Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

STATE-CONTROLLED  investment company National Enterprises Ltd (NEL) has reported a net loss of $348.7 million for the financial year ended September 30, 2024. While substantial, this represents a 23 per cent improvement from the $455.1 million loss recorded in 2023. Chairman Ingrid Lashley celebrated the progress amid difficult conditions. “This $106.4 million variance underscores our […]

SECURITY and the economy are the issues that will determine who wins next year’s general election. These were the findings of multiple surveys conducted by the North American Caribbean Teachers Association (NACTA) this year. In a statement on December 27, NACTA said, “Two of the most important issues are the state of the economy (cost […]

UNILEVER Caribbean Ltd (UCL) has announced the resignation of its director Camilo Trujillo, effective December 31. The announcement was made in a notice to shareholders, published on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange website on December 27. “The board of directors thank Trujillo for his service to the company,” UCL said. For the nine months […]

THE PRIME Minister has expressed disappointment that the murder toll for the year has crossed 600. Dr Rowley promised government’s continued full support for the police and urged the police, the Judiciary and the population to work together with the government to bring crime under control. In a statement posted on Facebook on December 27, […]

AT THE Divali Nagar in central Trinidad there is a bust of Swami Vivekananda. It was a gift from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in New Delhi, India. The bust was unveiled in October 2004 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the swami’s speech to the World Parliament of Religions in 1893 in Chicago, […]

The Boxing Day holiday on Thursday provided the perfect chance for many people to catch up on some shopping outside of the Christmas rush. Many stores along High Street, San Fernando opened their doors on Christmas Day with most reopening for the Boxing Day crowds. One particular store, JD’s Exclusive, had to keep shoppers waiting […]

The burnt remains of a man were discovered in the trunk of a vehicle in Sangre Grande on Boxing Day. According to reports, the discovery was made at 3 pm along Ojoe Road in North Eastern Settlement on December 26. The deceased is believed to be 32-year-old Dane Hosein Jnr who was reported missing on […]

Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Anton Corneal was among 23 technical leaders who graduated from the first edition of Fifa’s technical-leadership diploma. A TTFA release on December 26 said Corneal received his diploma at a graduation ceremony at the Fifa museum in Zurich, Switzerland earlier this month after attending the final block […]

The emergency response to locating missing Well Services Petroleum Company Ltd employee Pete Phillip has now turned to a recovery mission after efforts to find him have turned up empty-handed over the last five days. A release from the company said on December 26: “After an extensive and thorough effort by the dedicated team at […]

Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh described combating this year’s dengue outbreak as an “uphill battle.” He said his classified it in this way because of challenges with the media and opposition-led regional corporations in southern and eastern Trinidad. As of the ministry’s most recent update on the mosquito-borne disease on November 25, there were 19 […]