad and Tobago following the historic visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 3–4, 2025. Modi, seen...

Trinidad and Tobago doctor partners with Barbados clinic for HRT for menopausal women
Features Carol Quash An Hour Ago Dr Nadya Watson says TT needs a clinical that deals exclusively with perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms. - For many women, their fabulous 40s and 50s come with a certain amount of stability – financially,...

Trinidad and Tobago nationals to pay an extra US$250 for US visa
News Sean Douglas 11 Minutes Ago The US Embassy in Port of Spain. FILE PHOTO - TT nationals, along with other "aliens" under US immigration law, will soon have to pay an extra US$250 (roughly $1,750) on top of their visa fee of US$185, to enter...

Trinidad police rescue Venezuelans in suspected human trafficking case
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) announced on Monday that it had rescued eight Venezuelans, including two minors, in a suspected human trafficking case. Officers from the National Special Operations Unit and the Trinidad and Tobago...