NEWS
Angostura to hold meeting to elect new directors
Angostura has announced a special meeting of shareholders to elect new directors of the company on August 6. Shareholders are invited to appoint a proxy to vote in the special meeting of the company. This comes after multiple executive resignations within the last few months. Executive manager of local sales Curtis Durity resigned in June 2024 followed by executive manager of human resources Cindy Wilson on December 31. Read more here
CoP says criminals monitoring citizens’ garbage for financial info
Commissioner of Police (CoP) Allister Guevarro is advising citizens to pay careful attention to how they dispose of their garbage, as they may unsuspectingly be facilitating the easy transfer of personal and financial information to criminals. Responding to questions from Guardian Media yesterday about the motives behind recent kidnappings, he said, “It is not only the official garbage collectors who have an interest in what you throw out, so shred your financial statements before placing them in that garbage bag.” He also warned the public against the dangers of posting too much on social media. “There is also the exploitation of weak digital security protocols, allowing persons to extract personal information, so persons may see their Facebook, WhatsApp, and other accounts being hacked, and you don’t know what is the hidden intent behind that,” he said. Read more here
POLITICS
Rowley: Interpol tip-off can be done secretly
Former Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has suggested that just because TT officials could find no record of him having been red-flagged to Interpol, it did not mean that it did not occur, in a statement posted to his Facebook page on July 24. Rowley was commenting on two delays he recently experienced at the airport in Antigua and Barbuda on grounds of him reportedly being on an Interpol watch-list, but which the TT government and TT police service had each said they could find no record of his name being placed upon. Rowley cited a recent comment by former police inspector Wayne Hayde, known as calypsonian Watchman. Read more here
Defence Minister reveals shocking breach: 65-inch TV in jail cell
Prison officers are so fearful of the criminal element behind bars that at least one of them was afforded the luxury of a 65-inch TV in his cell, while guns and other contraband items are easily trafficked into the prison system. The shocking revelation came from Defence Minister Wayne Sturge during a budget consultation at Three Roads, Freeport, on Wednesday night. Sturge said the items were discovered inside Building 13 at the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca, where the high-risk prisoners are housed. “You would know that there are things that are allowed into prisons illegally. No one is surprised about marijuana and cocaine and other drugs and so on, and other types of contraband. But I don’t know if you are aware that recently, a couple guns were found in prison,” Sturge said. Read more here
BUSINESS
T&T national appointed CTO Deputy Director, Sustainable Tourism
Trinidad and Tobago national Narendra Ramgulam has been appointed by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) as its new Deputy Director, Sustainable Tourism. This newly created position underscores the CTO's commitment to prioritising sustainable and regenerative tourism development across the region, a statement by the CTO said. It added that Ramgulam, who initially joined the CTO last year as a Sustainable Tourism Consultant, has quickly proven his invaluable contributions to the organisation's vision for a more resilient and inclusive tourism sector. His formal approval by the CTO Board of Directors marks a significant step forward in advancing the CTO's ambitious Reimagine Plan. Read more here
Moonilal targets 2026 for wind energy projects
Energy Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal says he intends to have bankable data by next year identifying the best onshore and offshore sites for wind energy projects in Trinidad and Tobago, as the Government ramps up efforts to position wind as a central pillar of its renewable energy strategy. Moonilal made the announcement while delivering the keynote address at the Validation Workshop for the European Union-funded National Wind Energy Action Plan, held at the Head Office of the National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd (National Energy) in Couva. The workshop, led by the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, aimed to advance the development of a National Wind Energy Action Plan. It builds on the earlier Wind Strategy report “Setting the Path for Wind Energy Generation in Trinidad and Tobago”, a desktop study funded by the Delegation of the European Union. Read more here
REGIONAL
Guyana to operationalise world’s first national biodiversity monitoring system by 2030 -President Ali announces
PRESIDENT Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced that Guyana will become the first country in the world to implement a fully standardised, border-to-border national biodiversity monitoring system by 2030. The National Biodiversity Information System (NBIS), launched at the Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit, will collect and analyse data on the country’s plants, animals, and ecosystems and help guide decisions and policies that support sustainable development and conservation. President Ali stated that the initiative shows Guyana’s commitment to protecting the environment and will create a new global standard for biodiversity accountability at the national level. “Guyana is taking a bold step in being the first globally to adopt such a system, the development of the National Biodiversity Information System to serve as a digital backbone for conservation finance and policy,” the Head of State said while delivering closing remarks at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) at the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) Summit. Read more here
INTERNATIONAL
France will recognise Palestinian state, Macron says
France will officially recognise a Palestinian state in September, President Emmanuel Macron has said, which will make it the first G7 nation to do so. In a post on X, Macron said the formal announcement would be made at a session of the UN General Assembly in New York. "The urgent need today is for the war in Gaza to end and for the civilian population to be rescued. Peace is possible. We need an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and massive humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza," he wrote. Palestinian officials welcomed Macron's decision, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move "rewards terror" following Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack in Israel. Read more here
25th July 2025