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[T&T Guardian @GuardianTT]

When Trinidad and Tobago became a republic on August 1, 1976, the country did more than replace a Governor-General with a President.

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https://t.co/LRVPe6c2P6

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[T&T Guardian @GuardianTT]

Less than a year after administering the oath of office to Trinidad and Tobago’s top judicial officer, Senate President Wade Mark will today stand alongside Chief Justice Ronnie Boodoosingh and former government minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan as recipients of the nation’s highest award, the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT).

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https://t.co/txztipxsh0

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Not surprised... What do you think @machelmontano and @KingBeenieMan was doing???? 🤷🏾‍♀️ 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[KJ @KarenJohnstone]

Wait!! What you mean the Caribbean has enough documented UFO sightings to earn us a place on the NUFORC (National UFO Reporting Center) global mapping project?! TT has 14 documented sightings, Barbados 8, Jamaica has 32!!!!!

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For the avoidance of doubt:

CARICOM is not divided. One leader is divisive.

#ForgetTheBots #1Caribbean

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'Display' was, is, and forever will be a TUNE!!

[In Yuh Rookcung Kertungcung @ahbaijabbabai]

Display by Fay Ann Lyons is probably one of the biggest Road March chunes this Century.

The fact tht some think It’s Carnival should’ve won back den aint realize tht song only got better as the years passed by.

I’ll stand on tht hill

[Darnell @Granted__]

Machel is actually the nations greatest athlete eh.
Olympic level greatness. What street in Pos they giving him?!

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Shame on TTT and everybody who had a hand in this! This is what Calypso is! Commentary! You don't have to like it or agree 🤷🏾‍♀️

[Kristoff Darian Samm @kristoffsamm]

Video evidence that the mic was muted. Censorship. Are we living in North Korea or Trinidad and Tobago?

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@Gishala Both! As long as it is not Cah-ri-BEAN 😪

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Willing or unwilling you are a participant in this system. Knowing HOW the system works is ESSENTIAL! Kudos to them! #getonyourSOAPBOX

[Pt. Cumana Sharon 🇹🇹 ❣ 🌱 @DragonSmolt]

@r0m0n3 Imagine a youing lady hadda quote the statutes to a Snr TTPS Officer.... you think he didn't know, he was hoping THEY didn't know and could intimidate them into dispersing

[CNC3TV @CNC3TV]

Newsday’s closure has been described as a tragedy that has prompted great worry that journalism in the region is under serious threat.
Several senior journalists and organisations shared that view following the news that the newspaper was permanently shutting down.

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https://t.co/0b8kyLvmWB

[T&T Guardian @GuardianTT]

Several special education instructors attached to the Ministry of Education have been out of work since August, despite being successfully reinterviewed for renewed three-year contracts last year.

For more…
https://t.co/GlXTaJ8lJb

[CNC3TV @CNC3TV]

Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) president Ainsley King says the National Junior Calypso Monarch is an institution that will not be harmed by its non-inclusion in the Ministry of Education’s Schools’ Carnival Events 2026 list.

For more…
https://t.co/cqghtSlzTW

[CVM Television @CVMTV]

In a special interview with CVM News on Thursday, Mr. Golding said silence was not an option, even if speaking out comes at a personal cost.

He argues that the stakes of the conflict are too high, not just for Venezuela, but for the wider Caribbean.

2/2

[T&T Newsday @Newsday_TT]

TEACHERS struggling with personal and workplace challenges are now being asked to fork out $450 per session for counselling as the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is no longer accessible.

https://t.co/2wyVMce8G7

[Magdalena's Unibrow 🇱🇨* @dredmonddantes]

This is a good question that requires nuance to dissect

One of the considerations should be the definition of "the average Trinbagonian"
Whose average?

The other consideration is voter turnout (which has generated ongoing debates since April)

Firstly, though... that map

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THA Election Watch:

[CaribbeanNewsNetwork @caribbeannewsuk]

#TOBAGO: There will be a bigger electorate and changes in two seats for the Tobago House of Assembly polls. The election date was announced on Monday by THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine.

[CaribbeanNewsNetwork @caribbeannewsuk]

#CURACAO: Prime Minister has Gilmar Pisas cancelled a planned visit to the Netherlands, citing the need to remain on the island amid escalating tensions between the United States and #Venezuela. The decision follows a similar move by Aruban Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes.

[Jeniece @jeniece_s]

lol the new taxes & fines to be introduced in Parliament today

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😲 Absolutely ridiculous!

[CaribbeanNewsNetwork @caribbeannewsuk]

#JAMAICA: The Home Office has since rejected the visa application, reportedly indicating that it has not been demonstrated that the child cannot be cared for by relatives in Jamaica.

[CCN TV6 @tv6tnt]

'THIS IS NO DRILL.' -STATE ONE ALERT LEVEL
A memo circulated to members yesterday stated that the TTDF has been moved to State One Alert Level—the highest level of operational readiness.
According to the order, all soldiers are to report to their bases by 6 p.m.