PM doubles down
Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

PM doubles down on call to remove violent students from schools: Take them into your homes
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has doubled down on her call for violent and persistently disruptive students to be removed from schools, challenging those opposed to her stance to take them into their own homes and deal with them.

Relative insists Tobago schoolboy not a troublemaker
The relative of a Tobago schoolboy detained in connection with the death of an elderly family member is insisting that he is not an aggressive person.

With our nearest neighbour
Just seven miles away, Venezuela is Trinidad and Tobago's nearest neighbour, its outline seen from Columbus Bay on any clear day. Our government must therefore be complimented on initiating a "new era" in bi-lateral relations from a working visit to Caracas by Foreign Minister Sean Sobers and his contingent.

Converting the Canada Mission into trade, investment and lasting partnerships
Beyond Borders...

A nuclear hub for Pt Lisas: electricity, heat and water
I am going to argue for the consideration of nuclear energy in Trinidad and Tobago. I acknowledge the concerns surrounding the technology, but please hear me out. My proposal is not simply another power plant. It is a shared energy hub supplying electricity, industrial heat and energy for desalination.

TTSE launches green bond guidelines
A call is being made for investors, companies and financial institutions to take advantage of a new financing avenue that can channel billions of dollars into projects ranging from renewable energy and climate-resilient infrastructure to housing, healthcare and education.

Where Cocoa Was King:
Gran Couva's church, communities and heritage await the traveller

Manning apologises, distances himself from Facebook comments

Businessman awarded $90,000 after police assault
An Arima businessman who was awarded $90,000 after a High Court judge found that he was assaulted by a police officer three years ago is calling for better training within the Police Service.


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