T&T 'hot'
Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2026

T&T 'hot' as global ties grow
Sobers following Landau visit:

Charles warns T&T could face backlash if US political tide turns against Trump

US revokes over 175,000 visas
According to a news release from the US Department of State dated August 10, 2026, US visas were revoked from persons who violated the terms of their visas, committed crimes, called for violence against US citizens, defrauded Americans, abused the immigration system, or endangered national security.

Economists urge Govt: Check the fine print of US$750M steel plant revival
... warn of risks and unanswered questions

Vieira: T&T's water security needs serious attention amid expanding investment

Beckles questions Govt's handling of new Coat of Arms
Beckles raised the issue in a World Steelpan Day message, noting the redesigned Coat of Arms replaced the three ships associated with Christopher Columbus with a gold steelpan and pansticks. "We must ask whether the Government is treating our national symbols and our pan fraternity with the seriousness they deserve," Beckles asked.

Steelpan hailed as tool for youth development, cultural growth

Griffith questions legality of US personnel at police posts

'Grave concern' over breach
Heads of judiciary: Inappropriate to comment on CCJ allegations...

We welcome job opportunities
Energy Chamber on reopening of Point Lisas steel mill:

T&T's vanadium ambitions face raw material, energy concerns
Trinidad and Tobago's plans to revive the former ArcelorMittal steel plant at Point Lisas are raising questions over how the country will produce vanadium, where the raw material will come from and whether there is enough energy capacity to support the ambitious plans.

HELP THE PANYARDS
Ramsey-Moore pleads with Govt on World Steelpan Day:

Arima: Uncovering the Indigenous Story Behind Its Name
"But after doing a lot of research and talking with different people, elders and so on, we have not yet come across in any of the Indigenous languages that would have been spoken among our peoples… anything close to Hyarima that will imply that the meaning is water."

Ratiram: Grand drone show planned for Independence Day

Social justice groups pay tribute to Gill after Belmont killing
The death of 41-year-old Kwasi Dion Gill, who was shot dead in Belmont on Saturday, has sparked an outpouring of tributes from organisations that remembered him for his compassion, courage and commitment to vulnerable people.



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