67 gone from State boards
Posted: Sunday, August 16, 2026

67 gone from State boards, public offices in 14 months
...former head of public service says it's not good for stability

Thousands Displaced by deadly Indonesia earthquake as rescue efforts continue
Officials said around 5,000 people have been displaced by a powerful earthquake in Indonesia that has caused at least 51 fatalities.

CCJ breakthrough or break-up
As the leaked correspondence between some judges of the CCJ and the president of the CCJ has revealed, judges, too, have strong opinions about other judges and the administration of justice.

Yet we are led to believe that the principle of balancing judicial accountability and free speech as expressed in Lord Akin's famous dictum about justice not being a "cloistered virtue", which originated in a Trinidad and Tobago case, somehow stops at the door between the public courtroom and the inner sanctum of the Judiciary.

Hamel-Smith supports enquiry into CCJ

OPR report flags flaws in selection for HDC's cancelled $3.4B project
The Office of Procurement Regulation (OPR) has found problems in how the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) selected and checked companies for its cancelled $3.4 billion housing project.

The price of political vanity
There is a certain kind of political confidence that confuses movement with progress, the belief that anything old must be outdated and anything new must be better simply because it is new. In a country as historically layered as ours, that belief deserves scrutiny, especially when it touches public spaces and institutions that belong to generations, not to a single administration.

WHERE IS THE TOP COP?
Opposition demands answers:

PNM: Where is the Commissioner of Police?
People's National Movement (PNM) chairman Marvin Gonzales is demanding answers from the Government over the reported absence of Commissioner of Police Allister Guevarro from Trinidad and Tobago, questioning whether an acting commissioner has been appointed.

The DRC case: Following the mathematics Part II

Woman behind viral Emancipation Day moment speaks out: 'The truth is not popular'
Since August 1, she's been immortalised through AI-generated memes, demonised by some Government supporters using the same technology, and even had AI-generated earrings, pendants, bags and T-shirts posted in her image.

More than music: pan, pride and possibility
On World Steelpan Day, Trinidad and Tobago has every reason to celebrate. There are not many countries that can say they gave the world an entirely new musical instrument. We can.

Badjohns, the generals of the steelbands

Running dry: T&T warned to rethink how it manages water
The alarm bells are ringing. They've been ringing for some time now, but the closer we get to a water crisis, the louder it sounds. The water issues in Trinidad and Tobago have transcended administrations.

Heat not excessive for chickens, says climatologist
Questioned on what the Met Services data show about recent temperatures compared with the historical average for this time of year, acting chief climatologist Kaidar Kissoon said there have been "no significant temperature anomalies" observed at Piarco so far.

Ten years later, steel workers are still waiting
Imagine spending years building an industry, losing your job when it collapses, fighting to keep that industry alive and then, ten years later, watching plans for its possible revival unfold while you are once again outside the room.

Police probe sudden death of 18-year-old
POLICE are investigating the sudden death of an 18-year-old student who became ill at a Gasparillo home on Friday night.


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