Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

EXCITEMENT is building for this year’s Scotiabank Women Against Breast Cancer 5K (SWABC 5K). The event takes place on October 5, and will see 5,000 participants coming together to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer education and screening. Now in its 24th year, the SWABC 5K started as a small-scale event with just a […]

AS his team prepares to face Barbados Royals in their final home match of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season from 8 pm at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy (BLCA) on September 27, Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) skipper Kieron Pollard says his team’s fortunes should not be solely dependent on the form […]

Trinidad and Tobago boxers Tianna Guy and Angel George will go for gold in their respective weight divisions at the Feliks Simm International Boxing tournament in Poland on September 27. Both athletes advanced to the final after dominant displays in their semi-final ties. In the 60kg category, Guy eclipsed hometown favourite Hass Wiktoria 3-2 in […]

Energy Minister Stuart Young and permanent secretary Penelope Bradshaw-Niles have met with executives from Woodside Energy to discuss progress on the Calypso Project, according to a ministry release. The meeting was held at the ministry headoffice at the International Waterfront Complex, Port of Spain on September 25. The Calypso Project, one of Australian firm Woodside’s […]

Dat’s Xtravagant News! will be presented at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s, this weekend by RS/RR Productions. The latest comedy from playwright Ricardo Samuel features some of Trinidad and Tobago’s top talent, guaranteed to deliver laughter and excitement, a media release said. Debra Boucaud-Mason, a seasoned actress and a leading directors brings her 18 years of […]

BUSINESSWOMAN Tricia Coosal has been appointed as a director of Angostura Holdings and its subsidiaries, Angostura Ltd and Trinidad Distillers Ltd. Coosal’s appointment took effect on September 23 according to a notice on the TT Stock Exchange’s website. Coosal is the executive director of finance and administration at the Coosal’s Group of Companies and former […]

Enid Zephyrine has been appointed a new member of the Industrial Court by President Christine Kangaloo. A media release sent on September 25 says Zephyrine will serve in the General Services Division of the Court. Zephyrine is a chartered certified accountant (ACCA) and has served in the public sector for over 45 years. She has […]

A man from Malick was gunned down on the evening of September 25. The man has been identified as 46-year-old David “Lolipop” Marryshow of 10th Street, Malick. Police enquiries revealed around 4.06 pm gunshots were heard at Florensia Trace, Upper 6th Avenue, Malick. Police got the information around 4.15 pm and went to the street […]

WITH the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projecting moderate growth of 2.4 per cent for TT, the American Chamber of Commerce of TT (AmchamTT) has called on the government to enact strategic reforms and investments to maintain this momentum. Amcham, in a lengthy document, offered dozens of suggestions to the Ministry of Finance, ahead of the […]

The State has agreed to compensate an ex-prisoner who suffered burns after slipping on wet tiles at the Port of Spain prison in 2019. Steffon Samuel, who worked in the prison’s kitchen, will receive $85,500 in damages. The State will also pay his legal costs. He was represented by attorneys Joseph Sookoo and Abigail Roach […]