Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

Dr Rita Pemberton ONE OF the first major issues to emerge with the union of Trinidad and Tobago was the issue of representation for Tobago in the central administration of the colony. Despite the demise of the sugar industry, the island remained dominated by a planter/merchant class which, although somewhat weakened, remained an influential force […]

THE EUROPEAN MARKET is the largest in the world, with a population of more than 448 million people in 27 member states. TT, as one of the Cariforum member states, has a jump on the competition worldwide on dealing with European businesses, as it signed the EU/Cariforum economic partnership agreement (EPA) way back in 2008. […]

STUDENTS at Malick Secondary School were evacuated on November 20 after a massive fire at the school. The flames began in a storage room in a small prefabricated building referred to as Block F. Students told Newsday the room contained computer parts, benches and tables. It also houses a server room, a library and a […]

SAN JUAN Jabloteh, one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most celebrated and recognisable sports clubs, is set for a grand return to football’s top tier when the TT Premier Football League (TTPFL) kicks off in just over two weeks. Jabloteh will meet Central FC on December 7, day two of the opening round, in the second […]

THE Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL), headed by president Merere Gonzales, have sought legal advice ahead of their critical ruling on the status of St Benedict’s star player Derrel “Zum Zum” Garcia. Benedict’s are unbeaten in the 2024 SSFL season, and the south zone school finished atop the 16-team premier division table with 41 points […]

A Ste Madeleine pensioner is calling on the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) to take immediate action to repair a leaking water line near her property. Urel Adams, 78, who is recovering from her third stroke, is now concerned that if quick action isn’t taken, the underground leak could compromise her home. Two large water […]

MARABELLA police are searching for a man who kicked and cuffed the female manager of a fast-food restaurant on her way home on the evening of November 19. The police said the incident happened around 6.35 pm, while the 41-year-old victim was walking along a dirt track that connects the Southern Main Road and Battoo […]

POLICE are still trying to identify a body which was found in the Caroni River shortly after noon on November 19. Initial reports from police said the decomposing body was found floating face-down in the water, wedged between broken tree branches. The medium-built body wore a black jersey and brown long pants. The body was […]

Dr Gabrielle Hosein TODAY, November 20, is World Children’s Day or Universal Children’s Day. This was the date in 1959 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. On the same day in 1989, it adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Approaching the world as if […]

ST JOSEPH’S Convent Port of Spain and Diego Martin Central advanced to the Girls’ Intercol north zone final after securing convincing wins in their respective semifinal matches on November 19. At St Mary’s College Grounds in St Clair, Rori Gittens scored a first-half hat-trick to power St Joseph’s Convent to a commanding 5-1 victory over […]