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Traders Find Ways To Bypass Venezuelan Oil Sanctions

Traders rebrand Venezuelan oil for China as Brazilian, sources and tanker trackers say

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SINGAPORE, May 12 (Reuters) - Traders have rebranded more than $1 billion of Venezuelan oil shipments to China as Brazilian crude over the past year, according to two tanker tracking firms, company documents and four traders, helping buyers to cut logistics costs and circumvent U.S. sanctions.

Independent refiners in China are the main buyers of seaborne oil shipments from countries sanctioned by the United…
FHIST NEWS
May 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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TOBAGO AUTONOMY & TRINBAGO POLITICAL LANDSCAPE

If a UNC-led government were to approve Tobago’s autonomy, it could fundamentally shift the political landscape in Trinidad and Tobago particularly by undermining the PNM’s electoral advantage. For decades, the PNM has counted on Tobago as a stronghold, consistently winning both of the island’s parliamentary seats. In close general elections, those seats have often tipped the balance in favour of the PNM. But if Tobago were granted autonomy and ceased participating in national elections,…
PaulSarran
May 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
  • Political News

CHAGUANAS EAST CANDIDATE ALLEGES INCIDENT OF VOTER INTIMIDATION BY UNC OPERATIVES

PNM CANDIDATE FOR CHAGUANAS EAST ALLEDGES INCIDENT OF VOTER INTIMIDATION BY UNC OPERATIVES

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 Richie Sookhai - PNM Chaguanas East
Media Release | April 12, 2025

UNC’s Desperation Cannot Distract From the Facts.

It is ironic that after being caught on video intimidating a PNM “mic man” who was peacefully doing his job on a public street, the UNC would now attempt to rewrite the script and play the victim.

Let me be absolutely clear: the individual operating the…
FHIST NEWS
April 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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April 28: The New Society Beckons

“...we pull in very many directions... I haven’t even mentioned our differences of religion, of ethnicity, of geography... they all play a role... what the governance requires is to bring them all together to a common purpose”.
FHIST NEWS
March 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM

Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained

Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained





This story was originally produced by GBH. We are republishing it in partnership with the New England News Collaborative.

A New Hampshire man with a green card was detained by immigration officers at Logan Airport and is being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Donald W. Wyatt detention facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island.



Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being…
FHIST NEWS
March 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM

Ash Wednesday: A Call For Spiritual Reflection And Renewal

Ash Wednesday: A Call For Spiritual Reflection And Renewal

March 5, 2025

Terry-Ann Browne-Campbell



It’s Ash Wednesday, and while for some here in Trinidad and Tobago it signals the end of the Carnival season, the day is in fact considered one of the most popular and important holy days in the liturgical calendar for many Christians.

It’s a day the faithful flock to the traditional Ash Wednesday rites at Roman Catholic churches across the country as the Lenten season begins.

At the Cathedral of the…
DahvidC
March 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM

CANADA CANCELS ELON MUSK'S STARLINK CONTRACTS

Ontario Premier Doug Ford just canceled Elon Musk’s Starlink contract and banned all U.S. companies from government contracts in response to Trump’s economic war with Canada.

“It’s done, it’s gone,” Ford said. “We won’t award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our province and our country.”

And just to be clear: “They only have President Trump to blame.”

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So Trump starts a trade war, and now American businesses are getting locked out of Canada. This…
FHIST NEWS
March 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM

The 2025 SHAPE Programme: Building Healthier Communities

Feel Good Moment – The 2025 SHAPE Programme: Building Healthier Communities

February 18, 2025

Ayanna Carter



Now in its fourth year, the Ministry of Sport and Community Development’s Sport, Health, Athletic Performance and Empowerment (SHAPE) Programme continues to develop communities through sport.

The 2025 edition of the initiative was launched recently, and we have the highlights in this Feel Good Moment.



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DahvidC
February 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM

Public Utilities Minister Reveals Water Racket In Sangre Grande

Public Utilities Minister Reveals Water Racket In Sangre Grande

February 19, 2025

Sunil Lalla



Public Utilities Minister Marvin Gonzales says he has information of a water trucking “racket” involving “elected Councillors” of the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation.

Speaking to reporters at a Sod Turning Ceremony for the construction of the Guanapo and North Oropouche Water Treatment Plants on Wednesday, he alluded to a water trucking racket in the Sangre Grande area involving high level officials in…
DahvidC
February 20, 2025 at 6:22 AM

WIGUT Accepts 6% Salary Increase, Ending Protests At UWI

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WIGUT Accepts 6% Salary Increase, Ending Protests At UWI

February 9, 2025

TTT News



The West Indies Group of University Teachers (WIGUT) has accepted a 6% increase in salary. The acceptance follows weeks of protests and withholding grades of 20,000 students at the beginning of the semester.

WIGUT has instructed their membership to stop all protest action and submit grades for students at the St. Augustine Campus by midnight on Monday, February 10th.

WIGUT President Dr. Indira…
DahvidC
February 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died at age 100

Former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, who dedicated his life after he left office to brokering international peace, has died at age 100, his office confirmed Sunday.

Jimmy Carter delivers his Fireside Chat from the library in the White House.
Carter, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his human rights work around the world, had been in hospice care since February 2023 at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he lived with his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter. The former first lady, 96, died on Nov. 19, 2023.

Carter was the…
FHIST NEWS
December 30, 2024 at 12:46 PM
  • Political News

Namibia Elects Its First Female Leader

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New President of Namibia, Dec 2024 Photo: @africanewsfr

Namibia elected its first female leader as Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was declared the winner on Tuesday of a presidential election held last week, which was marred by technical glitches that caused a three-day extension to allow votes to be cast and was rejected as illegal by opposition parties.

The 72-year-old candidate won with 57% of the vote, defying predictions that she might be forced into a runoff. Her ruling SWAPO party…
FHIST NEWS
December 6, 2024 at 11:13 AM

Big bust and seize

Drugs guns and criminals
Fearless Warrior
November 8, 2024 at 2:47 PM