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  • Political News

CONVERSATIONS ON RACE, POLITICS AND LEADERSHIP IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

THE PRIME MINISTER OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO WENT ON A RACIALLY-TINGED POLITICAL RANT ON SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN EMANCIPATION DAY

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MESSAGE FROM PRIME MINISTER THE HONOURABLE MRS KAMLA PERSAD-BISSESSAR, SC, MP, ON THE OCCASION OF AFRICAN EMANCIPATION DAY 2026

Today, I proudly join the people of Trinidad and Tobago in celebrating African Emancipation Day and the 188th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in 1838,…
FHIST NEWS
August 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Featured
  • Cultural History

Oxford Street Renamed Kwame Ture Street

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
August 1, 2026

History was made today as the Port of Spain City Council officially renamed Oxford Street to Kwame Ture Street.





Born at 54 Oxford Street in the original Yoruba Village, Kwame Ture (formerly Stokely Carmichael) was one of the most influential organisers of the American Civil Rights Movement and the global Pan-African Movement. His life's work inspired generations to fight for justice, champion Black empowerment and advance African unity.

Kwame…
Town Crier
August 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
  • Finance News

Caribbean Development Bank Supports Feasibility Study for Regional Stock Exchange

The Caribbean Development Bank is supporting a feasibility study for a Regional Stock Exchange that could strengthen Caribbean capital markets, improve access to finance, and create new opportunities for businesses across the Region.

NEWS RELEASE

Caribbean Development Bank Supports Feasibility Study for Regional Stock Exchange
Published on Jul 27, 2026


The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB/the Bank) has approved a grant of US$100,000 to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Private Sector Organization…
FHIST NEWS
July 28, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Featured
  • OPINION

From Insurrection to Isolation: The Psychological Evolution of Terror in Trinidad and Tobago

From Insurrection to Isolation: The Psychological Evolution of Terror in Trinidad and Tobago

1990 TRAUMA PROFILE VS. 2026 SOE ANXIETY PROFILE

1990 TRAUMA PROFILE2026 SOE ANXIETY PROFILE
[Acute, Sudden, Event-Driven][Chronic, Pervasive, Systemic]
  • Fear of institutional collapse
  • Visible, localized violence
  • Flashpoint community grief
  • Normalization of a police state
  • Invisible, structural erosion
  • Hyper-vigilant domestic isolation


The collective psyche of Trinidad and Tobago is trapped in a continuous loop of…
Danger Close
July 27, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Featured
  • EDITORIAL

TRINBAGO: The Gaslight Kingdom - Statistics, Scapegoats, and the State of Emergency Illusion

The Gaslight Kingdom: Statistics, Scapegoats, and the State of Emergency Illusion

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s latest social media victory lap regarding national security is a stark masterclass in political narrative control. In a country where citizens live locked behind burglar proofing, terrified of the next home invasion, the Prime Minister expects the public to applaud a highly curated, 15 percent drop in serious nationwide crimes.

The disconnect between official rhetoric and the…
FHIST NEWS
July 27, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Featured
  • Letter To The Editor

36 Years Later, The Smoke of 1990 Still Chokes Us While the Government Chases Twitter Feuds

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 36 Years Later, The Smoke of 1990 Still Chokes Us While the Government Chases Twitter Feuds

Today is July 27, 2026. Exactly thirty-six years ago today, the sirens screamed across Port of Spain, Red House bled, and the foundation of our democracy shattered. For those of us who lived through the 1990 attempted coup, the terror is not a static chapter in a history textbook. It is a living, breathing trauma. It is the memory of smoke blocking out the sun, the echoing crack of…
FHIST NEWS
July 27, 2026 at 1:18 PM
  • OPINION

Laundering Criminals, Shielding Power—The Media’s Abject Failure on Human Trafficking

Laundering Criminals, Shielding Power—The Media’s Abject Failure on Human Trafficking

The media’s primary duty is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Yet, recent journalistic outputs in Trinidad and Tobago read less like adversarial watchdog reporting and more like a carefully coordinated public relations campaign designed to insulate systemic, high-level criminality.

When the Trinidad Guardian published its exclusive profile on confessed human trafficker Alex Philip, it did not…
FHIST NEWS
July 27, 2026 at 12:45 PM
  • Political News

KAMLA LAUDS LAW ENFORCEMENT CALLS GUARDIAN MEDIA CORRUPT

Nicole Prince, Reporting For FHIST News On BounXup Media Network

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has issued a strong public statement affirming her government's zero-tolerance stance on crime and condemning what she termed orchestrated attacks against the nation's security apparatus.

