Author: Paula Lindo

MERGERS and acquisitions expert Moni Miyashita shared her extensive practical experience of using mergers and acquisitions as a powerful engine for global growth as part of a recent two-day event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. A release from Massy Group on October 14 said those attending included Massy’s leadership team – Massy Holdings Ltd chairman […]

THE mother of 19-year-old murder victim Shundell Barrow said her son was killed by gangs in the Gonzales area. Barrow was killed outside his home on the night of October 13. Ayana Cumberbatch-Barrow said Barrow had received death threats three weeks ago and had been pursued by someone intent on killing him two weeks before […]

THE fire service is investigating a fire that broke out at the Piarco Fire Station on October 10, damaging a fire tender. A report said at 12.45 am, two motorcycles belonging to fire officers which were parked at the western end of the appliance bay near the engineering section caught fire. It said the fire […]

Pointe-a-Pierre MP David Lee called on government to come clean on all cross-border oil and gas deals. Speaking during the debate on the budget on Friday, Lee called for an update on the Dragon, Manakin–Cocuina and Loran–Manatee gas fields. “Up to now, the Minister of Energy and Energy Industries cannot say when gas is coming […]

OVER 30 Caribbean Airlines pilots, represented by the Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA), staged a peaceful placard protest at the Piarco International Airport on the morning of October 3 over several issues, including overdue wage negotiations. Speaking to the media, TTALPA vice chairman Jason Wickham said the pilots were there to express their […]

FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert has said there will be an extension to the deadline to pay property tax. He said this will be announced on September 30. This was the original deadline for payment of the tax. In recent days there have been long lines at the Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) and district revenue […]

UWI will give 13 honorary degrees to people across the region during its 2024 graduation ceremonies between October 12 and November 9. In a release, UWI said this year’s recipients have had long and impactful careers in the areas of advocacy and activism, medicine, tourism, culture, sports, business, education, science and the music industry. At […]

THE Education Ministry has said the flooding at St George’s College, Barataria, on September 18 was not connected to the recent repairs to the school’s roof and ceiling. It said attempts to connect the two are linked to an ongoing agenda to resist the school’s return to Barataria. In a release on September 18, the […]

FORMER Jamaican PM PJ Patterson said for his entire life, Sir Shridath Ramphal remained above the partisan divisive fray. He said Ramphal never sought nor held any electoral office. Patterson was paying tribute to Ramphal at his funeral in Guyana on Saturday. “His strident insistence ‘on being Guyanese before being Indian and being West Indian […]

The Health Ministry has launched its 2024-2025 influenza (flu) vaccination campaign. It said flu vaccines will become available free of charge at all health centres in Trinidad and Tobago beginning on September 16. In a release, the ministry said the flu vaccine should be taken seasonally instead of annually to ensure maximum protection. It said […]