Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

JONES P MADEIRA, 80, is dead. The veteran journalist and former Newsday editor-in-chief died on January 10. Newsday understands that Madeira was admitted to Mt Hope Hospital on January 6, suffering from complications from dementia and Parkinson’s Disease. He had also been hospitalised last May after a fall caused bleeding in the brain. Madeira leaves […]

THE EDITOR: I have looked at the recent discussion surrounding gel blaster toy guns and I see a unique opportunity for the police to engage with the community in a positive and proactive manner. Rather than immediately adopting a purely punitive approach, I believe we should consider a strategy that prioritises education, community engagement, and […]

TWO FORMER students of St Mary’s College, Port of Spain, have, for very different reasons, been prominent in the news recently. The first is Stuart Young, 49, the government minister poised to ascend the highest echelons of power. The second is Randall Hector, 43, the special prosecutor who was gunned down in front of his […]

Dara E Healy “…in my journey I would realise why our Obeah is so strong, what was our Obeah – our mask and our masking. Masking as the implementing of self, and manifestations of self, masking as a stage of manifestations. How we see ourselves, what we communicate with, how we view our source, our […]

Defence Force (18 points) registered their sixth straight win to start the 2024/25 TT Premier Football League (TTPFL) season on January 10 when they got a thumping 6-2 victory over Caledonia AIA at the Phase 2 La Horquetta Recreation Grounds. The reigning First Citizens Knockout Cup champions maintained their amazing high-scoring streak in the process […]

Rising Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Denzil Smith has made the move from the TT Premier Football League to the USL League One in the US, as he has signed a one-year contract with AV Alta Football Club (FC). Smith, 25, most recently showcased his talent with AC Port of Spain and Club Sando. Newsday contacted […]

HAZEL MARY THOMPSON-AHYE ON NEW Year’s morning I attended the 8 am Mass at my parish church. In the course of his sermon, the priest mentioned the words “child rights.” It was music to my ears. I thought I was in for a treat. Glory Hallelujah! My joy was short-lived, however, for, as the sermon […]

CHIEF SECRETARY Farley Augustine said he will be setting his own term limit as head of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA). He was speaking on January 10 in the latest episode of Auto Correct, an online series to discuss Tobago’s autonomy. Augustine said, “I have no dreams, no aspirations to be a Chief Secretary […]

OSWAIN SUBERO, ACP, Tobago Division, says this year his officers will be focusing on removing guns and narcotics from the island. He made the statement at a Tobago security council stakeholders meeting at the Hochoy Charles Administrative Complex, Calder Hall, on January 9. The meeting, which explored strategies to cushion the negative impact of the […]

EARL ELIE, Snr Supt, Tobago Division, has revealed that children as young as 12 are becoming involved in gang activity. He was speaking at a Tobago security council stakeholder meeting at the Hochoy Charles Administrative Complex, Calder Hall, on January 9. The meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, examined the strategies being implemented to […]