Billions from Caricom
Posted: Monday, December 22, 2025

Billions from Caricom
Antigua PM hits Persad-Bissessar over 'unreliable partner':

Gaston Browne: Caricom major trade partner with Trinidad and Tobago
Browne said, "TT earned more than US$1.1 billion ($7.5 billion) in foreign exchange from trade with Caricom, comprising approximately US$784.7 million ($5.3 billion) in domestic exports and US$501.3 million ($3.4 billion) in re-exports to Caricom states. Caricom was TT's second-largest export market, exceeded only by the US.

Kamla rips into Gaston
...fires back at Antiguan leader

Kamla's remarks reckless, says Opposition

Opposition knocks PM's criticism of Caricom: Reckless and embarrassing

PM describes photo of what appears to be a US military base in Tobago as "support offices" for radar
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the photo of what appears to be a US military base in Tobago, in fact, shows what she described as "support offices" for the military radar system on the island.

PICTURE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
PM confirms US military have set up support office for radar as PNM demands answers

US Coast Guard goes after third Venezuelan tanker

US targets 'dark fleet' oil tanker near Venezuela

The cost of avoiding Venezuela's airspace
In 2022, the airline industry accounted for 2 per cent of the world's carbon emissions. But, for an industry with a stated goal to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050, 2 per cent is two too much.

Guyana initiates new ferry on Essequibo River
A Greece-made ferry was on Friday commissioned on the Essequibo River and renamed Konawaruk 1899 to further imprint Guyana's legal right to the region being claimed by neighbouring Venezuela.

Solutions Given For Forex Challenge
It is calling on all stakeholders to rally around restoring foreign exchange availability, predictability and confidence in the system.

This includes open engagement on exchange rate policy, measures to expand and diversify forex inflows, institutional reforms to improve competitiveness and transparent communication to reduce uncertainty.

$100 for fireworks permit, $450 fine for offence
APPLYING for a fireworks permit will cost $100, while committing an offence under the Summary Offences (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act No. 13 of 2025) will incur a $450 fine.

TTFA president: Overseas recruitment key to growth
Former People's National Movement National Youth Officer Dane Wilson has called on Arima Mayor Balliram Maharaj to say why he chose to attend a United National Congress fundraiser Christmas dinner instead of his Arima Borough Corporation Christmas dinner, adding that in his view, Maharaj's actions would warrant referral to the party's investigation committee on disciplinary matters.

Recruitment drive continues as UK-based footballers arrive

Former PNM exec member: Balliram matter warrants disciplinary probe

Family, friends remember 'quiet riot' Wilma Hendrickson

Appeal Court blocks Vincent Nelson's bid to take case to Privy Council
CONVICTED King's Counsel Vincent Nelson must now persuade the London-based Privy Council to allow him to challenge his 2019 corruption conviction after the local Court of Appeal rejected his latest bid to get leave to appeal.

Trini in troubled Tanzania seeks help to replace lost passport
She explained she had to renew her resident visa every two years. She would send her passport and other documents to the immigration centre in the area in which she lived, which would forward those documents to the head immigration office in Dodoma, the capital city of Tanzania. There, the documents would be processed and returned to her local immigration office, where she would collect her passport, with the new visa inside.

Australian Announces Intelligence Review As Country Mourns Bondi Attack

Powder Magazine residents brace for violence again
The community remains deeply traumatised by the May 4, 2024, mass shooting that left four people dead and eight others wounded, an incident residents say still haunts daily life.

Man's burnt remains found in Reform Village
DAYS after the bullet-riddled body of a man was found in Reform Village, in the Ste Madeleine Police District, the body of another murder victim was found over the weekend, near the same spot.


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