by Natalie Moodey | Oct 20, 2025 | Caribbean news
Trinidad and Tobago’s new administration has tabled a national budget totaling US$8.81bn for fiscal 2025/26, underpinned by oil at US$73.25 a barrel and natural gas at US$4.35 per mmbtu. Presenting his maiden package, Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo told...
by Natalie Moodey | Sep 10, 2025 | Caribbean news
Government confident of removal from EU blacklist. Trinidad and Tobago is on track to be removed from the EU tax blacklist by February 2026, Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo confirmed. The EU has recognised progress on transparency, automatic exchange of...
by Natalie Moodey | Aug 4, 2025 | Caribbean news
Trinidad and Togabo Enacts new State of Emergency Prime Minister Kamla Persad‑Bissessar has declared a nationwide State of Emergency (SoE), marking the second such decalaration in under a year since last December’s emergency lapsed in mid‑April. The move comes after...
by Natalie Moodey | Jun 16, 2025 | Caribbean news
Trinidad’s Republic Bank launches US$82mn Cayman National takeover bid. Trinidad and Tobago’s Republic Financial Holdings has launched an US$82mn bid to acquire full ownership of Cayman National Bank, to purchase the remaining 10.59mn shares at US$7.75 each....
by Natalie Moodey | Mar 13, 2025 | Caribbean news
LOSE your Cuban medics or lose your visas, was the US Government’s threat to people who liaise with the Cuban medical system such as public officials of Trinidad and Tobago. A recent remark by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised fears of the sudden...
