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A man from Morne Diablo in South Trinidad, accused of robbing, abducting and falsely imprisoning a man during a carjacking in 2010, has been acquitted by a High Court judge. Clinton Roger Martin was found not guilty by Justice Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds who delivered her verdict in his judge-only trial on September 30. Martin was accused […]

TOBAGO’S allocation in the 2024/2025 budget presentation by Finance Minister Colm Imbert has come as no surprise to political leader of the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) and THA assemblyman for Roxborough/Argyle Watson Duke. During his presentation in the Red House, Port of Spain on September 30, Imbert said the THA will receive an allocation of […]

WEEKS before the US presidential election, amid turbulence in the Middle East and the ongoing climate crisis, Finance Minister Colm Imbert on September 30 delivered an overlong five-hour budget that was premised not on change, but on the notion of remaining steadfast and resolute. If it felt like more of the same, this was the […]

THA Secretary of Finance Petal-Ann Roberts has described the budget presentation of Finance Minister Colm Imbert as “empty and lengthy.” Roberts was speaking at a media conference on September 30, approximately 30 minutes after Imbert spent five hours and 15 minutes to deliver a $59.7 billion budget for fiscal 2024/2025. Imbert said the THA will […]

ATHLETES and sporting officials will benefit from the removal of taxes and duties on all sporting equipment, commencing January 1, 2025. This was announced by Minister of Finance Colm Imbert during the September 30 budget presentation at Red House on Abercromby Street in Port of Spain. “Those of us who take part in sporting activities […]

A pundit was chopped to death during a home invasion in Sou Sou Land, Cunaripo, Sangre Grande on Sunday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as 65-year-old Ramesh Maharaj. Police said around 2.30 pm on September 29, Maharaj, a woman and her common-law husband were at home when two men with cutlasses and jerseys covering […]

TRINBAGO Knight Riders will battle Barbados Royals in the eliminator to stay alive in the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League at Guyana National Stadium, in Providence, Guyana on October 1 at 7 pm. TKR ended the preliminary phase with a convincing 74-run win over Guyana Amazon Warriors on September 29. Despite the crushing win, […]

Maxwell Adeyemi HEMATURIA, otherwise known as blood in urine, can be scary. In many cases the cause is harmless. But blood in urine also can be a sign of a serious illness. If you can see the blood with your naked eyes, it’s called gross hematuria. Blood that can’t be seen with the naked eye […]

FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert says the government intends to construct a five-star hotel on the Buccoo estate, Tobago, in 2025, as one of its strategies to boost economic development on the island. He made the announcement on September 30 while presenting the $59 billion budget for fiscal 2024/2025 in the House of Representatives. Imbert said […]

FINANCE MINISTER Colm Imbert presented Trinidad and Tobago’s fiscal budget 2024/2025 in the Parliament on September 30. Here are ten things you need to know about Imbert’s budget: With revenue projected at $54.224 billion and expenditures at $59.741 billion, the budget will be a deficit of $5.517 billion. Oil was assumed to be at US$77.80 […]