School policing unit launches in Tobago

The Trinidad and To­ba­go Po­lice Ser­vice (TTPS) has of­fi­cial­ly launched its School Ori­ent­ed Polic­ing Unit in To­ba­go, be­gin­ning with vis­its to Ma­son Hall Sec­ondary and Sig­nal Hill Sec­ondary on Tues­day, Sep­tem­ber 23. The...

Trinidad: Mariah Seenath’s Autopsy rules out death as ‘Homicide’ 

Trinidad and Tobago: Mariah Seenath’s autopsy results have confirmed that the 12-year-old kid died from blunt force trauma to her head ruling the cause of death as a ‘homicide’. Her body was discovered on Saturday afternoon near the Friendship...

Trinidad and Tobago Joins Global 50-in-5 Campaign to Advance Digital Public Infrastructure

The Government of Trinidad and Tobago, through the Ministry of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence (MPAAI), is proud to announce its participation in the global 50-in-5 campaign. This transformative initiative which is aimed at...

International group starts process for $38M compensation for Tobago oil spill

Eliz­a­beth Gon­za­les To­ba­go Cor­re­spon­dent The In­ter­na­tion­al Oil Pol­lu­tion Com­pen­sa­tion (IOPC) Fund has es­ti­mat­ed the pay­out for the Gulf­stream oil spill at £4.2 mil­lion, or $38 mil­lion (TT). The fund con­firmed that...

What the exit of Bocas Lit Fest’s title sponsor says about how the arts are valued in Trinidad & Tobago

Montage of highlights from Bocas Lit Fest events over the years, courtesy of Bocas Lit Fest, used with permission. This article by the Bocas Lit Fest's founder and board president Marina Salandy-Brown first appeared in the Trinidad and Tobago...

Financing innovation in T&T

Dr Ju­dith M S Mark Ac­cel­er­at­ing the rate of in­no­va­tion in Trinidad & To­ba­go (T&T) can be de­scribed as an ur­gent ac­tion to ad­dress a cri­sis. How­ev­er, ac­cess to fi­nance lim­its the abil­i­ty to ad­dress this cri­sis to ur­gent­ly...

Wales hunting second Concacaf Caribbean Cup Win

15 Weymouth Wales will be going in search of consecutive wins in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup when they take on Defence Force in an away encounter tonight at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago. It is all-important match, which could...

International group starts process for $203M compensation for Tobago oil spill

Tobago Correspondent The International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Fund has estimated the payout for the Gulfstream oil spill at £4.2 million, or $203 million. The fund confirmed that compensation payments have begun, but the process is...

AMCHAM TT Urges Tax Reform And Tech Investment In Pre-Budget Plan

The American Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago has submitted a 26-page blueprint to the Minister of Finance, Davendranath Tancoo, ahead of his first national budget presentation. In the document, the Chamber offered what it termed ‘key...

Horror in Trinidad village over death of schoolgirl

(Trinidad Guardian) Many unanswered questions linger as a family and the community of Friendship Village, Ste Madeleine, reel in shock and grief over the death of 12-year-old schoolgirl Mariah Seenath. Mariah, a Form Three student at San Fernando...

Swaratsingh to review Trinidad and Tobago waste-collection practices

News Newsday Reporter 5 Hrs Ago Volunteers from the International Coastal Clean-up event collecting and recording data on trash along the Foreshore, Port of Spain. - OVER 3,700 pounds of trash was collected from the coastline of the Foreshore...

UWI appoints new Director for the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning)

Mrs Elia Grant-Fraser, Director – CETL. Photo: UWIThe University of the West Indies (UWI) Global Campus announced the appointment of Mrs. Elia Grant-Fraser as the new Director of the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), effective...

HDC moves to address Riverside South landslides

The Trinidad and To­ba­go Hous­ing De­vel­op­ment Cor­po­ra­tion (HDC) will soon ad­dress land­slide is­sues af­fect­ing the River­side South Corinth De­vel­op­ment. In re­sponse to res­i­dents’ com­plaints, the HDC said the land­slides oc­curred...

2025 College Football Rankings Week 5 Top 25: Indiana, Texas Tech, OU trending UP! Nebraska, Clemson OUT!

With not a lot of upsets in Week 4, there were a few movers and winners from the week, and as always, plenty of losers. Let’s take a look at this week’s rankings and where each team lands! Be sure to check out DraftKings for all the latest game...

Hochoy’s son: Reward at the end of his journey

The late THA Chief Secretary Hochoy Charles, advocate for Tobago’s autonomy, was posthumously honoured with the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT) last night at the National Awards ceremony, Queen’s Hall, Port of Spain. His son,...

Tobago native plans historic 100K swim around the island in October

John Procope. Photo: Screengrab from Tobago Updates YouTubeOn October 10, 2025, an intrepid open-water endurance swimmer from Tobago, John Procope, aged 49, plans to undertake one of the most ambitious athletic endeavors in Caribbean history—a...

Funding the arts in Trinidad and Tobago

Commentary Marina Salandy-Brown Just Now - LAST Sunday’s Newsday editorial addressed the national sense of alarm over the National Gas Company’s (NGC) defunding thriving steel orchestras located in their “fenceline” communities. It followed on the...

Tobago PTA backs police in school initiative

Tobago Ken Chee Hing 9 Hrs Ago File Photo President of the Tobago arm of the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) Joseph Lindow is supporting measures implemented to treat with the issue of student violence and indiscipline. Lindow was responding to...

T&T cannot afford to ignoring Global Innovation Index

Emer­son John-Charles The Glob­al In­no­va­tion In­dex (GII) 2025 has been re­leased, and T&T has once again per­formed poor­ly, hit­ting a his­toric low of 114th, a steep fall from our peak of 68th in 2008. Even more alarm­ing, we are ranked last...

Researchers Uncover 140-Year-Old Shipwreck at Bottom of Lake Michigan

After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage of a “ghost ship” that sank during a ferocious storm almost 140 years ago off the Wisconsin coastline. The Wisconsin Historical Society and the...