Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

THE man suspected of killing three-year-old Jereem George after he allegedly set a house on fire was found unresponsive in a police cell on January 31, police said. The officers were able to resuscitate him, and an Emergency Health Service ambulance took him to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. According to reports, […]

THE police have dismissed reports on social media about large sums of money being found at official residence of Commissioner of Police (CoP) Erla Harewood-Christopher in St James as part of the investigation into Harewood-Christopher’s role in the importation of two sniper rifles for the Strategic Services Agency (SSA). In a statement on February 1, […]

THE National Carnival Commission’s (NCC) 2025 Carnival festivities at the Queen’s Park Savannah (QPS) kick off on February 2 as the National Junior Panorama finalists take the stage from 9 am. In a news release on January 31, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts (MTCA) said, “The highly anticipated Carnival 2025 season is […]

RELATIVES of police shooting victim Randy Gobin are asking where is the body camera footage of the incident that claimed his life. A relative, who did not wish to be named, told Newsday he has several suspicions that police may be hiding something about the police-involved killing. The relative was at the Forensic Science Centre, […]

ON JANUARY 28, Erla Harewood-Christopher was presiding over a promotion ceremony at the Police Administration Building, Port of Spain, urging four new inspectors and 77 new sergeants to recognise “the importance of integrity.” Two days later, the top cop was arrested and is treated as a suspect in relation to a criminal investigation led by […]

Carnival Origins Dara E Healy “By the 1920s the calypso tent was born. It marked the withdrawal of the calypsonian from the streets to the concert stage. It meant the beginning of a new role for the calypsonian: the advent of the professional singer.” – Hollis Liverpool, Rituals of Power and Rebellion MUSIC AND song […]

TERRENCE FARRELL ON JANUARY 28, Senator Wade Mark introduced a motion in the Senate on “parliamentary autonomy.” As Mark reminded us, it was not the first time that this issue had been raised in the Senate and, indeed, he also reminded the Senate that, following unanimous support in that chamber in 2018, promises had been […]

Trinidad and Tobago Red Force remained in the driving seat, up to press time, on day three of their opening West Indies Four-Day Championship tie against Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba on January 31. In reply to TT’s first innings score of 504/6 declared, CCC were dismissed for […]

Trinidad and Tobago men’s hockey coach Raphael Govia is keeping a positive mindset and attitude after the “Calypso Stickmen” fell to an 8-4 loss in a warm-up match against South Africa on January 31 in the buildup to the 2025 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in Croatia. TT will begin their campaign on February 3 […]

A San Fernando family has lost their malicious prosecution claim and was ordered to pay the State’s legal costs. Justice Ricky Rahim dismissed the case of Hecliff Haneiph, his wife Narda Guyadeen and their daughter on January 30. The case stemmed from a police search on June 21, 2013, at the family’s home. Officers led […]