Trinidad and Tobago Guardian

3 weeks ago | guardian.co.tt | Anthony Wilson

The cost of funding seven of the main promises/commitments made by Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the political leader of the opposition United National Congress (UNC), during the 2025 general election campaign could be more than $18 billion in additional expenditure or revenue foregone, according to Business Guardian calculations, based on publicly available information and verified by senior economists, who insisted on anonymity because of their sensitive positions.

4 weeks ago | guardian.co.tt | Anthony Wilson

The US Government’s proposal to impose huge fees on Chinese-built or Chinese-flagged vessels docking at US ports could increase the cost of freight to the Caribbean by between 50 and 60 per cent, which could result in higher prices on imported goods of 15 to 20 per cent. That is the analysis of the CEO and technical director of the Caricom Private Sector Organisation (CPSO), Dr Patrick Antoine, who also argues that T&T’s energy exports could be “hit hard,” if the US fees are fully implemented.

1 month ago | guardian.co.tt | Derek Achong

Senior [email protected] Senior Counsel Israel Khan has called on Chief Justice Ivor Archie to resign after his legal defeat in a final appeal over former chief magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar’s short-lived judicial appointment. Dressed in his usual courtroom attire, Khan traded his briefcase for a handwritten placard yesterday morning as he stood defiantly on the steps of the Hall of Justice in Port-of-Spain, which is located across the road from his chambers.

1 month ago | guardian.co.tt | Anthony Wilson

In my view, the fact that one of the first official decisions made by Prime Minister Stuart Young was to select new Ministers of Finance and National Security is both an indication of the importance of those ministries and of the need for change in the management of the economy and of the crime situation.

1 month ago | guardian.co.tt | Derek Achong

Senior [email protected] strong bilateral relationship with the United States has been touted as the main reason why this country was not among five regional countries that may be affected by purported US travel restrictions. The travel restrictions, allegedly proposed by US diplomatic and security officials, were revealed in a New York Times investigative report.