NEWS
Tour operators blame THA for fatal Pigeon Point accident
Reef tour operators and jet ski stakeholders say the Tobago House of Assembly must accept blame for last month’s fatal accident in Pigeon Point, in which seven-year-old Angelica Jogie was killed by a jet ski operator while playing in a bathing-only zone. The tragedy has raised national concern over marine safety, and on April 23, an emergency injunction was granted to the THA banning all jet ski activity at the Pigeon Point Heritage Park and the Buccoo Reef Marine Park. The injunction was extended on May 1 by Justice Sherlanne Pierre. Read more here
Daylight bandits terrorise tent rental family
An elderly woman and an employee of a tent and chair rental business were beaten during a robbery by four bandits who posed as customers on Wednesday morning. The hold-up and home invasion occurred at Ranjiv’s Tent Rental in Benlomond in Williamsville shortly after 10 a.m. Hours after the incident, business owner Ranjiv Maharaj, 37, told the Express that the criminals hit his 67-year-old mother and a female employee during the attack. Read more here
POLITICS
PNM backs Beckles in John-Bates’ resignation fiasco
While Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles remains mum on Janelle John-Bates’ senatorial future, Leader of the Opposition Bench in the Senate Dr Amery Browne is asking for patience, stressing the need for Beckles to have time to make the best decision. Speaking to Guardian Media outside the Parliament yesterday, Dr Browne said, “This Senator (John-Bates), who, as far as I’m aware, has not been accused of breaking any law or committing any criminal offence, has admitted to an error, has offered a resignation; it’s being duly considered. “Five days, I think, let’s give a little more time to the process. Let’s have confidence in our Leader of the Opposition to make the right decision, to convey it in a responsible manner, and the Senate team, the committees, etc, will move on… She’s (John-Bates) already been replaced on this specific committee (Public Administration and Appropriations Committee), so all the right steps are being taken.” Read more here
BUSINESS
Angostura expects to save $200,000 in switch to solar
Angostura Holdings Ltd is set to cut its annual electricity bill by about $200,000 after shifting its Bitters Bottling Plant to a fully solar-powered system, a measure expected to reduce its reliance on the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) grid. Angostura chairman Gary Hunt said the installation would markedly lower the company’s electricity consumption and reflected its growing focus on renewable energy. He was speaking on Tuesday at the official launch of the Bitters Bottling Plant solar power system at Angostura House in Laventille. Read more here
REGIONAL
Guyana could be at the centre of regional energy, data network- President Ali tells Houston-based centre for energy
President Dr Irfaan Ali has outlined that Guyana could play a pivotal role in regional energy and digital integration and positioned the country as a strategic hub within the Western Hemisphere. Dr Ali made this known while delivering the keynote address at the Baker Institute’s Center for Energy Studies conversation series at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He stated that global shifts in energy demand and technological advancement present a unique opportunity for countries in the region to build more secure and interconnected systems. It was then that he pointed to recent global developments which have exposed vulnerabilities in existing infrastructure, particularly in relation to energy supply and digital capacity. Read more here
INTERNATIONAL
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship on way to Canary Islands after three evacuated
Two people in a serious condition who were evacuated from a cruise ship with a confirmed outbreak of deadly hantavirus have arrived in the Netherlands for treatment, operator Oceanwide Expeditions has said. A third passenger in a stable condition was on board an evacuation flight that has been delayed, the operator added. The MV Hondius is now sailing towards Spain's Canary Islands after being anchored for three days near Cape Verde, an archipelago nation off the West African coast.The three evacuees were British, Dutch and German. Oceanwide Expeditions said the 65-year-old German evacuee was "closely associated" with a German woman who died on board the ship on 2 May. Read more here
7th May 2026