Tancoo: Consumers shouldn’t bear the brunt of tax hikes

KEVON FELMINE Se­nior Re­porter kevon.felmine@guardian.co.tt Fi­nance Min­is­ter Dave Tan­coo is urg­ing busi­ness­es to share re­spon­si­bil­i­ty for na­tion­al de­vel­op­ment, warn­ing that pass­ing on the bur­den of high­er tax­es to con­sumers...

Trinidad government announces $59.2 billion budget for 2026 fiscal year

The Trinidad and Tobago government is projecting to spend nearly TT$60 billion in the upcoming fiscal year, with the 2026 national budget pegged at TT$59.232 billion. - Advertisement - Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo presented the budget on...

Tobago gets biggest ever slice of budget pie

Tobago Corey Connelly 27 Minutes Ago TOBAGO NOT LEFT OUT: THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, 2nd from left, smiles as he joined with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and, from left, Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo, AG John Jeremie,...

Tobago Festivals Commission gets new operations manager: Rayshawn Pierre ready for life’s challenges

Features Corey Connelly 2 Days Ago Rayshawn Pierre is former artistic director of the Tobago Performing Arts Company (TPAC). - Photos courtesy Rayshawn Pierre. RAYSHAWN PIERRE, newly-appointed operations manager, Tobago Festivals Commission Ltd...

Tobago airport ‘fully operational’ by March 2026

News Gregory Mc Burnie 48 Minutes Ago The new ANR Robinson International Airport in Crown Point. FILE PHOTO - Tobago’s ANR Robinson International Airport will be fully operational by March 2026. Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo made the...

Trinidad Chambliss’ Ole Miss Run Over, Signal Lane Kiffin’s Latest Comments

Ole Miss is preparing for one of the biggest challenges of their season, a road trip to Athens to face Georgia on Saturday, and quarterback Austin Simmons’ status remains the biggest question mark hanging over the Rebels. Simmons, who opened the...

TRINIDAD-ENERGY-Chamber warns against believing that stakeholders in the energy have no options

$1.13B agriculture plan aims for tech-driven growth and food security

RAD­HI­CA DE SIL­VA Se­nior Mul­ti­me­dia Re­porter rad­hi­ca.sookraj@guardian.co.tt Al­though the agri­cul­tur­al sec­tor saw a slight re­duc­tion in fund­ing to $1.13 bil­lion, down from $1.183 bil­lion last year, stake­hold­ers re­main...

Chief Secretary elated as Tobago gets highest allocation in 10 years

Eliz­a­beth Gon­za­les To­ba­go Cor­re­spon­dent To­ba­go has been giv­en what Chief Sec­re­tary Far­ley Au­gus­tine and the To­ba­go Cham­ber of In­dus­try and Com­merce are de­scrib­ing as the Is­land’s largest-ever bud­get al­lo­ca­tion of...

Trinidad Finance Minister calls on nationals in diaspora to return home

(Trinidad Guardian) Finance Minister Dave Tancoo has appealed to all nationals living abroad to return to Trinidad and Tobago to help rebuild the nation. Tancoo made the appeal while delivering the feature address on Saturday at the opening of the...

Argus Media: Qatar Energy to produce CCS

According to an Argus Media news release: State-owned ammonia producer Qatar Energy could commission its ammonia plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS) in April 2026, with initial output of 900 000 tpy. The 1.2 million tpy Qatari project,...

India's energy sector battles taxes, global turmoil

India’s brittle energy security is inextricably linked to two opposing paradigms — fossil fuels, and the transition to green energy. Photograph: Reuters The first powers the present; the second paves the way for Viksit Bharat in 2047. But for now,...

Minnesota’s second green ammonia plant could fuel a future of domestic production

MORRIS, Minn. — Anhydrous ammonia, which is used in the agriculture industry in Minnesota as a nitrogen fertilizer, typically finds its end use here. While the United States is the top importer of the fertilizer to be placed on fields for growing...

Tobago Festivals Commission gets new leader: Rayshawn Pierre ready for life’s challenges

Features Corey Connelly 3 Hrs Ago Rayshawn Pierre is former artistic director of the Tobago Performing Arts Company (TPAC). - Photos courtesy Rayshawn Pierre. RAYSHAWN PIERRE, newly-appointed operations manager, Tobago Festivals Commission Ltd...

Tobago’s failure: not enough whites

Commentary Newsday 3 Hrs Ago The remnants of an old sugar mill at a former sugar estate near Golden Grove Road, Buccoo, Tobago. - The establishment of sugar plantations in the British Caribbean colonies was fuelled by the growing demand and...

Trinidad PM: ‘Dragon’ OFAC licence a win

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has described the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) licence for the Dragon gas project as a major “win” for Trinidad and Tobago. Attorney General John Jeremie announced...

Guyana’s first law school: land cleared, construction to begin soon

THE proposed site for Guyana’s very own Council of Legal Education (CLE) law school has been cleared, and construction is expected to begin soon. This is according to the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, who...

GCCI urges swift action to tackle port delays in Trinidad

Oct 13, 2025 News (Kaieteur News) – The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has expressed concern over persistent shipping delays from Trinidad caused by port congestion, a recurring issue that continues to hinder regional trade and...

Young: PM eroding Trinidad and Tobago’s reputation by keeping Lee in office

News Clint Chan Tack 6 Hrs Ago Housing Minister David Lee, centre, on his way to the Prime Minister's Divali function at SS Erin Road, Penal on Saturday. - Photo by Innis Francis Former prime minister and energy minister Stuart Young claims Prime...

No to US State Terrorism in the Caribbean Sea No to US Plans for Regime Change in Venezuela Caricom Must Act Now

The U.S. is using Guyana as a proxy to escalate aggression against Venezuela. This manufactured crisis, fueled by oil interests, risks dragging the entire region into a war. October 8, 2025 Organization for the Victory of the People (OVP) rejects...