Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

Angostura has been honoured with a national service award for its contributions toward community service and social initiatives across Trinidad and Tobago. At the award ceremony, hosted by the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS) at the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts (SAPA) on July 30. Angostura was recognised for being “a […]

THE nephew of a government minister has been charged with possession of marijuana for trafficking. Michael Gopee, 33, of Guapo, Point Fortin, who is out on bail on charges laid in 2023, appeared before Master Shabanna Shah on August 6. He was granted $200,000 bail with surety and ordered to report to the police station […]

Ste Madeleine police are searching for two men who robbed a man at gunpoint at his workplace over the weekend. The police said the victim, 32, was working at a tyre shop in St Charles Village, Princes Town, around 6 pm on August 3 when two men accosted him and announced a robbery. One pointed […]

ENERGY Minister Stuart Young says government is exploring the installation of solar panels at locations where illegal quarrying used to happen. He was speaking during a visit to the National Energy Skills Centre’s (NESC) drilling academy in Ste Madeleine on August 6. Young told NESC students and staff that a month and a half ago, […]

THE UNIMED Group Health Plan is a plan established by the employer for both daily and monthly-rated employees in the public and teaching services. It is a benefit to all members of the teaching service. Members and non-members of TTUTA are on the plan. TTUTA has a management role in Unimed which is exercised at […]

DR KUMAR MAHABIR RECENT rulings by the Privy Council in England on Caribbean cases have, once again, raised questions about whether local courts can be truly trusted to make impartial judgements, and the integrity of local magistrates and judges. Courts follow a hierarchical structure and must oblige by the precedent set by the highest court […]

THE EDITOR: In a recent letter, Rajiv Hemant said the UNC has no fresh face to offer but stale bread because Vasant Bharath was invited back to join the UNC. If that was a fact, Kamla Persad-Bissessar would not have invited him to “join hands to rebuild” the nation together. He is an astute jurist […]

THE EDITOR: Economic growth is driven by a combination of new investment, employment, small business activity, and consumer spending. Observing local markets, we can see that supermarkets, vegetable vendors and street food sellers like doubles vendors experience steady business, indicating a healthy level of consumer spending in these areas. However, a walk through the malls […]

THE EDITOR: With the serious situation existing in TT as a result of dengue, the advice being given by Ministry of Health officials and healthcare professionals is that those afflicted by the disease should use paracetamol for relieving pain and fever. I continue to be perplexed as to why mention is rarely if ever made […]

FOR any West Indian cricketer who has played cricket in England, his experience would have informed him of the various adjustments he would have to make to his game in order to be consistent in his performance. However, the WI team that visited England this year was an inexperienced one, and the itinerary was to […]