Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

Jerome Teelucksingh IN MARCH 2022, when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, an American comedian, at the Oscars, it seemed as if humour had crossed a boundary. Undoubtedly, humour remains a powerful medium in healing, communication, teaching, and defusing tension. And we all know the value of humour as an antidote for a stressful and tense […]

Dr Rita Pemberton THE IMPLEMENTATION of the laws which reduced the conduct of the human trade with particular colonies (including Tobago) in 1806, terminating the trade in captive Africans in 1808, the legal ending of enslavement by the Emancipation Act of 1834, and the premature termination of the apprenticeship system in 1838 sent strong signals […]

THE EDITOR: As a concerned citizen of TT, I am troubled by the persistent political divisions that hinder our nation’s progress. The rivalry between the PNM and the UNC has long been a source of contention, often aligning along ethnic lines and fostering an environment where collaboration is scarce. Prime Minister Rowley has previously called […]

THE EDITOR: As we head into another general election, it’s time for us to think about the kind of representatives we want in Parliament. For years we’ve faced amateur debate and questionable personalities in Parliament. It’s clear that we need new voices in politics, people who truly want to make things better for everyone. One […]

PARIA Fuel Trading Co Ltd chairman Newman George said 75 per cent of funds lost in a $1.3 million phishing scam have been retrieved by the company in a court settlement. He made the disclosure in response to questions by Wade Mark, chairman of Parliament’s Public Accounts (Enterprises) Committee (PAEC) which sat on January 15 […]

NATIONAL Carnival Commission (NCC) chairman Winston “Gypsy” Peters and Southex CEO George Singh said competitions are still necessary for artiste development in Trinidad and Tobago. During the Chutney Soca Monarch (CSM) launch at the Queen’s Park Savannah (QPS), Port of Spain on January 15, Singh and Gypsy said artistes like reigning Calypso Monarch Machel Montano […]

THE Ministry of Health is currently conducting baseline evaluations toward creating legislation to govern the increasingly popular use of electronic cigarettes in a trend called vaping. The revelation was made by Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh during a Joint Select Committee on Social Services and Public Administration on January 15 which took a look at […]

POLICE have continued their searches during the state of emergency (SoE) over January 13 and 14 leading to a number of arrests, a gun, a quantity of marijuana and ammunitions being seized. Police said around 4.15 pm on January 14 during a routine traffic exercise on the southbound lane of the Uriah Butler Highway, Chaguanas, […]

WEST INDIES coach Andre Coley said the flexibility of his squad will enhance the regional team’s chances when they face Pakistan in the first of two Test matches at the Multan Cricket Stadium from 12.30 am (TT time) on January 17. The series will be Coley’s last in charge of the Test team and will […]

THE committee tasked with investigating the response of the TT Fire Service to the fire at 11 Farfan Street, Arima, which claimed the lives of MP Lisa Morris-Julian and two of her children, has completed its investigation. The findings were submitted and received by  Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds on January 10. The three-member […]