Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

MEMORIAL Park, Port of Spain was filled on November 10 as hundreds gathered to observe the 2024 Remembrance Day parade and wreath-laying ceremony. Held annually, the ceremony honours those who served and fell during World Wars I and II (1914-18 and 1939-45). The parade, which began just after 10 am, saw the Red Cross and […]

THE file on the shooting death of PC Krishna Banahar, who was killed in the line of duty in an exercise in Guapo that also resulted in the death of a civilian, has been sent to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice. ACP for South/Central Wayne Mystar confirmed this on […]

THE Privy Council has reserved its decision on the Appeal Court’s jurisdiction to hear a challenge from the High Court on the grant of bail for murder. In May 2023, Justices of Appeal Nolan Bereaux, Maria Wilson and Ronnie Boodoosingh delivered a split decision in an appeal brought by six police officers and another man […]

A 22-year-old woman was shot and wounded early on the morning of November 10 in her boyfriend’s blue Nissan Almera in Manzanilla. Police said around 1.50 am, the woman was in the front passenger seat and her 27-year-old boyfriend in the driver’s seat. A bareback man wearing orange boxer shorts and a white jersey covering […]

THE State has been ordered to compensate a senior public servant for a 16-year delay in classifying her leave. Justice Frank Seepersad made the order on November 11. Marsha Mungal will receive $250,000 for the breaches of her rights. Seepersad also ruled Mungal was treated unfairly when the Ministry of Labour failed to deliver a […]

A PARAMIN farmer who wrote to the Pope after being sued by the Archbishop of Port of Spain has been ordered to vacate the grounds of the Our Lady of Guadalupe RC Church, Paramin. Jude St Hilaire was also given a little over three months to remove his fruit stall and an unfinished concrete building […]

BitDepth#1484 Mark Lyndersay ON TUESDAY, Donald Trump was elected as the next president of the US. The 45th US president will return as the 47th, returning Trump to leadership of a major economic and military power. Trump has openly declared his contempt for all traditional media houses, mostly sparing the unremittingly conservative Fox News, but […]

Debbie Jacob IF I COULD find a sport that offers more life lessons than American football, I would become its number one fan. But this is the game I watch as an anthropologist because I am fascinated by cultural change. When I see losing teams like the Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders […]

THE EDITOR: Open letter to Port of Spain mayor Chinua Alleyne. I am reaching out to bring to your attention an issue of growing concern for the residents of and visitors to Port of Spain. This matter not only affects the aesthetic appeal of our capital city, but also poses serious health and environmental concerns. […]

ANTHONY P PIERRE IN THE recent reading of the National Budget 2025, Finance Minister Colm Imbert provided an update on implementing the Gambling (Gaming and Betting) Control Act (Act 8 of 2021). This landmark legislation was enacted to provide a robust regulatory framework for the gambling industry in TT, ensuring operations are conducted fairly, transparently, […]