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CXC pushes responsible and ethical use of AI in education assessment
GEORGETOWN: The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) continued its regional engagement series in Guyana between October 8-11, meeting with over 300 educators, students, employers and other stakeholders to discuss the implementation of CXC...

Trinidad: Brothers among six slain in less than 24 hours
(Trinidad Express) Two brothers were shot and killed, and their cousin remains hospitalised in critical condition following a shooting incident in Mt Hope on Tuesday afternoon. This was the fourth incident in less than 24 hours which saw six...

Tap into Tobago’s tourism potential
A POWERFUL vision for Trinidad and Tobago’s future should embrace our rich cultural diversity, natural beauty, and untapped tourism potential. Attracting world-class hotel chains like Sandals is essential; they recognise our country’s unique...

Tancoo’s call to Trinidad and Tobago diaspora – Come back home to build up TT
News Janelle De Souza 29 Minutes Ago LIGHTING THE WAY: Ishana Ramjit, of the Shiva Ghana Organisation, lights a deya before her Divali Nagar opening night performance in Chaguanas on October 11. Photo by Angelo Marcelle Finance Minister...

Merritone Music celebrates 75 years
Monique Blake is feeling especially grateful to carry on the Merritone Music legacy. The sound system and music movement marks its 75th anniversary this month with a line-up of activities and the global commemoration of World Merri Music Day on...

Dominican Republic’s Melsey Pérez dominates Under 23 Women’s Road Race at Caribbean Cycling Championships
Views: 4 Views: 5 Posted: Sunday, October 12, 2025. 1:32 pm CST. Dominican Republic’s Melsey Pérez -center- won the Caribbean U23 Women’s Road Championship on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Photo Credit: Cycling Federation of Belize By Rubén Morales...

Women’s sport at the forefront: Olympic Committee executive begins new term
Sports Jelani Beckles 3 Hrs Ago TTOC athlete’s commission chair, Kwanieze John, Executive member, Dr Terry Ali, Trustee, Curtis Nero, honorary assistant secretary general, Reyah Richardson, executive member Shawn Pouchet, executive member Ephraim...

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...

Sabrina Mowlah-Baksh: A life of activism
Features Janelle De Souza 3 Hrs Ago Medal for the Development of Women (Silver) 2025 awardee Sabrina Mowlah-Baksh. Photo courtesy Sabrina Mowlah-Baksh. WHEN the Community Development Fund department of the Ministry of Community Development closed...

Tobago Hospitality and Tourism Institute gives thanks for 28 years of service
Features Newsday 2 Hrs Ago Alana Holder-Findley, acting CEO of the Tobago Hospitality and Tourism Institute delivers welcome remarks at the institute’s 28th anniversary thanksgiving service. - Prayers, music and words of thanksgiving filled the...

Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela Share a Tightening, Perilous Strait
Across a narrow sea, desperation and deterrence collide daily as patrols intensify, smugglers reroute, and Warao families gamble everything for survival. The strait between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela exposes a regional failure that needs...

Trinidad Prime Minister expands portfolio in Cabinet reshuffle
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has taken on additional responsibilities following a reshuffling of ministerial portfolios, which also saw the renaming of two ministries. The adjustments were made by the President on the...
Hilton Trinidad brings Oktoberfest flair to Restaurant Week 2025
Brent Pinheiro brent.pinheiro@guardian.co.tt Throughout the recently concluded T&T Restaurant Week (TTRW) 2025, restaurants across the country opened their doors to food lovers in search of their next “foodgasm”—all at a discounted...

Pipiol Circular residents demand quiet nights
Residents of Pipiol Circular, Santa Cruz, continue to endure loud music every Saturday and Sunday night, often until 2 a.m. Despite repeated complaints to the Santa Cruz Police Station, no action has been taken. This ongoing noise nuisance has...

Naysayers, see the silver lining
THERE are both critics and optimists of the 2025-2026 budget as presented by the Minister of Finance. Unfortunately, none is a predictor of the future; but it is far better to look at it in a positive rather than a negative way. Sadly, the...

Trinidad PM adjusts Cabinet portfolios
(Trinidad Guardian) Changes in ministers’ responsibilities have been made to most of the Cabinet, with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar now handling certain public assistance programmes, Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander overseeing...

SPEECH: Cuba, Nicaragua, Grenada Together We Shall Win, Maurice Bishop, 1980
“Long live the Grenadian revolution! Long live the militant unity and solidarity of workers internationally!” On October 25, 1983, the United States invaded Grenada, a tiny island republic in the eastern Caribbean, approximately 21 miles long...

Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival celebrates outstanding Caribbean films
Features Newsday 36 Minutes Ago Winners in the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival take a group photo. From left to right are: Neigeme Glasgow, co-producer of Kanaval, the Best Feature-Length Fiction Film; Elspeth Duncan, director of Charlotteville...

Former central bank governor urges easing of foreign exchange restrictions for cultural workers
62 By Emmanuel Joseph Former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr Delisle Worrell, has called on the government to make foreign currency freely available to cultural practitioners, arguing that such a policy would be the single most...

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...