Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

THE EDITOR: The 2025 general election date has not yet been set, but both the People’s National Movement (PNM) and United National Congress (UNC) have publicly degenerated into scraping the bottom of the race barrel. Why must our leaders pander to the basest desires of some people? This is such a turn-off for many voters […]

THE Queen’s Royal College (QRC) Old Boys Association (OBA) has thanked Machel Montano for his generous donation of $250,000, after the soca star presented OBA president Kenrick Harrinauth and principal David Simon with a cheque. The presentation was made during Montano’s performance at Fete Royal, held at the school in St Clair on February 15. […]

POLICE are still searching for one of two patients who escaped from the Forensic Ward at St Ann’s Psychiatric Hospital on February 12. The men, identified in a police media release posted on Facebook, were Eversion Hazelwood, 40, and Joshua Garraway, 33. A source close to the investigation said Hazelwood, who is charged with murder, […]

PETE Phillip will not be around to see the birth of his fifth child with his widow Candacy Phillip, but she is ensuring his memory remains by naming the baby after him. Their son is due to be delivered by February 22. Saying her due date was March 6, Phillip said she has a history […]

NATIONAL Transformation Alliance (NTA) political leader Gary Griffith has questions for National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds about 25,573 rounds of ammunition reported missing earlier this month from the regiment’s reserves. Griffith is a former commissioner of police, national security minister and captain in the regiment. In a statement on February 17, Griffith acknowledged the TT […]

A man who pleaded guilty to a drug-related offence will be referred to the Drug Treatment Court (DTC) as part of his ongoing rehabilitation, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Justices of Appeal Gillian Lucky, Mira Dean-Armorer and Carla Brown-Antoine allowed the man’s appeal, setting aside the 14-month custodial sentence imposed by a High Court […]

The High Court has granted bail to a 43-year-old man from Marac Village in Moruga in connection with a viral video that shows a man holding a knife while abusing a minor. On February 17, Kervon Noel, appeared before Master Kimitria Gray in the South Masters Court A, where the court recommended that the case […]

The High Court has granted the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) and its top officials permission to challenge the Salaries Review Commission’s (SRC) recommendations on their salaries. The PCA’s director, David West, and deputy director, Michelle Solomon-Baksh, argue the process was flawed and lacked proper consultation. Justice Frank Seepersad granted the two leave on February 17 […]

REPUBLIC Bank Exodus edged bp Renegades by one point to hold on to the lead position heading after the Medium and Large Band semifinals aka Savannah Party at the Queen’s Park Savannah on February 16. In the medium category, Tobago band Katzenjammers posted a strong lead to take them into this weekend’s finals in Tobago. […]

THERE was a certain fire to the warning to competitors given by Jerome “Rome” Precilla on February 13 during the draw for places at the finals of the new Ultimate Soca Champion competition. Mr Precilla fretted about performers who had withdrawn from the event after qualifying to compete. Dominican singer Trilla G, Trinidad Killa and […]