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A HIGH COURT judge has granted an injunction which effectively prevents the publication of proceedings involving ex-PNM senator Laurel Lezama-Lee Sing and her estranged husband Daren Lee Sing. Justice Allison Ramkerrysingh issued the order on September 27. The injunction was granted ex-parte to Lezama-Lee Sing, who applied for it on Friday, against her husband. It […]

ON Thursday, September 26, Dwayne Bravo announced his retirement from cricket entirely at the end of this Caribbean Premier League series. “Today,” he wrote on his Instagram page, “is the day I say goodbye to the game that has given me everything.” The pressures of competitive cricket had taken its toll. “My body can no […]

Newsday digital coordinator Kambe Lovelace asked people walking through Woodford Square, Port of Spain on September 27 about the upcoming budget presentation on September 30. Here is what they had to say. The post Citizens share thoughts on upcoming September 30 budget appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.

A GASPARILLO PENSIONER was killed on Friday evening while attempting to cross the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway near his home. Police said Chankar Singh, 83, of Ramdass Street, St Charles was crossing the northbound lane of the highway around 3.30 pm when he was struck by a silver Nissan Tiida driven by a Chaguanas woman. […]

A TOBAGO man has been charged with the murder of Kerlan Thomas at Friendsfield Road, Scarborough, on August 21. Jay Quashie, 23, of Mary’s Hill, appeared virtually before High Court Master Margaret Sookraj-Goswami on September 25. He was also charged with multiple counts of wounding in connection with the shooting which claimed Thomas’s life. The […]

The North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) congratulated its employee Nadira Maharaj, who received the Medal of Merit (gold) for healthcare on Republic Day. In a release on September 26, the NWRHA board of directors, management and staff applauded her accomplishment and said the RHA was committed to supporting her endeavours, which would continue to […]

Republic Bank has scaled up its commercial loan offerings, aimed at providing greater financial support to businesses of all sizes. In a media release, Republic Bank said the move comes in response to the growing demand for commercial loans and follows the successful launch of the Bank’s micro-loans and agri-business loan products over the past […]

JUSTICE Eleanor Joy Donaldson-Honeywell was on September 27 made the newest member of the Court of Appeal. In a news release on September 27, President’s House said Donaldson-Honeywell was sworn in as a member of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago at a ceremony at the Office of President […]

THE Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has condemned acts of violence at its matches as “completely unacceptable,” after a spectator was badly beaten and left in critical condition at a September 25 match at Providence Stadium, Guyana. As the CPL action shifts to Guyana for the final phase, including the playoffs and the grand final, CPL […]

AT THE HEIGHT of her popularity, Winifred Atwell’s hands were insured at Lloyds for £40,000 – a huge sum for the 1950s. A stipulation of the policy: the pianist was never to wash dishes. That alone tells us about the extraordinary career of this Tunapuna-born daughter of the soil who made a name for herself […]