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TTPWU: Nothing Less Than 10%
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
TTPWU: NOTHING LESS THAN 10%
...Unions hopeful after Tancoo's mid-year budget promise
Fines as a barrier to small business
Wrapping up debate on the Finance Bill in the Lower House last week Wednesday, Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo was at pains to emphasise that the legislation imposes no new taxes on citizens, just new fines. That is true, but it is also true that the increased fines exacerbate bad law and bad economics.
‘Big chunk' for contractors, crumbs for the people
LOCAL Government Minister Khadijah Ameen has accused the former PNM administration of a "feeding frenzy" and siphoning taxpayer money through State agencies, including the Rural Development Company (RDC) and work programmes, while the people including the "small man" suffered for work and services.
Moonilal denies Paria for sale to Trafigura
PNM MPs walk out during House debate
In protest over Padarath's conduct...
Rowley denies knowledge of T&TEC list
Rum tax paradox
When the present Government was sworn in, our Prime Minister stated that a priority would be "to find the money" to deliver on the many, many promises made on the campaign trail. It isn't a surprise that the October 2025 national budget implemented both new and increased existing taxes. One of the most consequential enforcements from the national budget was the doubling of excise duties on alcohol.
From fortress to academy
The legacy of the St James Barracks
Erin says goodbye to Mercedez
Grief hung heavily in the air at the Erin Seventh-day Adventist Church yesterday as hundreds of relatives, classmates, teachers and villagers gathered to bid farewell to murdered 12-year-old Mercedez Layne.
Pundit robbed of thousands in cash
The home of a pundit was broken into and TT$8,000 and US$2,500 stolen from his bedroom.
30 witnesses against Sealy: Bail granted
The State intends to rely on 30 witnesses, 42 witness statements and a series of forensic reports in its prosecution of Kaia Sealy, who appeared virtually before Master Nazeera Ali in the Tunapuna Police Station on Wednesday.
Tased three times, man still escapes from police
A man who was tased three times after striking a police officer in the head, still managed to escape being arrested on Tuesday.
He murdered 8 including Sangre Grande woman: Sentenced to life
The man who admitted to murdering a Trinidad-born woman from Sangre Grande and seven other women whose deaths became known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings has been sentenced to multiple life terms in prison, bringing one of New York's most notorious cold cases to a close.
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