Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

THE Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU)-owned Patriotic Services Co Ltd has rejected statements made by Energy Minister Stuart Young that a fake document submitted by it, was the reason why its bid to acquire the former Petrotrin refinery in Pointe-a-Pierre was unsuccessful. In his contribution to the 2024/2025 budget debate in the House of Representatives […]

GUYANA Amazon Warriors will aim to become just the second team in the history of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League to win back-to-back titles and St Lucia Kings will be hunting their first crown in the 12th edition of the tournament on October 6. Amazon Warriors pummelled the Barbados Royals by eight wickets in […]

Round eight of the 2024 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) premier division season will have a clash of epic proportions at the top of the table, as holders Fatima College and 2022 winners St Benedict’s College (both 16 points) will meet in a keenly anticipated encounter at the Mahaica Sporting Complex, Point Fortin from 4 […]

COMMISSIONER of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher has broken her silence on the involvement of police officers in the kidnapping and murder of a Central used-car dealer Sachel Kungebeharry vowing to “rid the service of these elements.” In a statement issued shortly before 11.30 pm on October 4, the top cop acknowledged the arrest of at least […]

Kristen-Le Chelle Winchester DESPITE social media criticism of Sunshine Snacks selecting dancehall artiste Shenseea as its newest brand ambassador, deputy chairman and CEO of Associated Brands Group Nicholas Lok Jack defended it, saying her charitable efforts during Hurricane Beryl played a pivotal role in the company’s decision. In a phone interview with Newsday on October […]

POLICE are investigating the murder of a Matelot man,who was shot dead minutes after leaving home to go to a nearby shop. Quacey Francois, 41, was watching television with his family around 6.25 pm on October 3 when his son returned from the shop and gave him some money. Francois then got up and left […]

RED FORCE bowling allrounder Terrance Hinds, 32, has earned a maiden call-up to the West Indies T20 team for the tour of Sri Lanka, scheduled for October 13-17. Hinds helped the Trinbago Knight Riders reach the playoffs of the ongoing Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League, snaring eight wickets from eight matches with an economy of […]

A VOLLEY of gunshots in Belmont on October 4 sent parents, teachers and students of St Francois’ Girls College into a panic. Sources at the school said the gunshots erupted at around 8 am while children were still being dropped off to school. Panic ensued, with students running for cover and parents ushering their children […]

THE Community Sport Unit at the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT) in collaboration with The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA) will celebrate World Walking Day on October 5 in Tobago and the following day in Trinidad. World Walking Day is a global relay celebrated annually on October 6. This initiative joins […]

PAUL Pogba has had his four-year ban for doping reduced to 18 months after appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The ruling means the France World Cup winner will be free to resume his career in March 2025. CAS confirmed earlier reports that the ban was reduced when approached by The Associated […]