Author: Corey Connelly

FINANCE MINISTER Colm Imbert on January 5 avoided comment on Dr Rowley’s decision to step down as Prime Minister. He also did not respond to a question on who he would support as a successor to Rowley as political leader. Imbert, a senior minister and MP, spoke briefly to reporters shortly before the start of […]

TOBAGO has recorded its first murder for 2025. The victim has been identified as Beris Joseph, 15, a student of the Signal Hill Secondary School. Police said residents of Mt Hay heard gunshots on the night of January 3. The teenager’s body was discovered on the roadway on January 4. Investigations are continuing. The island […]

The Innovative Democratic Alliance (IDA) says implementing a state of emergency (SoE) is not the solution to crime. “The latest SoE is yet another band-aid on a gaping wound which clearly demonstrates this government has no plan,” the party said in a statement on December 30. “It fails to address the deeper roots of crime, […]

NAVYA LANKADASU’S first visit to the MV Doulos Hope cruise ship was surreal. She was a young girl at the time but the experience, she recalled, was unforgettable. “I expected a typical ship but instead I found a vibrant community buzzing with activity,” Lankadasu told WMN in an interview on December 21. “The book fair […]

WITH just a day to Christmas, Tobago businessmen have observed that shoppers are very cautious about their spending. But they are still urging them to shop local and support the island’s economy “while preparing to weather the economic challenges until brighter days arrive.” Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce president Curtis Williams said several of […]

A TOBAGO man died at hospital following an accident along the Claude Noel Highway on December 20. He has been identified as Stephon Grant, 33, of Les Coteaux. Police said around 10 pm, Grant had parked his silver B-14 Nissan Sentra on the southern lane of the highway and was sorting out items in his […]

WITH just days to go before Christmas, some 15 workers from a unit at the THA Division of Settlements, Public Utilities and Rural Development are reportedly being sent home. Minority Leader Kelvon Morris spoke about the issue during a news conference at his office in Scarborough, Tobago, on December 20. He told reporters, “I understand […]

THE INNOVATIVE Democratic Alliance (IDA) has warned that the inaugural Tobago Rhythm and Soul Festival, which is expected to be held in April, could potentially threaten the island’s Easter weekend activities. The event, headlined by Jamaican reggae icon Buju Banton, is scheduled to take place from April 17-20. The second edition of the Tobago Jazz […]

INNOVATIVE Democratic Alliance (IDA) political leader Dr Denise Tsoiafatt Angus has chastised Chief Secretary and Tobago People’s Party leader Farley Augustine for calling the Prime Minister a house slave. Augustine did so at a news conference and on Facebook on December 9 after the failure of the main Tobago autonomy bill in the Parliament. During […]

CHIEF SECRETARY Farley Augustine has advised parents to give their children books as opposed to toys this Christmas. He spoke to reporters on December 11 after delivering remarks at the opening of the Logos Hope at the Scarborough port, Tobago. The ship, which has the world’s largest floating book fair, arrived at the port from […]