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ON November 8, the Special Tribunal of the Industrial Court delivered a final judgement on a matter involving the Estate Police Association (EPA) and the Central Bank of TT (CBTT). The two parties were embroiled in the collective bargaining process since December 2015 for the three-year period January 2015-December 2017. At the conclusion of the […]

THE EDITOR: The crime rate in TT has gone past alarming levels, creating significant impacts on small to medium-sized businesses and the real estate market, including commercial rentals. The penetrating atmosphere of insecurity has reduced economic activity, discouraging both local and foreign investors from putting their trust and money into and expanding business ventures or […]

THE EDITOR: Recently with forex shortages and the actions by workers on the port, our dependence on foreign imported goods and materials has come to the forefront – with up to 90 per cent of what we need having to be brought in. As a small country it is inevitable that we would not be […]

THE EDITOR: November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, serves as a sobering reminder of the disturbing epidemic of gender-based violence that continues to plague TT. Shockingly, 44 per cent of women and girls in our country have endured some form of gender-based violence in their lifetime – far exceeding […]

A woman from Debe, charged in April 2022 with the murder of her mother at their home, remains in police custody. The case against Melissa Jagessar, 37, was heard on November 25 before High Court master Shabiki Cazabon in the South Criminal Court. Jagessar’s attorney Ainsley Lucky applied for bail on her behalf, but the […]

AN argument between two men in upper Port of Spain on November 25 led to one being stabbed in plain view of passing drivers and pedestrians. The stabbing happened at around 9.30 am, while the victim, a 45-year-old security guard, was standing at the corner of Oxford and Abercromby Streets. A man approached him and […]

In the spirit of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Alliance Française of TT (AFTT) held its sixth workshop celebrating International Day of French Teachers on November 21 at its base in St Clair, Port of Spain. “Teachers are the torchbearers of French language and culture. So it’s really about bringing the Olympic spirit into the […]

Fifty female athletes between 12 and 19 as a live audience, with another 60 people livestreaming online, took part in this year’s National Association of Athletics Administrations of TT (NAAATT) annual women’s seminar-workshop at the National Racquet Centre in Tacarigua on November 23. This year’s edition, Inspire Her, featured presentations on safeguarding from TT Rugby […]

The Prime Minister attended Caricom meetings in Georgetown, Guyana on November 21. The delegation’s agenda reflected a balance of regional collaboration and deepened international partnerships, said a release from the Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs. The series of meetings addressed critical issues such as agro-processing, crime prevention and revitalising West Indies cricket. The PM […]

A superb spell of fast bowling from right-arm seamer Taskin Ahmed (six for 64) helped Bangladesh bundle out the West Indies for 152 in their second innings on day four of their first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua on November 25. Taskin’s impressive return, his first-ever five-wicket haul in Tests, saw the […]