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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Why Is Trinidad and Tobago Crime So Hard to Fix? The Brutal Truth Nobody Wants to Say
Why Trinidad and Tobago Crime Feels Impossible to Fix Every few years, Trinidad and Tobago is told the same thing: the police have a plan, the…
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Phillip Edward Alexander: Has the UNC’s Loudest Voice Become Its Biggest Liability?
Phillip Edward Alexander and the Problem With Being Loud in Government Phillip Edward Alexander did not enter politics quietly. He did not stroll into public life…
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UNC at One Year: More Taxes, More Pain, Less Prosperity
When people talk about UNC at one year, the real question is not whether the Government can point to a few technical wins on paper. The…
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Tobago’s $400 Ticket Is a Fantasy: CAL Is Bleeding Millions to Keep the Tobago Airbridge Subsidy
The Tobago Airbridge Subsidy is one of those things most people in Trinidad and Tobago know exists, but very few stop to really price out. On…
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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…
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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…
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Legalise Prostitution in Trinidad and Tobago? The Government Already Knows the Current System Is a Mess
The Country Already Has Prostitution. What It Doesn’t Have Is Honesty. Let’s start with the uncomfortable truth. Trinidad and Tobago already has prostitution. It exists in…
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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…
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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…
