- 3 July, 2025
US FURIOUS OVER AMERY’S RELEASE OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Amery Browne last week gave details of the confidential diplomatic dialogue and letter.
“This is unprecedented in Trinidad and Tobago and possibly in the democratic world,” a diplomatic source said.
GOVT REAPPOINTS TSTT CHAIR WHO DEMANDED CONFIDENTIAL INFO
THE Rowley Government has reappointed a company chairman who demanded confidential files following a major cyberattack.
Sean Roach is to continue as Chair of Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) even after he was the butt of stinging criticisms from previous CEO Lisa Agard.
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 crust has expanded the huge divide between rich and poor in increasing their vast prosperity.
THE YOUNG AND THE ARROGANT
RONALD Harford and Reginald Dumas are two of the most distinguished citizens of this generation.
In contrast, Stuart Young is, at best, a wet-behind-the-ears politician, rescued from a life of obscurity by Dr. Keith Rowley, in whose service he previously did backroom legal work.
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 partners to submit a proposal within the next few weeks.
IMF ‘CHAIN UP’ FOR IMBERT
WHILE many people are struggling to make a living in Trinidad and Tobago, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has managed to praise the Government’s handling of the economy.
KFC’S CORPORATE GREED
The KFC example fits the textbook definition of “corporate greed” or what the respected Forbes magazine calls “greedflation.”
Prestige’s chairman heads 10 dominant corporations – including the pharmaceutical monopoly – most of which gobble up precious foreign exchange and do not add to the productive process.
ROWLEY IS A REGIONAL FAILURE TOO
MONTHS before the security crisis in Haiti descended into its current anarchy, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley pledged to work toward an international intervention.
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 cyber-attack scandal is still incomplete.
GOVT SNUBS VISITING GHANA ENERGY MINISTER
GHANA’S Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh was largely snubbed by the Trinidad and Tobago Government during a just-ended visit.
