Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

MYSTERY still surrounds an unidentified pirogue carrying around five decomposing human bodies which drifted into Trinidad and Tobago waters on Saturday afternoon but disappeared while being towed by the Coast Guard (TTCG) on Sunday. The TTCG believes the vessel sank while being towed. A ghost vessel is one found without any living crew onboard. This […]

Debbie Jacob To: Stuart Young, Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries. DEAR Minister Young, I listened with great interest to your recent remarks about wanting to reform the country’s current education system – “shifting from the colonial structure to one that’s more relatable and relevant to our culture.” There is much for someone in your […]

THE EDITOR: The recent incidents involving violence – a roadside brawl between two Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) estate constables in Couva, and a physical altercation between a teacher and student at Moruga Secondary School – are deeply troubling symptoms of a broader malaise affecting our nation. These occurrences, both captured on video and widely […]

THE EDITOR: For over five decades, the National Petroleum Marketing Company Ltd (NP) has exemplified excellence in safety and operational standards, serving as a beacon of hope for state-owned enterprises worldwide. Amid the volatile nature of the oil and gas sector, NP’s remarkable safety record speaks to its commitment to protecting lives, safeguarding infrastructure, and […]

BitDepth#1495 Mark Lyndersay IT’S BEEN a while since backing up your data was a topic in this space. Six weeks ago, I tried to recover files from a camera memory card. After deep-scanning the solid-state memory, many files were found, but not the ones the owner was looking for. Deletion marks data as erased, but […]

Taureef Mohammed FOR A brief moment, I sat and stared at the family and they stared back. There was an awkward pause. We had just spent over an hour talking about their living with and caring for a loved one with dementia, exploring the issues that had come up so far: agitation, sleeplessness, wandering in […]

MINISTER of Public Utilities Marvin Gonzales said on January 27, his attorneys will respond to a letter from attorneys representing two former executives at the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) over the report into the 2023 cyberattack on the company. Attorneys representing ex-CEO Lisa Agard and ex-CFO Shiva Ramnarine raised concerns in a […]

A MAN is now in police custody after he robbed a woman while wearing a wig and brandishing a toy gun. Police said the victim, who knew her assailant, was at her Princes Town mini-mart around 10.30 am on January 25 when the man approached her. He was wearing an orange coverall jacket, black distressed […]

TT Premier Football League (TTPFL) leaders Defence Force (24 points) and San Juan Jabloteh (14 points) both recorded huge wins in league action at the Arima Velodrome on January 25, defeating Club Sando and the cellar-placed Eagles FC respectively. In the second game of a double-header, Defence Force were made to work for their eighth […]

A prison officer was arrested after he was stopped by officers on traffic duty at the Tarouba Link Road, San Fernando, on January 25. Police reports said at about 10.30 am, PCs Ramcharan and Deolal stopped a blue Nissan Almera which was overtaking a line of traffic. While interviewing the driver, the prison officer allegedly […]