April 7, 2022
Search continues as vessel drifts into Venezuelan waters
The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) said that the St. Vincent and the Grenadines registered cargo vessel that capsized in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago last weekend has drifted into Venezuelan waters as the search…
March 27, 2022
Prime Minister announces lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley on Saturday announced the removal of most of t he restrictions that were implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking during a news conference on Saturday afternoon, Rowley said the restrictions to be lifted…
March 17, 2022
Cabinet re-shuffle in Trinidad and Tobago
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Wednesday re-shuffled his near two year-old cabinet appointing a new Attorney General and shifting some of his more senior ministers to new portfolios. A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister said Rowley had…
March 6, 2022
Grenadian seaman claimed of being beaten by TT coast guards
An investigation has been launched by the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard following another incident at sea, this time involving the crew of a vessel from Grenada. According to reports out of Grenada, the crew of the Grenadian vessel, called “…
December 15, 2021
Supermarkets say they will not adopt “safe zone’ initiative
The Supermarket Association of Trinidad and Tobago (SATT) Wednesday said its members will not be adopting the ‘safe zone’ initiative that was rolled out by the government as part of the efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19)…
December 13, 2021
Government says four parties interested in oil refinery
The Trinidad and Tobago government Monday said at least “four interested parties” have shown interest in acquiring the oil refinery of the state-owned Petrotrin company, a few months after it announced a decision to return to the open market to seek…
December 13, 2021
ExxonMobil moves all chain supply services from Trinidad & Tobago to Guyana
The President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alastair Routledge has announced that the US based company has now moved all of its supply chain services from neighboring Trinidad and Tobago to Guyana. In making the recent announcement, Routledge said the…
November 29, 2021
Omicron triggers TT travel restrictions
The government of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has imposed travel restrictions on travellers from eight countries over concerns of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant. The nine countries include Botswana, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Lesotho,…
November 17, 2021
Trinidad and Tobago sign contract for country’s largest natural gas development
Trinidad and Tobago Wednesday signed an agreement allowing for one of the largest natural gas developments to be undertaken in the country estimated at more than one billion US dollars. The Manatee Production Sharing Contract with Shell Trinidad and…
October 19, 2021
Two injured as training aircraft crashes in Trinidad
Two people were injured after a light aircraft made an emergency landing at the Piarco International Airport on Tuesday. “The flight training aircraft, registration number 9YTJU, experienced difficulty on approach for landing at runway 10, and made…