PM calls for compassion
Posted: Thursday, December 25, 2025

PM calls for compassion, reflection in her Christmas Day message

'Reflect on democratic freedoms'
...neighbours facing tyranny, oppression, says PM

PM: No freedom, democracy for many in region
She added, "Christ's earliest days were marked by flight from a tyrant ruler, King Herod, as His family escaped violence used to preserve power (Matthew 2:13-15)."

Persad-Bissessar said this scripture shows Christ's "life began in solidarity with the persecuted, the displaced, and the powerless."

President Kangaloo: Be instruments of peace

Pope Leo XIV remembers Gaza's suffering in first Christmas homily and calls for peace

Jearlean: Caricom ties strong, no threat to trade
Minister of Works Jearlean John has sought to reassure manufacturers and exporters that Trinidad and Tobago's relationship with the Caribbean Community (Caricom) remains strong, even as regional tensions escalate following recent public exchanges among leaders.

CBTT to clarify Coat of Arms on currency next month

A BACKWARD STEP
ESC questions five-year extension for old coat of arms:

Sturge warns against flying drones near airports
THE Defence Minister Wayne Sturge has expressed concerns over what the ministry alleges to be drone activity within Trinidad and Tobago's restricted airspace.

Defence Ministry: Drone footage of US radar site in Tobago under probe
The Ministry of Defence says an investigation has been launched to determine how drone footage was obtained of a restricted area near the ANR Robinson International Airport in Tobago, where a United States–installed military radar is located.

Nightmare before Christmas as Piparo mud volcano awakens
The mud volcano last erupted in 1997, spewing mud up to 200 feet in the air and covering roads and homes. It has been relatively dormant since, showing occasional activity. Its last major burst of activity was in 2019, which cracked Solomon's house.

Piparo erupts: Mud volcano causes major damage
Despite heightened activity after the Piparo mud volcano erupted yesterday, no residents were evacuated.

St Mary's gets a police station
THE upgrade of the St Mary's Police Post to the St Mary's Police Station, Moruga, will enable the expansion of policing services to residents of St Mary's and surrounding communities. The opening ceremony for the station took place on December 24.

DCP Benjamin: 29 students on 'naughty list'
"We had things like possession with a weapon, possession of marijuana and assault with a weapon. We even had one or two cases of robbery. We had quite a number of assault because of the number of fights we had. Also, there was possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking," said Deputy Commissioner of Police Junior Benjamin in a phone conversation with Newsday on December 24.

Christmas Eve horror in Valsayn: Grandmother beaten to death
A VALSAYN family's Christmas Eve preparations were transformed into a waking nightmare in the early hours of December 24, when a 68-year-old grandmother was brutally beaten to death, allegedly by a man she shared her home with.


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