NEWS
Laventille blaze destroys TSTT cables worth $20M
Three people are assisting police with inquiries into a suspected arson attack that destroyed cables at the Telecommunication Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) work centre in Laventille on Saturday. According to a police report, construction workers hired to clear the cable yard at TSTT’s Eastern Main Road compound were attacked at about 5.15 pm by people described as Beetham residents, who threw missiles and lit Molotov cocktails onto the compound. Workers extinguished the initial fires with fire extinguishers, but more lit cocktails were thrown over the wall, setting some of the cables alight. Read more here
ROBBED LEAVING BANKS
Regional security consultant Dr Garvin Heerah has called for a systematic investigation into robberies targeting people leaving financial institutions, warning that the incidents could point to organised criminal activity and possible access to confidential information. Concerns about robberies targeting people leaving financial institutions resurfaced last week after two women were assaulted and robbed in separate incidents following cash withdrawals, both on October 20. Read more here
POLITICS
Hosein alleges corruption slowed Land Settlement Agency
Land and Legal Affairs Minister Saddam Hosein says that, in the run-up to the 2025 general election, Palo Seco Agricultural Enterprises Limited (PSAEL) was used to pave roads and build box drains. Hosein was speaking during a meeting of Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee on his ministry’s expenditure. Opposition MP Stuart Young questioned the $150 million allocation to PSAEL in the 2027 budget. The company was moved to Hosein’s ministry by the Prime Minister during a recent Cabinet reshuffle. Hosein said that under the previous administration, PSAEL had one major infrastructure project, divided into two phases and carried out across Trinidad. Read more here
BUSINESS
Guyana, US explore investment
Guyana’s President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has held discussions with United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on expanding American investment in the country, particularly in the energy, infrastructure, agriculture and technology sectors. Ali, in a Facebook post, said the talks took place in Washington on Wednesday and focused on strengthening economic cooperation and identifying new opportunities for US investment. He said Lutnick reaffirmed Washington’s strong interest in continued investment in Guyana, describing the Caribbean Community (Caricom) country as a valued partner for economic growth and prosperity in the Americas. Read more here
REGIONAL
‘Pampy’ opens multimillion-dollar poultry processing facility at Fyrish
A major investment in Guyana’s poultry industry was officially commissioned on Sunday when businessman Haji “Pampy” Ishmail opened a multimillion-dollar chicken processing facility at Lot 9 Fyrish Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. The state-of-the-art facility, which has the capacity to process approximately 1,000 chickens per hour and an estimated 8,000 daily, is said to be the largest of its kind in Region Six and the third largest in Guyana. The investment represents a significant boost to the local poultry industry, with the potential to increase processing capacity, create employment opportunities and contribute to the country’s growing agricultural sector. Read more here
INTERNATIONAL
Deeply divided Israel braces for pivotal election
After three years of regional war, this is a battle Israel always knew was coming. The general election on Tuesday hangs over a country that's deeply divided and ready for a fight. Polls published on Friday put the governing coalition and the main opposition bloc almost neck-and-neck, with half a million first-time voters due to cast their ballot and some 70,000 Israelis reportedly flying in from abroad specifically to vote. On Saturday night, vast crowds of opposition voters gathered in central Tel Aviv to demand a change of government. Read more here
26th October 2026