Author: Newsday Reporter

THE Tobago House of Assembly’s Division of Food Security, Natural Resources Environment and Sustainable Development has released separate public advisories on risks posed to the public regarding stinging nettles and cow itch. In its first release, on January 2, the division said it wanted to sensitise the public to the dangers of the bouhmadou plant/vine, […]

JONATHAN RAMNANANSINGH AND JELANI BECKLES AFTER being stripped of their 2024 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) premiership title on December 30, owing to the disciplinary committee’s findings that striker Derrel Garcia was an illegitimate player for four matches last season, the La Romaine Lions plan to appeal the decision. Benedict’s principal Gregory Quan Kep and […]

THREE SUSPECTS were arrested by officers of the Matura Police Station following the robbery of a delivery vehicle along the Toco Main Road on December 27. The arrest was made during an anti-crime exercise, two firearms and a quantity of ammunition and camouflage clothing were also seized. In a news release on December 28, police […]

THE condolence book in memory of Minister in the Ministry of Education and MP for D’Abadie/O’Meara Lisa Morris-Julian, who died in a fire along with two of her children on December 16, will remain open for signing daily from 9 am to 4 pm until December 31 in the Rotunda of the Red House in […]

Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Anton Corneal was among 23 technical leaders who graduated from the first edition of Fifa’s technical-leadership diploma. A TTFA release on December 26 said Corneal received his diploma at a graduation ceremony at the Fifa museum in Zurich, Switzerland earlier this month after attending the final block […]

SAN Fernando West MP Faris Al-Rawi says the Home and Village Improvement Programme (HVIP) is making a positive difference in people’s lives, building families and communities. He made this comment during a function on December 21 at his constituency office on Independence Avenue, San Fernando to distribute keys to starter homes under HVIP to some […]

JASON CLIFTON THE final day of the 2024 racing season will culminate with an impressive six-race card on Boxing Day at Santa Rosa Park, Arima. First Citizens has thrown its hat in the ring and will sponsor all the races on day’s programme. There will be two feature events on the day’s card. The third […]

RELATIVES of Well Service Petroleum Ltd worker Pete Phillip had a difficult time celebrating Christmas, knowing he was supposed to return from offshore duty on December 25. Phillips, 47, had planned spend Christmas with his wife Kandasie, 34, and their four children- Jesiah, 13, Justin, 11, Jelicia, nine and Giselle, three. Phillip’s relatives spent their […]

VADODARA, India: Harleen Deol cracked her maiden international century and India Women put together yet another masterful showing to once again roll over the West Indies Women, this time by 115 runs, to wrap up the One Day International series here at the Kotambi International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. In a match that saw India […]

MASON Hall Police Youth Club PRO Akiea Gunn said club-members feel motivated to expand on their good work, after being recognised at the annual Tobago Day Awards earlier this month. The club, which was founded 24 years ago, received an award for community service. Gunn said, “Being recognised by your island at the highest level, […]