TTMA IN THE NEWS
TTMA Leads Diverse Business Delegation To Miami
The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) is leading a 37-member delegation representing 26 companies to Miami, Florida, from September 13–18, 2026, as part of its continued efforts to expand international trade, strengthen business connections and create new export opportunities for local companies. The mission brings together businesses from a diverse range of sectors, including food and beverage, technology and cybersecurity, beauty and cosmetics, household products, fashion and other areas of manufacturing and services. The delegation includes businesses from Trinidad as well as Tobago, showcasing the breadth of products and capabilities available across Trinidad and Tobago. Read more here
NEWS
Farmers unhappy over relocation at Princes Town Market
Farmers and vendors at the Princes Town Market are divided over a decision to move farmers from their usual selling area outside the market into the main market building. Farmers complained yesterday that municipal police and officials of the Princes Town Regional Corporation moved them from an open area commonly known as the Farmers Market into the market building, where vegetable goods are sold by vendors. They complained that for more than 20 years the Farmers Market had operated at the back of the market building. Farmer Lincoln Baboolal complained that they were not given prior notice about the move, noting that the corporation had only recently built a shed to provide shelter for them. Read more here
‘T&T flag could be on the moon’
Trinidad and Tobago’s flag could soon be heading to the Moon. That is according to 19-year-old medical student Kaitlyn Sahatoo, who recently returned from an international space programme in India. Sahatoo said the scientists involved in the programme are working on finalising a satellite and lunar mission, which she said is scheduled for launch on October 11 on International Day of the Girl Child. For Sahatoo, who represented Trinidad and Tobago during the programme, the prospect of seeing the mission launch has given her another reason to remain connected to the project after returning home. Read more here
POLITICS
PM hails SoE ‘success’
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has disclosed “classified” information to highlight what she has described as the success of the state of emergency (SoE). She stated in a social media post yesterday that 5,802 people were arrested and 3,552 charged during the six-month security operation. The information, contained in a document marked “SECRET”, provides one of the most detailed breakdowns to date of arrests, criminal charges and Preventive Detention Orders (PDOs) during the SoE. Read more here
BUSINESS
More than becoming T&T’s largest insurer
On Thursday, the proposed amalgamation of T&T Insurance Ltd (Tatil) and Colonial Fire & General Insurance Company Ltd (Colfire) was announced. In response to questions from the Sunday Express Business, ANSA McAL’s Insurance sector head, M Musa Ibrahim, said that while the amalgamation will create greater scale, becoming the country’s largest insurer is not the end goal. In this Q&A, Ibrahim discusses the rationale behind the proposed amalgamation, what it means for customers, brokers and agents, and the group’s ambitions for the combined insurer. Q: Why is the amalgamation being pursued now, more than three years after Tatil acquired Colfire? Read more here
REGIONAL
Guyana remains ‘prepared, conscious’ of Venezuela’s position not to accept ICJ’s imminent ruling –President Ali says
President, Dr Irfaan Ali has said Venezuelan rhetoric over claims to Guyana’s Essequibo has “reduced substantially” since the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro, but stressed that Guyana is prepared for any kind of reaction once the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rules on the border controversy. In a sit‑down interview with Al Jazeera in Doha, President Ali said that since Maduro’s arrest and the rise of Delcy Rodríguez as Caracas’ key power broker under intense United States pressure, the tone coming from across the border has shifted. “The rhetoric has reduced substantially,” President Ali said, noting that the long‑running territorial claim is now squarely before the ICJ, which is expected to hand down a decision early in the new year on the validity of the 1899 arbitral award that fixed the boundary between the two states. Read more here
INTERNATIONAL
The Himalayas are melting faster - and India's economy is 'at risk'
The Himalayas are approaching a dangerous threshold as glaciers melt faster, glacial lakes grow more unstable and the mountains face a widening gap in monitoring, according to new research. The findings come in the aftermath of devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, which killed more than 1,300 people and caused widespread destruction, highlighting the growing risks from a rapidly changing Himalayan environment. Himalayan glaciers are now losing mass 65% faster than they were a decade ago, the report by global consultancy Systemiq, produced with the Integrated Mountain Initiative and with technical contributions from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, says. Read more here
14th September 2026