Banking on Trump
Posted: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Banking on Trump
PM to press US President for security support as Shield of Americas Summit opens today

Beckles criticises lack of consultation as PM attends Trump summit
Beckles said the absence of consultation reflects what she described as a continuing pattern of limited engagement between the Government and the Opposition, even as she maintains that cooperation remains possible on key national issues.

Opposition storms out
After shutdown of 'unemployment' motion in Parliament...

Opposition stages Parliament walkout
...accuses Govt of dictatorship after debate abruptly ended

PM to meet in one-on-one with Trump
Kamla arrives in Miami for 'Shield' summit...

Trump announces he dismissed Kristi Noem as US Secretary
'I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026,' Trump wrote.

AG to bring motion to extend SoE for three months

Gadsby-Dolly criticised for PM comment but gets PNM support
The People's National Movement (PNM) is defending its Lady Vice Chairman and head of the party's National Women's League, Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, after she faced criticism for sharply rebuking the Prime Minister's call to expel misbehaving students from school.

Workers protest over stalled pay increases

JSC told 60-65 percent of local credit unions are fully compliant with statutory audit submission timelines
The development comes amid the revelation the sector has 20 billion dollars in assets and a membership of 700,000 members.

You shouldn't have to be asleep to believe it
In my case, no matter how hard I try, the system is stacked against my favour, reducing my enjoyment of, and participation in, the dream. That's not to say that success isn't possible for blind people. Far from it in fact. It's simply the objective reality that systemic structures require blind people to work harder to achieve things that ordinary folks take for granted. Picture this: It's Friday evening. I want to go to the market to get some potatoes for my shepherd's pie on Sunday.

Family beaten, robbed in home invasion, bandits crash Prado
A Chaguanas family was bound and assaulted during a home invasion on Thursday morning, with criminals escaping with cash, jewellery, a mobile phone, and a vehicle that was later found overturned in Freeport.

SOS Alert: Fishermen missing off Tobago in rough seas
Alvin Morgan and Damien Reece were aboard a 29-foot pirogue, Kampai, built for fishing in St Vincent and the Grenadines. According to the Hunters Search and Rescue Team (HSRT), led by Vallence Rambharat, the vessel left Buccoo, Tobago, around 1.30 p.m. on Monday, bound for Union Island. The boat and its crew were expected to arrive between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., but never reached their destination.


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