Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

WHILE Finance Minister Colm Imbert “pulled some levers” to address revenue shortfalls, Colin Ramsey, partner at Ernst & Young, says persistent issues like heavy expenditure on subsidies, transfers and a bloated public sector, continue to drive the country’s annual budget deficits. Ramsey shared his analysis at the TT Chamber of Industry and Commerce’s annual post-budget […]

AGE IS just a number. We often say that, but how seriously do we mean it? A recent call made by chairman of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal Donna Prowell-Raphael suggests not seriously enough, at least when it comes to the protection of the law. Addressing the opening of the tribunal’s 2024/2025 term on October 1, […]

RURAL Development and Local Government Minister Faris Al-Rawi says he is very upbeat about the allocation his ministry received in the 2024/2025 budget and additional revenues of over $91 million, which can flow into the coffers of local government corporations from the collection of property tax. He added he knows complaints and allegations will be […]

THE EDITOR: One can always tell which roads our politicians never drive on. In January, letter writer Linda Capildeo highlighted the atrocious state of the NP flyover. Why is it necessary to have iron tracks across this and other flyovers? The Barataria flyover is the same. These tracks damage our tyres, suspensions and shocks. Sometime […]

BARBADIAN entrepreneur and international pop star Robyn Rihanna Fenty’s popular Fenty brands will soon be available across nine Caribbean countries, including Trinidad and Tobago. Rihanna, as she is known worldwide, announced on October 1 that her billion-dollar beauty, skincare and fragrance brands Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin and Fenty Fragrance will be available across nine Caribbean […]

FOUR-TIME Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) champions Trinbago Knight Riders saw their title hopes dimmed in the 2024 season on October 1 when they suffered a nine-wicket loss to Barbados Royals via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) Method in a contentious eliminator match at the Providence Stadium, Guyana. Batting first, TKR got to 168 for three […]

STATE-OWNED Caribbean Airlines (CAL) plans to expand its regional connectivity with new flights to Martinique and Guadeloupe. In a news release on October 1, CAL said in keeping with its growth strategy and commitment to enhancing connectivity within the region, it will launch new flights from to the French Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, […]

DEPUTY Chief Secretary Dr Faith BYisrael will not be allowed to question the police officer who obtained a search warrant served on her at her Belle Gardens, Tobago, home in July 2023, or the justice of the peace (JP) who signed off on it. BYisrael sought to cross-examine WPC Veneta Weaver-Ali and JP Jameel Watch […]

A self-employed man and his wife will receive over $.5 million in compensation for their arrest and prosecution by police, deemed “devoid of logic” by a High Court judge. “These events appear to have been that of pure abuse of power by the police who took it upon themselves to forcefully enter the house without […]

A 21-YEAR-OLD Venezuelan man was denied bail when he appeared before a Master of the High Court charged with managing a brothel. Daniel Cedeno has also been charged with knowingly receiving a financial benefit of $200 allegedly for the trafficking of a Venezuelan woman. Cedeno appeared before Master Shabana Shah on October 1. Two others […]