AG wrong
Posted: Sunday, January 18, 2026

AG wrong
JOHN JEREMIE believes the Trump administration’s strikes at sea to be sanctioned under international law. The Attorney General is wrong.

At least 115 souls have perished in these summary executions, but Mr Jeremie says that’s okay because “that was the advice given to me by an international expert."

Chief Secretary: THA aims to provide greater transparency
The Tobago House of Assembly will have its first ordinary meeting on January 22, where members will amend the rules of the House to create more transparency and direct democracy.

PM: New THA bill will bring better service to Tobagonians

US military aircraft tracked leaving Piarco during Maduro operation

AP obtains documents showing Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez has been on DEA’s radar for years


Colman Report clears Central Bank of failing to act to prevent Clico’s collapse
It’s been almost 17 years since the Colonial Life Insurance Company (Clico) ran into a liquidity crisis and its chairman, Lawrence Duprey, went cap-in-hand to the government for a bailout, which eventually led to the dismantling of the country’s largest conglomerate, CL Financial (CLF), the parent of the insurance company.

Central Bank Revealing Contents Of Colman Report On Clico
It explained the report is voluminous (676 pages), and the Bank is carefully reviewing and considering its full
contents. It said it is concerned the process is such a protracted one.

The financial institution adds it is giving its independent consideration to the wider implications for the ongoing litigation matter against officers of the CL Financial group and will provide more information as and when appropriate to do so.

Figuera: More oversight needed to prevent repeat of Clico collapse

Harnarine claims innocence as CoE report goes public
FORMER president of the now-defunct Hindu Credit Union (HCU Harry Harnarine has declared his innocence with respect to the findings of the Commission of Enquiry (CoE) into the collapse of Colonial Life Insurance Company (Clico) and the Hindu Credit Union (HCU).

Companies with links to Foster Cummings get over $500M in contracts in 10 years

Promoter takes legal action against Vybz Kartel for failed concert
Local event promoter Jacho Entertainment Limited has filed a civil lawsuit against Jamaican dancehall artiste Adidja Azim Palmer, popularly known as Vybz Kartel, arising out of the cancellation of the highly anticipated One Caribbean Music Festival, which was scheduled to take place on May 31, 2025.

ZOSOs pass in Lower House amid Opposition warnings
With a division of 27 Government MPs for and 11 Opposition MPs against, the Law Reform Zones of Special Operations, Special Security and Community Development Measures Act, 2026, was passed in the Lower House of Parliament.

Opposition: 'Hot spot' bill risks permanent emergency powers
Opposition MPs have mounted a united front against the government's proposed legislation to create special crime "hot spot" zones. They warned the bill is constitutionally dangerous, poorly consulted and risks entrenching emergency-style powers long after the State of Emergency (SoE) ends, as they made their way into Parliament.

Scotland: 'Zones bill' will worsen stigma in crime hotspots
PORT of Spain South MP Keith Scotland argued that the designation of certain areas as zones of special operation – upon the expiration of the extended state of emergency (SoE) on January 31 – will worsen the stigmatisation faced by law-abiding residents of such areas.

The education poverty of Trinidad and Tobago

Audiobooks vs Braille: Finding the right balance
If I had a dollar for every time someone has said, "But you're not actually reading, you're listening to someone reading to you," I would be a lot richer than I am right now. The statement is usually delivered casually, sometimes with genuine curiosity, sometimes with quiet judgement. Either way, it carries an assumption: that reading only counts if it looks a certain way.

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