Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

AMID THE excitement of ushering in 2025, the second term of this academic year unfortunately began just as the previous term terminated. The litany of challenges affecting the school system was there to greet students, teachers and school administrators as they excitedly returned to school. From crumbling infrastructure to resource deprivation, schools will once again […]

THE EDITOR: I recall the shock I felt in May 2014 when I read the news about the assassination of Dana Seetahal SC, who was engaged in prosecuting a high-profile murder. I called then for robust and effective round-the-clock security for prosecutors, especially those engaged in high-profile matters and supported an immediate state of emergency […]

THA SECRETARY of Infrastructure, Quarries and Urban Development Trevor James says he has been nominated to contest the general election for the Tobago People’s Party (TPP). The Scarborough/Mt Grace assemblyman had first expressed interest in contesting a seat during a news conference at the Shaw Park Cultural Complex on September 7, 2024. At that time, […]

PARIA Fuel Trading Company Ltd has announced a partnership with cricket legend and author Brian Lara, with the aim of fostering education and sports among youth. As part of this collaboration, Paria has purchased 600 copies of Lara’s new book, Lara, the England Chronicles, for distribution to schools near its Pointe-a-Pierre base. In a media […]

TRINIDAD and Tobago recorded sustained growth in online and in-store purchases using Visa credentials for the holiday season, particularly for Black Friday. According to data from Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA), there was a 27 per cent increase in total transactions for Black Friday 2024 in TT compared to the same period the year before. […]

FOREIGN and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne and Communications Minister Symon de Nobriga have confirmed that they are offering themselves as nominees to be screened for the constituencies of Diego Martin West and Diego Martin Central respectively. De Nobriga is the incumbent Diego Martin Central MP. Browne, who represented Diego Martin Central from November […]

The American Chamber of Commerce of TT (Amcham) expressed appreciation to outgoing US Ambassador Candace A Bond at its ambassador’s reception on January 10. In a release on January 13, Amcham president Stuart Franco praised Bond for her leadership and the relationship that was cultivated between the chamber and the embassy during her tenure. “Under […]

THA Secretary of Infrastructure, Quarries and Urban Development Trevor James has said the Shirvan/Store Bay connector road should be completed before Carnival. He was speaking on Tobago Updates on January 13. The Shirvan/Store Bay connector road and roundabout, which was officially commissioned on August 6, 2024, comprises two roundabouts and several streets named after prominent […]

The Police Service may boast of an increase in arrests since the state of emergency was declared, but prison officers are worried. Detainees held during the SoE are expected to be housed at designated detention centres, which include the Carrera Convict Prison, the Women’s Prison, the Remand Prison at Golden Grove, and the Eastern Correctional […]

CLINT CHAN TACK & GREGORY MCBURNIE NATIONAL Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds says the State of Emergency (SoE) that was declared on December 30 has criminals on the run. He made this comment during a radio interview on January 12, one day before the House of Representatives sits to debate a motion to extend the SoE. […]