Author: Janelle De Souza

President Christine Kangaloo is encouraging people to take the opportunity of World Alzheimer’s Month and World Alzheimer’s Day to better understand and gain greater awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. In her message on World Alzheimer’s Day, Kangaloo, who is patron of the Alzheimer’s Association of TT, said a lack of awareness […]

THERE were two more laboratory-confirmed deaths due to dengue fever between September 17 and 20, bringing the toll up to 18. The Ministry of Health in an epidemiological update on September 20 also confirmed 1,416 cases of dengue, an increase of nine since September 17. It said as of September 19, yellow fever notices were […]

FORMER senator, government minister and CL Financial executive Carlos John says at this time, the narrative around Lawrence Duprey should not be the “short period of financial turbulence” of CL Financial, but instead, all the good things he did for the country and the region. Duprey, former executive chairman of CL Financial, died on August […]

This year, for the first time, the Scout Association of Trinidad and Tobago moved its annual national camp out of the country, taking 21 scouts to Guyana. Jorrel Bisnath, the camp contingent leader and deputy national scout commissioner in charge of training and adult resources explained the core element of the scouting programme was having […]

PERSISTENCE and determination has led Patries Abigale Ramkaran to push through disappointment, failures, discrimination and scorn become one of the few female contractors in the country. Ramkaran founded Ramkaran Contracting Services Ltd in 2005 at the age of 21 which, at first, only provided construction services. Now, it also provides design and build, janitorial and […]

George A Laquis II, managing partner of the St Georges Development Group, said the company spent over $100 million to complete the building formerly known as Hevron Heights to create the luxury St Georges Apartments. Speaking at the launch on August 17 at Upper Mendes Drive, Champs Fleurs, he said construction started in 2022 and […]