Tariffs have cost American households US$1,200 each and is on a trajectory to increase to $1700 in 2026. Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly US$1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee. Using US Treasury Department numbers on revenue from tariffs and […More]
920 THA workers to get Xmas back pay. Nine hundred and twenty employees of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) are entitled to their back pay on, or before December 23. This was confirmed by THA Secretary of Finance and the Economy Petal-Ann Roberts who, on December 11, said workers on the permanent list stand to benefit, and the payments […More]
Government to launch program to clean public spaces, insists it’s not Cepep. Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Khadijah Ameen has confirmed that a pilot program for the upkeep of public spaces is about to be launched in a few days, but she insisted it is not a Cepep replacement. A leaked Cabinet note on December 11 revealed that […More]
Telecoms Showing Strong Recovery – Minister Vaz Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says telecommunications companies Digicel and Flow continue to show strong and sustained recovery. In his address at Wednesday’s (December 10) post-Cabinet press briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery activities at Jamaica House, Mr. Vaz said that as of December 5, Digicel had brought 749 of its […More]
Foreigners allowed to travel to the US without a visa could soon face new social media screening. Foreigners who are allowed to come to the United States without a visa could soon be required to submit information about their social media, email accounts and extensive family history to the Department of Homeland Security before being approved for travel. The notice […More]
Putin tells Maduro, “I’ve got your back”. Vladimir Putin has pledged his support for Nicolás Maduro in a phone call after the US seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. The Russian president “expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan people” during Thursday’s call with Mr Maduro, the Kremlin said. Mr Putin also “confirmed his support for the Maduro government’s […More]
The US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday December 10th, a move that raised oil prices and is likely to further inflame tensions between Washington and Caracas. “We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, large tanker, very large, largest one ever, actually, and other things are happening,” […More]
Over $130M in cash & gold seized, 3 arrested as SOCU disrupts major gold smuggling operation at Bartica. The Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) executed a joint intelligence led operation on Tuesday December 9th at different locations in Bartica, Region Seven, resulting in the seizure of over $32 million in cash and over $100 million in gold stemming from the […More]
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, marketed as FIFA World Cup 26, will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men’s soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries. […More]
US indicts Guyana’s opposition leader over alleged $50M Florida gold scheme. US prosecutors in Miami have secured a federal grand jury indictment against a Guyana lawmaker poised to be the country’s prime opposition leader and his business partner father for an alleged $50 million scheme involving international gold shipments. Nazar Mohamed, 72, and his son, Azruddin Mohamed, 38, face U.S. […More]
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