Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

THE Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) has reaffirmed its solidarity with the families of the divers killed in the Paria tragedy, three years ago. Party leader David Abdulah did so at a virtual news conference on February 23. On February 25, 2022, Christopher Boodram, Rishi Nagassar, Fyzal Kurban, Yusuf Henry and Kazim Ali Jnr, were […]

CUMUTO/Manzanilla MP Dr Rai Ragbir says UNC political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is engaging in racial fearmongering. He made this claim in a Facebook post on February 21. “It is truly regrettable that after a decade in opposition, Kamla Persad-Bissessar has allowed bitterness and cynicism to consume her, to the point where she is now resorting […]

A Rapid Response Unit constable accused of being in charge of a police vehicle while intoxicated in 2017 has been acquitted after a district court judge ruled the State failed to prove its case. Constable Dennis Dewar was freed on February 20 by Judge Ava Vandenburg in the Siparia District Court, after key prosecution evidence […]

NATIONAL Transformation Alliance (NTA) political leader Gary Griffith says he was not surprised by a public appearance of Congress of the People (COP) political leader Prakash Ramadhar, members of the Opposition UNC and its “coalition of interests” (COI) at a rally to mark the third anniversary of the February 25, 2022 Paria diving tragedy. The […]

NICHOLAS Sookdeosingh smashed a quick-fire 149 runs while left-arm orthodox spinner Yannick Ottley snared a stellar 6/7 to put Clarke Road United in front against Merryboys, at stumps, on day one of their Premiership I round four contest at Wilson Road Ground in Penal. After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, Merryboys were […]

All available technologies have been deployed to help find missing sailor Keiron Simon, according to Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds. Simon went missing on February 20, after being stuck on a sinking drug vessel during a multinational drug bust in waters between TT and Grenada. The Coast Guard was part of the counter-trafficking operation […]

A nervy 3-0 victory for Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-20 women over Bermuda in their opening Concacaf U20 Women’s Qualifiers on February 21 allowed head coach Dernelle Mascall to get a first-hand look at her squad’s strengths and weaknesses during competitive play. Despite winning the match, Mascall said her players lost the mental battle, particularly in […]

Nine swimmers splashed to double-wins on night three of the Aquatic Association of TT (ASATT) National Long Course Age Group Championship which continued at the National Aquatic Centre in Balmain, Couva, on February 21. Marlins’ Marena Martinez and Zahara and Zachary Anthony, Flying Fish’s Shian Griffith, RWB’s Toni Rae Yates, Tidal Wave’s Aiden Nixon, RWB’s […]

CONGRESS of the People (COP) political leader Prakash Ramadhar unofficially aligned himself with the Opposition UNC and members of its “coalition of interests” in condemning the government on the Paria diving tragedy. On February 25, 2022, Christopher Boodram, Rishi Nagassar, Fyzal Kurban, Yusuf Henry and Kazim Ali Jnr, were repairing a 30-inch pipeline at Paria’s […]

CHRISTOPHER Boodram, the lone survivor of the Paria diving tragedy, has called on the population to vote against Energy Minister Stuart Young and the PNM in this year’s general election. He made the call at a rally outside of Heritage Petroleum’s administrative building in Pointe-a-Pierre on February 22, in commemoration of the third anniversary of […]