Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

THERE was a resounding clash of sticks as the National Carnival Commission’s National Stickfighting competition kicked off on February 14. Bois men (stick fighters) battled in the gayelle (stick fighting ring) for a place in the semifinal round of the competition which took place at the Moruga Multi-Purpose Youth and Sport Facility. It began with […]

A segment of the long-awaited completion of road-widening work along the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway in Chaguanas will open for use, six months after the entire project was supposed to be done. An advertisement in Newsday on February 15 said the southbound lanes from the Brentwood acceleration lane to the Chase Village overpass will be […]

Parking along several streets around the Queen’s Park Savannah, in Port of Spain will be restricted as thousands are expected to attend the semifinals of the national Panorama large and medium steelband competition and for Carnival Monday and Tuesday. Acting Police Commissioner Junior Benjamin approved the temporary traffic restrictions. A notice published in the newspapers […]

AFTER being adrift in a pirogue at sea for four days, Tobago fishermen Albert James and Junior Thorne were miraculously rescued by two other fishermen and brought safely back to shore, near the Pigeon Point Depot, on February 15. The men, who appeared weary and shaken, walked into the arms of their family members shortly […]

AS couples around the world celebrated their love for each other, it was perhaps fitting that West Indian Tobacco Company (WITCO) and Desperadoes Steel Orchestra used the opportunity on Valentine’s Day to celebrate their 60-year partnership. In a media release on February 14, both entities said they were proud to celebrate a remarkable journey that […]

BpTT has awarded a customs brokerage contract to Danish-owned shipping company Blue Water Shipping TT Ltd. In a media release on February 14, Blue Water said the contract is to provide freight forwarding and customs brokerage services for bpTT’s local operations. “The scope of this contract includes freight forwarding, inclusive of land transportation, and customs […]

PC Shzeem Williams was remembered by loved ones and colleagues as a dedicated officer. Speaking during his funeral, held on Valentine’s Day and what would have been Williams’s 25th birthday, Central Division acting Snr Supt Ian Carty commended his drive and success in combatting criminal elements. He said Williams was an exceptional officer for his […]

A Piarco woman was beaten and her mother and sister robbed after seven masked men forced their way into their home. The 35-year-old woman was outside around 7.50 am on February 13 when the men approached. One had a gun. The men forced her back into the house, which she shares with her 28-year-old sister […]

A LEGAL battle is brewing between Secretary of Education, Research and Technology Zorisha Hackett and PNM Tobago Council political leader Ancil Dennis over alleged defamatory remarks made by the latter in relation to the THA’s tertiary student support programme. Dennis posted the comments on social media on February 5. Attorney Marion Ingrid Melville, who is […]

A 44-year-old single mother of six was left fighting for her life after she was the victim of a drive-by shooting in Marabella on February 13. Neighbours told police around 6.20 pm Jacqueline Joseph was walking home from buying groceries along Boodoosingh Drive Drive, Battoo Avenue, when an unidentified white car drove by and an […]