Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

THE EDITOR: Open letter to Prime Minister Rowley. Of the very many well-deserved accolades and words of gratitude that will be extended to you for your decades of service to our country as MP, minister, opposition leader and Prime Minister, I would like to thank our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for keeping power upon […]

THE EDITOR: Symbols are fundamental to the cohesion and identity of a sovereign society. From a communications perspective, they serve as powerful tools that encapsulate shared values and foster a sense of unity among citizens. By rallying around common symbols, individuals find common ground, promoting collective identity. Earlier this year, we decided to replace the […]

THE EDITOR: Coming to think of it, this little country of ours can be regarded as a model of cultural/religious diversity in a world torn by strife of this nature. Where, for example, thousands have died in Ukraine and Palestine et al, and the many who are still alive live in this perennial fear of […]

WHEN IT comes to music, it’s been the Carnival of the crossover stars. Musicians, young and old, have amazed with their versatility. They have effortlessly moved from genre to genre, proving something about TT’s rich multicultural heritage. Machel Montano, 50, has brought us soca, chutney and will defend his Calypso Monarch title. In his footsteps […]

The TT Pilots Association (TTALPA) is calling on the Prime Minister to urgently intervene to settle salary increases for Caribbean Airlines (CAL) pilots, four months after the Finance Minister authorised those increases. At a press conference at Normandie Hotel, St Ann’s, on February 27, TTALPA industrial relations representative Timothy Bailey said the union referred the […]

FOUR TT sporting legends joined soca star Machel Montano on stage at Punchy Wednesday Fete, at the Queen’s Park Oval in St Clair, on February 26. During Montano’s performance of his hit song Pardy, West Indies batting icon Brian Lara, TT and Manchester United stalwart Dwight Yorke and TT football maestro Russell Latapy were introduced. […]

GOVERNMENT has selected a proposal from Nigerian company Oando Trading DMCC to lease the former Petrotrin refinery in Pointe-a-Pierre with a view to restarting it. Acting Prime Minister Stuart Young made the announcement at the post cabinet news conference at Whitehall on February 27. In his 2024/2025 budget statement in Parliament on September 30, Finance […]

The Chaguaramas Military History and Aerospace Museum has rejected the eviction notice issued by the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA). In a statement posted on their Facebook on February 25, the museum said, “We will not accept such notice from the CDA just as we have done in the past. We will remain open and continue […]

Chamber heads have wished the Prime Minister the best as he announced he will resign his post in less than three weeks, on March 16. Tobago chamber Martin George described Dr Rowley as a prominent and outstanding figure on the political landscape who leaves behind a rich legacy. “While one may not have agreed with […]

THE US is seeking to terminate all oil and natural gas licences with Venezuela that were approved by the former Joe Biden administration. In a post on social media, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said, “Today, pursuant to @POTUS (president of the United States) directive, I am providing foreign policy guidance to terminate all […]