2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (496+ words) T&T is prepar'ing for a ma'jor eco'nom'ic shift be'tween 2026 and 2027. While the econ'o'my is ex'pect'ed to grow by on'ly 0. 7 per cent in 2026, the World Bank fore'casts a strong come'back in 2027, with a re'al GDP growth rate of 3. 2 per cent....

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (322+ words) As some'one whose fam'i'ly and busi'ness have been in'vest'ed in To'ba'go for gen'er'a'tions, I have watched with con'cern the grow'ing ten'den'cy to op'pose al'most every sig'nif'i'cant de'vel'op'ment pro'posed for our is'land. The pro'posed ho'tel de'vel'op'ment at Rocky Point has gen'er'at'ed…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (884+ words) Professor C Justin Robinson Prof C Justin Robin'son Pro Vice Chan'cel'lor and Prin'ci'pal UWI Five Is'lands Cam'pus Who vex loss. With those three words, de'liv'ered to a room full of Caribbean heads of gov'ern'ment in St Kitts last week, T…...

14+ hour, 48+ min ago  (185+ words) Trinidad and To'ba'go's crime prob'lem has claimed lives, shat'tered fam'i'lies, desta'bilised com'mu'ni'ties and un'der'mined pub'lic con'fi'dence in the abil'i'ty of the State to pro'vide se'cu'ri'ty. In the face of such a cri'sis, po'lit'i'cal point-scor'ing is a lux'u'ry this coun'try can…...

16+ hour, 27+ min ago  (249+ words) Colombian Kevin Quintero raises his hands in triumph at an international event. He will headline a list of international cyclists for the coming 'Carnival of Speed' and 'Speed Paradise' event at the National Cycling Centre (NCC) in Balmain, Couva, June…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (773+ words) Econ'o'mists and a se'cu'ri'ty con'sul'tant are warn'ing that, de'spite changes to Venezuela's lead'er'ship in re'cent times, il'le'gal mi'gra'tion from Venezuela to T&T will con'tin'ue. Thou'sands of Venezue'lans in T&T con'tin'ue to work and send mon'ey to fam'i'ly back…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (205+ words) The largest World Cup in tour'na'ment his'to'ry kicked off Thurs'day with co-host Mex'i'co tak'ing on South Africa in the open'ing match. Amid es'ca'lat'ing protests and so'cial ten'sions in Mex'i'co's cap'i'tal, more than 80, 000 fans made their way to Mex'i'co City Sta'di'um…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (106+ words) CARDI's Judah Jessop, left, explains the workings of a pheromone trap to Cleber Soares, centre, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of the Ministry of Agriculture, Brazil, as CARDI Executive Director Anasari Hosein looks on. The Brazil'ian deputy min'is'ter was…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (552+ words) If this Gov'ern'ment tru'ly be'lieves Cari'com is "dys'func'tion'al" and "un're'li'able," then a sim'ple ques'tion must be an'swered: Why wasn't Trinidad and To'ba'go in the room when it mat'tered most? That con'tra'dic'tion mat'ters be'cause it points to a deep'er is'sue: What…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (762+ words) George Gon'za'les got ex'pelled from school in Form One. A pupil of Mu'cu'rapo Ju'nior Sec'ondary, he was the on'ly "white boy" among his peers. One day, a class'mate, whom he bare'ly re'mem'bers ex'cept by the name Cruick'shank, made a racist…...