Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

DAYS after two shootings outside places of learning – one a preschool in Malick where two men were killed, and the other outside St Francois Girls’ College in Belmont, where police shot a suspect dead  – Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds and Minister in the Ministry of National Security Keith Scotland met with members […]

The Oilfield Workers Trade Union president general Ancel Roget says the unions reject the “bullying” by Finance Minister Colm Imbert who, in his budget statement, said the government will give workers five per cent in the next wage negotiations. In his reading of the 2025 budget statement in Parliament on September 30, Imbert said the […]

FEARLESS open-water swimmer John Procope was expected to become the first man to successfully swim from Tobago to Trinidad in a single effort around 9.30pm on October 3. Up to press time on October 3, Procope, 48, was still about three miles off his destination in Toco, Trinidad. The resilient swimmer began his long inter-island […]

Trinidad and Tobago’s Sunshine Snacks has signed Jamaican dancehall artiste and social media content creators Shenseea and her eight-year-old son Rajeiro “Raj” Lee as brand ambassadors for the popular snacks. However, some are criticising Associated Brands, the parent company of Sunshine Snacks, for choosing Shenseea, saying her songs make her unsuitable to promote the brand […]

OVER 30 Caribbean Airlines pilots, represented by the Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA), staged a peaceful placard protest at the Piarco International Airport on the morning of October 3 over several issues, including overdue wage negotiations. Speaking to the media, TTALPA vice chairman Jason Wickham said the pilots were there to express their […]

The People’s National Movement (PNM) has now chosen candidates for 14 of the 41 constituencies as it moves closer to completing its full slate for the 2025 general election. The party screened nominees for six constituencies on October 2 as it continues to ready itself for the election. These are in addition to the eight […]

A LOCAL non-governmental organisation and lobby group to promote Israel’s foreign interests in TT has scorned Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dr Amery Browne’s criticisms of Israel at the recent UN General Assembly. The group said Browne gave a “one-sided narrative.” Nicholas Jagdeo, executive director and founder of Understanding Israel Foundation, wrote and issued […]

NETBALL Trinidad and Tobago (NTT) has “agreed in principle” to officially sanction the 2024 Secondary Schools Netball Association League. A NTT statement on October 3 said after “cordial and productive” discussions with representatives from the Ministry of Education, including the chief education officer, SporTT’s head and members of the sport and development unit, as well […]

Two Penal cousins were gunned down on Wednesday evening. Police were still gathering information when Newsday visited the scene at Dookie Street, Penal around 9.30 pm on October 2, but they were able to identify the victims as Mario Deleon of Bhupsingh Street and Gerald Ancil Andy Felix of Dookie Street. Neighbours told Newsday around […]

FOR THE past five years, Minister of Finance Colm Imbert has been hosted by the TT Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) in a post-budget forum the day after the budget is read in Parliament. “The reason why I come to the TTMA post-budget forum is because I find this group – and you might find this strange […]