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563 SoE detainees to be freed
Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2026
563 SoE detainees to be freed in batches over six days
Security officials say they were given instructions to release a total of 563 State of Emergency (SoE) detainees from prison facilities in east Trinidad over a phased six-day period, with the current SoE due to expire on September 17.
The woman T&T forgot on 9/11
As they have done every year since, wreaths will be laid at the base of two cenotaphs on the embassy compound on Marli Street, where the names of Trinidad and Tobago nationals who died that day are inscribed.
There are 14 names, but one of them appears to be wrong.
9/11 anniversary renews debate over T&T's terrorism threat
As Trinidad and Tobago joins the world in marking 25 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, a leading local Muslim organisation is renewing its call for the Government to reverse its designation of Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as terrorist entities.
Farewell to the woman behind the President
BARBARA KANGALOO, the mother of President Christine Kangaloo, has died at the age of 98. She passed away in the early hours of Wednesday after being ill for several weeks.
Plymouth market gives local entrepreneurs a platform
For Tobago's small entrepreneurs, finding a space to showcase and sell their products can be just as important as producing them.
Gov't to take action against non-functioning and non-compliant State companies during upcoming parliamentary term
Al – Rawi: Star Sabga sorry for racist comments about the Prime Minister
He said: "She regrets using what has been properly described as a racial slur. She has said that plainly. She has an explanation as to why she said that. She was referring to something historical, which I would not go into in much detail, but suffice it to say, she is very clear in her apology. She says had she known she was speaking to the public for all time to come, she would have explained herself in better language."
Saudi Arabia shuts down a pipeline as Houthis seize an island, opening a new front in the Iran war
Saudi Arabia said Friday it shut down a major pipeline a day after it was attacked by drones, and Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said, opening a new front in the Iran war.
PM hints at October budget
Dowlath: Approved book grant applicants to be paid by September 21
Moonilal: Most Point Lisas disruptions unrelated to gas
ENERGY Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal said there have been 20 separate operational disruptions at the Point Lisas Industrial Estate this year, with most unrelated to natural gas availability.
Another manicou blamed for power dip
Another manicou has been blamed for power problems affecting communities in Trinidad, less than a month after T&TEC attributed a series of electricity disruptions to animal interference.
Beckles: ZOSO return shows Govt has no real crime plan
Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles has slammed the Government's decision to bring the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO) Bill back to Parliament, arguing that its revival as the State of Emergency (SoE) comes to an end next week shows the Government has no effective alternative strategy to tackle crime.
Beckles defends holding hands with PM
Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles is defending her cordial interaction with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar after the two were seen holding hands at the ceremonial opening of the 2026-2027 law term on Wednesday.
Main suspects in murder of police constable, shot and killed in confronation with police
Teen driver dies after losing control of car in Cocorite
A 19-year-old man died on Wednesday night, after the vehicle he was driving crashed into the compound of Peakes Trading Ltd along the Western Main Road, Cocorite.
Two ex-cops charged with 2014 murder
TWELVE years after the kidnapping and murder of 29-year-old businessman Devindra Siewdass, two former police officers have been charged with his murder.
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