Alumni Spotlight: Breeding Climate-Resilient Cacao for Mars

Dr. Ashley DuVal, an alumna of UF/IFAS with a Ph.D. in Horticultural Sciences, has built a career devoted to ensuring that chocolate has a sustainable future. Now a Senior Scientist and cacao breeder with Mars Wrigley, Dr. DuVal leads research at...

Powering the future: Wind, green hydrogen could redefine Trinidad and Tobago

Business Newsday 3 Hrs Ago An offshore wind farm. Photo courtesy Energy Chamber - Craig Boodoo As TT navigates a shifting global energy landscape, a bold new strategy is emerging. Large-scale wind energy deployment, paired with green hydrogen and...

Black-eyed pea shows promise as local alternative crop in changing climate

The black-eyed pea enjoyed a national star turn thanks to a certain namesake pop band.“The band, yeah, that’s what people know,” said Srinivasa (Sri) Pinnamaneni. Now, thanks to the efforts of Pinnamaneni, who is a local Colorado State University...

Trinidad PM: ‘Dragon’ OFAC licence a win

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has described the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) licence for the Dragon gas project as a major “win” for Trinidad and Tobago. Attorney General John Jeremie announced...

Lovely fall weather is in store for the rest of the week

Tonight's Forecast: Showers and storms will be moving through the mountains, eastward into the I-25 corridor and adjacent plains tonight. Storms should clear the mountains by 10-11 pm, and they will move through the lower elevations between 9 pm...

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...

Trinidad Ministry of Sport invests TT$1.5 million to strengthen athletes and youth development

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs reaffirmed its commitment to national sporting excellence and youth empowerment on Wednesday, presenting over TT$1.5 million in financial support to athletes and organisations...

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...

The people and places that made Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss' breakout star QB living his dreams in the SEC

In the shadow of 60,000 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss needed just one more moment. Facing fourth-and-3 against No. 4 LSU, Ole Miss could settle for a field goal, but coach Lane Kiffin decided to put it in the...

NIS contributions to rise in Trinidad

-retirement age to go up gradually from 2028 (Trinidad Guardian) Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo announced a phased increase in National Insurance contributions to protect the fund from insolvency and preserve benefits for future generations....

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...

Trinidad and Tobago Chamber president: Associated Brands Colombia strengthening regional ties

News Mya Quamie An Hour Ago Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce president Sonji Pierre Chase TRINIDAD and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce president Sonji Pierre Chase has visited Associated Brands Colombia SAS, the home of...

EOC supports Jaipur Foot Centre in Trinidad and Tobago: Walking toward equality

Commentary Newsday 11 Hrs Ago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, centre, talks to beneficiaries of prosthetic limbs at a ceremony on October 3 at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann's. - Photo courtesy UNC THE ANNOUNCEMENT by Prime Minister Kamla...

Tobago Carnival 2025: mud, mas and music

Tobago is gearing up for what promises to be its most spectacular Carnival season yet. With just days to go before the vibrant October festivities erupt across the island, the message from the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) is clear: Tobago...

Trinidad and Tobago, Korea explore new investment opportunities

News Newsday Reporter 53 Minutes Ago Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Sean Sobers, left, and Korean Ambassador Seijoong Kwoon, cut a cake at the Korean National Day reception, to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relations, at the Hyatt...

Trinidad and Tobago can cash in on Net-zero framework

Business Ken Chee Hing 5 Hrs Ago The Seymour Sun, a methanol-powered vessel operated by Waterfront Shipping and owned by NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd, is the first ship in the region to be methanol fueled via ship-to-ship bunkering. - Photo...

TRINIDAD-WEATHER-Tornado destroys homes in west Trinidad

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...

Goatober fires up in Trinidad and Tobago

Features Janelle De Souza 2 Hrs Ago GoatoberTT founder Franka Philip, centre, with the "dream team" of chefs, from left, Nina Compton, Brigette Joseph and Debra Sardinha. Photo courtesy Franka Philip. - FOR the first time since 2019, Goatober, the...

Tobago teen crowned Caribbean regional Junior Minister of Tourism

Sixteen-year-old Jolé St. John, Tobago’s Junior Secretary of Tourism, has been crowned winner of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) 21st Regional Tourism Youth Congress, held Thursday at the Hilton Barbados Resort. - Advertisement - Part...