Key Highlights

  • Crime Reduction: Serious crimes in Trinidad and Tobago fell by 15 percent over the course of 2026.
  • Foreign Aid: Increased American support to local protective
…
FHIST NEWS
July 27, 2026 at 11:05 AM
  • International News

13 US Bases In The Middle East Have Been Destroyed

The New York Times has confirmed that most of the US bases in the Middle East have been destroyed and empty.

Many of the 17 military bases in the region used by American troops are severely damaged and 13 are all but uninhabitable, with the ones in Kuwait, which is next door to Iran, suffering perhaps the most damage, according to the NYT.

A recent New York Times report confirms that ongoing conflicts have left most of the U.S. military bases in the Middle East heavily damaged and largely…
FHIST NEWS
March 25, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Featured
  • International News

U.N. General Assembly Adopts Draft Resolution Condemning Trafficking Of Enslaved Africans

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a draft resolution that unequivocally condemns the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the transatlantic slave trade as the most inhumane and enduring injustice against humanity.



HESTfdOXEAATDif.jpg The Resolution was first introduced by South Africa in 2021





THE RESOLUTION INCLUDED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE GENDER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS

“The Resolution states:

"Acknowledging also the exceptional gendered nature of the trafficking of enslaved…
FHIST NEWS
March 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Augustine tells Trinidad Bloggers To Stay Out Tobago Politics

Augustine tells Trinidad bloggers to stay out Tobago politics

By Elizabeth Gonzales January 7, 2026

Chief Secretary and Tobago People’s Party political leader Farley Augustine has told what he described as “paid bloggers from Trinidad” to keep their “stinking opinion” and influence in Beetham and Laventille, saying Tobago does not want it and will decide for itself. Augustine made the comments while speaking at a TPP political meeting in Mt St George on Sunday night.

“And I want to say to…
FHIST NEWS
January 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM

ALL THE PNM WORK DONE IN TOBAGO

ALL THIS IS PNM WORK IN TOBAGO

Agriculture and Fishing

  1. Provided capacity enhancement training to farmers in a range of areas including crop production, livestock production and agro-processing;
  2. Developed Agricultural access roads in various areas in Tobago thereby allowing farmers to have greater access to land.
  3. Introduced the Home Garden Initiative and Eat Local Campaign to boost agriculture production on the island
  4. Established the Youth Apprenticeship Programme in Agriculture (YAPA) to support the
…
Town Crier
January 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM

Venezuela’s Revolution Still Stands: Debunking Trump’s Psyop

Venezuela’s Revolution still stands: debunking Trump’s Psyop

In the aftermath of the illegal US operation against Venezuela, a deliberate misinformation campaign has been waged to sow doubt about the survival of the country’s revolution



The events of the past 72 hours represent a qualitative escalation in the 25 years of regime change operations by the US government against the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. The United States’ execution of “Operation Absolute Resolve”, a targeted bombing…
Dei Gratia
January 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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U.S. Conducts Airstrikes in Venezuela and Kidnaps President Maduro

AS OF 2:10 AM (EASTERN) JAN 3RD 2026 EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED NEAR CARACAS

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DONALD TRUMP LATER ANNOUNCED THAT U.S.A FORCES HAVE "CAPTURED" PRESIDENT MADURO AND HIS WIFE.



U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi stated that Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York.

According to Bondi, Maduro faces charges including alleged narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine import conspiracy, and…
FHIST NEWS
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
  • Political News

Julian Assange: Sweden broke own laws with Nobel Prize to Venezuela’s Machado

By awarding its peace prize to Trump’s favorite Venezuelan opposition figure, pro-war coup plotter Maria Corina Machado, the Nobel Committee contravened the principles enshrined in its founding documents, as well as Swedish law, Julian Assange alleged in an explosive brief

The Swedish government violated its own laws by awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado,

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according to an explosive legal brief filed by Julian Assange, the Wikileaks co-founder and…
FHIST NEWS
December 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
  • Political News

Chief Justice Ivor Archie Resigns

October 21, 2025 6:08 PM

The Honourable Ivor Archie has announced his intention to retire and end his tenure as Chief Justice of Trinidad & Tobago

Media Statement by the Honourable the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Ivor Archie O.R.T.T.



