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With the murder rate in Trinidad and Tobago reaching 598 up to Wednesday, and numerous reports of brazen criminals striking in broad daylight in the past year, it would be safe to say that 2022 has been one of the bloodiest in TT’s history. Crime and criminality have not only affected citizens but businesses as

The Customs and Excise Division has announced that is has seized large quantities of alcohol and cigarettes at various locations throughout Trinidad between December 20 and December 23.

Residents have flocked to take advantage of this year’s Christmas barrel initiative with more than 2,000 barrels already being cleared at the port. Comptroller Raju Boddu gave a brief update on the annual venture - which allows people to import a barrel of items for a nominal tariff of EC$10…

With the holiday season in full swing, officials at the port have added a number of measures to accommodate the traditional spike in activity. According to Port Manager, Darwin Telemaque, based on the improvements made at the port, residents should be experiencing markedly improved service. “We brought in almost 20…

Police in the Port of Spain Division said while the public is concerned over the spate of murders, efforts have been made to tackle violent crime, noting the seizure of 10,000 illegal guns across TT since the beginning of the year.

By Carlena Knight Carlena.knight@antiguaobserver.com   Plans to transform the country’s port into a global shipping hub are presently underway. Port Manager Darwin Telemaque said discussions are taking place with experts from Jamaica - which houses the only global seaport in the Caricom area – in a bid to set up…

EVER SINCE serious concerns were raised at a parliamentary committee hearing last Wednesday about shipping containers being scanned at ports, there has been a string of confusing disclosures on the topic by various entities. All of it suggests there are far too many ports of call when it comes to responsibility for the efficient management

THE CUSTOMS and Excise Division is warning of scammers impersonating its officers, particularly through unsolicited calls, letters and online messages.

THE CUSTOMS and Excise Division's Marine Interdiction Unit has reported the seizure of illegal cigarettes and a "large quantity of various types of premium alcohol," which it estimated have a combined street value of $3 million.

The Port of Port of Spain says its fixed-container scanner is fully operational. In a newspaper advertisement in the daily newspapers on Sunday, the Port said it was the only seaport in TT with a fully operational fixed-container scanner. It said the scanner, a $25 million Nuctech Linea Accelerator X-ray scanner and detection system, was