Sharp takes, hot truths, and zero long talk. The TriniLulz Opinion section is where politics, culture, society, and pure Caribbean bacchanal get broken down with wit, edge, and plenty attitude. We call it how we see it, whether people like it or not.
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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…
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DEMOCRACY ON LAYAWAY: How Stabroek News Got “Starved” in an Oil-Rich Guyana
Guyana is a petro-state with a G$1.5 trillion budget. Yet Stabroek News — the country’s “newspaper of record” — is shutting down its print operations on…
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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…
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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…
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THE GRINCH IN WHITEHALL: How Carnival 2026 Got Gridlocked, Relocated, and “Muted” on Live TV
Carnival 2026 had feathers. It had paint. It had soca loud enough to wake the ancestors. What it may not have had, according to growing public…
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THE NIGHT THEY MUTED KAISO: Dimanche Gras 2026, Helon Francis, and the State-TV “Audio Cut” Nobody Believes
In Trinidad and Tobago, censorship does not always arrive wearing boots.Sometimes it arrives wearing a headset. Dimanche Gras 2026 was supposed to be the triumphant climax…
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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.…
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DEI or Donor Intent? The Fullerton Long Scholarship Row Is Bigger Than Who Won
Why the fight over intent, equity, and opportunity matters more than the names on a list Scholarships don’t just open doors — they build new rooms…
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From ‘Dreaded Property Tax’ to ‘Landlord Surcharge’: How the UNC Rebranded the Same Tax and Doubled the Bill
The property tax has always been one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most reliable sources of political bacchanal. For years, the UNC warned citizens that any form…
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French mRNA Vaccine Study vs WhatsApp University’s Favourite Conspiracy Theories
The French mRNA vaccine study dropped like a meteor into the group chat.Twenty-eight million people. Nearly four years of follow-up. Every comorbidity from asthma to zinc…
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The Bleakest Christmas: How Trinidad’s Construction Collapse, CEPEP Closure and Job Losses Turned 2025 Into a National Recession of Spirit
Christmas lights going up, parang drifting through radio static — yet the country feels heavier than wet pastelle dough. The bleakest Christmas in recent memory is…
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Backpay Bacchanal 2025: How Money Appear for PSA but Vanish for Local Gov’t Overnight
The backpay bacchanal has officially reached premium-grade confusion levels in Trinidad and Tobago. One minute government money moving like molasses, next minute it sprinting like it…
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Youth Ministry Deleted: How Kamla’s Government Shelved Trinidad’s Youth Lifeline Programmes
With a few strokes of a pen, one of the most important engines of national development simply vanished. Trinidad woke up to find the youth ministry…
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Monroe Doctrine 2.0: Dragon Gas, Puppet Regimes & the New Caribbean Obedience Test
The Caribbean always had plenty storms, but lately the clouds overhead feel… different. Warships in our waters. Missiles flying near fishermen. Dragon Gas deals pulling a…
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From ‘Day One’ to 36 Months: How the UNC Refinery Promise Keep Stretching Like Chewing Gum
When the country first heard the UNC refinery promise, it sounded like the kind of bold, patriotic fix that could turn an election into a landslide.…
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From Common Law to “Kamla Law”: The Truth Behind Trinidad Stand Your Ground Bill
The Politicians Say “Shoot Your Shot.” The Law Says… Not So Fast. The minute the phrase Trinidad stand your ground bill hit Parliament, half the country…
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The Shocking Twist: Maduro Ready to Talk — But Is Trump Ready to Listen?
A Sudden Smile in the Storm: Maduro Ready to Talk… Again? In a region where aircraft carriers pass through like maxi taxis, the latest plot twist…
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US Marines Land in Trinidad — Joint Training or Something Bigger?
In a year when the Caribbean already feels like the set of Call of Duty: Archipelago Edition, the US Marines land in Trinidad and Tobago for…
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Ralph Gonsalves vs Anil Roberts — A Breakdown of the HDC Row
Something smells in Diego Martin — and it isn’t just new paint.The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves vs Anil Roberts…
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CHINA’S GIANT “RECHARGEABLE BATTERY” IN THE SKY: Hebei’s Fengning pumped storage power station hits full power
Hebei, China — The Fengning pumped storage power station is not a normal plant; it’s a colossal energy-storage machine built to behave like a grid-scale battery.…
