Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

THE first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Atlantic’s Trains Two and Three left its facility in Point Fortin over the past two weeks, the company said in a press release on December 11. The release said the gas from Train Two left for Italy on November 26 and Train Three left for Egypt […]

THE United National Congress will continue screening on December 12 for five constituencies ahead of the general election, which is yet to be announced but is constitutionally due by the end of 2025. The second round of screening will be for the St Augustine seat, which is held by the party’s North East Regional Representative […]

POLICE are investigating the death of a Venezuelan man who was discovered in Debe with his throat slit on the evening of December 10. He was identified as Alvin Acosta, 23. At the scene, Acosta’s roommate told police he found him lying in a pool of blood in his room around 4.30 pm after returning […]

Ace Trinidad and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter opted out of his 100-metre freestyle semifinal at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships Short Course in Budapest, Hungary on December 11, despite notching the 11th-best time in the preliminary round. Swimming out of lane three in the 11th and final heat, Carter hit the wall in 46.63 seconds […]

WHAT appeared to be a possible suicide quickly led to a murder investigation for police after an autopsy ruled Sherryann Roett, 47, died from blunt force trauma. Roett’s decomposing body was discovered in Carli Bay, Couva on December 9. Investigators initially believed it may have been a suicide but noted signs of violence on her […]

NEW Soca Warriors coach Dwight Yorke will get his first real examination as head coach of the men’s football team in an international friendly against Saudi Arabia at the Al Shabab Club Stadium, Riyadh on December 17. The friendly was announced by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) in a media release on December […]

WHILE 102 individuals have been identified as victims of human trafficking in Trinidad and Tobago, one person has been convicted on this heinous criminal activity, learnt a forum to mark Human Rights Day held on December 10 at the Brix Hotel, Cascadia. It was hosted by the UNHCR and the Counter Trafficking Unit (CTU) of […]

WEST Indies completed their first One-Day International (ODI) series win over Bangladesh since 2014 when they got a convincing seven-wicket victory in the second match of their three-match series at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts on December 10. With the win, the Shai Hope-led West Indies team jumped out to an unassailable 2-0 series […]

BOTH SIDES of the House of Representatives on December 9 engaged in remarkable acts of political brinkmanship. The Prime Minister pushed ahead with a vote on Tobago autonomy, but failed to win the support of a special majority of the House. And Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar alleged dysfunction at the EBC, casting doubt on the […]

RUSHTON PARAY THE ONGOING industrial dispute at the Port of Spain port and the Rowley administration’s inability to resolve it have cast a long shadow over TT’s economic competence and international reputation. What should have been a straightforward matter of governance has spiralled into a crisis, with consequences reaching far beyond our shores. At a […]