Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge of the Criminal Division Curt Simon has called on police officers to give information on other police officers who may be involved in wrong-doings. Simon made the call at the weekly press briefing at the Police Administration Building, Port of Spain on October 11. Simon said police are […]

WITH CHEMOTHERAPY, there is no room for error. The chemotherapy must be sterile. It must be tailored to the patient. The drug regimen must be carefully managed by doctors. So the delays in chemotherapy services at the Cancer Centre of TT in St James, confirmed by the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) in a […]

THE EDITOR: Death is a tragedy for everyone, but it is particularly difficult for the grieving parents of a teenaged son, who was an only child. As a parent, I can only imagine how those parents feel, and as I listen to their story I do agree that his death cannot be in vain. What […]

THE EDITOR: “Israel should carry out a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities to avenge Tehran’s recent missile attack on the Jewish state,” US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has argued. In fact, such an Israeli attack on Iran would collapse the world oil economy and create such immense chaos, pain and anger in the US, […]

Dara E Healy WHAT DOES it mean to be of Warao heritage in the 21st century? What is the history of these peoples? What language do they speak? How are they part of our nation? No doubt these and many other questions will be answered during the week-long Warao Indigenous Festival which begins tomorrow. Although […]

Dr Asha Pemberton [email protected] Through adolescence, young people oscillate in their ability to take ownership for their actions. Often with good intention, parents tend to step in to prevent untoward consequences instead of allowing young people to learn the value of being responsible. This concept applies to a sense of care of their belongings, as […]

THE fire service is investigating a fire that broke out at the Piarco Fire Station on October 10, damaging a fire tender. A report said at 12.45 am, two motorcycles belonging to fire officers which were parked at the western end of the appliance bay near the engineering section caught fire. It said the fire […]

HEALTH Minister Terrence Deyalsingh says he is disappointed by Fyzabad MP Dr Lackram Bodoe’s claims that people seeking a second-hand vehicle could acquire one from the ministry’s insect vector control division (IVCD). Deyalsingh made his comment at a meeting of the Standing Finance Committee meeting of the House of Representatives on October 11, before it […]

TOBAGO has been nominated for Most Desirable Island in the Rest of the World category of the Wanderlust Travel Magazine awards. The Tobago Tourism Agency Ltd (TTAL) made this announcement on October 11. This is the third consecutive year Tobago has been nominated for these awards. It won a silver award in 2022 and a […]

FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert has said police stations are exempt from paying property tax. He was responding to a question from Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal during a meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on October 11. The committee later approved a budgetary allocation of $2,598,277,200 for the police. […]