Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

A MANHUNT is underway for the people who shot and wounded a 30-year-old policewoman outside her home in Caroni early on October 22. WPC Quianna Mahabir was at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mount Hope, up to midday. She was reportedly hit on the head in the driver’s seat of her car. A […]

POLICE are on the scene after loud explosions were heard outside the San Juan North Secondary School shortly after 8 am on October 22. North Eastern Division Snr Supt Mervyn Edwards said loud explosions were heard this morning and his men were currently on the scene. A teacher at the school told Newsday the shooting […]

DELICIA BURRIS PLANNING to dance to your favourite soca at Tobago carnival? Make sure your feet and skin are prepped and primed for the festivities with these essential tips for feet care and skin care. Pre-carnival preparation Before hitting the streets, take some time to pamper your feet and skin to ensure you look and […]

Kairi People hosted Runaway all-inclusive fete at Pigeon Point beach on October 16. Runaway was held from 12 pm-7 pm and entertainment included D’ All Starz band featuring Road March winner Mical Teja, Dingdong and College Boy Jesse, Farmer Nappy and Widicks. DJs included Mighty Krush, Selector 3D, Bago sound, Selecta Sani and MC Snoopy. […]

West Indies assistant coach (bowling) James Franklin said the lengthy rain delay and subsequent sluggish outfield conditions were no excuses for the regional team’s five-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in the first of three One-day internationals (ODIs) at the Pallekele International Stadium on October 20. After being reduced to 100 for four by Sri Lanka’s […]

KEIR STARMER’S decision to rule out reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade was an incredibly bad call. The British PM’s declaration that the issue was a non-starter for his country ahead of this week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) may have been good politics at home, but it is bad politics abroad. […]

THE World Health Organization has ranked TT among the top ten countries in the world for obesity in children under the age of five – something that is very concerning to International Sports Sciences Association-certified master trainer Rain Harper, primary care sports medicine physician Dr Nailah Adams, and artistic gymnast Thema Williams. Obesity is a […]

MINISTER of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon co-hosted a Caricom ministerial meeting with the US Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai to discuss key concerns in the region’s trading relationship with the US. The meeting took place via video conference on October 18 and included Caricom delegates such as Hugh Hilton-Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs […]

THE Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is on October 22 expected to deliver its ruling on a claim by a group of regional policyholders that the Trinidad and Tobago government’s bailout of local subsidiaries of the CL Financial (CLF) conglomerate was discriminatory. The CCJ’s decision will be delivered on October 22 at 1 pm. The […]

THE file into the circumstances surrounding the death of form four student, Jayden Lalchan, 15, has not yet been sent to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) as of the afternoon of October 21. Southern Division police did not divulge details, saying the investigation was sensitive and active. However, they confirmed that […]