Trinidad and Tobago News

The Prime Minister has stated that Tobago shall be given autonomy but qualified this statement by declaring that the autonomy shall be given to suit readiness of the island measured by its development.

OVER $150,000 worth of stolen crane parts were recovered and four men including a quarry operator charged over the weekend in Sangre Grande.

LA PAZ, Bolivia: President Evo Morales on Wednesday accused Barack Obama of lying by pledging to end U.S. interventionism and then halting trade benefits that saved Bolivia about $25 million a year.

While surveying the rally course in Ste Madeleine, three members of the Trinidad and Tobago Rally Club yesterday stumbled upon a body at the side of the track.

What is Swine Flu? Swine influenza is a common and sometimes fatal respiratory disease among pigs, first identified in 1930, that is caused by a Type A influenza virus.

Trinidadian diaspora blogger Jumbie's Watch takes issue with a government anti-crime advertisement.

ON one hand there is enormous concern, igniting an impulse for control and micro-management. That's on the side of the authorities, in Port of Spain and in Scarborough.

The death from dengue of 12-year-old Sydney Boodhan last week is strikingly similar to the death last year of another child-eight-year-old Sasha Bickram.

June 26th 2009. 4:09pm The Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute says an Integrity Commission should be set up immediately given the countrya s history of corruption by persons in public life.

Port-of-Calling Trinidad and Tobago an 'economic powerhouse' in the Caribbean, India's High Commissioner Malay Mishra has said both countries are planning to set up a joint chamber of commerce to boost bilateral trade.

A. M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of A- and issuer credit rating of a oea-a of Trinidad & Tobago Insurance Limited under review with negative implications.

Following is a statement released by National Security Minister Martin Joseph in the wake of the killing of Camille Daniel on the compound of the West End Police Station.

St. Kitts & Nevis - " June 24, 2009 : Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning says not only had violence grown in most of the region in recent decades, but youth are disproportionately represented in the incidents and severity both as victims and perpetrators.

COAST GUARD officers yesterday rescued the crew onboard a yacht which encountered engine failure and was seen adrift, heading towards some rocks off Huevos Island, just off the Chaguaramas coastline.

June 23rd 2009. 4:12pm Foreign exchange in Trinidad and Tobago is being rationed.

Trinidad & Tobago Steel Drums from Baltimore will bring a touch of the Caribbean 7 p.m. today to Concerts on the Lawn at Cleve J. Fredricksen Library in Camp Hill.

University of Tennessee standout Annie Alexander won the shot put Sunday at Hasely Crawford Stadium, and rookie teammate Akeela Bravo earned a trip to the Pan Am Junior Championships in her third event at the NAAA Sagicor Championships, Trinidad & Tobago's national championship meet.

Excerpt: A Caribbean cruise spoiled by a swine flu outbreak ended amid a swarm of masked medical workers on Friday, and broader fears about the pandemic's spread in the region prompted cancellation of a 26-nation sports festival.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and President of Trinidad and Tobago George Maxwell Richards on Saturday exchanged congratulatory messages to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Tuning in: Tabaquite MP Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, left, listens to the address of former minister of state in the Ministry of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education in the People's National Movement government, Satish Ramroop, during a public meeting in Gasparillo on Thursday.