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BACKPAY FRUSTRATION
Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2026
BACKPAY FRUSTRATION
Annisette: Port workers dissatisfied over salary arrears
China winning US-Iran war
On February 28, 2026, America and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iran to bring the Islamic Republic to its knees. They bombarded the country with 13,000 attacks during 108 days before a Memorandum of Understanding brought a pause.
T&T should temper data centre expectations
Trinidad and Tobago should temper expectations about the jobs and investment promised by large-scale artificial intelligence data centres, which require specialised expertise, substantial power and sophisticated cooling systems, according to Anton Alexander, a T&T-born senior generative AI specialist at Amazon Web Services.
AI centres: the less we know
CXC launches new certification programme
"With the approval of our Board of Governors, CXC is pleased to officially launch the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate, CTEC. CTEC takes the subjects you know, the same syllabus, the same standard, the same rigorous standard, and breaks them down into focus modules that students can master and be assessed on and be certified for step-by-step," Wesley told the ceremony.
"In other words, CTEC is fit, focused, individualised learning. Under its guidance, under its guiding target framework, every module completed is a credential earned that is banked, portable, and that builds towards the qualification," he said, adding that if life interrupts a learner’s journey, as life sometimes does, they no longer leave with empty hands.
Hosay lives on in Cedros
At the southwestern tip of Trinidad, where the land meets the sea, Cedros has preserved a tradition that carries within it centuries of faith, sacrifice, migration and cultural resilience.
Woodland: A hidden gem waiting to be discovered
Woodland has become synonymous with flooding, rising rivers and the struggles of residents, but not many know about the wonders of the community—a place of quiet rivers, misty mornings, hidden islands, mangrove forests and birds that have found refuge in the South Oropouche wetlands.
In-person hearings resume Sept 1
In recent months, Boodoosingh has visited court buildings across Trinidad and Tobago, meeting with court staff members and reviewing the condition, functionality and accessibility of the facilities.
The Judiciary said the visits were intended to identify areas requiring improvement and ensure court buildings met the needs of court users, staff and judicial officers.
Boodoosingh said the return to in-person hearings had to be supported by facilities that were safe, functional and accessible.
T&T-born bodybuilder dies at 40
Trinidad-born mother, daughter murdered in New York
A MAN remains hospitalised after murdering his Trinidad-born mother and sister in New York three weeks ago.
Man charged with murders of Trini mom, sister in New York home
The funeral of a Trinidad and Tobago woman and her daughter, who were shot and killed by a relative after he had barricaded himself in their home late last month, took place in New York yesterday, even as he was charged with their murders.
Dad left 3-year-old daughter alone in parked car
A VENDOR who was charged with cruelty to a child after he left his three-year-old daughter alone in a car while at a shopping facility in La Romaine, had the matter come to an end on Monday.
Man gets $200,000 for false imprisonment
ADRIAN KISSOON, who sued the State after he was arrested, detained and prosecuted, was successful in his lawsuit for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Last week he was awarded over $200,000.
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