Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
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Soca Warriors caretaker coach Derek King said the hunger and his team’s desire to stay in Concacaf Nations League A inspired them to their crucial 3-1 victory over Cuba at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago on October 14. In fifth spot on the six-team table before kickoff in the group B matchup, the […]
AS murders and other violent crimes continue unabated, the Tobago Business Chamber is calling on the Police Service Commission (PSC) to reveal publicly the criteria by which the performance of the Police Commissioner and her executive team are assessed. “As crime continues to spiral out of control and the murder rate continues to skyrocket, we, […]
GOVERNMENT senator-designate Ancil Dennis is urging the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) to support the Tobago “autonomy” bills when they return to the Parliament for debate. The bills – the Tobago Self-Government Bill and the Tobago Island Administration Bill – are currently before a Joint Select Committee of the Parliament. On September 26, Dennis was […]
THERE’S something awkward about Finance Minister Colm Imbert’s announcement of an audit into the expenditure of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) while he engages in a war with the Auditor General. In any other context, an audit would be good. But the breakneck speed at which a report – which Mr Imbert says […]
THA Secretary of Settlements, Public Utilities and Rural Development Ian Pollard has hinted at changes in the division’s grants policy. The division is responsibility for disbursing grants such as the Home Improvement Grant, Home Improvement Subsidy, the Home Completion Programme and the Beneficiary Owned Land Programme. Speaking at a grant distribution ceremony on October 14 […]
West Indies women stormed into the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals after outplaying England by six wickets at Dubai International Stadium, United Arab Emirates, on October 15. Two half-centuries from openers Qiana Joseph (52) and skipper Hayley Matthews (50) combined for a stellar 102-run opening stance, which set the stage for a target-achieving total of […]
A Claxton Bay man was shot dead when he opened his door to investigate a loud noise outside his home on the morning of October 14. Leon Leacock, 40, of Hill Top Drive, Springvale, Claxton Bay, was asleep with his companion at his one-bedroom wooden house. His companion told police around 1.15 am they were […]
AFTER repeated calls by stakeholders for the Tobago House of Assembly to reveal the budget for the October carnival, Tobago Festivals Commission Ltd CEO Kern Cowan has announced that some $9 million was allocated for the upcoming event. On the Tobago Updates morning show on October 15, Cowan disagreed with the view, in some quarters, […]
BUSINESSMAN Steve Ferguson has again failed in his attempt to have the High Court in TT stop the State from demanding information from him as it seeks to enforce a US$131 million judgment against him in Miami. In a ruling on October 15, Justice Frank Seepersad said his latest challenge was almost identical to one […]
At a press conference in front of the Red House on October 15, activist Wendell Eversley demanded an apology from Energy Minister Stuart Young and Finance Minister Colm Imbert for the sexual innuendoes reportedly made in Parliament on October 10. The press conference was held to address the state of leadership in Trinidad and Tobago. […]