Author: Newsday Reporter
THE Office of Procurement Regulation (OPR) may not have a role in any decision taken to sell or lease the former Petrotrin refinery in Pointe-a-Pierre. Procurement regulator Beverly Khan made this comment during a meeting with members of the Parliament’s Finance and Legal Affairs Joint Select Committee (JSC) on January 17. At a meeting of […]
THE Met Office has officially declared the start of the 2025 dry season. In a release on January 14, it said the dry season started on January 14 and may run until May. “At this time, the atmosphere over the region has transitioned to its drier state following a gradual transition from the wet into […]
PARIA Fuel Trading Company Ltd has announced a partnership with cricket legend and author Brian Lara, with the aim of fostering education and sports among youth. As part of this collaboration, Paria has purchased 600 copies of Lara’s new book, Lara, the England Chronicles, for distribution to schools near its Pointe-a-Pierre base. In a media […]
DAVID SCARLETT THE Shahdon Winchester Foundation will host the fifth edition of its annual football competition in honour of the late Shahdon Winchester on January 11 at Skinner Park, San Fernando. Shahdon Winchester, a former Soca Warrior, passed away in a vehicular accident near Gasparillo in December 2019. He had a nomadic playing career, playing […]
For Richard Valentine, the entertainer known as Chynee, or to some, Macoy – his earlier years in music led him on a journey of development as an artiste. Years after winning the Synergy Soca Star competition, he is back in the mix, releasing new soca music. In a media release he said, “In 2009, I […]
THE Ministry of Health says it is monitoring the spread of respiratory viruses, including the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). A news release on January 8 said Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh and the Ministry of Health team are actively monitoring the situation in China, where there has been a rise in HMPV cases. The World Health Organization […]
TWO suspects were arrested and US$89,450 and $2,158,166 in cash seized during a state of emergency (SoE) operation in Tacarigua between January 6 and 7. In a release on January 8, the police said officers of the Arouca CID, the Special Investigations Unit and the Inter-Agency Task Force carried out an SoE operation in Tacarigua […]
BAVINA SOOKDEO Wahida Mohammed-Narine has achieved a milestone in her decades-long career as an educator, earning the Pan African Leadership Institute (PALI) Global Award in Educational Leadership. The Global Awards are among the most prestigious recognitions in Africa. A letter from PALI to Mohammed-Narine, acting principal of San Fernando TML Primary School stated, “It is […]
PAN TRINBAGO will pay tribute to the late Lisa Morris-Julian in 2025. In a news release on January 4, Pan Trinbago said it will host the 2025 Eastern Region Steelpan Champions in her honour. Morris-Julian, Minister in the Ministry of Education and Member of Parliament for D’Abadie/O’Meara, her son Jesiah, six, and her daughter Xianne, […]
THE Eastern Lawyers Association has endorsed the call by the Law Association (LATT) for security to be provided to prosecutors and judicial officers, on request, in the wake of the murder of attorney Randall Hector. The 43-year-old attorney was gunned down in front of his family as they were leaving the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on […]