Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

THE EDITOR: I read with concern an article in a newspaper paper entitled: DCP assures issue of more body cams for TTPS is being addressed (Trinidad Guardian, January 28) and feel compelled to address the troubling implications surrounding the use of body cameras by police officers. While Deputy Commissioner of Police Junior Benjamin assured the […]

THE EDITOR: Today, I must express my disgust at the approach taken by the United National Congress and its members to publicly stir racial tension and divisiveness within TT. For the past few days I have heard and seen the most racial, ethnological comments and memes coming from individuals within the opposition who claim to […]

The EDITOR: This is an appeal to the Minister of Finance to remove the restrictive limits on credit-union death payouts in TT. Honourable Minister, as a stalwart advocate for financial justice and economic empowerment, we, credit union members across the country, humbly urge your esteemed office to revisit and revise the existing regulations governing credit […]

We live in a patriarchal world, but the majority of victims of violence are males. This is one of the reasons for the observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Men and Boys (IDEVAMB) on January 31. The theme for 2025 is Breaking the stigma: Reporting Violence against Males. During the […]

AFTER spending over two decades in prison and enduring three trials, McDonald Bailey walked free from the Port of Spain High Court on January 29, describing the justice system as “hell and failure.” Bailey, along with co-accused Keon Anthony and Garreth Wiseman, was charged with the 2003 murder of 19-year-old Meshach Samuel in River Estate, […]

A High Court master has granted $60,000 surety bail to a 45-year-old man charged with sexually touching a girl. Bobby Ramdhanie faced master Ambrose Persad-Singh in the Chaguanas Masters Court on January 28. As a condition of the bail, the master ordered him to report to the Longdenville Police Post on Wednesdays and Saturdays between […]

THA MINORITY LEADER Kelvon Morris has accused Secretary of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation Tashia Burris of bringing the Office of the Clerk of the Assembly into disrepute. The issue relates to the private promoter involved in the $9.3 million Tobago Rhythm & Soul Festival in April. During a news conference at the Minority Leader’s […]

ONE man is dead and another wounded after a shooting in Esperanza Village, Couva, on the night of January 28. The dead man has been identified only as Stephan, from Couva. The police said the 22-year-old wounded man survived by hiding and pretending to be dead after being shot. The police were told the shooting […]

The National Energy Corporation (National Energy), La Brea Industrial Development Company (Labidco) and National Helicopter Services Limited (NHSL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a sustainable integrated inter-modal transportation ecosystem (SIITE). A release from the three companies said the MOU was signed on January 24, and aims to create a more efficient […]

GALLY Cummings described his former TT football teammate Leroy De Leon as a gifted player, and a person who would always stay positive despite any disappointments during his career. De Leon, who was from Pt Fortin, died on January 28 after ailing. He was 76. De Leon, who made his national senior team debut at […]