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Kamla and Penny in row over race
Posted: Monday, August 3, 2026

Kamla and Penny in row over race
A quarrel over race and national unity has erupted between Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles, with both yesterday accusing each other of fuelling division in the country.

Political firestorm after PM skips Emancipation Village
The political fallout over Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar's decision to skip the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago's (ESCTT) Lidj Yasu Omowale Emancipation Village on Saturday has intensified, with the Opposition accusing her of disrespecting one of the country's most significant national observances.

PNM: PM hiding from public anger

Govt thin-skinned
Gonzales on boos, heckling of ministers:

What if Washington wanted one of our islands?
...Chagos and Emancipation's unfinished business

Scrap dealers welcome steel mill revival, warn against monopoly
Scrap Iron Dealers Association president Allan Ferguson says the industry welcomes the Government's plan to reopen Trinidad and Tobago's steel mill, but warned that scrap metal exports must continue to ensure competition and protect dealers from unfair pricing.

Refinery restart faces scepticism from industry expert despite Govt push

Call for greater transparency
Govt urged to be more accountable on national security

SoE a weapon against citizens
Beckles says Govt targeting dissent:

US honours T&T-born staff sergeant killed in Jordan attack
Trinidad and Tobago-born US Staff Sergeant Angel Rampersad, who was killed in Jordan last month, was laid to rest on Friday following a funeral attended by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, US Brigadier General Glen Henke and other dignitaries.



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