- 15 July, 2025
A CHINESE POLICE STATION IN T&T?
THE arrests of two people accused of running a covert Chinese police station in New York raise fresh questions about whether such an operation exists in Trinidad and Tobago.
T&T TOPS THE CRIME CHARTS AGAIN
ON the eve of a regional crime talk shop in Port of Spain is a disclosure that Trinidad and Tobago is once again listed as one of the most violent countries in the world.
T&T FAILS TO MAKE TOP 137 HAPPY COUNTRIES
VIOLENCE-RIDDLED Trinidad and Tobago is not among the top 137 countries when it comes to happiness.
MORE TRINIS FLEEING TO CANADA
MORE Trinidadians and Tobagonians than ever are seeking to migrate to Canada. Thousands of nationals are trying to flee crime-riddled T&T, which is also burdened with high unemployment and other historic social and economic problems.
MORE TRINIS SEEK REFUGEE STATUS IN CANADA
SEVERAL Trinidad and Tobago nationals are currently seeking refugee status in Canada. The claimants are not daunted by the recent ruling of a Canadian High Court judge against a family of three who said they would suffer hardship if they were sent back to T&T.
WITH SLIGHT PEPPER, T&T’S DOUBLES RISES AGAIN
THE sight of basketball television commentators savouring doubles during a recent high-profile game is yet another indication of the appeal of this Trinidad and Tobago-created street food.
GUYANA BLANKS T&T, SIGNS ENERGY DEAL WITH INDIA
Guyana had earlier turned down T&T’s pitch to have crude oil from the South American country refined at the mothballed Petrotrin facilities.
WHAT MACHEL DIDN’T LEARN FROM SADHGURU
HINDU sage Sadhguru frequently talks about apologising for errors and misjudgments. Machel Montano clearly missed that advice.
CHAN’S CASE FOR CARICOM
SURINAME’S President Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi has just ended his stint as chair of Caricom with the view that the regional movement is in a good place.
CHUTNEY-SOCA TAKES A TURN
The pre-Carnival event named a song on national unity, “We are One,” by veteran Daddy Chinee, as the overall winner of a competition in which 80 contenders entered the preliminaries.
