Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
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THE new ANR Robinson International Airport will be opened on March 15. The announcement was made by the Prime Minister on February 26 at the commissioning of the O’Meara Road upgrade project at the Ministry of Works and Transport, O’Meara Road, Arima. The opening of the airport will be one of Dr Rowley’s last official […]
Residents of Central Trinidad got an unexpected thrill of excitement when the seven contestants in the Miss Central Trinidad Queen Pageant paraded in a motorcade through several communities on February 22. Standing atop colourfully decorated open-backed vehicles, the seven lovely ladies gave onlookers a peek of what to expect when the pageant is staged at […]
A 39-year-old man was fined for cultivating marijuana plants at his Palo Seco home. Sheldon Ramroop of National Trace, Beach Road appeared before South Court Master Kimitria Gray on February 25, where he pleaded guilty to the offence and was fined $32,000 to be paid in 12 months or face six months hard labour, if […]
The Prime Minister will step down on March 16. Dr Rowley was speaking at the commissioning of the O’Meara Road upgrade project at the Ministry of Works and Transport, O’Meara Road, Arima on February 26. He first announced his intention to step down as Prime Minister at a press conference on January 3. At that […]
THE EDITOR: This is an election year and a lot of exciting things are happening. Lots of goodies have been promised by the government to the citizens and that is good. But I am wondering why the Housing Minister Camille Robinson-Regis is not giving out houses to people who have been waiting for decades to […]
TERRENCE HONORÉ IF THERE is one behaviour that seems to define the Trini culture, it’s the prevalence of wining in our festive times. That’s the rhythmic gyration of hips, mostly seen during the Carnival season, a time of much fete and fun when the revelry is high and morality is low. The social activity that […]
DINESH RAMBALLY WHEN Barack Obama won the US presidency in 2008, it was hoped that it was the beginning of post-racial America. The stain of racism had been cleansed, and the country, and the world, could move into a new era. But the opposite turned out to be true – racism made a stunning comeback […]
JUST four days before the Panorama finals, President Christine Kangaloo proclaimed the law to place the steelpan at the centre of the TT coat of arms. The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts both proudly displayed the new emblem featuring the national instrument on their social […]
PRESENTATION College Chaguanas will have to wait at least another week to fulfil their goal of claiming back-to-back titles in the PowerGen Secondary Schools Cricket League (SSCL) 50-over premier division. Leaders Presentation won their round seven match on February 25 to remain unbeaten, but second-placed St Mary’s College also grabbed a victory to ensure the […]
THE name of the late Lisa Morris-Julian would be immortalised in her hometown of Arima, when the Prime Minister commissions the O’Meara Road Upgrade Project at 10.30 am on February 26. At the commissioning, The Prime Minister is expected to unveil the Lisa Morris-Julian Boulevard in memory of the late D’abadie/O’Meara MP who perished, along […]