Activist takes case over Trinidad’s homophobic laws to UK’s privy council
Legislation was repealed in 2018 but Caribbean country’s supreme court last week recriminalised the act after appeal The privy council in London will soon be...
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Trinidad and Tobago calls new UK visa requirement ‘disproportionate move’
Travellers from country now need visas with decision reportedly made in response to rising asylum claims UK politics live – latest updates Trinidad and Tobago...
Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency after weekend of violence
A spate of murders has taken the Caribbean nation’s total to 623 in 2024, of which nearly half were gang related and almost all linked...
Killer asks to return to UK to help find victim’s body 55 years after murder
Nizamodeen Hosein was deported following 20 years in prison for 1969 murder of Muriel McKay The chilling words of a convicted murderer will soon be...
Historian hails Trinidad plan to remove Columbus ships from coat of arms
PM’s proposal to replace ships with steelpan wins applause from his party but some in capital voice opposing views The government of Trinidad and Tobago...
British tourist injured in shark attack is ‘aware and can communicate’
Peter Smith is in intensive care after suffering damage to an arm, leg and hand and puncture wounds to abdomen A British tourist who was...
Briton in critical care after ‘unusual’ shark attack on Tobago
Man, 64, being treated for injuries to arm, leg and stomach after attack in shallow waters A British man is in intensive care after an...
Tobago oil spill spreads to Grenada waters and could affect Venezuela
Fuel continues to leak from overturned and abandoned barge as stain spreads into the Caribbean Sea An oil spill that has stained Tobago’s coastline in...
Trinidad & Tobago says oil spill from mystery vessel is national emergency
Upturned and largely submerged vessel of unknown origin is leaking hydrocarbon off south-west coast or Tobago Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister has said that a...
London church unveils artwork of African-born abolitionist
Che Lovelace paintings in St James’s church are first permanent art commission to honour Quobna Ottobah Cugoano A permanent artwork to commemorate the 250th anniversary...
