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Man Reaches Lime, Immediately Asks 'Where Everybody?'
SAN FERNANDO — Arriving at the pre-arranged liming spot at precisely the agreed-upon time, 34-year-old Kevon Ramsaran spent the next 12 …
Keston Ramlal ·
Government Announces Committee To Review Previous Committee Findings
PORT OF SPAIN — In a statement delivered Wednesday afternoon, officials unveiled a new seven-member review body whose primary mandate will …
Natasha Sookraj ·
Soca Artist Releases Same Song With Slightly More Whistle
ARIMA — Local soca veteran Machel ‘Lights’ Balkissoon released his Carnival 2026 entry this week, a production that industry …
D. Mohammed ·
Entire Group Chat Pretends They Still Coming Out Tonight
CHAGUANAS — All eleven members of the ‘Friday Crew 🔥🔥’ WhatsApp group confirmed via typing indicator that they remained …
Keston Ramlal ·
Man Says He Knows DJ, Immediately Skips Entire Line
PORT OF SPAIN — Approaching the velvet rope at a sold-out fete Saturday night, 29-year-old Darion Charles announced that he ‘knew the …
Natasha Sookraj ·
Doubles Vendor Quietly Running Most Efficient Operation In Country
CUREPE — While government ministries continue to struggle with service delivery timelines, a doubles vendor operating from a folding table …
D. Mohammed ·
Carnival Planning Begins 11 Months Before Actual Responsibilities
NATIONWIDE — With eleven months remaining before the 2027 Carnival season, residents have reportedly begun coordinating costume selections, …
Keston Ramlal ·
Auntie Brings Extra Food 'Just In Case,' Feeds Entire Street
PENAL — Concerned that the family gathering might not have sufficient provisions, Auntie Indra arrived Sunday with what she described as …
Natasha Sookraj ·
Taxi Driver Explains Politics Better Than Actual Politicians
PORT OF SPAIN — During a 14-minute ride from Woodbrook to St. Augustine Tuesday, a maxi taxi driver identified only as ‘Shorty’ …
D. Mohammed ·
Man Says 'One Drink,' Leaves At Sunrise
ST. JAMES — Announcing at 8 p.m. Friday that he would be having ‘just one quick drink’ before heading home, 31-year-old Ravi …
Keston Ramlal ·
Family Lime Turns Into Debate About Who Moving Away Next
DIEGO MARTIN — A routine Sunday family gathering escalated into a three-hour discussion Sunday evening regarding which relative would be the …
Natasha Sookraj ·
Government Promises Flooding Situation Will Be 'Closely Monitored Again'
PORT OF SPAIN — In response to the fourteenth major flooding event in eighteen months, officials reaffirmed Tuesday that the nation’s …
D. Mohammed ·
Man Stuck In Traffic Creates Full Life Plan Before Reaching Home
UPRIVER CHURCHILL ROOSEVELT HIGHWAY — Over the course of a 2-hour, 40-minute commute covering roughly 11 kilometres, office worker Terrence …
Keston Ramlal ·
Entire Workplace Disappears Early On Friday Without Discussion
PORT OF SPAIN — By 2:15 p.m. Friday, all 47 employees of a downtown firm had silently and independently concluded that the week was …
Natasha Sookraj ·
Friend Says 'We Reaching Now,' Still Bathing
BARATARIA — Responding to a group chat message at 7:42 p.m. with the phrase ‘we reaching now,’ 28-year-old Kimisha Joseph was at …
D. Mohammed ·
Soca Song About Work Ethic Played Loudest During Working Hours
SAN JUAN — A popular 2026 soca release titled ‘Grind Hard’ has reportedly achieved peak radio rotation between the hours of 10 …
Keston Ramlal ·
Neighbourhood Knows Your Business Before You Finish Living It
BELMONT — Residents of a single block in Belmont have developed what researchers are calling a ‘predictive social surveillance …
Natasha Sookraj ·
Man Claims He Not Studying Nobody, Studies Everybody
MARAVAL — Despite repeatedly stating Sunday that he was ’not studying’ the situation between his cousin and a former co-worker, …
D. Mohammed ·
Auntie Cheryl - Monday, April 20, 2026
Auntie Cheryl from Chaguanas weighs in: the pension news is wonderful, the crime is down, the Prime Minister is standing up to CARICOM, and yes the police station thing was upsetting but Madam Prime Minister is handling it. Everything is going to be alright.
Auntie Cheryl ·
Trini Dispatch - Monday, April 20, 2026
Port of Spain view: a municipal police corporal was murdered inside the San Fernando station and over 4,000 rounds of ammunition walked out the door. The Prime Minister says no curfew is needed. The Prime Minister also says you are safer. Both statements were issued Saturday.
Trini Dispatch ·
Lime Location Changes Three Times, Nobody Updated Properly
GREATER PORT OF SPAIN — An evening lime originally scheduled for a Woodbrook bar was moved to a St. Ann’s residence, then to a Maraval …
Keston Ramlal ·
Security Guard Becomes Key Intelligence Source For Entire Community
ST. AUGUSTINE — A security guard stationed at the entrance of a mid-sized apartment complex has been identified by neighbourhood sources as …
Natasha Sookraj ·
Auntie Cheryl: The New Nurse Rules Coming! And a Lovely Day in Chaguanas!
