Opinion
Why Crime News Dominates Trinidad and Tobago — And What That Says About the Country
In Trinidad and Tobago, Crime News is not just a section of the paper anymore. It is the national weather report, the morning roll call, the…
Opinion
Why Trinidad Traffic Keeps Getting Worse — And Why Nobody Ever Seems to Fix It
Trinidad Traffic is no longer just a daily annoyance. It is a national punishment ritual. Every morning, thousands of people leave home with hope, only to…
Local News
From Diplomatic Crown Jewel to Costly Relic: Why Hilton Trinidad May Be Near the End of the Road
There was a time when Hilton Trinidad was not just a hotel. It was the flex. It was the place that told the world Trinidad and…
Local News
Heritage and Stabilisation Fund: How Trinidad Keeps Dipping Into the Future to Pay for the Present
The Heritage and Stabilisation Fund was supposed to be Trinidad and Tobago’s financial time capsule. A vault built from oil money. A rainy-day reserve. A promise…
Opinion
Trinidad STATE OF EMERGENCY: Now With Auto-Renew
At 3:50 a.m. on March 3, 2026, Trinidad and Tobago woke up to another proclamation. The Trinidad State of Emergency was back. No countdown. No primetime…
Opinion
The Great Work Wipeout: How a New Government Turned ‘Make-Work’ Into No Work
On April 28, 2025, voters handed power to the United National Congress and sent the People’s National Movement into opposition. Elections are about change. But few…
Local News
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MURDER COUNT 2026: Weekly Updated Dashboard
This article is updated every Monday with the previous week’s murder count tally. Total Murders So Far in 2026: 255Murders This Week (Week 36): 6Change From…
Opinion
RIGHT TO KNOW, OR RIGHT TO SHUSH? The US Troops in Trinidad and Tobago and the Minister Who Challenged the Public
When citizens ask about US Troops in Trinidad and Tobago, is that patriotism… or impertinence? That question moved from social media speculation to centre stage after…
Opinion
KAMLA ACCOMPLISHMENTS RECEIPT CHECK AND THE FACTS BEHIND IT
The Prime Minister recently posted a celebratory list of what she described as major wins for her administration. But when you examine the details behind these…
Opinion
Barry Padarath Must Apologise: When ‘A Little Power Became A Dangerous Thing’
Trinidad and Tobago is not in a moral meltdown because a Cabinet Minister went to a fete. Carnival is culture. Carnival is business. Carnival is release.…
Local News
IMF Gives T&T a Reality Check: Debt Up, FX Tight, Deficit Still Big
Trinidad and Tobago did not get scolded by the IMF.It got something far more uncomfortable. A calm, clinical, numbers-heavy reality check. In its 2026 Article IV…
Local News
From Oando to Indian Oil: The Guaracara Refinery Restart Is Starting to Look Like Carnival Logistics
For seven years, Trinidad and Tobago’s most famous industrial relic has sat silent on the western coastline.Steel warming in the sun. Pipes aging. Promises piling up.…
Local News
FROM 4.5% TO 6.4%: THE US$1B BOND REFINANCE THAT FEELS LIKE NATIONAL CREDIT CARD DEBT
There are many ways to explain the Government of Trinidad and Tobago’s newly confirmed US$1 billion bond refinance. You can explain it with charts.You can explain…
Local News
HANDS UP, STILL SHOT: The Joshua Samaroo Case Is Why ZOSO Powers Should Scare You
There are moments when a single video detonates an entire national conversation. The killing of Joshua Samaroo is one of those moments. Not because police shootings are new…
Local News
TT Migrant Registration: Register or Get Deported
When a government tells people to register or get deported, the whole nation leans in a little. That’s exactly what the Migrant Registration framework rolling out…
Local News
VOTE WITH YUH NOSE: Is the Garbage Collection Budget Being Weaponised Before Local Elections?
If you want to understand politics in Trinidad and Tobago, forget Parliament for a minute.Forget press conferences.Forget Facebook lives. Just walk down your street. If the…
Local News
NGC Gas Price Hike: Prices Going Up, Jobs on the Line, and Consumers Getting the Bill
For years, Trinidad and Tobago sold itself one simple story: cheap, reliable natural gas made us a manufacturing powerhouse. Steel. Cement. Methanol. Fertiliser. If it needed…
Local News
The iPad Babysitter Getting Fired? Why Policing a Social Media Ban for Under-12s in T&T Is Easier Said Than Done
For years now, Trinidad and Tobago’s most reliable babysitter hasn’t worn shoes, charged overtime, or complained about traffic.It glows.It scrolls.And it answers to the name TikTok.…
Local News
UNC Headquarters Press Conference: When Government Starts Sounding Like Party Business
There was a moment this week when political optics quietly elbowed their way into the national conversation. A UNC headquarters press conference, addressing matters of government…
Local News
ZONES OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS: JAMAICA’S ‘SOE LITE’ — AND NOW TRINIDAD WANT A SIP
The phrase zones of special operations sounds like something out of a video game. Bonus powers. Restricted areas. Boss-level enemies.In real life, it’s far less cinematic…
