Analysts question NGC's transparency
Posted: Monday, May 18, 2026

Analysts question NGC's transparency on Moody's withdrawal
The announcement of this realignment came hours after Moody's stated it had withdrawn the Ba2 corporate family rating (CFR), ba2 baseline credit assessment (BCA) and Ba2 senior unsecured notes of NGC due to the issuer's decision to cease participation in the rating process.

Moody's action and NGC's reaction have raised significant questions about the T&T company's ability to do business and investor confidence in this country following that decision.

Penny calls out Kamla on NGC, LandmarkTT
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar must clear the air on what the United National Congress-appointed National Gas Company Board was hiding from Moody's credit rating agency and the Government also has questions to answer to the public on the LandmarkTT "web" that was woven.

NCRHA CITES 'SUCCESS'
...but nurses association sees 'upheaval and chaos'

'Silence is unacceptable'
Farley outraged at Nancy stories in Angelo case; urges those with info to help cops

Search for Angelo moves to Studley Park Landfill

'Govt's credibility is eroding'
Bharath rates UNC poorly in Parliament's First Session

"I want to make it abundantly clear to the UNC - the responsibility to appoint senators of the PNM is mine. Right. So let Kamla deal with her problems. Let her decide about her appointment of her senators. But if you're comfortable appointing those people with questionable characters, questionable characteristics, leave me alone," she said.

Penny: Leave me alone
...cites 'questionable characters' in Govt

UNC alderman confirms defection to PNM
Roberts, who was appointed to the Siparia Borough Corporation based on a recommendation from the United National Congress (UNC), made the announcement as he attended the People's National Movement (PNM) Sports and Family Day at Nelson Mandela Park in St Clair yesterday.

Junior lawyer in DPP's Office on staff shortage
'Nobody wants to be a prosecutor in 2026'

The threat of war
A Politico opinion poll conducted in the four biggest NATO countries in February revealed almost identical popular expectations about the likelihood of a global war in the next five years. In every one—the US, the UK, France and Germany—they think it is quite likely.

Dr Teelucksingh: The Ghost Ship Virus—should we be afraid?
The MV Hondius, an expedition cruise vessel that promised adventure among glaciers, seabirds and remote islands, has become the centre of an international public health investigation after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus left multiple passengers critically ill and at least three dead.

Longdenville man dies crossing highway near Mid Centre Mall
A 20-year-old man died on Saturday, when he was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway. He was identified as Brian Lalla, of Cashew Gardens, Longdenville.

Penny: Govt blaming crime on PNM areas
She said as soon as the new administration came into office they had a state of emergency declared and despite telling the population they had a crime plan "they have no crime plan".

The price of disorder in schools
I write this as a former high school teacher and educator from a different era—a time when discipline in schools looked very different from what it does today.

'Innovative' bandits worry Valsayn residents
Dried riverbed being used as cover for home invasions

Taxi driver fights back: Carjacking suspect found dead
A 21-year-old man was killed during an alleged robbery attempt involving a taxi driver along Guaico Tamana Road early Saturday morning. Dead is Ronaldo Singh of Howsen Village, Coryal.

'Big Joe' shot dead in Morvant
Police are investigating a gang-related killing after a 33-year-old man was shot dead in Morvant on Saturday morning.



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