Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

THE EDITOR: Rushton Paray and the many other UNC members who may believe that the UNC cannot win the next general election unless there are fundamental changes in the faces of the UNC, must look at history in charting the way forward. Unlike the PNM, the UNC base has been through many incarnations. DLP, Club […]

THE EDITOR: Open letter to the Finance Minister. I write to express deep concern regarding your recent explanation for the ongoing foreign exchange (forex) shortage. Citing a 50 per cent increase in credit card usage as a primary cause for the current forex challenges is both simplistic and unacceptable. Credit cards are financial tools provided […]

YANG Han AS THE partnership between China and Trinidad and Tobago deepens, fostering enhanced collaboration, TT celebrated its fourth consecutive participation in the China International Import Expo (CIIE) this year. The event, held in Shanghai from November 5 to 10, underscored the commitment of both nations to strengthen their economic ties and explore new avenues […]

Jerome Teelucksingh ALMOST 50 years ago, in 1975, at a historic symposium on Indians in the Caribbean, VS Naipaul remarked, “We forget; we have no idea of our past; it is part of the trouble. We came from a culture that has not been much given to self-examination or to historical enquiry.” This is an […]

Dr Rita Pemberton ONE OF the first major issues to emerge with the union of Trinidad and Tobago was the issue of representation for Tobago in the central administration of the colony. Despite the demise of the sugar industry, the island remained dominated by a planter/merchant class which, although somewhat weakened, remained an influential force […]

THE EUROPEAN MARKET is the largest in the world, with a population of more than 448 million people in 27 member states. TT, as one of the Cariforum member states, has a jump on the competition worldwide on dealing with European businesses, as it signed the EU/Cariforum economic partnership agreement (EPA) way back in 2008. […]

STUDENTS at Malick Secondary School were evacuated on November 20 after a massive fire at the school. The flames began in a storage room in a small prefabricated building referred to as Block F. Students told Newsday the room contained computer parts, benches and tables. It also houses a server room, a library and a […]

SAN JUAN Jabloteh, one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most celebrated and recognisable sports clubs, is set for a grand return to football’s top tier when the TT Premier Football League (TTPFL) kicks off in just over two weeks. Jabloteh will meet Central FC on December 7, day two of the opening round, in the second […]

THE Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL), headed by president Merere Gonzales, have sought legal advice ahead of their critical ruling on the status of St Benedict’s star player Derrel “Zum Zum” Garcia. Benedict’s are unbeaten in the 2024 SSFL season, and the south zone school finished atop the 16-team premier division table with 41 points […]

A Ste Madeleine pensioner is calling on the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) to take immediate action to repair a leaking water line near her property. Urel Adams, 78, who is recovering from her third stroke, is now concerned that if quick action isn’t taken, the underground leak could compromise her home. Two large water […]