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'My frustration is just building'
Posted: Saturday, May 30, 2026

'My frustration is just building': Citizens wait hours in line for passport appointments
Last Tuesday, the earliest date for a passport appointment on the Ministry of Homeland Security's e-appointment website for the Port-of-Spain, Sangre Grande and Chaguanas Immigration Division offices was November 24.

Guyanese soldier wounded in border gunfight with armed men in Venezuela
The Guyana Defense Force said in a statement that a patrol vessel on the Cuyuni River came under fire late Friday.

Aunty Doll brings Indo-Trini history back to life with mud houses, chulhas
In a breezy corner of Sudama Village, Fyzabad, along Petrotrin Field Road, 63-year-old Phoolwanti Ramsingh—better known as Aunty Doll—has recreated a way of life many Trinidadians have only heard about, but never experienced.

Tobago gears up for fifth annual Carnival celebration
An idea conceptualised many years ago is expected to be truly awakened when the fifth annual Tobago Carnival gets underway from October 30 to November 1.

Steelbands still waiting for Panorama prize money
More than three months after Carnival 2026, steelbands across T&T are still waiting to receive their Panorama prize money, with Pan Trinbago president Beverley Ramsey-Moore saying thousands of players and stakeholders remain in limbo.

Penny: Govt trying to justify another SoE
...no-protest zones to 'frighten' citizens

Manager gunned down in driver's seat
Proman employee found dead shortly after leaving compound...

Activists hail Alyssa Phillip as emerging voice for justice
As a fresh face in the landscape of T&T's protests, Alyssa Phillip, 25, has quickly become the vibrant new symbol of advocacy and justice.

Protest trio granted $40,000 bonds
...due in court Monday

Jet ski ruling at Pigeon Point seen as balanced by stakeholders
This access, however, is conditional with nine restrictions outlined by the judge including no entry to the Nylon Pool, no soliciting of clients on the beach, no stunts while riding jet skis, no minors permitted on the watercrafts, speed limits in the park and maintaining a safe distance from the shoreline, the bathing area and the floating water park.

Maxi taxi operators confirm shutdown from Monday
Thousands of commuters across Trinidad are expected to face severe transportation disruptions from Monday, after maxi taxi operators confirmed they will proceed with a nationwide withdrawal of service following unsuccessful talks with Government officials.

Rare lunar event to light up Caribbean skies this weekend

Alexander announces: 800 new prison officers to be recruited
As part of efforts to counter attrition in the Prison Service while ensuring optimal staffing in different units, Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander has announced that 800 prison officers will be recruited.

INTERPOL-backed operation seizes more than 3,000 guns, 56 tonnes of drugs
Police across 20 countries in Central America, South America and the Caribbean have seized 3,308 illegal firearms and 56 tonnes of illicit drugs during a large-scale coordinated operation led by INTERPOL, with support from the Organisation of American States (OAS).

Govt vows to protect DPP; warns gangs against threats and intimidation
The Government has pledged support for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), vowing that gangs will not be allowed to intimidate law enforcement or the justice system.

Top cop: Police 'had to act' as protesters did not follow law

20-year-old shot dead by cops in Rio Grande
The deceased has been identified as Jaden Diaz, of Lower Rio Grande, Matura.

Sea Lots man beaten to death after allegedly raping girl, 13
Shortly after 9:45 pm, the girl was walking to a shop to buy something when she was pulled inside the man's house, where he allegedly sexually assaulted her, before allowing her to leave.

Police said the girl ran to her cousin, who in turn called her mother and reported what happened.

Police maliciously prosecuted 13-year-old for rape
Attorney Prakash Ramadhar is calling on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service to clean up its act following the acquittal of a 26-year-old who was a minor when he was charged with raping a seven-year-old girl.



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