Trinidad and Tobago Migrant Found Dead After 4 Years in ICE Detention
Editorial credit: Mike van Schoonderwalt / Shutterstock.com By Sunita Sohrabji | Ethnic Media Services More than 160 detained migrants have embarked on a hunger strike at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, following the death of a migrant who had been held there for more than four years. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed that […]
Tackling the Challenge of Gun Violence in Trinidad & Tobago
By Linda Nwoke Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), a twin-island nation in the Caribbean, also popularly called the twin-republic and described as the land of the hummingbird, calypso, carnival, and steelpan, is grappling with a severe gun violence crisis that has plagued the country for decades. Stories of gang activity, poverty, and illegal firearms cast a […]
Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago to Soon Launch Ferry Service
HE Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, announced that shortly, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados will launch a ferry service to improve intra-regional transportation. The President, who is the current Chair of CARICOM, was at the time delivering the feature address at the opening of the Guyana Energy Conference 2024 and Supply Change […]
T&T Prime Minister’s New Year Message 2024
Courtesy: T&T Prime Minister’s Office Message to the nation from Dr the Honorable Keith Rowley Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on the occasion of New Years Day 2024 Fellow Citizens, It is with great anticipation that I share with you the welcoming of the new year 2024 and extend greetings from […]
Former T&T Prime Minister Basdeo Panday has Died at the Age of 90
By WiredJA News Team PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago: One of the most colorful politicians in the Caribbean, Former Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Basdeo Panday, died today, January 1, 2024 at 90. Panday died on Monday, New Year’s Day, surrounded by family, his daughter Mickela said in a statement. “In life and death, he was […]
Trinidad & Tobago is Captivating
By Caribbean Tourism News | December 25, 2023 Trinidad and Tobago is a captivating Caribbean nation that offers a diverse range of attractions for travelers. From its vibrant culture to its natural beauty and outdoor adventures, here are some highlights of tourism in Trinidad and Tobago: Cultural Diversity: Trinidad and Tobago are known for their […]
President-elect of the 78th Session: Peace, prosperity, progress
Photos courtesy of UN His Excellency Dennis Francis, Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, was elected to serve as President of the 78th Session of the General Assembly on 1 June 2023. A succinct online introduction will allow you to get to know him before the opening of the 78th session of the […]
Tourism Trinidad to Host Lagniappe Culinary Cultural Experience
by Harry Johnsonn //eturbonews.com When government officials and professionals from the Caribbean’s Tourism and Travel Industry converge in Manhattan, New York for Caribbean Week 2023, they can look forward to enjoying Lagniappe – A Culinary Cultural Experience of Trinidad, which will be hosted by Tourism Trinidad Limited at Midtown Loft and Terrace in Manhattan, from 7pm […]
Kes to Bring IzWe Concert Series Back to T&T Carnival
By Jamaicans.com Kes launched IZWE (pronounced “Is We”) in 2021 as a series of five, socially-distanced concerts during what would have been that year’s Carnival season. The limited-capacity shows were the first sanctioned live music events held in Trinidad & Tobago after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, which began one year earlier, and just […]