The government of Belize is suing St Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) over alleged sugar imports from non-CARICOM member states without application of the necessary tariff. Minister of Agriculture, Godwin Hulse, stated that the two countries been breaching trade-related policies so there
Nabarima vessel carries 1.3 million barrels of crude In recent weeks, an idle Venezuelan floating oil facility in the Paria Gulf had been under surveillance by concerned governments and environmentalists. Images in recent months of the vessel leaning to its side have raised such concern. After careful
Many are fearing an environmental disaster as photos showing the potential collapse of FSO Nabarima in the Gulf of Paria are going viral online. FSO Nabarima is holding some 1.3 million barrels of crude oil. Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) has published the
Press Release - Represented by Hon. Melford Nicholas, Minister for Information, Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Antigua and Barbuda was re-elected to the position of President of the General Conference of Ministers of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) for a further two-year term. Trinidad and
After months of uncertainty and speculation, Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minster Keith Rowley announced that the Carnival 2021 scheduled for February is officially cancelled because of COVID-19. “I see no future for Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago in the months ahead. And today I can put
Dear Editor, I read with great interest the two-part series by Dr Hollis “Chalkdust” Liverpool entitled “Have respect for PhDs – heroes of academia” published in one of the Trinidad and Tobago daily newspapers (Newsday Sept 4-5, 2020) In his articles, Dr Liverpool emphasised the rigorous process of
Keith Rowley sworn into office for his second consecutive term as Prime Minister, leading the 22-member Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago. Rowley, who led the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) to victory in the August 10 general elections over the main opposition United National Congress (UNC),
