- 30 June, 2025
CAL FACES PETROTRIN-STYLE COLLAPSE
TAXPAYER-OWNED Caribbean Airlines Ltd. (CAL) is collapsing on the weight of maladministration, like Petrotrin, the fallen energy giant.
NOW INDIA TO STUDY THE SUN
INDIA is now heading to the sun – sort of.
Having achieved a successful moon landing, the Indian space authorities will launch their first solar observatory.
WHY GUYANA DOES NOT GET T&T’S JOKE
RANDY Depoo, a Guyanese-born American diplomat, had a stock response each time he heard of the harassment and disrespect of people of the land of his birth.
To be fair, documents declassified by the United States Central Intelligence Agency a few years ago revealed that T&T’s Dr. Eric Williams had made an effort to conciliate between Burnham and opposition torchbearer Dr. Cheddi Jagan.
THE GREAT TOMATO SHORTAGE IN INDIA
IF you are going to India soon, don’t plan on having tomatoes with your meals.
COULD CHINESE CRUNCH CAUSE CUTBACK IN CARIBBEAN?
CHINA could soon cut back on its multi-billion-dollar investments and trade in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Trinidad and Tobago.
WHY GHANA HAS NOTHING TO OFFER T&T
GHANA is currently receiving its 17th financial bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The West African country is heavily indebted and experiencing its worst economic crisis in a generation.
WHAT HAS T&T DONE IN UN’S DECADE OF AFRICAN PEOPLE?
WHAT has the Government of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley done in honour of the United Nations’ International Decade of People of African Descent?
8 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HOSAY
HOSAY, a remembrance festival observed by Shi’a, or Shiite, Muslims, was brought to Trinidad and Tobago in 1845 and takes place over four nights on dates dictated by the Islamic lunar calendar.
LARA IN NORTH AMERICA’S CRICKET CAPITAL
One of those in the city at this time – though he is not playing in the competition – is cricket legend Brian Lara.
GUYANA, JAMAICA OUTPACE T&T
WHILE Trinidad and Tobago is hustling a garage sale for the Pointe-a-Pierre refinery, Guyana and Jamaica are making major industrial leaps.
