NEWS
Barataria man remanded for murder of mother, sister
A 20-year-old man from Barataria has been remanded after making his first court appearance since being charged with murdering his 46-year-old mother and 17-year-old sister. Nicholas Ramlal appeared before High Court Master Valene Guerra Abraham yesterday afternoon. The case was adjourned to February 22, next year. Ramlal is accused of murdering his mother, Rosanna and his teenage sister, Elena at their Seventh Avenue, Malick, Barataria, home on October 16. Their bodies were found by fire officers after they extinguished a blaze at the house. Three spent shells were found near their bodies. Read more here
‘Crime hits business confidence, trade’
More business groups are joining the Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (DOMA) in warning that rising crime is further affecting businesses already facing significant economic challenges. Chief strategic officer of the Confederation of Regional Business Chambers (CRBC) Angie Jairam said the business community was already facing significant economic pressures. Read more here
POLITICS
Former Minister Urges T&T To Stand By Cuba
Former People’s Partnership government minister Winston Dookeran is urging Trinidad and Tobago to stand by Cuba, insisting that the Caribbean nation’s sovereignty must be respected and its people defended. His comments come amid a fiery confrontation between the United States (US) and Cuba at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) yesterday, which saw proceedings briefly suspended following heated exchanges over the decades-long American embargo against the island. The confrontation erupted as the US representative accused Cuba’s leadership of corruption, repression and enjoying lavish lifestyles while ordinary citizens struggled with shortages of basic necessities. Read more here
BUSINESS
Sobers pushing engagement with Venezuela
Trinidad and Tobago exported TT$33.4 million in goods to Venezuela and imported TT$34.7 million in 2025, but the Government is seeking to expand trade as diplomatic relations between the two countries resume after a year of fallout. Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Sean Sobers and Minister of Trade, Investment and Tourism Satyakama Maharaj outlined opportunities for stronger commercial ties at a business roundtable with a 16-member delegation from Venezuela’s Sucre State at the Hilton Trinidad yesterday. The visit is the first by a delegation from Venezuela since Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September, signalling renewed engagement between the two countries. Read more here
BPTT says Juniper hits ‘record-breaking’ milestone
NINE years after coming on stream, BP’s Juniper facility has hit a new production peak, delivering 700 million standard cubic feet of gas per day. “It’s a testament to the hard work and expertise of our people, with teams working across wells, subsurface, projects, operations and offshore all in pursuit of simpler, stronger, more valuable bp,” a social media post by the energy major stated yesterday. Built at a cost of approximately US$2 billion, Juniper was BP’s first subsea field development in Trinidad and Tobago. The project was developed to produce gas from the Corallita and Lantana fields, both discovered in 1996. The Juniper facility is located about 80 kilometres (50 miles) off Trinidad’s southeast coast, in approximately 110 metres of water. Read more here
REGIONAL
Deepwater port vital to Guyana’s growth, the wider Caribbean
However, while the sector is seeing growing investment and international attention, President Dr Irfaan Ali noted that deep-harbour infrastructure in Guyana and throughout the region remains a major challenge for the Caribbean. Delivering keynote remarks during Monday’s opening ceremony of the Caribbean Shipping Association’s 56th Annual General Meeting (AGM), Conference and Exhibition at the Guyana Marriott Hotel, the Head of State called for stronger public-private investment towards modernising ports across the region, highlighting ageing infrastructure, limited cargo-handling capacity and inadequate navigational depth as major challenges the region should tackle in developing regional shipping. Read more here
INTERNATIONAL
Netanyahu and Eisenkot face difficult paths to power as neither set to win majority
With results still trickling in, it currently appears that Israel's veteran Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has done better than was widely predicted, with his Likud emerging as the largest single party. His existing bloc with ultra-nationalist and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties appear to be just short of a 61-seat majority in the 120-seat parliament. However, analysts caution that this is subject to change because the early count was skewed towards areas known to have strong right-wing support. A dramatic deadlock had been widely forecast as Israelis surged to the polls – with turnout reaching more than 77%. Read more here
28th October 2026