ZOSO Bill collapses
Posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

ZOSO Bill collapses in Senate after Independents vote it down

Not in favour
ZOSO bill fails; 8 Independents, 6 Opposition vote against

Boodhu warns ZOSO Bill gives PM excessive powers
Temporary Opposition Senator Sanjiv Boodhu has warned that Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar should not be granted sole authority to declare Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs), citing her past statements on crime and what he described as a pattern of confrontational governance.

PM: I'm not surprised bill was defeated

Jeremie: ZOSO Bill meets a ‘very real crisis'
Hours before Independent senators voted against it, Attorney General John Jeremie defended the Zones of Special Operations Bill, insisting yesterday that its legal safeguards were proportionate and necessary to deal with the country's escalating gang violence.

Teachers sickout
TTUTA denies knowledge of action as wage dispute leads to protests, disrupting school operations

TCL warns: Price hike coming
In a media statement on January 26, TCL general manager Gonzalo Rueda Castillo said natural gas is a critical input in cement manufacturing. He added that the company is awaiting the final determination of the National Gas Company's proposed gas hike expected on January 31.

T&T US$1B bond oversubscribed by 2.5 times
The oversubscription came despite the country carrying negative outlooks from both Standard & Poor's and Moody's, a reality that framed the transaction as a credibility test rather than a routine refinancing exercise.

The bond, which was jointly arranged by JP Morgan and Bank of America, carries a 6.50 per cent coupon and matures on January 28, 2036. The bond will pay investors twice a year on July 28 and January 26.

Venezuela's oil comeback faces years of hurdles
S&P analyst:

New cargo ferry to strengthen Trinidad-Tobago trade

TCL prices set to rise
Proposed gas hike blamed...

US lawsuit alleges Trinidadian men were unlawfully killed
The families of two Trinidad and Tobago nationals killed in a US missile strike at sea filed a sweeping wrongful-death lawsuit in federal court in Massachusetts, accusing the United States of carrying out unlawful killings during a controversial campaign targeting small boats in the Caribbean.

US sued over missile strike killing Trinidadians
Families of two slain men take action in federal court

Legendary Naps College principal dies
McKenzie, who led the San Fernando school from 1966 to 1993, is widely credited with transforming Naparima College into one of South Trinidad's leading secondary institutions and a premier national boys' college. In recognition of his legacy, the school's Science Block was renamed in his honour in 2023.

Union backs CoP's call not to suspend officers in fatal St Augustine police shooting

High Court to rule on ex-TTFA marketing director's unpaid fees claim
Miller was hired on January 1, 2020, on a two-year contract at a salary of US$25,000 per month. His contract also provided for a payment of US$30,410.95 for services rendered “since on or about November 25, 2019."

Chaguanas labourer cleared of 2015 cocaine-trafficking charge
A Chaguanas labourer charged with cocaine trafficking in 2015 has had the case dismissed by an Arima magistrate after the police officer who laid the charge repeatedly failed to attend court.


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