Trinidad and Tobago News

May 23, 2013 - Maxim Resources Inc. announces, further to its press release of March 14, 2013 and in accordance with the requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange , additional details with respect to the non-binding heads of agreement entered into between the Company and Leni Gas & Oil plc in connection with a proposed transaction whereby Maxim and ... (more)

Business organisations are happy to see an investigation by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service is being conducted into allegations made in Parliament about controversial e-mails during the debate on the no-confidence motion against the government this week.

This commentary is a much shortened version of a paper delivered at a public seminar at London University on May 20th on the Legacy of the British Empire in the Caribbean.

LETTER written to House Speaker Wade Mark on May 21 by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, accusing Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley of abusing parliamentary privilege and therefore should be referred to the Privileges Committee - Dear Honourable Speaker, In accordance with the provisions of Standing order 27 I seek your leave to raise the ... (more)

Chinese president Xi Jinping's state visit to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Mexico starting from May 31 and his meeting with U.S. president Barrack Obama on June 7-8 have drawn global attention.

For far too long, many Trinidadians have shied away from locally-made garments. Having clothing with labels that say Made in China or the United States has become so commonplace for many citizens in Trinidad and Tobago that locally-made garments are now the ones seen as against the norm to have.

Jazz Alliance of T&T will honour Fitzroy Coleman during Trinidad & Tobago Jazz Week scheduled for June 24 - 28 in celebration of International Jazz Day 2013 under the theme, The Bridge Between Their Soul & Our Music.

POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIP: Sangyan Xu, left, third secretary Commercial Office of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Trinidad and Tobago; Selwyn Lashley, permanent secretary , Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs; Huang Xingyuan, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Trinidad and Tobago; Kevin Ramnarine, Minister of Energy and ... (more)

Tobago's film fans have the chance to see some of Europe's finest films when the European Film Festival begins its run at MovieTowne from today until May 28.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Mexico from May 31 to June 6, and meet with U.S. President Barack Obama in the United States on June 7-8, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced here Tuesday.

Trini World Views challenges everyone "who breathes fire and brimstone at criminals and the policing of criminal activityto put that same passion into getting involved in the process [of] crime prevention." To mark the tragic anniversary of the Tivoli incursion and the lives that were lost there, Jamaican bloggers are uniting to draw attention to ... (more)

Traveller heading to parts of the world where yellow fever is prevalent no longer need a ten-year booster jab against the disease, the World Health Organisation has said.

PENNY: PNM WOMEN 'MADE' KAMLA IT was the hard work done by the PNM Women's League over the years to lift the status of women that has allowed Kamla Persad-Bissessar to become Prime Minister of TT Kamla Rallies Troops Faced with poor ratings... Bring It On PM: We will mash them up PNM motion today AT 1.30 pm today, the Opposition will bring its ... (more)

THE CLOSURE of Caroni Limited and consequent devastating impact on the agriculture sector and TT's food security, may be directly linked to political considerations surrounding the then PNM government's fear of a repeat of the 18-18 general election deadlock of 2001, Tourism Minister Stephen Cadiz said yesterday.

The Royal InstitutE of Chartered Surveyors , in partnership with the International Property Tax Institute and with the support of the Ministry of Finance and the Economy of Trinidad and Tobago and the Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago, is holding a two-day conference in Port-of-Spain. The event, at the Hyatt Regency on May 22-23, will ... (more)

Investigators are calling on the public to assist them in identifying the head and headless body found on Saturday morning.

Local mobile services provider Digicel launched its first branded 4G-capable smartphone handset, the DL600, yesterday at a special media event at Flair Restaurant, Ariapita Avenue, Port of Spain.

"These days, it is difficult to find CARICOM citizens in top positions, except for Dr.

From left: Raymond Chang and Donette Chin Loy Chang, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario David Onley and his wife Ruth Ann.

Port of Spain, May 17: An Indian-origin woman in Trinidad & Tobago, who sold a winning lottery ticket, stands to get a part of the 20.4 million Trinidadian dollars .