Blessings and morning greetings to all my Chaguanas family and friends! Auntie Cheryl writing to you from my kitchen this Sunday morning, …
Trini Dispatch: 56 Bodies in a Shallow Grave, the Fair Trading Commission Still Does Not Exist, and the Piarco Domestic Lounge Closes on the 24th
Port of Spain morning. The papers this Sunday are carrying a story that I have been turning over in my head since Saturday afternoon, and I …
Auntie Cheryl: Saddam Hosein Open a GYM!! TTMB Have New Mortgage for We!! And Nurses Saying Dey Going to WALK!!
Allyuh!!! It me, Auntie Cheryl, and I wake up dis Saturday mornin’ with SO MUCH to tell yuh. De phone been ringin’ since 6AM, me …
Trini Dispatch: De Fair Trading Commission Still Not Working, New Mortgages From TTMB, and an MP Opens a Gym While Nurses Continue to Leave
Saturday morning, Port of Spain. Trini Dispatch here, trying to sort the week into something that looks like a pattern. It mostly does not …
Auntie Cheryl: Pension Tax Gone! De Procurement Watchman Doing He Wuk! And Lord Forgive Me, But De SoE Working Too!
Oh Godddd it’s me Auntie Cheryl from Chaguanas coming to tell allyuh THE NEWS because I cannot hold it in another minute, my phone …
Trini Dispatch: The Procurement Regulator Got Up, the HDC Got Halted, Thirteen More Detentions, and the Finance Bill Brings a Gift
Good morning from Port of Spain. Trini Dispatch here, reporting from a country where, as of this week, we are forty-five days into a State …
Auntie Cheryl From Chaguanas — Thursday, April 16, 2026
Auntie Cheryl is fully supportive of Kamla's comments about CARICOM and has been saying this for years, if anyone had been listening.
Auntie Cheryl ·
Trini Dispatch — Thursday, April 16, 2026
Kamla calls CARICOM dysfunctional. The US still doesn't want to visit. A $3.4 billion housing deal needs explaining.
Trini Dispatch ·
Trini Brief – Auntie Cheryl: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Auntie Cheryl from Chaguanas is very proud of the PM, concerned about the murder rate, and has already bought tickets to Metamorphosis. Tuesday's dispatch.
Auntie Cheryl ·
Trini Brief – Trini Dispatch: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Trinidad skipped the CARICOM emergency meeting it demanded, crime is 45% up, and the Prime Minister is still in a one-woman war with the entire Caribbean. Tuesday's dispatch.
Trini Dispatch ·
Auntie Cheryl From Chaguanas — Sunday, April 12, 2026
Auntie Cheryl has strong feelings about McDonald Bailey's fate, cautious optimism about the Red Force, and a complicated reaction to Kamla's CARICOM situation.
Auntie Cheryl ·
Trini Dispatch — Sunday, April 12, 2026
Persad-Bissessar's CARICOM war goes global, the Ghany murder investigation tightens, McDonald Bailey was shot dead after spending 20 years wrongly imprisoned, and the jet ski suspect remains in custody.
Trini Dispatch ·
Auntie Cheryl From Chaguanas — Saturday, April 11, 2026
Auntie Cheryl is thrilled about NGC's record profits, concerned about the Tobago vandals, and has a lot of feelings about the CARICOM situation that she would like to share.
Auntie Cheryl ·
Trini Dispatch — Saturday, April 11, 2026
The PM wants the CARICOM Secretary-General gone, Tobago's water infrastructure was vandalised, NGC had its best year in a decade, and a six-year-old is in critical condition after a pool incident.
Trini Dispatch ·
Trini Brief — Auntie Cheryl, April 10, 2026
Auntie Cheryl from Chaguanas reacts to Angelica Jogie, the Caracas delegation, the new fire tenders, and the ongoing jet ski debate with the full range of emotions the week demands.
Auntie Cheryl ·
Trini Brief — Trini Dispatch, April 10, 2026
A seven-year-old is dead at Pigeon Point, the government is sending a delegation to Caracas, PM Persad-Bissessar distributed fire tenders in Penal, and the PNM Tobago council internal election has been rescheduled. Standard.
Trini Dispatch ·
Auntie Cheryl's Trinidad Update – Thursday, April 9, 2026
Auntie Cheryl in Chaguanas reads the news and is pleased about most of it.
Auntie Cheryl ·
The Trini Dispatch – Thursday, April 9, 2026
Port of Spain dispatches — Kamla goes to Venezuela for gas, a businessman is dead, the SEA was easy, and CARICOM finds itself short one vote of confidence.
Trini Dispatch ·
Auntie Cheryl Speaks — Trinidad, Monday April 6, 2026
Auntie Cheryl, calling from Chaguanas, is overjoyed about Kamla and has prepared cook-up to celebrate.
Auntie Cheryl ·
The Trini Dispatch — Trinidad & Tobago Brief, Monday April 6, 2026
T&T just elected Kamla. The dust is settling, the promises are flying, and a cyclist died at Easter Prix. The Trini Dispatch has the full picture.
The Trini Dispatch ·