Trinidadians on TT$300 000 bail over money laundering charges

PORT OF SPAIN – Two people were granted TT$300 000 (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents) bail on charges of money laundering under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Elie John and Neela Basdeo are also required to report to a police station two days per week as...

TRINIDAD-TRADE-Trinidad and Tobago seeking partial scope trade agreement with India

Trinidad’s Energy Minister bristles at “monopoly money” remark by PM Gonsalves

FROM LEFT: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO’S Energy Minister, Dr Roodal Moonilal and PRIME MINISTER, Dr Ralph Gonsalves Front Page July 4, 2025 Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has made it clear that it is unusual for him to respond to adverse comments...

Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival returns with a brand new venue

Features Newsday Reporter An Hour Ago One Woodbrook Place is the new home of the Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF). - Photos courtesy TTFF AFTER a year-long hiatus, the Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) is making a return. The festival will...

Business News | Empowering India's Credit Evolution: TransUnion CIBIL Credit Conference 2025 Explores Inclusive Finance and Economic Empowerment

BusinessWire India Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4: As India's credit growth reaches new segments and geographies, the focus is shifting towards enabling access to financial services supported by data-driven insights, transparency, and...

Ugandan national flagged by T&T’s Financial Intelligence Unit

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – A Ugandan national identified as Abubakar Swalleh, with alleged terrorist ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) or Al-Qaeda, has been red-flagged by the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and...

Trinidad Energy Minister on declining oil production: Urgent action needed

(Trinidad Express) Minister of Energy Dr Roodal Moonilal says local oil and gas production has been in decline for the past ten years, but oil production is projected to increase over the next three. Moonilal was speaking at the Society of...

Ugandan with alleged ties to (ISIL) red-flagged in Trinidad

A UGANDAN national identified as Abubakar Swalleh, with alleged terrorist ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) or Al-Qaeda, has been red-flagged by the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (FIUTT). The FIUTT has issued...

BRICS powerful force for economic cooperation, global good: PM Modi

The BRICS remains a powerful force for economic cooperation and global good, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday (July 6) as several top leaders of the member nations of the grouping converged in the seaside Brazilian city of Rio de...

Business News | The Silent Engine: Why Content-led Growth Outlasts Everything

By Puneet Dua, Cmo And Co-Founder Sportsbaazi New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): In a world obsessed with hacks, virality, and algorithmic tricks, content often feels like the quietest thing in the room. But that's exactly where its power lies....

PM Modi's Upcoming Visit To Enhance Strategic Cooperation: Trinidad & Tobago Leadership

(MENAFN- IANS) Port of Spain, July 1 (IANS) The government of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit will enhance strategic cooperation in key sectors and mark a significant milestone in the relationship...

Business News | SEBI Imposes Highest Ever Penalty of Rs 4843.57 Crore on Jane Street Group for Index Manipulation

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has passed an interim order in the matter of index manipulation by the Jane Street Group, and imposed one of the highest penalty so far of recovering Rs...

PriceSmart T&T raising up to US$65M in debt

Fac­ing a tight for­eign ex­change mar­ket, PriceS­mart’s Trinidad busi­ness­es have turned to the Ja­maican cap­i­tal mar­kets and Trinida­di­an banks to source up to US$65 mil­lion for the con­struc­tion of its dis­tri­b­u­tion cen­tre and...

As Modi attends BRICS Summit in Brazil, Congress recalls Manmohan Singh’s 2012 proposal for development bank

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Brazil to attend the BRICS Summit, the Congress on Sunday recalled the events leading up to the formation of the grouping as also the Summit hosted by India in 2012 during which then PM Manmohan Singh had...

Darcelle Kirk dancer, keeper of Tobago’s traditions

Features Corey Connelly 5 Hrs Ago Darcelle Kirk is a dancer with the Pembroke Folk and Cultural Performers. - DARCELLE KIRK is thrilled about Pembroke’s return to the Tobago Heritage Festival. But not for the reasons many would expect. The...

With PM Modi in Brazil for BRICS, Cong recalls 2012 summit where Manmohan proposed development bank

After dropping by in Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, and Argentina, the Super Premium Frequent Flier Prime Minister has reached Brazil. The Seventeenth BRICS Summit begins today in Rio de Janeiro. It was in 1998 that the Arabic-speaking, Asia-leaning,...

ISIL financier red-flagged in T&T

A UGANDAN national identified as Abubakar Swalleh, with alleged terrorist ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) or Al-Qaeda, has been red-flagged by the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (FIUTT). The FIUTT has issued...

General election delays oil company acquisition

Preda­tor Oil & Gas Hold­ings’ planned ac­qui­si­tions of Chal­lenger En­er­gy Group’s (CEG) op­er­a­tions in T&T has hit a de­lay. Preda­tor has ex­pe­ri­enced some short term-de­lays in its ac­qui­si­tion of Chal­lenger En­er­gy Group’s (CEG)...

Trinidad opposition says nearly 20,000 workers fired

(Trinidad Express) The mass firings of Commu­nity-based Environmental Protection and Enhancement Programme (CEPEP) and reforestation workers were seemingly planned to coincide with the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the hope that...

Trinidad Muslim groups raise concerns about Modi’s visit

(Trinidad Guardian) Two more Muslim organisations have raised concerns about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to Trinidad and Tobago. In a statement issued by its president, Mirza Ali-Mohammed, the Islamic Da’wah Movement yesterday...