Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

MINISTER of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dr Amery Browne has held discussions with Russian and Ukranian diplomats as Trinidad and Tobago outlined its clearest stance yet on which side it supports in the ongoing war between both countries. In two separate media releases on October 21, the ministry said Browne met with Russia and Ukraine’s […]

FOR the fourth consecutive year, Scotiabank was awarded Trinidad and Tobago’s best consumer digital bank by Global Finance, New York. The bank, for the second time, also earned the title of best mobile banking app in the country. The announcement was made in a media release on October 21. Senior VP and managing director at […]

Sixty-six non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working to create positive societal change have been selected as the 2024/2025 beneficiaries of the Republic Bank Power to Make a Difference (PMAD) programme. A media release said, the bank announced its PMAD partners at the annual launch of its flagship corporate social responsibility programme at its Republic House headquarters on […]

BAVINA SOOKDEO A communication studies textbook, designed to support students as they prepare for CAPE exams, has been published by secondary schoolteacher Vanessa Ramoutar-Singh. The CAPE Communication Studies: Multiple-Choice Booklet based on the recently-revised communication studies syllabus was self-published by Ramoutar-Singh who holds a bachelor of arts in English language and literature with education, a […]

IN an unwelcome reminder of the damaging oil spill on the south-western “heel” of Tobago, when an overturned, abandoned barge spilled thousands of gallons of oil into the sea, threatening beaches and marine life, Heritage Petroleum is working to clean up a spill along the Cedros coastline reported on October 16. The spill has affected […]

THE EDITOR: Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar recently called on Prime Minister Rowley to account for a proposed $50 million allocation representing the entertainment allowance for the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). The call to justify such an extravagance in this time of economic hardships being endured by the populace would have certainly been welcomed […]

THE EDITOR: I was bullied as a child as I walked the one-mile trek from my primary school to my home. The attacks were meant for my quiet and brilliant sister but, by association, I too somehow got bullied. We were both often kicked by the bully. My father, not to be trifled with, put […]

THERE’S AN art to coming off as an ordinary person when you’re really special beyond all measure, and Mark Loquan has mastered that feat. Receiving the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT) sheds some light on his accomplishments in science, industry and music, but there is no way to truly appreciate the […]

Trinidad and Tobago’s Dylan Carter placed fifth in the 50m butterfly final at the Swimming World Cup in Shanghai, China on October 20. Carter, 28, touched the wall simultaneously with Australian Matthew Temple. Both athletes were timed at 22.53 seconds and earned 899 points. Taking the gold was new world record holders Noe Ponti of […]

FIFTY-TWO gymnasts have been selected to represent TT at the inaugural Carifta Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, from November 29-30. The squad was chosen after a two-day trial event at Woodbrook Youth Facility on October 12 and 13. TT will be represented in ten categories. The gymnasts were selected from eight clubs, with Tots […]