PDVSA in talks with US
Posted: Thursday, January 8, 2026

PDVSA in talks with US for sale of its oil
In a strategic move to ensure energy stability, Venezuela oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, SA (PDVSA), yesterday confirmed it is advancing negotiations with the United States for the sale of its oil.

After Maduro extracted, Delcy upgraded in Caracas...Uncertain times for TT energy
THE early-morning "extraction" of a sleeping Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, by US Delta Force agents on January 3, has left several stakeholders in TT's energy sector bewildered as it marks a period of great uncertainty in terms this country's next steps in terms of dealing with its closest neighbour on the South American mainland.

US-Caricom relations: Year in review
As the then-outgoing Caribbean Community (Caricom) chair's end of year message made clear, "[t]his year [i.e. 2025], Caricom made meaningful progress in advancing regional integration and economic growth."

'Consider PetroCaricom to replace PetroCaribe'

Trump's Venezuela raid has created chaos – and concerns for China
It took just a few hours for Donald Trump to upend a relationship that China had been cultivating for decades.

Farley's support for US radar conditional
Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Farley Augustine says he would "mash up" the radar in Tobago himself if he had information it was used to assist the United States in attacking Venezuela and ousting Nicolas Maduro.

$1.8B FOR 20 FIRMS
TWENTY "preferred" companies benefited over a billion dollars in contracts through the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) in the last ten years while patient care suffered, NCRHA chairman Dr Tim Gopeesingh said yesterday.

Red-light cameras coming to catch lawbreakers
Clarke made the disclosure yesterday during a meeting of the Joint Select Committee (JSC), which was convened to enquire into the efficiency of the traffic management system in Trinidad and Tobago.

Transport Minister clarifies new penalities
Last year the Government collected five million dollars in late driving permit fines and nine million dollars the year before.

Under section 61 A, of the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, persons driving six months or less without a renewed drivers permit, the penalty which was previously 350 dollars is now 650 dollars.

1,700 tickets in 6 days: Minister says increase in fines due to 'alarming' incidence of lawlessness on roads

PM: Parliament to weigh 7-day ease for motorists to fix defects

PM: Government to give drivers time to get in gear
A TOUGH-TALKING Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar vowed to enforce the law against errant drivers to protect law-abiding citizens, yet also leniently promised drivers a future window of opportunity at an unstated time to get their vehicles in order.

'Wicked' traffic cops
'Wicked officers, wardens terrorising motorists'...

Unsafe roads, unfair penalties
The recently increased traffic fines are excessive and unfair when our roads remain in poor and unsafe condition. Drivers are already burdened by the high cost of tyres and suspension repairs caused by potholes on highways and secondary roads.

A broken licensing system

Higher traffic fines penalise the poor

Port of Spain vendors call for more days to ply trade
PORT OF SPAIN vendors are calling for an extended work week, removal of illegal operators and a more considerate approach to the mayor's announced clean city initiative.

SWMCOL says authorities continue to grapple with smoke emanating from the Beetham Lanfill

City under siege
Port of Spain is under siege by burglars who have stolen from as many as a dozen businesses in the past month, the Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (DOMA) has said.


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