NEWS
Young: Trinidad and Tobago leading in renewable energy
ENERGY Minister Stuart Young says Trinidad and Tobago is a leader in efforts to develop renewable energy resources in Caricom. He made the comment when he addressed the opening of a new National Petroleum Marketing Co Ltd (NP) service station and quik shoppe in Mayaro on Tuesday. Read more here…
UNC: Water crisis in opposition constituencies
DENYING they are playing "water politics" when there is a real water crisis in the country, Opposition members say the situation has reached to the point where it is now affecting the country’s revenue stream. Read more here…
Hinds queries bail for suspects in ketamine drug case
MINISTER of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds praised the police for their work in detecting a facility manufacturing 3D guns but also said the police were frustrated at a case where drug-trafficking accused had skipped bail and left this jurisdiction. Read more here…
POLITICS
Kamla: I'll proudly lead UNC into general election
OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar anticipated leading the UNC into the next general election expected in 2025, in a statement on Tuesday titled, UNC on general election footing. Read more here…
Francis: 4 priorities during UN presidency
TT’s permanent representative to the UN Dennis Francis said he would be focusing on four priorities during the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. He made the statement during his first address to the assembly following his swearing-in as president on Tuesday. Read more here…
BUSINESS
Looming shortages threaten: cocoa needs urgent revival
Trinidad and Tobago has been internationally recognised for its cocoa and has won eight international cocoa awards since the inception of the Cocoa Excellence Programme in 2009. TT was famous for its cocoa quality over 100 years ago, but attempts of recent years to revitalise the industry are flagging. Read more here…
Scotiabank profits dip 3.68%
Scotiabank T&T yesterday reported after-tax profit of $501.86 million for the nine months ended 31 July 2023, a 3.68 per cent decline compared with the $521.07 million it earned for the same period in 2022. Read more here…
REGIONAL
SheTrades platform to launch in September
Caribbean Development Bank, CDB, the designated host institution for the SheTrades Caribbean Hub aimed at supporting women-led businesses to access markets and investment opportunities, will launch the platform near the end of this month. Read more here…
Guyana’s rice sector flourishes, to increase by 12 per cent
RESEARCH and development of new rice strains are improving productivity, according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali, who stated that rice remains the primary staple in Guyana and other CARICOM countries. While speaking at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) launch last Friday, the Head of State disclosed that the country’s rice production is expected to rise by 12 per cent from about 560,000 metric tonnes (MT) in 2021 to more than 625,000 MT in 2023. Read more here…
INTERNATIONAL
There will be fair retribution after attack - Ukrainian PM
Videos circulating on social media appears to show the moment of the explosion - and its graphic aftermath. “The Russian troops are terrorists who will not be forgiven and will not rest,” Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says. “There will be a fair retribution for everything.” Read more here…
Clashes mount between Trump and his legal nemesis
Special counsel Jack Smith is not done with former President Donald Trump and his entourage, despite charging him with four criminal counts over his attempt to overthrow the 2020 election and more than three dozen other charges over his hoarding of classified documents in Florida. Read more here…
6th September 2023