Thursday, April 3, 2025

Donald Trump strikes again

US president slaps 10% tariffs on T&T as part of sweeping global hikes

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington yesterday.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington yesterday.

AP

WASH­ING­TON (AP) — Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump yes­ter­day de­clared a 10% base­line tax on im­ports from all coun­tries and high­er tar­iff rates on dozens of na­tions that run trade sur­plus­es with the Unit­ed States, threat­en­ing to up­end much of the ar­chi­tec­ture of the glob­al econ­o­my and trig­ger broad­er trade wars.

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Minister of Trade and Industry  Paula Gopee-Scoon

Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon

Gopee-Scoon to monitor effects of tariff hike on T&T

Min­is­ter of Trade and In­dus­try Paula Gopee-Scoon says she will be mon­i­tor­ing how the 10% tar­iffs US Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump levied on T&T yes­ter­day will af­fect the coun­try go­ing for­ward.

UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar

UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar

RISHI RAGOONATH

Kamla calls NTA’s claims of ‘copying’ its policies ‘lies’

Op­po­si­tion Leader and Unit­ed Na­tion­al Con­gress po­lit­i­cal leader Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar is deny­ing claims by the Na­tion­al Trans­for­ma­tion Al­liance (NTA) that her par­ty is en­gag­ing in “po­lit­i­cal pla­gia­rism dis­guised as pol­i­cy.”

Former Strategic Services Agency director retired major Roger Best speaks with incumbent Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal during the UNC’S General Election Meeting in Debe on Tuesday.

Former Strategic Services Agency director retired major Roger Best speaks with incumbent Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal during the UNC’S General Election Meeting in Debe on Tuesday.

RISHI RAGOONATH

Best says ‘don’t make too much’ of his attendance at UNC meeting

Fired Strate­gic Ser­vices Agency di­rec­tor re­tired ma­jor Ro­get Best has de­fend­ed his ap­pear­ance at the Unit­ed Na­tion­al Con­gress’ (UNC) Gen­er­al Elec­tion Com­mu­ni­ty Meet­ing in Debe on Tues­day night.

Outgoing Couva South MP Rudranath Indarsingh, left, lifts the hand of prospective candidate for the seat Barry Padarath during the UNC’s meeting in Debe on Monday.

Outgoing Couva South MP Rudranath Indarsingh, left, lifts the hand of prospective candidate for the seat Barry Padarath during the UNC’s meeting in Debe on Monday.

RISHI RAGOONATH

Rudy praised for his loyalty to the UNC

In­cum­bent Cou­va South MP Rudranath In­dars­ingh, who was not se­lect­ed to con­test his seat in the up­com­ing Gen­er­al Elec­tion, was praised by his col­leagues for his loy­al­ty and dis­ci­pline.

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington yesterday.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington yesterday.

AP

Donald Trump strikes again

US president slaps 10% tariffs on T&T as part of sweeping global hikes

WASH­ING­TON (AP) — Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump yes­ter­day de­clared a 10% base­line tax on im­ports from all coun­tries and high­er tar­iff rates on dozens of na­tions that run trade sur­plus­es with the Unit­ed States, threat­en­ing to up­end much of the ar­chi­tec­ture of the glob­al econ­o­my and trig­ger broad­er trade wars.

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington yesterday.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington yesterday.

AP

Donald Trump strikes again

US president slaps 10% tariffs on T&T as part of sweeping global hikes

WASH­ING­TON (AP) — Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump yes­ter­day de­clared a 10% base­line tax on im­ports from all coun­tries and high­er tar­iff rates on dozens of na­tions that run trade sur­plus­es with the Unit­ed States, threat­en­ing to up­end much of the ar­chi­tec­ture of the glob­al econ­o­my and trig­ger broad­er trade wars.

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