Trinidad Finance Minister slams Caribbean Airlines over missing audits

Trinidad and Tobago’s Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo on Monday revealed that state-owned Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) has spent more than TT$60 million on audits but has failed to submit “a single audited financial statement to the...

Trinidad government announces $59.2 billion budget for 2026 fiscal year

The Trinidad and Tobago government is projecting to spend nearly TT$60 billion in the upcoming fiscal year, with the 2026 national budget pegged at TT$59.232 billion. - Advertisement - Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo presented the budget on...

Finance Minister charts path for oil growth, green transition

GEISHA KOW­LESSAR-ALON­ZO Se­nior Re­porter geisha.kow­lessar@guardian.co.tt In his 2026 bud­get pre­sen­ta­tion in Par­lia­ment yes­ter­day, Fi­nance Min­is­ter Dave Tan­coo un­veiled a com­pre­hen­sive en­er­gy strat­e­gy de­signed to se­cure...

'Trinidad Magic': Meet the Ole Miss breakout QB even his teammates hadn't heard of

OXFORD, Miss. -- The day the spring transfer portal opened for Division II football players in April, Ole Miss co-offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. was glued to the computer screen in his office, watching highlights of then-Ferris State...

Government of Trinidad and Tobago vows illegal lottery clampdown

The United National Congress formed a majority after April's general election – its new Autumn Budget suggests illegal lotteries raise revenues of TT$9 billion per year ($1.3). By Rory Calland Key points: - UNC says National Lotteries Control...

Trinidad gov’t offers 10% pay rise to public servants

(Trinidad Guardian) Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo has announced a 10 per cent pay increase for public servants, as the Government moves to settle long-outstanding wage negotiations. “For far too long, our public officers, the backbone of...

Grant Thornton promotes Ashiq Nanhekhan to Director in Caribbean business

Ashiq Nanhekhan, a member of Grant Thornton based in Aruba, has been promoted to Director in the firm’s Advisory practice. In his expanded role, Nanhekhan will lead initiatives in cybersecurity, IT audit, data analytics, and artificial...

Tobago gets biggest ever slice of budget pie

Tobago Corey Connelly 27 Minutes Ago TOBAGO NOT LEFT OUT: THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, 2nd from left, smiles as he joined with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and, from left, Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo, AG John Jeremie,...

Business chambers welcome initiatives in Budget

An­drea Perez-Sobers Se­nior Re­porter an­drea.perez-sobers@guardian.co.tt The coun­try’s ma­jor busi­ness cham­bers have wel­comed the 2026 Na­tion­al Bud­get but are cau­tion­ing that its suc­cess will de­pend heav­i­ly on time­ly...

IMF to launch World Economic Outlook today

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will unveil its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) on Tuesday (today), October 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C. time, during a hybrid press briefing at the annual meetings of the World Bank/ IMF, in Washington,...

NIS contributions to rise in Trinidad

-retirement age to go up gradually from 2028 (Trinidad Guardian) Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo announced a phased increase in National Insurance contributions to protect the fund from insolvency and preserve benefits for future generations....

JMMB rakes in net profits of $3.74 billion for financial year

The JMMB Group has reported net profits of $3.74 billion on revenues of $25.2 billion for the financial year ending March 31 - a 6% increase over the previous year. The company says this performance came despite challenges, including the high...

TRINIDAD-ECONOMY-Government optimistic of economic growth in medium term

Finance Minister: Super Gasoline Price Cut by $1 Per Litre, Effective Immediately

Effective immediately, vehicle owners using Super gasoline will pay less at the pump. This from Minister of Finance, Davendranath Tancoo, as he gave his maiden Budget presentation in the House of Representatives on Monday. “Effectively...

Tobago Festivals Commission gets new operations manager: Rayshawn Pierre ready for life’s challenges

Features Corey Connelly 2 Days Ago Rayshawn Pierre is former artistic director of the Tobago Performing Arts Company (TPAC). - Photos courtesy Rayshawn Pierre. RAYSHAWN PIERRE, newly-appointed operations manager, Tobago Festivals Commission Ltd...

Wage joy for workers! Finance Minister delivers 10% pay hike for public servants; raises duties on alcohol, cigarettes in $59B Budget

GAIL ALEXAN­DER Se­nior Po­lit­i­cal Re­porter Gov­ern­ment’s ne­go­ti­a­tions re­gard­ing pub­lic ser­vants’ salaries will be­gin at 10 per cent, mo­torists be­gan pay­ing $1 less for Su­per gas yes­ter­day - but Cus­toms du­ties on rum and...

Chief Secretary elated as Tobago gets highest allocation in 10 years

Eliz­a­beth Gon­za­les To­ba­go Cor­re­spon­dent To­ba­go has been giv­en what Chief Sec­re­tary Far­ley Au­gus­tine and the To­ba­go Cham­ber of In­dus­try and Com­merce are de­scrib­ing as the Is­land’s largest-ever bud­get al­lo­ca­tion of...

Tobago airport ‘fully operational’ by March 2026

News Gregory Mc Burnie 48 Minutes Ago The new ANR Robinson International Airport in Crown Point. FILE PHOTO - Tobago’s ANR Robinson International Airport will be fully operational by March 2026. Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo made the...

Tobago gets $3.72b in fiscal 2026

News Corey Connelly 30 Minutes Ago THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine Tobago has received an allocation of $3.72 billion from central government to manage its affairs in fiscal 2026. Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo made the announcement...

TRINIDAD-BUSINESS-Finance Minister says CAL spent millions of dollars on audits without submitting a “single audited statement