- 19 August, 2025
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TAXPAYERS STILL PAYING $4.4 B PETROTRIN LOANS
TAXPAYERS still owe $4.4 billion for scandalous Petrotrin project cost overruns from the Patrick Manning era. So far, the country has repaid $7.5 billion on
OUTRAGE OVER ROWLEY’S PETROTRIN PLANS
THREE bidders for Petrotrin are outraged at plans to offer the operations to a giant corporation from India. The bidders include a company owned by
EXTORTIONS ON THE RISE
Demanding money by menace is now commonplace throughout the country, especially in outlying business districts like Chaguanas, Couva, Sangre Grande, Penal, Fyzabad, San Juan, and
T&T’S WEALTH GAP EXPANDS
WHILE the masses are engaged in another round of political bantering, the elite corporate class has added to their already bountiful wealth. The nation's upper
OWTU IN THIRD BID FOR PETROTRIN
OILFIELDS Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) is working on a third bid to operate the mothballed Petrotrin refinery. OWTU is currently negotiating with financial and technical
QUIET MOVES TO APPOINT NEW TSTT BOSSES
THE Board of Directors of Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) is quietly moving to appoint senior executives while an enquiry into last October’s
MYSTERY MAN IN DRAGON GAS DEAL
A MYSTERY man is a big operative in a secret company formed by the Rowley Government to manage the Dragon Gas deal. His name is
COLLAPSE OF DRAGON GAS AND THE WHOLE BLINKING MARKET
The Venezuelan Supreme Court, which Maduro controls, has blocked opposition presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado from contesting the election, which is due this year.
‘SCROOGE’ IMBERT RUINS CHRISTMAS FOR IMPORTERS
Blame is being heaped on Finance Minister Colm Imbert, who has ministerial responsibility for the division and who was alerted several weeks ago about the
