Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

THE EDITOR: A good example of the UNC’s growing dysfunctionality is the Opposition Leader’s speech in Moruga last Monday. Sounding like a cult leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC spoke of an election campaign of “blood.” She likened the red worn by government supporters to the blood of the victims of crime: “For the last ten years, […]

THE EDITOR: Well, well, well, we have finally turned the page in the fight against crime. How did it take so long? Who has the testicular fortitude to take the fight to the offenders? Is it new management? Minister in the Ministry of National Security, added strength or new police leadership? Fresh anointing? (I am […]

LEFT-ARM spinner Devon Lord (five for 23) held his nerve at the death as Yorkshire Cricket Club got their second victory of the CPL/TKR Twenty/20 Festival when they edged Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) by three runs in a high-scoring group A clash at the Queen’s Park Oval, St Clair on March 12. Yorkshire posted […]

DIGICEL TT has announced the appointment of Pieter Verkade as its new CEO, effective February 21. In a release on March 13, Digicel TT said Verkade brings a wealth of international telecommunications experience and a proven track record of driving growth and innovation to the company. “Verkade, also known as “P+” due to his positive […]

A High Court judge has ruled in favour of the common-law wife of a diesel mechanic who was crushed by a cement truck in 2021. At the end of a two-day trial on March 13, Justice Frank Seepersad ruled that R&K Concrete Company Ltd had breached its duty of care to its employee, Jerome Thomas, […]

A Joint Select Committee (JSC) meeting in Parliament on March 12 brought together key officials to discuss the efficiency and effectiveness of the Regulated Industries Commission (RIC) alongside the broader management of public utilities in the country. Independent senator Sunity Maharaj chaired the meeting. It featured RIC chair Dawn Callender, permanent secretary of the Public […]

ENDEAVOUR Holdings, owners of Superpharm and Price Plaza, reported profits after tax of $30.9 million for the nine months ending on January 31. The financial results released on March 13 said the profits were $1.5 million more than what was earned in the same period the year before. In 2024, Endeavour Holdings earned $29.4 million. […]

BRITISH High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, Jon Dean says TT will be the first country to kick off the King’s Baton Relay for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. It also has the honour of designing the artwork of the baton used in the relay. Dean made the revelation at a reception for Commonwealth […]

SEVERAL aspects of Stuart Young’s February 27 announcement about the fate of the Guaracara refinery suggest the matter is far from a done deal. Speaking at Whitehall, Mr Young, a lawyer by training, was very cautious in his use of words. The Energy Minister disclosed that a cabinet sub-committee led by Minister of Planning Camille […]

World-renowned Jamaican reggae veteran Cocoa Tea (Calvin George Scott) passed away on March 11. He was 65. A Jamaica Gleaner report quoted his wife, Malvia Scott, saying he was “initially diagnosed with lymphoma in 2019, but for the last six months he was also struggling with pneumonia.” Cocoa Tea died at a Florida hospital following […]