$200m loan only the surface
Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2026

$200m loan only the surface
CoP on TTPS financial problems:

Explosion rocks High Street plaza in San Fernando
Clouds of smoke filled the air on High Street, San Fernando, after an explosion at a three-storey plaza on Monday evening.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Arrives In New York For UNGA

Kamla, Delcy set for key talks in NY

Delcy meets Trump ahead of PM Persad-Bissessar
Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, who arrived in the United States yesterday to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump today and Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar tomorrow.

NINE INJURED AS BOATS COLLIDE
More calls for strong regulation after Pigeon Point mishap

What you should know about the Special Operations Bill
If the Special Operations (Bill) of 2026 passes in the Senate tomorrow it will bring into law provisions that allow the government of Trinidad and Tobago to limit the movement of its citizens to and from their homes and communities while enhancing the powers of police and other law enforcement officials.

Government limits special operations to UNC districts
'PNM areas can opt out'...

Kamla to limit special operations to UNC areas only

...Laventille West MP: PM must represent all
Laventille West MP Kareem Marcelle has described Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar's statement that Government will enforce the Special Operations legislation in UNC-controlled areas as "irresponsible" and an attack on citizens' rights.

PM says Scotland and constituents free to protest proposed Special Operations legislation
Scotland has said he intends to mobilise his Port of Spain South constituents against the legislation, while other Opposition members have raised concerns about the powers it would confer and its implications for constitutional rights.

Brace for higher imported food prices, say analysts
Every trip to the grocery can serve as a reminder of how vulnerable T&T remains to global supply chain shocks.

Two killed in police shootings hours apart
TWO MEN were killed in separate shootings in Chaguaramas and El Socorro within hours of each other between Sunday evening and Monday morning.

Relatives seek answers after man killed by cops at beach lime

Former SoE detainee gunned down on George Street
A 27-year-old man was shot and killed near his home on George Street, Port-of-Spain, on Sunday night, less than a week after his release from detention under the State of Emergency.


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