Why US troops still here?
Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2026

Why US troops still here?
Opposition parties in Tobago demand answers; concerned island could suffer fallout from Iran war

Amery: PM must explain US coalition
OPPOSITION Senator Dr Amery Browne has questioned Trinidad and Tobago's participation in the Shield of the Americas, a United States-led coalition to combat drug trafficking.

Alexander mum on US persons of interest list after counter-cartel meeting
Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander says the country will know more about those who are on a list of suspected drug traffickers, compiled by the United States, soon.

Al-Rawi questions why Alexander needs US list to identify
drug suspects

Cost of travel card system withheld
Digital arrival/departure system from Tuesday...

T&T moves to digital immigration forms but Govt won't give cost now

Central Block gets new reopening date
This was confirmed yesterday by the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDeCOTT) in response to a request for an update on the $1.3 billion, 540-bed hospital project.

Wetlands: a timeless legacy
...which we cannot afford to lose

Minister: Authorities investigating bomb threats
Alexander said bomb threats are a "normal thing."

"You know it is a normal thing. Some people just get on their phone and make threats. There was one that was existing, you know that, at Rio Claro. Remember that? So, we are treating with that. Everybody, listen, we realise what is really going on out here, and intelligence is helping us tremendously, both local, regional and international."

S'Fdo Chamber calls for more police patrols in the area
The business community is calling on police in San Fernando to increase patrols in the city following a robbery at the Ishmael M Khan bookstore yesterday—the second ­incident in as many weeks.

Bandits strike again in San Fernando amid State of Emergency

5 masked men carry out violent Cunupia home invasion

Torso found near JFK: Man charged with killing of Trini woman
Detectives believe the 75-year-old man dismembered Ali's body and scattered it in bushy areas sometime last year.

Police officer unlawfully detained for four days wins lawsuit against State
In an oral ruling delivered on March 6, High Court judge Joan Charles found that PC Anand Dass was wrongfully arrested and falsely imprisoned in June 2021 and ordered the State to pay him $160,000 in damages, in addition to interest and legal costs.

Police arrest two men after they discover 85 marijuana plants

Missing man found alive; Police seek woman, 33
An 86-year-old man who was reported missing by his worried relatives was found alive, lying in bushes close to his home.


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