Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
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THE Central Bank has issued a provisional registration to e-money issuer WamNow Technologies Ltd, (WamNow), the bank said in a release on December 2. “Under the terms of the provisional registration, WamNow will be allowed to enlist new customers in a controlled environment, monitored by the Central Bank,” the release said. WamNow is a privately-owned […]
WEST Indies have been set a total of 287 by Bangladesh to win the second Test of their two-match series at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. With a savage onslaught from middle-order batsman Jaker Ali (91 from 106 balls), the visitors got to 268 in their second innings in the morning session on December 3. […]
A man from southwest Trinidad has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to having cocaine. Antonio Coutou, 58, from SS Erin Road in Rancho Quemado, appeared before High Court Master Margaret Sookraj-Goswami at the North A Court on December 2. Coutou was arrested during a joint anti-crime operation by the South […]
A 29-year-old Oropune man has survived after he was shot outside his Piarco workplace several times. The man, a labourer at Brandon’s Auto, was leaving work at around 8.30 pm on December 2, when he heard gunshots and ran inside. The victim has gunshot injuries to his lower and upper left leg, left buttocks, rear […]
NAPARIMA MP Rodney Charles has labelled the Prime Minister’s meeting with members of the US congress on November 30 as “a glamorous photo-op” which he says will have little impact on US-Caricom relations. Dr Rowley and other regional leaders met with a bipartisan US Congressional delegation in Barbados. The delegation was led by US Democratic […]
THE Copyright Music Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago (COTT) says elections for a new executive board have been postponed until further notice after threats of violence were made at its AGM. A total of 23 people were set to vie for ten spots as writers, producers, publishers and performers on November 28. The election was […]
IN ACCEPTING the recommendations contained in the 120th report of the Salaries Review Commission (SRC), the government has sent a clear message to the citizenry; spoken and unspoken. The argument of affordability to pay can no longer be used as an excuse to counter the demands of public officers for enhanced remuneration packages. The substantial […]
Dr Maxwell Adeyemi EVEN WITHOUT symptoms, untreated high blood pressure can lead to serious conditions like heart disease, kidney failure and strokes. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is often called the “silent killer” because it can develop without any noticeable symptoms, causing significant harm to your body without you even realising it. The worrying part? […]
THE EDITOR: It is good to see the Test team fighting the good fight against Bangladesh, although we still need the powers that be to understand cricket or get people in positions who understand the game. Why is Shai Hope not on the West Indies team as captain and opener? Kraigg Braithwaite has reached his […]
THE EDITOR: The area in Barataria that includes Upper Seventh Avenue has for months been without a welfare officer to assist with pension applications, etc. And I am told they don’t know when they would get an officer. I am therefore appealing to Social Development and Family Services Minister Donna Cox to please assist as […]