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BLENDING tradition with innovation, D’Kaiso Dynasty, formerly Kaiso House, has made a calculated effort to add more soca to its package, which was previously dominated by calypso. It is all part of a strategy to present the best package to audiences which have been declining over the years. Artiste Yung Bredda, who would have been […]

The Alumni Association of Presentation College Chaguanas (AAPCC) will host Evolve: Fete In Love event on February 1 at the college playing grounds. The event features a star-studded lineup, including Kes The Band, Ravi B & Karma, Jadel, Yung Bredda, College Boy Jesse and will be hosted by Chromatics. Patrons can choose from two options […]

OROPOUCHE East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal has described the questioning of Commissioner of Police (CoP) Erla Harewood-Christopher as “quite disturbing,” in a reaction to the shocking development on January 30. Newsday reported that police officers from the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Intelligence and Investigations had reportedly detained Harewood-Christopher at […]

A High Court judge is, in October, expected to rule on former Strategic Services Agency (SSA) director retired Major Roger Best’s legal challenge of his dismissal from the elite spy agency. His attorneys filed a constitutional motion on November 7, 2024. The matter came up for hearing before Justice Nadia Kangaloo on January 29. She […]

A woman was among three robbery suspects killed in an alleged shootout with police in the Central Division on the night of January 29. Up to January 30, the woman and two men were yet to be identified. The police also seized two guns. The shooting took place around 10.30 pm on January 29 at […]

POLICE Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher is to be questioned in a top-level investigation linked to the importation of two sniper rifles for the Strategic Services Agency (SSA). Officers assigned to the operations unit assigned to the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Intelligence and Investigations reportedly detained Harewood-Christopher at her office at […]

A pensioner from Rousillac suffered a fatal fall while walking home on the night of January 29. Michael De Las, 74, also known as Kangal, of Boodoosingh Lane, died in the road. Police sources said De Las was a “chronic drinker” who had a heart attack about three months ago. He also had a mental […]

Dr Rita Pemberton HAVING gained possession of Tobago in 1763 following a series of conflicts between the various European claimants, the primary aim of the British government was the establishment of sugar cane cultivation on the island. This led to a hasty attempt to subdivide and sell land to establish sugar plantations, a policy which […]

WE JOIN with the rest of the country in breathing a sigh of relief that the scary incident involving Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Tobago flight BW 1541 on January 27 was not a more serious one. The ATR 72-600 aircraft involved made a relatively smooth emergency landing at the Piarco International Airport, despite an apparent fuel […]

THE EDITOR: TT stands at a critical juncture in balancing economic growth with environmental responsibility. The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) presents both a challenge and an opportunity. A recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper recommends that Trinidad and Tobago implement a carbon-pricing mechanism to reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions and mitigate CBAM […]