Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

POLITICAL Leader of the Progressive Empowerment Party Phillip Edward Alexander has lost his appeal of a judge’s order that he pay Finance Minister Colm Imbert $525,000 in damages for defamation. In an oral ruling on February 12, Justices of Appeal Mark Mohammed, Ronnie Boodoosingh and Geoffrey Henderson held Justice Jacqueline Wilson’s findings were “unassailable.” Imbert […]

A 72-year-old woman is in critical condition at the San Fernando General Hospital after she is believed to have fallen down the stairs at her home while intoxicated. Reports indicate a nurse of the hospital’s accident and emergency department contacted police around 8.30 pm to report the woman was unconscious and being treated at the […]

Straker Nets and Spartans TT lifted the respective men’s and under-17 boys’ titles when the 2024/25 North Zone Revival invitational basketball tourney concluded at the St Paul Street Sport Complex, PoS on February 7. Straker Nets and Spartans were pushed in their respective best-of-three finals, but they had enough in the tank to overcome the […]

Soca artiste Nailah Blackman, Road March winner Mical Teja, Yung Bredda and Neil “Iwer” George are on the 2025 roster of artistes endorsed by bmobile. A media release from the company said, “This investment solidifies bmobile’s commitment to local culture and marks a powerful partnership that celebrates the vibrant energy of Carnival.” Nailah, an endorsee […]

A Moruga man who was seen in a February 10 video abusing one of his sons and threatening him with a knife has been arrested. The 43-year-old suspect of Marac Village was taken into custody by the Special Victim Department (SVD) around 9 pm on February 11. The nine-year-old child who was seen being physically […]

PRESENTATION College Chaguanas kept their unbeaten streak alive by bringing an end to Naparima College’s perfect start after delivering a convincing 70-run victory at Lewis Street Ground, San Fernando, on February 11. Both teams were undefeated entering round five of the Secondary Schools Cricket League premiership. “Pres” opted to bat first, and posted a 192 […]

J’Meke Watkins scored a beaver-trick and teammates Jermaine Morgan and Callany Job netted a brace each to lead Ball Blaster’s 11-0 clobbering of Jaric Titans when round one of the Republic Bank National Youth Football League kicked off at Plymouth Recreation Ground in Tobago on February 9. Watkins kicked off the landslide victory with the […]

Dr Gabrielle Jamela Hosein THE determined swing to the right, which began as a backlash to the progressive politics of the 1960s and 1970s, has now accelerated overnight. At least that’s how it appears, though the ground was set by Thatcherism and Reaganomics in the 1980s, and observers had been sounding an alarm for decades. […]

THE EDITOR: I am what people refer to as an independent voter. I voted for the People’s National Movement (PNM) in 2020 because of covid19. In 2015 I voted for the People’s Partnership (PP) because I supported the work that the then PP government was doing. Because of the terrible state this country is in, […]

THE EDITOR: Like many parents in TT, I sent my children to complete their tertiary education abroad. Today they are all gainfully employed in a foreign land. The quality of life, the access to decent housing, salary, and living with the constant reminder of criminal behaviour have combined to make TT unattractive to many who […]