Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

Police have acquired 166 new vehicles, with 93 of them being added to its arsenal immediately. A police statement on October 11 said an additional 73 vehicles are expected to be delivered by December. “This significant boost to our vehicle resources is aimed at improving public safety and police effectiveness. “The new vehicles will be […]

SECONDARY Schools Football League (SSFL) premier division leaders St Benedict’s College (25 points) will look to extend their nine-game unbeaten run in the 2024 season when they face the 14th-placed East Mucurapo Secondary (six points) at Queen’s Royal College (QRC) ground in St Clair on October 12 in round ten action. All games will kick […]

FOR AMERICANS, October is Halloween month. But this year, the horror is not coming from just scary movies, pumpkins and creepy costumes. This year, the horror is real. “This is something I have never seen in my life,” said Tampa Mayor Jane Castor on October 7 in a television interview, as Florida prepared for Hurricane […]

THE EDITOR: In September 2018 the credit union movement wrote to Prime Minister Rowley, Finance Minister Colm Imbert, and Jennifer Baptiste-Primus, then minister of labour and small enterprise development, requesting that the limit of $5,000 paid to the beneficiaries of deceased members be removed. After much haggling with former minister Robert Le Hunte, it was […]

PROF HOLLIS “CHALKDUST” LIVERPOOL WHEN FORMER judge Anthony Carmona became president of Trinidad and Tobago and consequently assumed the chancellorship of the University of TT, at the university’s graduation ceremony one year, he whispered into the ears of all the graduates who had completed their master’s degree in Carnival studies: “Go now and get your […]

Paolo Kernahan AS COLM Imbert basked in the glow of his budget presentation, that “glow,” for most discerning people, quickly became a miasma – a smothering stench that portends a grim future for this country and an apparent institutional incapacity to navigate the challenges at our throats. Following the script faithfully, the government delivered a […]

THE EDITOR: Now that the noises have quietened down somewhat, I believe it is appropriate to place my comments in a public forum. It appears that there has been little thought given as to what the budgetary process means and why is it important to support or otherwise provide an alternative approach in the interest […]

BAVINA SOOKDEO Trinidad’s Shane Ramnarine is making his mark on the global fashion stage with his 11 Threads Roma brand. On August 1, the brand opened a luxurious showroom in the heart of New York City’s fashion district, showcasing its collection to stylists and buyers. “Understanding the significance of establishing a presence in the fashion […]

THE Prime Minister hinted at his political swan song in the budget debate in the House of Representatives on October 10, following similar sentiments expressed earlier in the debate by Mayaro MP Rushton Paray. Acknowledging Paray, Dr Rowley said he was now in his tenth year as prime minister. “I too, may be a swan. […]

At the TT Scrap Iron Dealers Association’s crime talks and hamper drive in Morvant on October 9, speakers emphasised the importance of the responsibility of the community and individual involvement in the fight against crime. The bad weather and muddy field did not stop roughly 100 people from attending the event at Africa Savannah, Pelican […]