Author: Newsday Reporter

ATTORNEY and former United National Congress (UNC) senator Wayne Sturge has been selected by the UNC as its candidate for Toco/Sangre Grande for the 2025 general election. Sturge was among five candidates  the UNC announced in a media release on December 22. Also on the UNC slate are John Michael Alibocas (San Fernando East); Dr […]

THE family of Well Services employee Pete Phillip are distraught after he was confirmed missing after the partial collapse of an oil rig he was working on. Phillip was one of 75 workers on Rig 110 in the Heritage East Offshore Area when the incident happened around 3.09 am on December 22. At his family’s […]

ONE man is missing and another was injured after the partial collapse of an oil rig, owned and operated by Well Services Petroleum Co Ltd, a private company, on December 22. The incident happened on Rig 110 in the Heritage Offshore East Field around 3.09 am. In a statement, Well Services said there were 75 […]

THE Bocas Lit Fest has launched Term II of its Bocas Academy. In a news release on December 18, Bocas Lit Fest marketing and media manager Alette Liz Williams said the academy is “a multi-level curriculum of writing workshops and masterclasses designed to develop authors at every stage of their careers.” It said the term […]

Five people were arrested, three firearms and quantities of ammunition and cannabis seized, by officers during ongoing anti-crime exercises in Central and Western divisions. A TTPS release said between 10 am-6 pm on Thursday a man was held with a firearm loaded with six rounds of ammunition. A quantity of cannabis was also seized. In […]

The Caribbean Poultry Association (CPA) and the University of the West Indies, St Augustine campus’ School of Veterinary Medicine (UWI-SVM) have formalised their mutually beneficial relationship via the establishment of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This MoU will bring together both parties for collaboration and co-operation in various areas including research, professional development programmes, training […]

CIBC Caribbean Bank Ltd has reported a net income of $277.5 million for the period ended October 31. This represents a $7.6 million or three per cent increase from the previous year’s net income of $269.9 million. In its consolidated financial statements, published on the TT Stock Exchange website, CIBC Caribbean said this year’s record […]

THE “I Love Tobago” sign has finally been relocated to the Scarborough Esplanade. The sign was removed from further along Calypso Rose Boulevard, formerly Milford Road, on November 12, for repairs and refurbishment. The management of Milford Road Esplanade said the original location of the sign had caused traffic and “safety risks with visitors frequently […]

The Maloney Indoor Sporting Arena was the venue for the Island Prospects College and University Basketball Showcase on Wednesday, with 52 young players getting the opportunity to hone their skills before scouts, coaches and basketball enthusiasts. Held in collaboration with the Anthony Roy Student Athlete Scholarship Academy, Next Level Performance Trinidad and Tobago and Royal […]

THE dive experience in Tobago attracted significant interest at this year’s Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) Show in Las Vegas, from November 19-22. In a media release on December 13, the Tobago Tourism Agency Ltd said the island’s recent features in National Geographic’s The Plume and Expedition Amazon on Disney Plus, Hulu and NGTV, […]