Assuria launches exciting Christmas giveaway: ‘Live Life with Assuria’

ASSURIA is ushering in the holiday season with its highly anticipated Christmas giveaway, themed “Live Life with Assuria.” This year, the insurance company is offering customers the chance to win dream vacations and unforgettable experiences as a...

Did Minister Bharrat knowingly misinform when stating that cash transfer is a failed model?

Dear Editor, I watched a clip on Facebook with the Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Vickram Bharrat, from a live show called Starting Point. To say I was astonished by the nature of his remarks would be an understatement. For a man who has held...

Moonilal ready for Dragon gas talks with Maduro regime

Senior Reporter [email protected] Energy Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal has refused to say who will lead negotiations with Venezuela over the stalled Dragon gas project, insisting only that “the Government of Trinidad and Tobago is one Government.”...

Venezuela not budging on Dragon

Raphael Lall Free­lance Con­trib­u­tor Venezuela is not budg­ing and in­stead adopt­ing a wait-and-see ap­proach fol­low­ing Mon­day’s an­nounce­ment of the rein­car­na­tion of the Drag­on gas deal with Trinidad and To­ba­go. Well-placed sources...

Rank ignorance by the minister

Oct 02, 2025 Letters Dear Editor, I watched a clip on facebook with the Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Vickram Bharrat, from a live show called Starting Point. To say I was astonished by the nature of his remarks would be an understatement....

Gill to play familiar role for Bobcats

Write Munroop Gill off at your own risk. The five-foot-11 guard from Surrey, B.C., is more than used to it. Often the smallest player on the floor, the Brandon University Bobcats rookie has scratched and clawed for every bucket and every...

PH remains on ‘Tier 1’ status in US report on human trafficking

ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 2 Oct) — The Philippines has remained on “Tier 1” status for the past 10 years as far as the global campaign against human trafficking is concerned, meaning it has “continued to demonstrate serious and sustained...

PAHO presents Best Buys to accelerate the elimination of more than 30 communicable diseases in the Americas

Washington D.C., 1 October 2025 (PAHO) – During a briefing session at the 62nd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), officials presented a new technical tool to help countries in the Region of the Americas accelerate...

What we know about Ian Roberts, the Des Moines Superintendent arrested by ICE

The Des Moines School Board accepted the resignation of Ian Roberts as superintendent of schools on Tuesday during a special meeting. This was the board’s fourth special meeting since Roberts’ arrest by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 'made £55k demand' in undercover sting and 'planned to avoid tax'

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was once embroiled in an undercover operation at a Pret a Manger coffee shop, which he branded as "painful" whilst denying any misconduct. The Suriname-born striker enjoyed a distinguished career in English football,...

Baby Sloth Exhibit Opens At Elmwood Park Zoo

NORRISTOWN, PA — One of Elmwood Park Zoo's newest residents is already a big hit. The baby sloth, named Beanie's Baby, is about one month old, and guests at the Norristown zoo are getting their first glimpse of what zoo officials are calling their...

New York's Met museum sends 4,500-year-old ibex statue home to Iraq

Iraq has repatriated a 4,500-year-old statue of an ibex from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the latest success in its campaign to retrieve national treasures and reclaim looted historical artefacts. The Mesopotamian treasure, a copper...

Union Saint-Gilloise v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings on Wednesday

Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Union Saint-Gilloise v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Wednesday (5.45pm (UK) kick-off). The Newcastle United players looking to bank...

Zijin Gold International Listed On HKEX: Premium Gold Sector Target Poised To Kick Off Investment Feast

HONG KONG, Sep 30, 2025 - (ACN Newswire) – Since 2024, global gold prices have embarked on a new wave of significant upward momentum, propelling Hong Kong's gold sector into the spotlight for capital pursuit. Related individual stocks have...

U.S. Flags SVG For Incomplete TVPA Compliance

The United States Department of State has listed St Vincent and several other Caribbean countries in its 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report whose governments do not fully meet the TVPA’s minimum standards but are making significant efforts to...

More than 40 times they asked the UN to lift the blockade on Cuba

Photo: Prensa Latina At the close of the High-Level Segment of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, the call to lift the US blockade of Cuba was heard here more than 40 times. The speech that closed the marathon succession of speakers on...

Petronas-MidOcean partnership bets on Canada’s LNG potential

Keeping opportunities in Canada’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector at the forefront, Malaysia’s state-owned energy giant Petronas has sealed a long-term alliance with MidOcean Energy, an LNG player formed and managed by the U.S.-headquartered...

UPSC Key: Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, Payments Regulatory Board, and India’s railway grid to Bhutan

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Story continues...

DP World's Patricia Baez Talks End-to-End Workforce Development: Women in Supply Chain

Patricia Baez, SVP, People, Americas Region for DP World, was named a recipient of the 2025 Women in Supply Chain award, presented by Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive and sponsored by Let's Talk Supply Chain, in the Workforce...

Today's NYT Crossword answers and hints (Wed, October 1)

Need a hint for today's NYT Crossword on Wednesday, 1st October? It's the dawn of a brand new month, and what better way to celebrate than with a classic NYT Crossword? Spooky season is officially here, which means pumpkins, ghosts, and ghouls...