VI youth to rep British Caribbean Territories @ World Meteorological Congress in Geneva

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago- The Caribbean Meteorological Organisation (CMO) is "proudly" celebrating Ms Nardia Magloire of the Virgin Islands (VI), as the first Youth Focal Point for the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Regional...

Will this season ever make sense? These 32 games could help start the process

In recent years, Week 9 of the college football season has been good at shutting down fun upstart stories -- or at least severely wounding them. Think of unranked Wisconsin pummeling No. 9 Iowa, Mississippi State upsetting No. 12 Kentucky and...

FTSE 100 Live: Market in a holding pattern; Kingfisher upgraded

FTSE 100 falls 3 points to 9,576 Kingfisher upgraded NatWest rises after lifting guidance Retail sales climb 0.9% in Q3 11.30am: You can do it, if you B&Q it RBC Capital has dusted off its toolkit for Kingfisher, upgrading the B&Q and Screwfix...

One from 15 leaves nought

145 When Dr Eric Williams, the first prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, pronounced in 1962 that “one from ten leaves nought” to mark his nation’s withdrawal from the West Indies Federation, he gave voice to an era-defining fracture — an...

Transforming agriculture

WITH Trinidad and Tobago’s food import bill now reaching an estimated $7.2 billion, the new administration faces one of its most pressing economic challenges: reducing the country’s reliance on imported food amid a tightening foreign exchange...

BYD confirms ATL Automotive as executive dealer

BYD Jamaica recently launched the all-electric BYD Sealion 7 at the island’s first-ever BYD Club EV event. Jamaican consumers are being urged to protect their investment by purchasing exclusively through the ATL Automotive Group. The company is...

Mountain showers linger on Friday ahead of a gorgeous weekend

Today’s Forecast: Our well advertised late week storm will continue to spin off to our west this morning before dropping south into New Mexico this afternoon. With the center of the storm over the mountains, that's where we'll see most of the...

NNPCL Hails Tinubu On Ekperikpo, Mshelbila’s Emergence As Chairman, Secretary General Of GECF

NNPC Ltd has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his role in the emergence of Nigeria’s candidate Dr. Philip Mshelbila, Managing Director of Nigeria LNG Ltd as the new Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). It...

Peter Doig House of Music Serpentine South – Sue Hubbard

Peter Doig is one of those painters loved by the public and the cognoscenti alike. His vivid palette and the magic realism of paintings like White Canoe 1991 have brought him to a wide and varied audience, and his work fetches some of the highest...

Philip Mshelbila emerge as secretary general of Gas Exporting Countries Forum

Philip Mshelbila has emerged as the Secretary-General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) after an election at the just concluded 27th GECF Ministerial Meeting held in Doha, Qatar. Alongside him, Ekperikpe Ekpo, Nigeria’s minister of...

Breaking walls and building bridges for the Caribbean’s future

In this mo­ment of glob­al un­cer­tain­ty and re­gion­al un­ease, the Caribbean again stands at a cross­roads. The world’s at­ten­tion has turned to­ward our basin, a space once de­fined by shared strug­gle and hope, now caught in the un­der­tow...

FTSE 100 Live: Market in a holding pattern; LSEG tops the risers...

FTSE 100 falls 5 points to 9,573.64 Kingfisher upgraded NatWest rises after lifting guidance Retail sales climb 0.9% in Q3 12.25pm: LSEG back in fashion London Stock Exchange spent a second day at the top of the FTSE 100 leaderboard with brokers...

MoRDLG Reports Minimal Impact From The Passing Of Tropical Wave

The Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government (MoRDLG) has advised that weather conditions across most areas have improved as a tropical wave continues to move away from Trinidad and Tobago. The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service...

Qatar and US warn EU law may threaten energy security in Doha talks

Energy security and regulatory risk were front and centre as the 27th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) convened this week in Doha, bringing together ministers, officials and experts from the world's leading...

CPA strengthens drive to boost poultry and egg production across CARICOM

– regional poultry sector records steady growth, new investments, and regional recognition THE Caribbean Poultry Association (CPA) is ramping up its efforts to expand and diversify the region’s poultry industry, reaffirming its commitment to food...

Nutrien to halt Pt Lisas operations

Global nitrogen producer Nutrien Ltd is shutting down its Trinidad nitrogen operations at Point Lisas, effective tomorrow, amid a dispute with the National Energy Corporation (NEC) over $190 million (US$28 million) in alleged retroactive port fees...

Lifestyle briefs | Birding opportunities abound

Tour the marsh The Redwood Region Audubon Society will present a free guided field trip at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Bring binoculars and meet trip leader Gary Friedrichsen at the end of South I...

No. 8 Ole Miss at No. 13 Oklahoma prediction: Updated odds, expert picks, team and player news, trends, stats

It’s a classic matchup of a dynamic offense against a stout defense Saturday in Norman, OK when the No. 8 Rebels of Ole Miss (6-1, 3-1) take on the No. 13 Sooners (6-1, 2-1). This game brings with it major ramifications for not just the SEC but...

Minimal impact reported from tropical wave

The Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government (MoRDLG) reported minimal impact from the tropical wave that passed over Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday. The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS) has since discontinued the Adverse...

Nutrien shutdown puts 1,600 jobs at risk

News Ryan Hamilton-Davis An Hour Ago Aerial view of the Point Lisas Industrial Estate, Pt Lisas, Couva. - More than 1,600 people may be at risk of losing their jobs in the wake of a controlled shutdown of Nutrien Trinidad, one of the leading...