Author: Newsday Reporter

THE Central Bank continued its 60th-anniversary celebrations with two outreach activities in Tobago on the weekend. These activities, led by Central Bank Governor Alvin Hilaire, showcased the bank’s commitment to financial education and environmental sustainability across the nation. On September 13, according to a press release, the bank hosted a special Schools Outreach Day at […]

THE Piarco International Airport was abuzz with excitement as the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) players made their return on September 14, ahead of a five-match home-stand in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament. The atmosphere was electric as fans gathered, eager to catch a glimpse of their cricketing heroes. The players, clearly pleased with […]

THIRTY-FOUR farmers on September 14 received over $3.1 million in grants as part of the Agriculture Ministry’s Agricultural Finance Support Programme. The Cycle 7 Batch 2 distribution of Agro-Incentive Grants took place at the ministry in Chaguanas “amidst the lively atmosphere of the Namdevco farmers’ market,” the ministry said in a news release. It said […]

For some of those students moving on from CSEC exams to higher education or to the work environment, the guidelines on how to proceed to the next level may not always be at hand. To provide greater support to students facing this dilemma, the Bridging the Gap: From Classroom to Career Initiative was held at […]

TOBAGO’S Rachel Questelles won the Miss La Reine Rive title on Saturday in the Prime Minister’s Best Village Trophy Competition, Le Gran Z’Affaire, held at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), Frederick Street, Port of Spain. Questelles, 26, represented the Encore Dance Theatre which entered the La Reine Rive competition for the first […]

ST VINCENT and the Grenadines’ soca star Skinny Fabulous won four awards at the Caribbean Music Awards at Kings’ Theatre, Brooklyn, New York. He took the most awards of the night, including Male Soca Artiste of the Year. “Any category that a man like Machel Montano falls in, you never expect that you would be […]

DAZZLING fireworks lit up the night sky for the annual Independence Day celebrations at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain on August 31. Newsday’s chief photographer Jeff K Mayers captured these images from the rooftop of the National Insurance Board (NIBTT). Special thanks to the NIBTT for making these images possible.       […]

THE Division of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation has denied evicting any tenant from the Store Bay Beach Facility or having a final plan for the redevelopment of the popular Tobago spot. The division was responding to a Facebook post on the I Support Phillip Alexander page on August 30, which claimed that the facility […]

ON TT’s 62nd anniversary of independence, some politicians have reached out to the country on social media to express their good wishes. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley wished Trinidad and Tobago a Happy Independence Day on X, formerly Twitter. She said, “As you celebrate this special day, I pray that the spirit of your motto […]

INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into a road accident which claimed the life of a Tobago woman on August 30. Rolisa Cooke, 24, of Hampden Road, Lowlands, died instantly after she was struck by a black Volkswagen sedan while trying to cross the Claude Noel Highway, near Agostini Insurance Brokers, Lowlands. A police report said around 7.45 […]