Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

THE EDITOR: Lennox Ballah astonished me with the very first words that he spoke to our UWI Institute of International Relations diplomacy class in 1972: “In the conduct of diplomacy we are concerned with expediency and not with morality.” In other words, diplomacy has its own morality. Basdeo Panday echoed that same dismal moral philosophy […]

A Reason to Love produced by The Love Movement will take place at the St Dominic’s Pastoral Centre auditorium at St Finbar’s, Diego Martin, from November 22-24. For 52 years, The Love Movement Family of Choirs has had many Reasons to Love, a media release said. In 1972, Bernadette Scott felt inspired to use her […]

Dr Asha Pemberton [email protected] AS CHILDREN embark on the physical changes of puberty, the transitional stage of adolescence begins. With that comes several psychological, emotional and social behavioural shifts which may wax and wane in severity. Adolescents require a unique approach to healthcare. This is best served when young people are provided the opportunities and […]

THE EDITOR: Athaliah Samuel stands as a shining testament to what is possible when talent meets determination and vision is paired with hard work. Her story is not merely a chronicle of success; it is a roadmap for overcoming adversity, seizing opportunities, and uplifting others along the way. From her roots in John John, Laventille, […]

FERRIES, yoga lessons, millet farming and cancer treatment were just a few areas in which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to help the countries of Caricom. He addressed the Caricom-India Summit in Guyana, on November 20. Arriving from the G20 meeting in Brazil into Guyana at midnight on November 19, Modi received the keys […]

THE search for abducted Penal pensioner Winston Thomas, 68, ended when his body was found in his car around midday on November 21, on the Solomon Hochoy Highway in Golconda. Thomas was found in the back seat with his hands bound behind his back, what appeared to be a stab wound to his head, and […]

MINISTER of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds says restorative justice can provide a cheaper alternative to incarceration, plus better outcomes for both victim and offender. He was addressing the opening ceremony and panel discussion to mark Restorative Justice Week on November 18 at the Prisons Sports Club, as reported in a ministry statement. It was hosted […]

ALLUDING to an extortion link in November 19 murder of businessman Muath Nassar, both Fyzabad’s MP, Lackram Bodoe, and the head of its Chamber of Commerce are calling on police to investigate whether there is a connection and act on it. Nassar, 49, of Brentwood, Chaguanas, was shot dead around 1.30 am on November 19, […]

DIANNE Joseph, president of the TT Coalition of Services Industries (TTCSI), has made her intentions clear: her time at the helm will be deliberate and finite. Joseph, elected on May 3, intends to serve a single three-year term, during which she plans to solidify TTCSI’s foundations and prepare others to assume the mantle. “Leadership is […]

Beating 34 other schools, Couva East Secondary took home the first-place trophy for the Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business’ Secondary School Business Simulation Competition, with its virtual business, Broadbeam, gaining the highest cumulative earnings. The competitions saw form five and six students engage with a simulation designed to mirror the complex and challenging […]