Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

The Institute of Marine Affairs is hosting a community seminar to present the findings of their assessment of the 2024 mass coral bleaching event and its implications to Tobago. A media release said, the bleaching in Tobago is reported to be the worst it’s ever been as the Lesser Antilles are still under coral bleaching […]

THE Hillview College Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) is getting into the holiday spirit with Mingle on D Hill, a Christmas cooler party, on November 23. The event takes place at Garden Sanctuary, Centre of Excellence, Macoya, from 6pm to midnight. Tickets are priced at $300. The event promises to be a treat, to get all patrons […]

Kanisa George IN THE same way I recount the good things in life or think about the good things to come, I sometimes find myself painstakingly mulling over the bad. It has become an obsession of mine to try to map out how best to tackle those difficult moments when they come, even though, in […]

THERE are only four teams left standing in the CG United Super50 Cup being played in Trinidad – TT Red Force, Jamaica Scorpions, Leeward Islands Hurricanes and Barbados Pride. Red Force play Pride in semifinal one on November 20, followed by semifinal two on November 21. Both matches will be held at Brian Lara Cricket […]

CANADIAN Noah Rudder, youngest son of local calypso legend David Rudder, has been awarded a prestigious 2025 Rhodes Scholarship. A proud David announced his son’s achievement on Facebook. He said the scholarship is the “world’s pre-eminent and oldest graduate fellowship.” It allows winners from around the globe to pursue postgraduate education at Oxford University in […]

Oil and gas giant bpTT has been awarded the NCMA 2 block, located 30 miles off Trinidad’s north coast, as part of the shallow water 2023/2024 bid round, which closed in May. In a release on November 19, bpTT said the award of the block is the latest demonstration of its strategy for TT to […]

OUTGOING Naparima MP Rodney Charles has predicted UNC political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar will not choose four incumbent UNC MPs who have publicly questioned her ability to lead the party to victory in the next general election. Those MPs are Rushton Paray, Anita Haynes-Alleyne, Dinesh Rambally and Dr Rai Ragbir. All of them filed nominations in […]

MINISTER of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon has encouraged entrepreneurs to take the lead in diversifying the economy by creating internationally competitive products for export. She made the call in her address at the closing ceremony of the Fit For Europe II workshop, a 16-month programme aimed a giving businesses the capacity to export successfully […]

A police officer has to wait a little longer to have his day in court to challenge his suspension, which has gone on for almost three years. PC Mikhail Gonzales, formerly assigned to the now disbanded Special Operations Response Team (SORT), was suspended in January 2022, around the time of an investigation into the deaths […]

PATRIOTIC Front political leader Mickela Panday and the PNM’s women’s league paid tribute to the resilience of men in separate International Men’s Day messages on November 19. In her message, Panday paid special tribute to her father, former prime minister Basdeo Panday, who died on January 1. She said, “I take a moment to reflect […]