NEWS
Homicide Bureau joins multi-agency probe into missing Tobago toddler
The Homicide Bureau is now part of the investigation into the disappearance of two-year-old Angelo Tobias in Goodwood, Tobago. Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander made the announcement in Parliament yesterday, adding that the Child Protection Unit is also probing the incident. Angelo went missing from his seaside home around 7.30 pm on Monday night, triggering a desperate search throughout the community. The child lived with his mother Khalifa Tobias and her boyfriend Shannon Miller, in a house perched on a small hill less than 100 metres from the Atlantic Ocean. A dirt track littered with brown leaves connects the home to the rocky seaside. Read more here
Dad who killed son has only 4 more years to serve
A MAN who murdered his three-year-old son in 1988, before placing his body in a bag and disposing of it, has been left with just under four more years to spend in prison before his release. The ruling followed a resentencing exercise conducted yesterday by High Court judge Hayden St Clair-Douglas, who accepted the defence’s submission that a determinate sentence of 45 years’ imprisonment was appropriate in the circumstances of the case. The court was told that the offender, Phinis Warren, who was represented by attorney Davina Inalsingh, has already spent 37 years and seven months behind bars. In addition to time already served, the judge deducted four years in recognition of his rehabilitative efforts while incarcerated, leaving a remaining term of three years and five months. Read more here
POLITICS
New threat against MPs
A national security incident sparked by a gang member last Friday, triggered a higher degree of protection of MPs in Parliament and certain Government officials had to be given additional protection, Attorney General John Jeremie revealed yesterday. “I’m authorised by the Commissioner to say (this),” Jeremie added in the House of Representatives. The situation was also confirmed yesterday by Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro. AG Jeremie revealed the situation during the debate on a bill to provide for a parole system. It was later passed with amendments, including from the Opposition People’s National Movement (PNM). Read more here
Officials given extra protection
A member of a Belmont gang sparked a “national security incident” last Friday which caused security at the Parliament to be beefed up and several Government officials to be placed under higher protection. This was disclosed by Attorney General John Jeremie in the Parliament yesterday, and also confirmed by Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro in response to questions from the Express. The Attorney General made the disclosure during his contribution to the debate on the Parole Bill, 2026. Read more here
BUSINESS
ANSA McAL reports $62.8m 1st quarter after-tax profit
Conglomerate ANSA McAL Ltd has reported a profit after tax of $62.8 million for its first quarter of 2026, an increase from its $55.3 million profit during the same period a year earlier. According to its unaudited consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, group revenue rose by 6% to $1.848 billion, up from $1.748 billion in the corresponding period last year. Profit before taxation from continuing operations increased by 7% to $105.2 million, compared to $98 million in the first quarter of 2025. Read more here
REGIONAL
‘Every dollar must serve the people’
PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali, and Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, on Wednesday, met with Cabinet members, soon to be appointed Regional Executive Officers, Permanent Secretaries, Officers from the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board and Accounting Officers from all regions, emphasising the government’s continued commitment to accountability, transparency, fiscal prudence, and improved service delivery across all levels of Government administration. According to a statement from the government, the President stressed that sacred trust accompanies public office and that every dollar spent must be to advance the welfare of the people and support national development. All procurement systems, including regional tender boards, are required to operate with full transparency and strict adherence to the law. Read more here
INTERNATIONAL
Republicans feared losing midterms - but fight over voting maps changed all that
Three weeks ago, many Republicans were feeling gloomy about their chances of keeping a majority in the US House of Representatives after the upcoming midterm congressional elections. Donald Trump's approval ratings, particularly public perception of his handling of the economy and inflation, had declined in the two months since the start of the Iran War. And Republican attempts to gain partisan advantage by redrawing congressional district lines in Texas and a handful of other conservative-dominated states had been offset by Democratic responses in California and Virginia. Read more here
14th May 2026