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Roses without thorns
Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Roses without thorns—the hollow trumpet of selective morality should be T&T's real concern
There is a troubling pattern in our public life: moral leaders who sound their trumpets loudly, yet hollowly choosing the easiest battles while leaving the hardest untouched.
Search for Gabriel ends: He drowned
Gabriel Nelson, 17, of George Village in Tableland, a student of St Stephen's College, disappeared while bathing at a beach on Eccles Road East in Grand Lagoon.
According to a police report, Gabriel's mother, Lakshmi Barrat, 36, told officers that Gabriel and other relatives were bathing in the water approximately feet from the shoreline.
Lecturer tells critics of Tribe's sex toy inclusion: Leave women's sexuality alone
Director and senior lecturer at the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Dr. Gabrielle Hosein, insists that a hands off approach should be adopted when it comes to women's sexuality, noting that mas bands have for years included condoms in their packages based on a variety of assumptions.
NIF bondholders receive millions
These payments included the fifteenth coupon payment of $85.2 million to 2,953 bondholders of its NIF 1 Series B Bond and NIF 1 Series C Bond, which brought total payout on these bonds since its issuance to $1.27 billion; and the fourth coupon payment of $9.0 million to 3,676 bondholders of its NIF 2 Bond, which brought total payout on this bond since issuance to $36.0 million.
Tobago tourism sector sees relief as transport disruptions ease
Tobago’s tourism sector is beginning to recover from recent transport disruptions, according to Rene Seepersadsingh, first vice president of the Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association.
PM tells revellers: Enjoy Carnival, but don't embarrass yourselves
...Urges restraint as adult toy giveaway by mas band continues to spark debate
Kamla blasts PNM over 'Stink and Dutty' hypocrisy
Her comments come in the wake of a massive traffic gridlock following the fete at the Chaguaramas Heliport.
Former finance minister Colm Imbert criticised the use of the Heliport on social media, questioning the appropriateness of hosting a fete at what he described as a national security facility.
ACP calls for rethink of large fetes in Chaguaramas
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Garvin Henry, who oversees the North-West area including the Port-of-Spain and Western Divisions, said that despite severe traffic congestion following the Stink + Dutty fete early Saturday, measures were deployed to mitigate the disruption.
Pan Elders makes magic at Panorama
...Best Dressed, Best Performance, and 'Medium' champ
Janaya lifts Junior Calypso Monarch title
Eleven-year-old Janaya Clark is this year's National Junior Calypso Monarch winner. She lifted the title following a spirited performance of her song, Role Models, at the Queen's Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, yesterday.
Machel Eyes 12th Road March, Signals Exit
Man stabbed to death for recording fight on cell phone
The deceased has been identified as Kyle Edmund of #23 Flemming Street, Longdenville. A 17-year-old boy of the same street, was also wounded during the incident.
Police officer shot during Tunapuna patrol
Police said officers attached to the Northern Division were on mobile patrol along Maingot and Fairley Streets around 8 pm when they responded to a report of assault. While interviewing the victim, a suspect armed with a high-powered rifle opened fire on the police vehicle, hitting one of the officers in the right leg.
Two surrender after cop shot
Alexander, CoP move in; AR-15 seized...
Lecturer targeted in midnight home invasion
The 28-year-old woman told police that she was asleep in her bedroom around 2 a.m. when four men forced their way into her home. The suspects, all described as men of Spanish descent wearing dark clothing, ski masks, and gloves, were armed with a firearm and cutlasses.
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