Author: Newsday Reporter

FOR the fourth consecutive year, Scotiabank was awarded Trinidad and Tobago’s best consumer digital bank by Global Finance, New York. The bank, for the second time, also earned the title of best mobile banking app in the country. The announcement was made in a media release on October 21. Senior VP and managing director at […]

Sixty-six non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working to create positive societal change have been selected as the 2024/2025 beneficiaries of the Republic Bank Power to Make a Difference (PMAD) programme. A media release said, the bank announced its PMAD partners at the annual launch of its flagship corporate social responsibility programme at its Republic House headquarters on […]

DUBAI: New Zealand won the Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time, beating South Africa by 32 runs on October 20 after a standout performance from Amelia Kerr with bat and ball. South Africa’s chase was held to 126-9 in 20 overs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in reply to New Zealand’s 158-5 […]

A day after winning gold in the 50m freestyle on the opening day of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Shanghai, China, top Trinidad and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter placed sixth in the final of the 100m freestyle. Carter placed third in Heat 4 with a time of 47.21 seconds to qualify for the […]

THE Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Ltd (CariCris) has given a stable outlook to the Ansa Merchant Bank Ltd (AMBL) group. In a statement issued on October 19, CariCris reaffirmed the assigned issuer/corporate credit ratings of CariAA (Foreign Currency (FC) and Local Currency (LC)) on the regional rating scale and ttAA (FC and LC) […]

UWI has unveiled its six valedictorians for its 2024 graduating class. The ceremonies will take place at UWI SPEC, St Augustine on October 24-26. A media release issued on October 14 said the selected valedictorians embody “UWI pride,” highlighting academic achievement, leadership and steadfast perseverance in their respective study areas. Each year, the process of […]

THE Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) will lead a trade mission to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) from October 21-25. The mission will include representatives from 22 companies from various sectors and of various sizes, including micro-enterprises. A press release from the TTMA said the mission aims to expand TT’s exports into Eastern […]

Students expressed deep concern about their future amid increasing economic pressures and rising crime rates at the Conference on the Economy (COTE) post-budget forum held on October 10 at UWI’s St Augustine campus. Panellists economists Marlene Attz and Dave Seerattan, former energy minister Kevin Ramnarine, Prof Roger Hosein and Dr Ricardo Lalloo collectively emphasised, “The […]

BMOBILE will be a major sponsor of the third edition of Tobago’s October carnival. In a news release on October 16, the mobile division of state-owned telecommunications company TSTT said, “As the carnival continues to grow, bmobile renewed its partnership with Tobago Festivals Commission Ltd (TFCL) to deliver a connected festival experience for both local […]

As part of the First Peoples Heritage Week, the chief of the Santa Rosa First Peoples, Ricardo Bharath Hernandez, hosted a remembrance event at the Red House on October 16. The event was centered around the monument outside the Red House where 60 of the country’s First Peoples were reburied in 2019 after their remains […]