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Updated 24 Oct 2026
Goodwood’s new police post closed a day after its 13 October opening. Tobago Chief Secretary Farley Augustine says contractors expect to begin remedial work in the week of 26 October; no repair completion or reopening date is confirmed.
Published 24 Oct 2026
Trinidad and Tobago lost 2–1 to Gibraltar in its final classification match on Friday 30 October, the Gibraltar Chronicle reports. The result follows Thursday’s win over Liberia. The exact final placing remains unconfirmed against FIFA’s official ranking.
Published 24 Oct 2026
The Housing Ministry has outlined a TT$731.74 million HDC allocation alongside repayments on four earlier housing loans. Salary support, repairs and debt service are distinct commitments; the public still needs a reconciled account of what will deliver new homes.
Published 24 Oct 2026
Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo says the THA is seeking temporary accommodation while its legislative buildings are upgraded. He separately explained a proposed TT$188.4 million increase in general administration for salary arrears and current staff.
Published 24 Oct 2026
After a series of SWRHA board resignations, the national nursing association has asked the Health Minister for an independent investigation and clear interim oversight. The reported reasons for leaving differ, and allegations concerning the chief executive remain unproved.
Published 24 Oct 2026
Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo acknowledged an error in the Tobago Regional Health Authority's 2027 allocation. He promises enough funding through the mid-year review; the route and timing still need a public explanation.
Published 24 Oct 2026
After the 27 October Trinidad–Sucre roundtable, the TTMA said it plans a trade delegation to Venezuela in August 2027. The meeting also discussed market access and investment possibilities. The August trip is a plan, not a completed agreement or operating maritime route.
Published 24 Oct 2026
Housing Minister David Lee confirmed the East Port-of-Spain Development Company had no board. The Companies Act requires at least two directors; the reported facts point to an apparent breach of that minimum, although current director filings were not available for this review.
Published 24 Oct 2026
Nicole Moses-Beckles won the Tobago Carnival lead-up competition with a traditional-mas portrayal inspired by a Charlotteville character. The result puts costume-making and older mas forms in focus before the main 30 October–1 November festivities.
Published 24 Oct 2026
Commissioner Allister Guevarro is with a US Embassy-sponsored delegation in Orlando while Junior Benjamin acts as police commissioner. The organiser lists the conference for 24–27 October; the police statement describes the delegation period as 23–28 October.
Published 24 Oct 2026
Family and fellow calypsonians remembered Brother Valentino at his funeral at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on 29 October. UTT says it will confer an honorary Doctor of Letters posthumously on 17 November. Its statement dates his death to 21 October; our earlier unqualified 22 October date has been corrected.
Published 24 Oct 2026
Relatives of Andell Lee challenge the police account of his fatal shooting in St Barbs and seek an independent investigation. The competing accounts remain unverified.
Published 24 Oct 2026
A High Court judge ordered the Police Promotion Advisory Board to recalculate six officers’ examination scores under the 2007 criteria within 60 days. The ruling does not itself promote them.
Published 24 Oct 2026
A Tobago tourism support line falls from TT$5 million to TT$1 million in the proposed 2027 budget. Two tourism and festival bodies also receive lower allocations, while the finance minister says earlier spending included one-off costs.
Published 24 Oct 2026
PAHO has urged stronger mosquito surveillance and health-service readiness as dengue and chikungunya activity rises in parts of the Americas. The regional figures do not describe Trinidad and Tobago’s current case count.
Published 24 Oct 2026
The Pierre Road Ramleela Committee plans to end its free Charlieville celebration on 25 October by burning three Ravana effigies, including one reported to stand 85 feet tall.
Published 24 Oct 2026
Appeal judges urged the State and families of women and children in Syria’s Al-Hol camp to keep talking while the court considers a repatriation case. No appeal judgment or return plan was announced.
Published 24 Oct 2026
Police shot and killed Mikael Isaiah Lewis in Ste Madeleine on 23 October. The available account comes from a TTPS release reported by the Guardian; key details of the encounter have not been independently established.
Published 24 Oct 2026
UNC councillor Vanessa Kussie says two men robbed her outside her Roystonia home on Thursday night and then took a neighbour’s belongings at gunpoint. Police responded, she says; no arrests were reported.
Published 24 Oct 2026
National Days and Festivals funding is proposed at TT$4 million for 2027, up from TT$3.79 million in revised 2026 estimates. Other cultural and community lines rise, while Export Centres funding falls.
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Former T&T captain Dr Bridget Adams was re-elected president of Netball Americas, according to a Ministry of Sport summary of Express reporting.
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Kieron Pollard's message to young players is that skill alone will not carry a cricket career, according to a Ministry summary of Express reporting.
Updated 23 Oct 2026
A Ministry summary says Quinn Cabralis scored six points from ten games at the 2026 Chess Olympiad. Tournament records corroborate his total and identify his opponents, providing a better basis for assessing the performance.
Updated 23 Oct 2026
A Ministry media summary reports a 43-member T&T delegation for Bermuda. The official event page now gives a contingency race schedule, with aquathlon on 23 October and triathlon and relays on 24 October.
Published 23 Oct 2026
The National Trust says it has repeatedly sought access to Whitehall since its last visit in 2022, Guardian Media reports. The account adds the heritage body’s perspective to the debate over office use and preservation, without establishing a current engineering assessment.
Published 23 Oct 2026
Trinidad and Tobago beat Canada 61–32 on 23 October to make it four wins from four at the Americas qualifier. World Netball confirms the score; the two World Cup invitations still depend on the remaining fixtures.
Published 23 Oct 2026
Goodwood’s new police post closed a day after its 13 October opening. Tobago Chief Secretary Farley Augustine says contractors expect to begin remedial work in the week of 26 October; no repair completion or reopening date is confirmed.
Published 23 Oct 2026
The Chief Justice hopes criminal cases can eventually finish within two to three years. Earlier 2026 reform steps show work is underway; the public still needs a baseline to judge whether waits are falling.
Published 23 Oct 2026
An Ask Ah Trini discussion raised questions about job terms, archery and everyday purchases. We checked the archery lead against the national federation, but the thread’s individual answers remain unverified.
Published 23 Oct 2026
Seven months after a jet ski killed seven-year-old Angelica Jogie in a Pigeon Point bathing area, Tobago officials report that another set of safety barriers has been damaged. The question is how separation of swimmers and watercraft will be maintained.
Published 23 Oct 2026
Police say eight men were arrested after a woman was attacked and robbed outside a Maraval business. Arrests are not charges or convictions.
Published 22 Oct 2026
Blue Waters increased support for Divali Nagar after several state-linked sponsors withdrew. The Prime Minister criticised the sponsorship, and an NCIC board member later resigned amid a dispute over claims about state funding. The 2026 grant amount and complete sponsor ledger remain unpublished.
Published 21 Oct 2026
Former T&T captain Dr Bridget Adams was re-elected president of Netball Americas, according to a Ministry of Sport summary of Express reporting.
Published 21 Oct 2026
Kieron Pollard's message to young players is that skill alone will not carry a cricket career, according to a Ministry summary of Express reporting.
Published 21 Oct 2026
A Ministry summary says Quinn Cabralis scored six points from ten games at the 2026 Chess Olympiad. Tournament records corroborate his total and identify his opponents, providing a better basis for assessing the performance.
Published 21 Oct 2026
A Ministry media summary reports a 43-member T&T delegation for Bermuda. The official event page now gives a contingency race schedule, with aquathlon on 23 October and triathlon and relays on 24 October.