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UPDATE
Justice Ronnie Boodoosingh Is Trinidad & Tobago's New Chief Justice

OCTOBER 22ND, 2025 3:00 PM

Justice Boodoshngh was sworn in this afternoon after receiving his instrument of appointment this afternoon from Acting President Wade…
FHIST NEWS
October 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
  • Feature

Trinidadian Civilians Killed in US Airstrike as Trump Expands Bombing Campaign Near Venezuela

  • Two men from Trinidad and Tobago were killed in a US airstrike near Venezuela, raising questions about Trump’s Caribbean bombing campaign and its impact on civilians.
By José Luis Granados Ceja

MEXICO, CITY, Mexico, (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Donald Trump administration is facing international scrutiny after a US airstrike on an alleged drug smuggling ship in the Caribbean reportedly killed two men from Trinidad and Tobago, making the third nationality to fall victim to the US bombing campaign.…
DahvidC
October 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
  • Finance News

ALLEGED MANAGEMENT CRISIS IN WORKS CREDIT UNION

REPORTS ARE COMING IN THAT THE WCU IS EXPERIENCING A MANAGEMENT CRISIS WITH MEMEBRS EXPRESSING CONCERNS THAT PROTOCOLS, PROCEDURES AND PROCESSES ARE NOT BEING FOLLOWED.

BOUNXUP'S FIST NEWS RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THOSE ALLEGATIONS



MEMO FROM WORKS CREDIT UNION SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE TO MS. DE SOUZA



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EMAIL TO THE SECRETARY OF WORKS CREDIT UNION FROM DAVID GREAVES REGARDING PRESIDENT SUSPENSION

EMAIL FROM THE SECRETARY TO THE DIRECTORS OF WORKS

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FHIST NEWS
July 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
  • Legal and Court Matters

COURT ORDERS JULIET "JUJU' DAVY TO PAY UP

Moonilal wins defamation lawsuit against newspaper columnist

Juliet Davy (Left) with Opposition Leader Ms. Penny Beckles

The Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling awarding Energy and Energy Industries Minister, Dr. Roodal Moonilal, TT$475,000 (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents) in damages over a newspaper article published in May and June 2016.

In addition, the Court of Appeal has ordered freelance columnist Juliet Davy to pay $69,000 in costs, as well as an additional TT$46,000 for costs…
FHIST NEWS
July 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
  • Political News

MEDIA RELEASE: TERRANCE DEYALSINGH ON DISMISSAL OF CMO

Saturday 24th May 2025

To All Media

From Terrence Deyalsingh

Subject Unplanned Leave of Dr Roshan Parasram ORTT Dr (Hon UWI)

For immediate release

To date I have politely declined media requests to comment on matters on national interest allowing the new government time to settle into its work program.

In this case however, of what a source calls the unplanned sending on leave of Dr. ROSHAN PARASRAM CMO ORTT of TT, silence is not an option.

To contextualize we need to understand how despotic…
FHIST NEWS
May 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
  • OPINION

LOOSEN CHOKEHOLD ON PNM

Letter To The Editor : Loosen chokehold on PNM



THE EDITOR: In the immediate aftermath of the People’s National Movement’s (PNM) devastating defeat in the 2010 general election, something remarkable happened.

One by one the top brass – the political leader, the chairman, the general secretary, the public relations officer – tendered their resignations. It wasn’t merely symbolic; it was a bold and necessary act of accountability. They accepted defeat yes, but, more importantly, they…
FHIST NEWS
May 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
  • Crime Watch

MURDER IN POINT FORTIN

A 25-year-old man was gunned down Infront of his woman who is 33 years old in what was reported as a home invasion in Point Fortin.

It is reported that three men entered the house and made their way to the couple's bedroom and demanded cash and jewelry, in which the man complied and handed it over to the intruders.

It was then reported by the woman that the intruders then pointed the gun toward her and one of the bandits said don't kill her and then pointed the guns at the man and fired on him…
Fearless Warrior
May 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Featured
  • OPINION

OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER & OPPOSITION LEADER

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE NEWLY ELECTED PRIME MINISTER HON, KAMLA PERSAD-BISSESSAR AND THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION MRS. PENELOPE BECKLES

By B. Hazel Smith, M. Div

As a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago for more than 79 years, as a theologian and as a woman who abhor injustices and promote equality - I feel compelled to respond to the media expressions made by our new Leader of the PNM Mrs. Penelope Beckles and our new Prime Minister Mrs. Kamla Persad-Bissessar.

Firstly, Mrs. Beckles article in the…
Town Crier
May 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM