NEWS
Shot dead at home: Family alleges “execution” by police
Relatives of a man fatally shot by police in his home are raising serious concerns about the circumstances surrounding the confrontation, questioning the police officers use of deadly force. Shivnath Jogie, 45, a labourer, was pronounced dead at the hospital after he was shot in a confrontation with police at his home on Old Train Line in Corinth in the early hours of Sunday. Initial police reports indicate that officers went to investigate a physical altercation between Jogie and a neighbour, who was chopped in Jogie's yard with a cutlass. The police team went to Jogie's home around 1.30 a.m. and during an alleged confrontation with the officers, Jogie was shot...read more
From hardship to High Court victory: student awarded $500K
A HIGH Court judge has ordered the State to compensate a Carapichaima man after finding that the Ministry of Education had denied him access to a tertiary bursary. In an oral ruling delivered on Friday, Justice Joan Charles upheld a constitutional claim brought by Ajay Bachan and awarded him a total of $500,000 in damages. Bachan's lawsuit stemmed from events in 2021, when he altered both his programme of study and institution after being informed he had secured a government bursary. He had initially enrolled in a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme at The University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine, funded through the Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses (GATE) scheme, despite having ambitions of becoming an accountant...read more
Friends die in crash
Stakeholders urge motorists to take their time on roads as four die in 2 days
Police officers and road traffic safety stakeholders are urging drivers to take their time on the roadway. This after an accident claimed the lives of two victims in Tobago yesterday, the second time in as many days that a vehicular smash-up had claimed the lives of more than one victim. Chilling screams pierced the Sunday morning silence in Bacolet, Tobago, following a road accident that claimed the lives of two coworkers. Keyon “Sprang” Nimblett and Shakka Rivers, both from Signal Hill, were said to be “like brothers” and never went anywhere without each other. Police said the men, employees of REM Elite construction company, were heading to a job site in Pembroke around 10.15 am when the accident happened...read more
POLITICS
PNM: We only knew Young would be overseas
People’s National Movement (PNM) chairman Marvin Gonzales says the party was only informed by former prime minister Stuart Young that he would be out of the country, as questions continue over Young’s meet-up with Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez last week. However, Gonzales, who is also Opposition Chief Whip, yesterday declined to comment on the details of Young’s trip. “I don’t want to comment on that further,” Gonzales told Guardian Media. He added, “As Chief Whip, he (Young) informed me that he was going to be out of the country. So, I’m aware of that and from my recollection, the Leader of the Opposition was also informed that he was going to be out of the country during that time period.”...read more
Shamfa elected PNM Tobago Council political leader
Former Tobago West MP Shamfa Cudjoe-Lewis is the new political leader of the PNM Tobago Council. It took almost eight hours in a painstaking vote-counting exercise before the former sports minister was declared the winner just after 2 am this morning. Cudjoe-Lewis, who contested as an independent candidate, was vying against former minority leader and head of the Team Unity slate, Kelvon Morris. There was another victory for the independents on the night as Nicole Henry won the position of chairman over Team Unity’s Charles Smith and fellow independent Ryan Joefield...read more
Penny sends congratulations to Shamfa after Tobago Council win
PNM political leader Pennelope Beckles has welcomed the election of Shamfa Cudjoe-Lewis as head of the party’s Tobago Council, describing it as a key moment as the party continues its rebuilding efforts following its defeat in the THA elections. In a media release today, Beckles said the former Tobago West MP will automatically assume the role of one of the party’s deputy political leaders. Cudjoe-Lewis convincingly defeated former minority leader Kelvon Morris in the internal elections yesterday, securing approximately 63 per cent of the votes after a preliminary count that went into the early hours of the morning...read more
BUSINESS
Gas output set to double as Casadura project advances—Moonilal
Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Dr Roodal Moonilal says a significant boost in natural gas production is on the horizon following the arrival of heavy equipment at the Point Lisas port on Friday. During a visit to the facility, Moonilal viewed oversized components shipped overnight from Houston by Touchstone Exploration. The equipment—some pieces measuring more than 50 feet in length and 15 feet in height—is destined for the company’s Casadura gas facility in the Ortoire Block, Rio Claro. The cargo was handled locally by Ramps Logistics Limited, which specialises in oil and gas shorebase management and freight forwarding...read more
REGIONAL
Acting Venezuelan President arrives in Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC—Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez arrived in Barbados last night, her second visit to a Caribbean Community (Caricom) country since she was sworn into office in January, following the United States invasion of the South American country that led to the detention of former president Nicolas Maduro. Rodriquez had visited Grenada on April 9 for a few hours and held discussions with Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell and other members of his cabinet, in what an official statement later described as a “cordial and constructive atmosphere.” No details of Rodriquez’s visit here have been released, but an informed source told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that she will meet with Prime Minister Mia Mottley today before her departure hours later...read more
INTERNATIONAL
‘I don’t expect forgiveness’: Authorities review writings of California teacher suspected of shooting
The day after a man opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, authorities are combing through a message sent by the shooting suspect, seeking to understand what allegedly led him from his life as a respected California teacher to a would-be assassin.“Let me start off by apologizing to everyone whose trust I abused,” reads a note that authorities say was sent by the suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old from Torrance, California, who worked part-time as a teacher and also developed video games, according to public records...read more
Iran's foreign minister meets Putin in Russia as Israel continues strikes in Lebanon
Iran's Foreign Minister meets Russian President Putin for talks on the Iran war - the pair are pictured shaking hands. Abbas Araghchi earlier blamed the US for a breakdown in peace negotiations. It comes after Donald Trump cancelled a planned trip by US officials to Pakistan over the weekend for talks on the Iran war, claiming it would be wasting "too much time" - here's a timeline of negotiations...read more
27th April 2026