Security blanket
Posted: Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Security blanket
PM: Govt setting up 30 joint army-police posts across T&T over next four months

Security for communities
30 army-police posts at highways and intersections

Hundreds of applicants answer TTPS' call to fight crime

Diesel subsidy totals $293.26M for 2026
The Government has paid more than $293 million in fuel subsidies for automotive diesel so far this year, according to information provided by the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries in a Freedom of Information Act response.

NWRHA investigating alleged $91.5M security contract signed before procurement process

FATF LAW PROCLAIMED
President Christine Kangaloo has proclaimed legislation aimed at bolstering the nation's drive to ensure compliance with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards, and strengthen anti-money laundering, anti-terrorism and financial oversight frameworks.

Stakeholders warn economy under strain
Trade unions and economists are sounding the alarm over Trinidad and Tobago's employment outlook, after official data showed nearly 6,000 jobs disappeared in the first three months of 2026, warning that the impact stretches far beyond the labour market and into households, businesses and the wider economy.

It's pure politics
Religious leaders 'sad' over race quarrel:

No-shows by prime ministers over the years
ESCTT:

Before Emancipation: The Merikins who won their freedom
As drums rolled and ancestral chants rose across Trinidad and Tobago for Emancipation Day, many honoured the momentous end of African slavery. But there is another freedom story—one that began nearly two decades before August 1, 1834.

Hosein: Slavery, indentureship both brought suffering
Minister of Land and Legal Affairs Saddam Hosein has rejected attempts to pit slavery against indentureship, saying both systems inflicted suffering on generations of people and should not be treated as competing historical experiences.

'Damned if you do, damned if you don't'
NCIC chief defends Emancipation Day book launch:

UNC, PNM continue to trade attacks over racial rhetoric

The Met Service Said El Niño Expected To Strengthen Through The Rest Of 2026

50 Years of Gold: Remembering Hasely Crawford's historic victory

Judiciary Relaunches It Website
The Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago said it has officially relaunched its website, unveiling a modern, accessible and user-friendly digital platform designed to improve the way court users, legal professionals, the media and the public access information and services.

Escaped murder accused killed in police shooting after 28-day manhunt
According to preliminary police reports, intelligence officers attached to the Home Invasion Team, together with members of the Southern Division Task Force, conducted an operation at a house along Fabien Street after receiving information that Khadoo was hiding there.

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