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$2.6B arrears package
Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

$2.6B arrears package on table for Central Government staff
The Chief Personnel Officer (CPO), Dr. Daryl Dindial, met with the President General of the National Union of Government and Federated Workers (NUGFW), Christopher Streete, and the Union's Executive today as part of ongoing wage negotiations.

More workers get 10%
CPO offers NUGFW $2.6B wage package; cash and non-cash payment deal

CPO offers NUGFW 10% hike, including non-cash options

Cabinet approves revised teachers' salaries
CABINET has approved the revised wages for teachers, following ratification of the agreement between the Chief Personnel Officer (CPO) and the TT Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) for the period October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2023.

Migrant registration website sees over 137,000 hits in first day

Online registration glitches for migrants
The list of supporting documents includes birth records, passport details, spouse information, travel details, employment history, travel documents for entry into TT, vaccination records and education information.

The final step requires applicants to print their documents and confirmation e-mail and present them at the in-person verification process, which is scheduled to begin at the end of February 2026.

Venezuela's gas reserves offer new opportunities for T&T
With Venezuela's vast gas reserves and T&T's underused energy infrastructure creating a powerful regional opportunity, cross-border energy cooperation was a topic of discussion at yesterday's Energy Conference.

Race, unity and the responsibility we share

Trini engineer designs robot fuel cell
Trini-born engineer Christopher Boodoosingh thinks we can make foreign exchange by building micro reformers to power robots and develop supply chains for a new industry that may be worth US$200 billion by 2035.

16 oaths of office as THA secretaries, assistant secretaries sworn in

Tameika Darius crowned 2026 National Calypso Queen

Griffith urges CoP: Use the bodycams
Former Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith is calling on the incumbent to provide answers to why some 1,200 body-worn cameras procured under his tenure are not being used.

PM: Police officers should wear body cams

Faris warns of ‘militarisation' of State after police-involved killing

Barbados records increase in cases of syphilis
It said syphilis can cause a painless sore at the genitals, anus or mouth, or a rash later on, often on the palms of the hands or soles of the feet. Other symptoms may include swollen glands or lymph nodes, fever, fatigue, sore throat, or body aches.

Financial services professional dies at Carnival fete
A senior police official confirmed that "there was no foul play involved" and suggested that Sookoo may have suffered the effects of mixing pills with alcohol. The official cautioned: "Drugs and alcohol do not mix. It does not matter even if it is prescribed medication—it can pose a serious danger to your life. One should always exercise personal responsibility, especially when partying. Please stay away from drugs."



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