US Eases Venezuela oil sanctions
Posted: Saturday, February 14, 2026

US Eases Venezuela oil sanctions, PM welcomes move
As the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) eased restrictions allowing energy companies to operate in Venezuela's oil sector this afternoon, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has welcomed the move, stating that her government was optimistic about the development.

Govt welcomes new OFAC licences for BP, Shell

Ministers urge public to be vigilant for counterfeit currency
... also say there'll be nationwide Carnival net by law enforcement

Woman regains movement after bus accident
Sixty-nine-year-old Hassina Mathura's hand was crushed by a PTSC bus metres away from where she resides with her parents on Naparima Mayaro Road in Palmyra, near San Fernando.

'Still A Road Man' inside
Bunji convinced to register for Road March...

'Leave your sex toy at home'
Sturge warns against sex acts in public:

LEAVE YOUR SEX TOYS AT HOME!
In response to Tribe's 'rose' controversy, Sturge warns masqueraders that lewdness will not be tolerated in Carnival climax

Couva man and girlfriend shot dead
The double killing occurred around 2.30 p.m. when Toussaint and Hanandez were outside of his townhouse with the child.

Police were told that a grey Toyota Corolla pulled alongside the couple and the child, and the shooter, clad in a dark grey hoodie and grey track pants, emerged from the vehicle.

Couple killed in front infant daughter
A woman and her boyfriend were shot dead during a brazen gun attack near their home in Couva yesterday. Police said Amelia Hernandez was killed even as she tried to protect their daughter.


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