Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

THE Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has dismissed the appeal of a former bank worker and the Sanctuary Workers’ Trade Union which challenged the decision of the Registration, Recognition, and Certification Board (RRCB) to deny access to the Industrial Court because the union did not have a bank account. The ruling, delivered on January […]

THE Prime Minister has defended the decision to declare a state of emergency (SoE) on December 30. Dr Rowley did so at a news conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, Central Administrative Services, in Tobago. A signed proclamation by President Christine Kangaloo declared the SoE. Acting Attorney General Stuart Young and National Security […]

OPPOSITION senator Jayanti Lutchmedial-Ramdial has called for an immediate risk assessment and enhanced security measures for state prosecutors. “If the state is to assuage the fears of our prosecutors, and send a strong message to criminals that any such contemplated action in the future will be met with the full force of the law, this […]

POLICE arrested two minors and seized a gun, ammunition and marijuana in three separate SoE exercises in St James, Maraval and Arima on January 2. In the first incident, police led by Snr Supt Thom, Supts Nicholls and Jankie, ASP Mohammed, Insp Durga and Insp Joseph searched houses at Perigod Road, Long Circular and Mango […]

AS IN life, so too in death, Lisa Morris-Julian was always there for her children. The D’Abadie/O’Meara MP and two of her children – daughter Xianne Julian, 25, and son Jesiah Julian, six – perished in a fire which gutted the family home on Farfan Street, Arima, on December 16. She had served as MP […]

LEGISLATION is the last thing anybody wants to hear about now. The country is in a state of emergency. Murders reached an all-time high in 2024. Our prisons are filled. Laws are one thing, but when last did you hear of anybody being convicted of killings? However, Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher’s recent statement about […]

Paolo Kernahan THE DECLARATION of a state of emergency (SoE) hasn’t impressed anyone other than party sycophants and some business groups – one and the same. It certainly hasn’t sowed fear in the hearts of our killer elite. Murders continued unabated, even as the measure was being announced. Hit squads pressed forward with their slate […]

Dr Asha Pemberton [email protected] AS WE begin the New Year, we find ourselves immersed in dialogue surrounding our current societal state and a focus on the public health approach to violence interventions and prevention. Public health approaches to violence prevention have foundations in exploring root causes, risk factors, mitigating factors and the triggers that precipitate […]

THE EDITOR: At FACTT (Fireworks Action Coalition of TT) we have been receiving reports on fireworks activities from all corners of TT following another New Year’s night of terror at the hands of a few dissidents. From all accounts some areas reported less activity. However, in general the horrific onslaught from fireworks on the peaceful, […]

THE EDITOR: The world record of Joshua Regrello as attained in the 31 hours of playing pan is certainly reason for rejoicing. The young man, via a model of perseverance, commitment and aspiration towards the achievement of excellence, showed resilience in the face of the physically-challenging playing for such an extensive period, and has shown […]