Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

POLICE are investigating the murder of Kirdy Ramdhanie of Longdenville who was gunned down on December 13. Police said they received reports of gunshot at Lamont Street, Enterprise shortly after 9 pm. First responders found the victim bleeding from several gunshots in a track and several spent shells near the body. The injured man was […]

POLICE are investigating the circumstances which led to the murder of a Diego Martin man whose body was found hog-tied and with a gunshot injury to the head off Lady Young Road, Belmont on December 13. The victim was identified as 23-year-old Kareem “Scooby” Baptiste. Police said they were alerted that the body of a […]

A body discovered along the Churchill Roosevelt Highway (CRH) near Oropune Gardens on the morning of December 13 has been identified as Roy George Stanley, 65. Police said officers of the Piarco Police Station received reports of loud explosions being heard along the westbound lane of the CRH near the Holiday Inn Express around 5.45 […]

THE Estate Police Association (EPA) has accepted a four per cent wage increase for two bargaining periods spanning five years from the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT). A statement from the Airports Authority on December 14, said the agreements concluded wage negotiations for a five the period of 2015-2017 and 2018-2020. The agreement, […]

A traditional mas Christmas Dara E Healy “I am the Pierrot With word skills fuh so I am an orator from long ago And bonjay, I could fight too! Me and my band of pierrot Claim we space We defy colonial masters And take over the place With we bois and speech We safeguard we […]

AHEAD of the 2020 general election, Kamla Persad-Bissessar was unequivocal. “We will not engage in any coalition,” she said. “We are strong enough to stand alone as the UNC.” That election saw her party gain two seats. But it was not enough to unseat the PNM. With another poll looming, Ms Persad-Bissessar has shifted her […]

THE EDITOR: According to a recent release by the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), TT stands to be financed to the tune of US$250 million for “resilient road infrastructure and resilient educational infrastructure.” I would like to focus primarily on the road infrastructure sector. CAF explained that the Sector Wide Approach […]

THE EDITOR: On September 14, 2020, the PNM MP for La Brea, Stephen Mc Clashie, and the then PNM councillor for Brighton/Vessigny, Gerald Debesette, did a site visit to see the problem I was having – especially when it rains, the pumping canal from the pitch lake becomes filled with water, some of which seeps […]

THE EDITOR: I write to express deep concern about the growing mental health crisis affecting our nation, particularly our children and adolescents. It is disheartening to witness the increasing number of individuals struggling with mental health issues, often without adequate access to timely and appropriate care. While our hospitals offer essential mental health services, the […]

Defence Force got their second straight win to start the 2024/25 Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League (TTPFL) campaign on December 13 when they edged San Juan Jabloteh by a 2-1 margin a keenly contested match in the first game of a double-header at the Phase 2 La Horquetta recreation ground. Without playmaker Kevin Molino […]