19 March

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Tobago Chamber says PNM in position of strength for election

Tobago Chamber head and attorney at law, Martin George says the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) is entering the General Election from a “position of strength and readiness,” while the opposition and other parties are still trying to get their houses in order. He said the April 28 date is part of PNM election strategy. His comments come after Prime Minister Stuart Young announced the election date, just a day after being sworn in. “One can only imagine that the intention and thinking behind the calling of the elections with such a short lead time is definitely intended to catch the opposition,...

19 March

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Game changer for Tobago – reviving talks with Sandals

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As he addressed the commemoration ceremony for the “practical completion” of the new ANR Robinson International Airport terminal yesterday, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley also announced his revival of discussions with the Sandals group for a resort in Tobago. Rowley called on Tobagonians to embrace the luxury hotel chain and especially called out to Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Farley Augustine to “sit” with Sandals executives, as he stressed the potential benefits to the island. Rowley, 75, resigns as PM today. Tobago’s new airport at Crown Point, a short distance from the old facility, was yesterday touted by the PM for its...

07 March

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New Tobago airport opens March 15, hoteliers want info on new flights

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THE new ANR Robinson International Airport will be opened on March 15. The announcement was made by the Prime Minister on February 26 at the commissioning of the O'Meara Road upgrade project at the Ministry of Works and Transport, O'Meara Road, Arima. The opening of the airport will be one of Dr Rowley's last official duties before he resigns the post on March 16. The airport, with its new terminal and other facilities, is expected to be a significant boost to Tobago's tourism, with the capacity to accommodate three million passengers annually. China Railway Construction was the main contractor on the billion-dollar project, which...

22 February

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Martin George on the current affairs in T&T

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13 February

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Colm holds ‘lively’ forex talks with regional business chambers

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Minister of Finance Colm Imbert has met with members of the Confederation of Regional Business Chambers (CRBC). According to the ministry’s official social media page, during the meeting, Imbert engaged with the CRBC in a lively discussion on the matter of Forex. It was highlighted that the Minister was joined by members of his executive team and the following members of the CRBC: Vivek Charran, Chairman of the CRBC; Ricardo Mohammed, President of the Eastern Business and Merchants Association; Jai Leladharsingh, CRBC co-ordinator; Angie Jairam, President of the Fyzabad Chamber of Commerce; Dr Vaalmiki Arjoon, Economist; Martin George, Tobago Business Chairman;...

04 February

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CoP merit list already in place, Erla to be replaced

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The House of Representatives is expected to meet early next week to debate a notification from the President for the appointment of an acting Commissioner of Police. This has become necessary because of the arrest of Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher in connection with the alleged importation of two sniper rifles for the Strategic Services Agency (SSA) in 2023. It is felt that the Police Service Commission (PolSC) has to find a way to separate Christopher-Harewood from active duty. After that process is completed, then the process required to activate the appointment of an acting Commissioner of Police will take place. That process involves...

04 February

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Tobago Business Chamber calls on PSC to appoint acting CoP during probe

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THE TOBAGO Business Chamber is urging the Police Service Commission (PSC) to send Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher on administrative leave immediately, pending the outcome of a criminal investigation involving the importation of two military-grade sniper weapons for the Strategic Services Agency (SSA). It also wants the commission to appoint an acting police commissioner during the probe. “We need that type of decisive leadership now,” the chamber’s chairman Martin George said in a video sent to media houses via WhatsApp on January 31. Harewood-Christopher, Trinidad and Tobago’s first female police commissioner, was arrested on January 30 at her office at the Police Administration Building, Sackville Street,...

04 February

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Ex-PolSC members warn CoP’s arrest could destabilize TTPS

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A former chairman of the Police Service Commission has described the arrest of Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher as a bombshell event that warrants swift action from the Police Service Commission. The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service yesterday revealed the arrest is in connection with an investigation into the importation of two sniper rifles that were bound for the Strategic Services Agency (SSA). During an interview with Guardian Media yesterday, Professor Ramesh Deosaran explained that the recent development was not unprecedented as former police commissioner Randolph Burroughs had been arrested and charged. Deosaran noted that the detention of Harewood-Christopher has added worry to an already uneasy population over the country’s crime problem...

29 January

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‘CAL aircraft have had multiple safety-related near misses’

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Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA) industrial relations representative Timothy Bailey says the association is deeply concerned about the incident involving a CAL ATR 72-600 aircraft, which was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday night at Piarco International Airport. Contacted for comment yesterday, he responded: “TTALPA is deeply concerned by the recent incidents, most recent being the night of 27th January, 2025, involving flight BW1541, and would advise that over the last decade it has raised multiple safety concerns with CAL over the ATR aircraft. “Although it would be premature to comment on what caused the incident as an investigation...

29 January

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Praise for CAL pilot, crew after emergency landing

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The Caribbean Airlines (CAL) pilot and crew onboard the plane that made an emergency landing in Trinidad on the night of January 27, en route from Tobago, have received high praise for keeping passengers calm and collected despite the harrowing announcement that there was a problem with one of the engines. A passenger, who spoke with Newsday, said she considered the landing as one of the smoothest she had ever experienced, while two business chambers in Tobago also commended the CAL workers. The emergency landing was declared for flight BW 1541, and a statement from CAL on the night of January 27 confirmed that...

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