Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

NEW Soca Warriors head coach, Dwight Yorke, has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago. Yorke, a former TT captain, was welcomed at the VIP Lounge, Piarco International Airport on November 8. Among the welcoming party were TT Football Association (TTFA) officials, including director of communications Shaun Fuentes, who was part of the TTFA staff for the […]

THE State intends to make it more difficult for extortion suspects to get bail. Minister in the Ministry of National Security Keith Scotland vowed to crack down on the offence as he toured Central and South Trinidad on November 8. Speaking with the media outside the Chaguanas police station, Scotland said he was aware of […]

THE Patriotic Front (PF) has extended congratulations to president-elect Donald Trump and US Vice President Kamala Harris for their participation in the November 5 US presidential election. Trump defeated Harris by 295-226 electoral votes. He will be inaugurated as the 47th US president on January 20. In a statement, the PF said, “We recognise the […]

THE planned birthday bash for Ancel Villafana, aka Prezi/Chemist, remains in limbo, pending the outcome of a licence appeal. The highly anticipated Rich J’Ouvert birthday bash, scheduled for November 9, is now in jeopardy owing to an ongoing appeal by the TT Police Service (TTPS). Police have raised objections to the event’s licence, citing similar […]

THE Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation (TTUTC) has launched the UTC Global Balanced Fund Ltd (UTC GBFL) for the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Executive director Nigel Edwards said TTUTC is committed to the financial empowerment of people across the Caribbean. A media release issued by TTUTC on November 7 said the […]

THE funeral of PC Krishna Banahar will be held on the morning of November 9. The service at his Silver Stream Trace, Delhi Road, Fyzabad home will begin at 8.30 am before his body is taken to the Shore of Peace for cremation at 11.30 am. Confirmation came from his father, Sonnylal Banahar, who said […]

A 20-year-old police constable has been detained at the Barrackpore Police Station in connection with an armed robbery that took place over a week ago in the district. The police said the suspect is based at the Praedial Larceny Squad (PLS) at Craignish Village, Princes Town, and has been serving for about six months. Reports […]

THE Tobago House of Assembly (THA) says the storage of the oil-spill waste at Studley Park Landfill has not had a visible impact on the surrounding environment, and the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries has agreed to arrange for the permanent disposal of the waste. Speaking at a THA press briefing at the Office […]

Police detained two 18-year-old Pleasantville men shortly after they robbed a San Fernando man on Thursday. The victim told police he was driving his silver Nissan AD wagon along Rushworth Street and stopped at a red light at Cipiero Street around 9.47 pm. Two men jumped into his vehicle – one into the front passenger […]

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced a strong 15-man T20 squad to face England for the first two fixtures in a five-match series against England, bowling off on November 9 at Kensington Oval in Barbados. CWI said it will reveal the squad for the remaining games in Saint Lucia at a later date. The series […]