Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
WHEN the Soviet Union fell in 1991, the oligarchs swooped in. Under Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin, Russian billionaires took hold. Mr Gorbachev’s high-minded perestroika gave way to crude blat; reform yielded to cronyism, kleptocracy and the hush-hush dealings of an old boys’ club. Think this USSR experience does not resemble the US? Think again. […]
THE MASSY Group has boasted its second consecutive year of record-breaking financial performance and a six per cent increase in dividend payout. The group issued a public announcement in the Newsday (page 6) on January 16, a day after its 101st annual general meeting (AGM) at the Hilton Trinidad, St Ann’s, highlighting its highest-ever revenue […]
Paolo Kernahan There’s a reason the PNM is often pejoratively described as a masonic lodge – secret handshakes, special favours for members, bizarre rituals, etc. We were reminded of this as the party worked frantically to suture fissures the Rowley-led coronation of Stuart Young as PM-designate opened up. Rebel MPs who demurred on signing a […]
SEVEN months after claiming the under-20 national title in the Republic Cup Youth tournament, Edinburgh 500-based club Evolution FC are eager to make another big splash when they turn out for their debut campaign in the TT Premier Football League’s (TTPFL) tier two season which kicks off on January 18. Evolution FC will play their […]
THE stamina of the Toco Secondary School cricketers will be put to the test in the 2025 PowerGen Secondary Schools Cricket League (SSCL) premiership division 50-over competition. The school, located in the northeast, is a fair distance from the other schools in the division. Toco earned promotion to the premiership division after winning the championship […]
THIRTY-ONE dynamic steelbands in the small conventional band category will compete on January 18, at Victoria Square, Port of Spain, for one of 14 spots in the finals to be held on January 25 at Skinner Park, San Fernando. Among them is the rejuvenated Silver Harps Steel Orchestra which will be performing in the national […]
THE State has been ordered to compensate two business people and their employee for their wrongful arrest, false imprisonment and assault following their detention at the St Joseph Police Station in October 2017. Hannah Ruth Bovell, Akeem Seetahal and Stephen George will each receive $70,000 in damages and an additional $15,000 in exemplary damages, plus […]
In an introductory meeting with the new TT Coalition of Services Industries (TTCSI) CEO Daren Lee Sing and board members, Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon encouraged the coalition to work closely with the TT Trade and Investment Promotion Agency in achieving objectives and exploring unique ways of engaging its membership. In a release on January 15, […]
WEST INDIES will be without their most experienced fast bowler Kemar Roach and wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva for the opening Test match of the two-match series against Pakistan. The series bowls off at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan, Pakistan from 12.30 am (TT time) on January 17. During a media conference ahead of the […]
The combined digital and broadcast viewership for the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) tournament went past the one billion mark for the first time, with the league saying it recorded a total viewership of 1.13 billion for the 2024 campaign. A January 16 media release from CPL said the figure was a 32 per […]