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01/08/2026

DailynewsonlineTT wishes its followers, friends and fellow Trinbagonians a happy and prosperous Emancipation Day. Take this day to remember our similar struggles, trials and triumphs as we build this great nation.
Thank you Trinidad and Tobago, we love you all.

01/08/2026

PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS OUT AGAINST DIVISIVENESS AT EMANCIPATION CELEBRATIONS
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar called for citizens of TT to choose unity at her address during the office of the Prime Minister (OPM)’s African Emancipation Day Celebrations at the Diplomatic Centre on July 30.
Noting recent racist comments directed at her, the Prime Minister said people have marred TT’s rich history by using race to divide.
“Too often, disagreement has descended into disrespect, political differences into personal hostility and race has been invoked, not to deepen understanding but to sow division.
“What saddened me was something far deeper,” she said. “Sometimes we forget our humanity and get caught up in the language of division. No nation can ever survive in that regard.
“What remains important, men, women and children of this great land, is that together we aspire, together we achieve.”
Persad-Bissessar said Emancipation was the beginning of the story of modern Trinidad and Tobago, noting that with the freedom of Africans and the abolition of slavery came the opportunities for people all over the world to make TT the land it is today.
“Our journeys began differently but our destiny became one. That is the enduring legacy of Emancipation – a nation born from the triumph of the enslaved African men and women, enriched by every community that followed and strengthened by the enduring truth that our diversity is not our division, but our greatest strength.”

Minister of Energy Roodal Moonilal and minister in the Ministry of Energy Ernesto Kesar held discussions with a delegati...
30/07/2026

Minister of Energy Roodal Moonilal and minister in the Ministry of Energy Ernesto Kesar held discussions with a delegation from the United States Embassy in Port of Spain on July 27, a media release from the chamber said.
The release said the meeting took place at the Energy Ministry’s office in Tower D and included the two ministers and Charge d’ Affaires Phillip Kern.
Moonlilal and Kern reaffirmed the bilateral relationship between the two countries and promised further collaboration and dialogue. The Minister highlighted the government’s focus on revitalising TT energy and once again noted that TT’s energy sector is open for business and open for responsible investment to boost oil and natural gas production, improve productivity, enhance oil recovery, support investment in the restart of the Pointe-a-Pierre refinery and expand downstream development.

30/07/2026

CAPTAIN CHARGED AFTER DEADLY GUYANA FERRY INCIDENT

The Captain of the MV Barima, a crew member and a transport official have been jointly charged with 72 murders after the vessel capsized and sank on July 18, leaving 72 people dead and more than 30 people missing.
Captain Kevin Price, 40, chief mate Rondell Dwayne Roberts, 42 and loading superintendent from the Transport and Harbours Department Delon Granderson appeared before Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. They were not required to plead and were remanded in prison until August 3.
The captain was caught on camera crying and pleading his case as he entered the courthouse. He claimed that the 87-year-old vessel had several issues.
However, in the hearing, prosecutors said the men were liable for the deaths of the passengers as they willingly overloaded the vessel.
On July 18, the MV Barma left Georgetown for Port Kaituma, but began taking on water and capsized off the Essiquibo coast.
More than 65 people including 15 children have been rescued by the Coast Guard. The manifest recorded 133 people on the vessel, but authorities believe three may have been as many as 179 people on board.

Attorney General John Jeremie clarified what he called "misrepresentations" of facts surrounding the detention and relea...
30/07/2026

Attorney General John Jeremie clarified what he called "misrepresentations" of facts surrounding the detention and release of Dominic Hadeed and Genevieve Hadeed in a media release on July 29.
He said contrary to media reports, the Privy Council did not deny the state’s appeal to expedite the Hadeed’s case, but carded it for October in light of a recess of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council from July 31 to September 30.
He warned that misrepresentation of the details and facts established in a court hearing is tantamount to contempt of court.
Jeremie said on July 17, the state appealed the decision of the first court of appeal through the Committee of the Privy Council. A second constitution of the Court of Appeal imposed a stay of the decision of the judge which meant that the Hadeeds would remain in prison while the appeal was made.
The state sought to expedite the hearing in accordance with the Court of Appeal’s order but Hadeed’s Attorneys led by Faris Al-Rawi SC, sought an urgent hearing on the stay so the Hadeeds could be released from prison in light of the recess.
On July 23, Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander revoked the Preventative Detention Order (PDO) that was used to incarcerate the Haddeeds. Another relative, Star Sabga, who was held under a similar PDO was later released from prison and put under house arrest.

A police constable was killed in an attempted robbery in Caroni on July 28. Police have identified the officer as PC Rom...
30/07/2026

A police constable was killed in an attempted robbery in Caroni on July 28. Police have identified the officer as PC Romell Douglas, from the Four Roads Police CID.
A media release on July 29 said Douglas was in his car on the corner of Hydraulic Trace, Caroni South Bank Road, Kelly Village, Caroni at around 11.05 when a white Nissan Tiida pulled alongside him occupied .
The men allegedly attempted to rob the officer, during which a shootout occurred. Douglas was shot dead and his licensed firearm was stolen.
Police added that a 19-year-old male suspect believed to be involved in the shooting was taken to the Arima General Hospital with gunshot wounds. He died as a result of the wounds.
Police are now searching for two other men believed to be involved in the incident.

Iran has rejected a proposal from Oman, the country that sits opposite Iran at the entrance of the persian gulf where th...
29/07/2026

Iran has rejected a proposal from Oman, the country that sits opposite Iran at the entrance of the persian gulf where the Strait of Hormuz is situated, to share control of the lanes into the Strait of Hormuz.
A Reuters report said Tehran demands that it control most of the critical oil and LNG chokepoint as conflict between Iran, the United States (US) and Israel continues into its fifth month.
A Reuters report said Oman proposed to evenly divide the lanes and ask a voluntary fee from ships to fund navigation, environmental protection and rescue operations, similar to a system put in place in the Strait of Malacca in Asia. However Iran dismissed the offer as “unrealistic” and said dividing the strait will not be in the country’s interest.
The rejection of the offer comes as the US continues heavy military strikes against Iran and Iran continues its own military strikes. The five-month conflict has skyrocketed oil prices as the Strait of Hormuz is a chokepoint for the transport of more than 20 per cent of the world’s oil and natural gas.
Oilprice.com has recorded WTI crude oil at $84 a barrel while Brent Crude was marked at $89 a barrel
On July 29 Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed they struck three oil tankers in the strait after they ignored warnings and used what was described by Tehran as an “unsafe and illegal route.”

An 82-year-old woman died in a fire on Allick Terrace, Bagatelle on July 26. The dead woman has been identified as Khair...
29/07/2026

An 82-year-old woman died in a fire on Allick Terrace, Bagatelle on July 26.
The dead woman has been identified as Khairun Hosein of Allick Terrace, Bagatelle.
Police said at about 3.45 pm a relative was at the two-storey, five-bedroom concrete house when she noticed the smell of smoke. When she stepped outside, she noticed the second floor of the house was on fire.
She raised an alarm and fire and emergency services were called. Neighbours formed a bucket brigade to douse the flames. When the fire service arrived, the made further checks and found Hosein’s body. She was burned beyond recognition.

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