In the aftermath of the tragedy, Trinidad's then-Energy Minister Stuart Young launched an official enquiry, led by one of the UK's top international criminal barristers, Jerome Lynch KC.

18 days ago

Unity Cup final offers identity and bragging rights to London’s diaspora | Xaymaca Awoyungbo

found 2025 › May › 30 (Fri) @ 12:05 UTC

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Nigeria face Jamaica in the final of a tournament that brings communities together in a party atmosphere

Where are you from? This simple question can be a minefield for anyone with a hyphenated identi…

19 days ago

PIPELINE: The Coast Guard arrived with their guns and told us not to go inside - new Mail podcast explores how oil company blocked attempts to rescue men trapped inside underwater pipe

found 2025 › May › 29 (Thu) @ 19:30 UTC

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In February 2022, five divers were sucked into a 30-inch pipe they were repairing off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago.

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found 2025 › May › 09 (Fri) @ 09:45 UTC

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The Middle Easterners come Stateside this summer for a regional tournament appearance enabled by sportswashing

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49 days ago

Former PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar wins election in Trinidad and Tobago

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 05:45 UTC

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Persad-Bissesar, 73, who was prime minister from 2010-2015, remains the only woman to ever have led the twin-island Caribbean nation

Voters in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) have ousted the ruling People’s…

50 days ago

Trinidad and Tobago voters head to polls for wildly unpredictable election

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 09:45 UTC

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Voters in twin-island Caribbean nation to determine representatives amid Trump tariffs and rising cost of living

Voters in the twin-island Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) are going to th…

63 days ago

Caribbean activists step up fight to end homophobic laws that ‘breach fundamental rights’

found 2025 › Apr › 15 (Tue) @ 12:40 UTC

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Movement gathers pace after a ‘disheartening’ and regressive ruling by Trinidad’s supreme court last month

Growing up in a single-parent home in poor communities in Jamaica was tough for Glenroy Murra…

68 days ago

British teacher taken hostage at gunpoint in the Caribbean - before managing to escape by leaping out of the boot of kidnapper's car

found 2025 › Apr › 11 (Fri) @ 01:25 UTC

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Zaheer Esat, who runs a private school in Leicestershire, was kidnapped at gunpoint last Friday while visiting Trinidad to see his parents.

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