PM’s 9/11 message pledges fight against terrorism
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has reaffirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s commitment to confronting terrorism in all its forms in her 9/11 message marking the 24th anniversary of the attacks in the United States. In her message, Persad-Bissessar remembered the nearly 3,000 victims of the attacks, including fourteen Trinbagonians who went to work at the World Trade […]
Ameen: A “hefty number” of URP workers fired
Rural Development and Local Government Minister, Khadijah Ameen has confirmed that a “hefty number” of Unemployment Relief Programme (URP) workers from its 12 regional offices have been terminated today. Guardian Media understands the affected workers received their letters of termination this morning. Speaking with Guardian Media Ameen said this is part of an effort to […]
Jamaican football legend Allan “Skill” Cole passes away at 74
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has lost one of its most iconic sporting sons with the passing of football maestro Allan “Skill” Cole. The legendary striker, whose name became synonymous with breathtaking talent, died on Tuesday at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston following an illness. He was 74. Cole’s career was the […]
Falcons all-rounder Justin Greaves ruled out of CPL 2025
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA – The Antigua and Barbuda Falcons’ campaign has been dealt a significant blow with the announcement that all-rounder Justin Greaves has been ruled out of the remainder of the 2025 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) due to injury. The loss of Greaves, a pivotal figure with both bat and ball, comes at […]
NATO scrambles jets to shoot down Russian drones in Poland, raising fears of war spillover
WHY THIS MATTERS: Polish airspace has been violated several times since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but there has been nothing on the scale of Wednesday’s violations in Poland or in any other NATO country. Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as an deliberate provocation, causing NATO […]