Author: Newsday Reporter
DAVID SCARLETT RWB Aquatic Academy ended day three of the Aquatic Sports Association of TT (ASATT) National Open Short Course Championship in dramatic fashion on November 16 as they swam to gold in the mixed 11-and-over 400m medley relay at the National Aquatic Centre, Couva. RWB’s two relay teams, A and B, battled well in […]
MASSY Gas Products Ltd is assuring the public’s safety following the release of excess nitrogen gas at its Point Lisas Plant on November 15. On November 15, a video was shared on social media around 9.30 pm showing a white cloud of fumes being released from the plant. Massy Gas, in a news release issued […]
THIS year marks the fourth consecutive year the National Gas Company of TT Ltd (NGC) has joined the TT Chamber of Industry and Commerce (TT Chamber) to sponsor two of the Champions of Business awards – the Business Hall of Fame and the Green Agenda Award. The award ceremony, which serves to recognise the invaluable […]
THE Division of Infrastructure, Quarries and Urban Development (DIQUD) said the Windward Main Road at Roxborough, near Renaissance Park, will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic from November 18. This is to facilitate a sewerage project in the area. Alternatively, the Cameron Canal Road, which connects eastward to the Roxborough/Bloody Bay Road, will be used […]
THE TT NGL Ltd has recorded a “remarkable” 153.2 per cent increase in profit after tax for the nine months ended September 30. In its unaudited financial statements, published on the TT Stock Exchange website on November 14, TTNGL said this substantial improvement is primarily driven by the enhanced profitability of its investment in Phoenix […]
PARTS of south Trinidad were left under water after torrential rain caused widespread flash flooding to low-lying areas on November 12. The flood started within hours of a yellow-level alert from the Met Office on that same day, owing to the passage of an Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). Floods affected residents in areas such as […]
THE Indian High Commission held an event on November 13 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme. Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne was the chief guest of honour at the event held at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Cultural Cooperation in Mt Hope, a release […]
MEMORIAL Park, Port of Spain was filled on November 10 as hundreds gathered to observe the 2024 Remembrance Day parade and wreath-laying ceremony. Held annually, the ceremony honours those who served and fell during World Wars I and II (1914-18 and 1939-45). The parade, which began just after 10 am, saw the Red Cross and […]
SHERDON PIERRE Trinidad and Tobago Red Force top order batter Amir Jangoo blasted his maiden century to set up a comprehensive 45-run victory via DLS method against Guyana Harpy Eagles in the GC Championship Super 50 Tournament on November 9 at the Queen’s Park Oval, St Clair. Harpy Eagles won the toss and inserted TT […]
PHIL Salt powered a superb century to take England to a commanding eight-wicket victory over West Indies in the first T20, on November 9, at Kensington Oval, Barbados. After a disappointing defeat in the one-day international series, Salt struck an unbeaten 103 on the island he used to call home as England cruised to a […]