How Christopher Columbus’s Brutal Enslavement of Indigenous Caribbeans Set the Tone For the “New” World

The decades of exploration in the Caribbean and Spanish encounters with indigenous peoples, and the use of enslaved labor in mining, would lead to the cultivation of critical crops—namely, sugar—that would soon come to be developed using enslaved...

Azim Bassarath set for sixth straight term as TTCB President

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Azim Bassarath is poised to extend his remarkable reign over Trinidad and Tobago cricket, set to be re-elected president of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) for a record sixth consecutive term. - Advertisement...

Energy services and contractors’ contribution to T&T’s GDP

Over the past few weeks, we have high­light­ed the en­er­gy sec­tor’s con­tri­bu­tion to the econ­o­my of T&T. A vi­tal area of this sec­tor is the en­er­gy ser­vices sub­sec­tor, which con­sists of the many lo­cal and for­eign con­trac­tors that...

Unlocking the next generation economy

Business Newsday 2 Hrs Ago Andy Berahazar, chairman of Creative Arts, left; Colin Ramsey, partner Global Compliance and Reporting (GCR), Ernest and Young; Cheryl Bowles, founder of Cher-Mere; Sonji Pierre-Chase, president of TT Chamber; and Joe...

Christie: Mount Pleasant ready for semi-finals

SPORTING DIRECTOR of Mount Pleasant Academy Paul Christie says no effort will be spared to grab a first-leg victory when they face Defence Force FC of Trinidad and Tobago in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup semi-finals on Wednesday. The game, which will...

‘Ramil’ exiting PAR; Signal No. 1 still up in some areas

MANILA, Philippines – The state-run weather bureau said early Monday that Tropical Storm Ramil is exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) after dumping heavy rains, and lashing some areas with strong winds particularly, the Bicol...

Hundreds of jobs on the line: Nutrien threatens shutdown over retroactive port fees

KEVON FELMINE Se­nior Re­porter kevon.felmine@guardian.co.tt Cana­di­an fer­tilis­er gi­ant Nu­trien has re­ject­ed claims by the Na­tion­al En­er­gy Cor­po­ra­tion (NEC) that it owes sev­er­al mil­lion dol­lars in retroac­tive port fees,...

Charting a new course?

Two events took place last week that were im­por­tant to Trinidad and To­ba­go’s fu­ture. The first was the 2026 Bud­get speech, and the sec­ond was the con­tin­ued mil­i­tary ag­gres­sion by the Unit­ed States to­wards Venezuela. Link­ing these...

Tim Peters for city council

T’Naus Nieto The Chronicle-News Tim Peters is running for City Council and hopes to see changes and adjustments to municipal leadership, particularly in the conditions of public spaces and less favorable business fees and codes. He’s a 40-year...

The Bahamas finishes fourth at CGA Four-Ball Championships

The Bahamas Team delivered a strong and spirited performance at the Caribbean Golf Association’s (CGA) Four-Ball Tournament at the Cinnamon Hill Golf Course in Montego Bay, Jamaica, over the National Heroes Day holiday weekend, overcoming...

Celebrating the first student cohort in the Entrepreneurial NVQ programme

3 Maintaining a schools’ programme by training scores of fifth formers annually, something that the Small Business Association (SBA) has done since 2009, is no small feat. Cognisant that marketing and innovation are key functions of business, the...

AFD Investigators Narrow Cause of Fatal Manila Fire

[All photos by Mark McKenna] Arcata Fire District (AFD) investigators have narrowed the cause of last Friday’s fatal fire in Manila to a specific area of the home, determining that the source likely involved the electrical wiring or a space heater...

Bryan Norcross: Increasing odds of tropical development in Caribbean this week

FOX Weather is your Hurricane HQ. (FOX Weather) Updated at 9:45 a.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025 The National Hurricane Center has bumped up the odds that at least a tropical depression will form in the Caribbean this week. They now have chances...

CWI scales down Super50

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced a restructured format for the 2025 CG United Super50 Cup, the marquee 50-over regional tournament set to take place in Trinidad from Wednesday November 19 to Saturday November 29. During CWI’s recently held...

Recruitment drive gives hope for young people

News Rishard Khan 49 Minutes Ago Hopeful applicants submit forms to the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation booth at the National Recruitment Drive at the Cycling Velodrome, Couva, on October 21. - Photo by Rishard Khan TENS of thousands have...

Rain and snow showers move through Colorado on Thursday and Friday

Tonight's Forecast: It will be partly to mostly cloudy overnight. Temperatures will be near average, and wind will generally be light. Colorado Springs forecast: Low: 35; High: 65; Thursday will be partly cloudy with seasonable temperatures....

Trump to repatriate two survivors of strike on alleged ‘drugs sub’ destroyed in Caribbean

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Young players stake claim

Trinidad and Tobago Red Force captain Joshua Da Silva is encouraged by the performances of several young players who he said are staking their claim for national selection with their performances in the ongoing Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board...

TT Chamber deepens engagement at post-budget meeting

In this edition of the TT Chamber’s business column, we feature the opening remarks of president Sonji Pierre-Chase, delivered at the Annual Post-Budget Meeting held on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at the Le Rêve Conference Centre, C3 Centre, San...

Imbert’s unfair budget analysis

The article “Misleading figures, unfair taxes”, published in yesterday’s Express and written by former minister of finance Colm Imbert, offers a critical view of the newly elected UNC-led Government’s 2026 national budget. In his commentary, Mr...