Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

AN attorney for a kidnapping suspect has applied for a writ of habeas corpus to justify his continued detention four days after his arrest. The application was filed by attorney Kirk Cumberbatch on October 6. He said his client has been held since his arrest on October 1 and is being kept at a police […]

ARIMIAN April Francis dedicated her 2024 Scotiabank Women Against Breast Cancer 5K win on October 5 to her close friend who is currently battling the disease. Francis prevailed in 21 minutes and 57 seconds for her second Scotia 5K victory, having topped the field in 2016 in San Fernando. Finishing just under a minute behind […]

TOBAGO stakeholders say they are in the dark about the government’s plan to construct a five-star hotel in Buccoo in 2025. Finance Minister Colm Imbert made the announcement during his $59 billion budget for fiscal 2024/2025 in the House of Representatives on September 30. He said the project is one of the government’s strategies to […]

WEST INDIES notched their first win of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup when they eased past Scotland by six wickets at Dubai International Stadium, United Arab Emirates, on October 6. After winning the toss and choosing to bat, tight spells from the Windies’ bowling attack restricted Scotland to a meagre 99/8 from 20 overs. […]

ENERGY Minister Stuart Young has dismissed claims from Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar that the PNM has mismanaged TT’s affairs over the last nine years and placed the nation in a debt trap. Young said the PNM has demonstrated responsibility and maturity over that period to ensure TT’s long term economic health. He added that Persad-Bissessar […]

TT cricketers Sunil Narine and Terrence Hinds are on the hook for a breach of a business arrangement with their former landlord over rent for a bar they operated in Oropoune Gardens, Piarco. In all the two will be made to pay a total of $123,636.61, representing $68,253.10 in rent owed to landlord Dave Kangal; […]

Pointe-a-Pierre MP David Lee called on government to come clean on all cross-border oil and gas deals. Speaking during the debate on the budget on Friday, Lee called for an update on the Dragon, Manakin–Cocuina and Loran–Manatee gas fields. “Up to now, the Minister of Energy and Energy Industries cannot say when gas is coming […]

TRINIDAD and Tobago is expected to register real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 1.9 per cent this year. This information is contained in the Review of the Economy 2024 document which was laid in the House of Representatives on September 30. The review said this growth is based on International Monetary Fund (IMF) projections […]

SOUTHEX CEO George Singh says government should consider the staging of more expos around TT to encourage the development of small businesses. He made the comment during the opening of Southex’s Expo 2024 at Gulf City Shopping Mall, La Romaine on October 2. Singh told the media he had not studied the $59.7 billion 2024/2025 […]

THE Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) has received a $61,121,595 increase in its budgetary allocation. This information was contained in the Draft Estimates of Recurrent Expenditure for fiscal 2025, which were laid in the House of Representatives on September 30. In fiscal 2024, the EBC received an allocation of $70,913,405. This was increased to $132,308,000 […]