Inside the passport backlog
Posted: Sunday, May 24, 2026

Inside the passport backlog: Citizens face six-month wait for appointments
For the first time since the 2023 launch of the e-appointment platform, managed by the Immigration Division under the Ministry of Homeland Security, citizens are now experiencing unprecedented delays in securing passport appointments.

Six-month wait fuelling passport corruption claims
The official said the Immigration Division has blamed staff shortages and the redeployment of officers to manage the migrant registration process and the online embarkation/disembarkation card system, but added that "the justification is non-existent".

According to the official, Immigration officers receive an on-call allowance, so they can be summoned to various offices to address staffing shortages.

'We followed the OPR list'
The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) submitted its Annual Procurement Plan (APP) map to the Office of the Procurement Regulator (OPR) in December 2025, indicating it would be using limited bidding to award contracts.

PSA rejects CPO's 'best and final offer'

Stakeholders praise payments bill, but raise multiple concerns
The Central Bank's long-awaited Payment Systems and Services Bill is being welcomed by fintech operators as a major step toward modernising Trinidad and Tobago's financial system, but industry players are warning that parts of the legislation could undermine the very innovation it is trying to encourage.

Restoring vision and hope
Dr Agard says thousands living with preventable blindness from cataracts

Dr Teelucksingh: Blind spots
What long lines for free cataract surgery says about T&T's healthcare

WASA hires under scrutiny: Nine influencers among 416 employed since general election
The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has hired nine out of a proposed batch of 12 social media influencers, with monthly salaries totalling $85,398.92.

The secret fort in Las Cuevas
While most associate Las Cuevas with quiet sea baths, the eastern side of this bay holds a secret treasure.

The mysterious disappearance of Glenda Charles-Harris 11 years ago
While her family was forced to adjust to her absence, the ensuing years have not dulled the pain and loss as they continue to question what really happened to her.

Luxury lives, corrupt deals
Inside the Immigration 'racket'...

Kaia Sealy breaks silence: 'I have never held a gun, I am innocent'
Kaia Sealy is breaking her silence on manslaughter and shooting with intent charges to be laid against her, saying she is not a gangster, has never owned a gun and remains in disbelief over the entire situation surrounding the death of her partner Joshua Samaroo and the injuries she sustained.

Kaia supporters to stage 'standstill' protest today

Shocking reversal: Joshua Samaroo's family now backs allegations against Kaia
Just one day after Joshua Samaroo's father, Christopher Samaroo, told Guardian Media that he was shell-shocked and in disbelief that his daughter-in-law, Kaia Sealy, had been accused of killing his son, he has now made a stunning reversal.

Angelo's step father charged with murdering him


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