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US Embassy announces
Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2025
US Embassy announces new social media requirement for visa applicants
"Effective immediately, all individuals applying for an H1-B or H4 non-immigrant visa are requested to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media accounts to 'public' to facilitate vetting necessary to establish their identity and admissibility to the United States under US law," the embassy posted on X.
Russia vows support for Venezuela's sovereignty 'struggle'
US military radar help cops find $171m drug stash in Caroni Swamp
"The radar system, recently commissioned to strengthen the national security apparatus, was instrumental in this discovery. The nature of the technology and operational aspects of the exercise cannot be shared with the public, but the intelligence triggered a co-ordinated response," led by Commissioner of Police Allister Guevarro and two deputy commissioners, Natasha George and Suzette Martin, according to the release.
Political parties call for Tobago radar to go
POLITICAL PARTIES in Tobago have joined forces calling for the removal of the "secret" military radar recently installed at the ANR Robinson International Airport in Tobago.
Alexander: More radars needed across Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana: Seized oil tanker was illegally flying our flag
The Maritime Administration Department of Guyana (MARAD) said a crude oil tanker seized off the coast of Venezuela on December 10 was "falsely flying" Guyana's flag in international waters.
920 THA workers to get Xmas back pay
Public Services Association (PSA) industrial relations officer, Tobago region, Hayden Duke, also gave the assurance the THA employees would receive part of the advance of the $3.8 billion back pay.
Tancoo blanks PSA
Says Govt can't include health workers in Christmas back pay
'Rental market under strain from landlord surcharge'
The introduction of the landlord business surcharge under the Finance Bill, 2025, has sparked intense national debate, as leading voices—including economist Dr Ronald Ramkissoon, Association of Real Estate Agents (AREA) President Sally Singh and the T&T Coalition of Services Industries (TTCSI) president Dianne Joseph—warn that while the measure aims to strengthen Government revenue and promote tax equity, it risks deepening financial strain within an already fragile rental housing market.
Dookeran says son's Eximbank dismissal unjust
Dookeran added, "For clarity, it appears that the narrative for this dismissal was the 'inequitable' distribution of foreign exchange, with particular reference to the pharmaceutical sector. This sentiment was echoed by several of the business chambers, with some notable exceptions.
Relatives say system failed Bedasse: Grief, custody battle surround death of ex-cop
In the days before his death, Russell Bedasse posted about the agony he felt over the injustices he faced after losing both his mother, Shelawaihtie Bedasse and restrictions over the visitation rights of his 11-year-old daughter.
Roget sues Rowley over Facebook post
OILFIELDS Workers' Trade Union president general Ancel Roget has filed a defamation lawsuit against former prime minister Dr Keith Rowley over a 2022 Facebook post that Roget says falsely linked him to criminal activity and efforts to destabilise the country.
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