TRINIDAD-ENERGY-Trinidad granted OFAC licence for Dragon gas field

Trinidad and Tobago secures US permission to negotiate gas deal with neighboring...

With Venezuela hit by U.S. sanctions, Trinidad and Tobago needed the license to pursue the development of a gas field located in Venezuelan waters. The license was granted following a request that Trinidad and Tobago made in May, according to...

Trinidad and Tobago secures US permission to negotiate gas deal with neighboring Venezuela

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — The U.S. has granted Trinidad and Tobago permission to negotiate a gas deal with neighboring Venezuela without facing any U.S. sanctions, the Caribbean nation’s attorney general said Thursday. The U.S. Treasury...

City chamber says action needed to address port delays in Trinidad

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) yesterday expressed deep concern over the continued recurrences of shipping delays from Trinidad as a result of port congestion. According to a release from the Chamber, this is an issue which...

PSC ‘actively’ looking to find solutions to Trinidad shipping delays

Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Gerry Gouveia Jr. has said that the body is looking at solutions to ongoing port congestion and shipping delays in Trinidad which the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) pointed out...

Angostura to increase rum prices after excise duty hike

An­gos­tu­ra Ltd has an­nounced that prices for its lo­cal­ly man­u­fac­tured rums will in­crease from to­mor­row (Oc­to­ber 17, 2025), fol­low­ing the Gov­ern­ment’s re­cent rise in ex­cise du­ty on rum and spir­its. The com­pa­ny said the...

CARPHA strengthens training in safe shipping of infectious substances

CARPHA Strengthens Regional Biosafety with Training in Safe Shipping of Infectious Substances The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), through its Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML), in collaboration with the International Air Transport...

Government Extends Scrap Metal Dealer Licences To October 2026

The Ministry of Trade, Investment and Tourism (MTTI) wishes to inform the public and in particular, all scrap metal dealers that Cabinet has agreed to an extension of time of all dealer’s licences from October 14th, 2025 to October 14th, 2026....

Henry, Spicer filled with pride after scoring maiden Trinidad and Tobago goals

Sports Roneil Walcott 3 Hrs Ago Trinidad and Tobago's Kobi Henry (R) is congratulated by teammate Andre Rampersad after scoring against Bermuda, on October 10, during their Concacaf World Cup qualifying final round match, at the Bermuda National...

New Anti-Crime Unit, Disaster Relief Fund among projects in 2026 Development Plan

GAIL ALEXAN­DER Se­nior Po­lit­i­cal Re­porter The Gov­ern­ment’s 2026 De­vel­op­ment Pro­gramme in­cludes sev­er­al new ini­tia­tives, among them the es­tab­lish­ment of a Spe­cial An­ti-Crime Unit, a Dis­as­ter Re­lief Fund for the To­ba­go...

Energy analysts differ on Dragón’s future

Raphael John-Lall The Nicolás Maduro’s Gov­ern­ment is like­ly to ac­cept what­ev­er terms are of­fered if ne­go­ti­a­tions be­tween Venezuela and T&T for the Venezue­lan owned Dragón gas fields be­gin and are suc­cess­ful­ly com­plet­ed. This is...

Engineer urges homeowners to strengthen roofs after tornado

Jean-Marc Ram­per­sad Cli­mate Change Ed­i­tor jean-marc.ram­per­sad@guardian.co.tt Struc­tur­al en­gi­neer and pres­i­dent of the As­so­ci­a­tion of Pro­fes­sion­al En­gi­neers of Trinidad and To­ba­go (APETT), Lendel Bethelmy, is urg­ing...

Tobago’s share of the budget: A 10-year review

Am­bi­ka Ja­gas­sars­ingh-Dat­too Over the past decade, Trinidad and To­ba­go’s na­tion­al bud­gets have fluc­tu­at­ed with chang­ing oil and gas prices, rev­enue short­falls, and per­sis­tent fis­cal deficits. Against this back­drop, To­ba­go’s...

Will Ole Miss knock off Georgia in Week 8? Our expert predictions

No. 5 Ole Miss will face No. 7 Georgia in Athens on October 18. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin has not yet named a starting quarterback for the game. The matchup features Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacy against Georgia linebacker CJ Allen. OXFORD —...

Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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Tobago Business Leaders Call For Investment, THA Debt Relief In Budget

The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce’s Tobago Division is looking forward to the Central Government’s Budget presentation on Monday. Chairman Curtis Williams told TTT News there are several low-hanging fruits they hope will be...

Business group urges action on Tobago Sandals

Shas­tri Boodan The Ch­agua­nas Cham­ber of In­dus­try and Com­merce (CCIC) yes­ter­day ap­plaud­ed San­dals Re­sorts In­ter­na­tion­al on the an­nounce­ment of a EC$500 mil­lion Beach­es fam­i­ly re­sort in St Vin­cent and the Grenadines. CCIC...

Trinidad and Tobago Chamber president: Associated Brands Colombia strengthening regional ties

News Mya Quamie An Hour Ago Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce president Sonji Pierre Chase TRINIDAD and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce president Sonji Pierre Chase has visited Associated Brands Colombia SAS, the home of...

THA Showcases Food Security Initiatives On World Food Day

World Food Day 2025 celebrations have been ramped up in Tobago. At the World Food Day Exhibition Opening Ceremony at the Shaw Park Food Hub, Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Farley Augustine said “agriculture is up and running in Tobago.”...

Trinidad: Brothers among six slain in less than 24 hours

(Trinidad Express) Two brothers were shot and killed, and their cousin remains hospitalised in critical condition following a shooting incident in Mt Hope on Tuesday afternoon. This was the fourth incident in less than 24 hours which saw six...