Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

CENTRAL Division police arrested three larceny suspects and recovered $85,000 of stolen items on September 23, a release from the police service said. The release said officers of the Couva Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Couva charge room held an anti-crime exercise in the district and arrested three men from the Carli Bay area […]

INFRASTRUCTURAL issues continue to plague St George’s College and Mt Hope Secondary, according to TTUTA president Martin Lum Kin in a conversation with Newsday on September 23. Lum Kin told Newsday there was evidence of rat infestations, a lack of ventilation and a need for professional cleaning and safety issues. These issues have prompted teachers […]

FORMER police commissioner James Anthony Philbert says as someone from the outside looking in, he feels the police could “move a little faster” when it comes to solving crimes. He made the statement to members of the media on September 24, after the 2024 National Awards ceremony at the President’s House, Port of Spain, where […]

WE CONGRATULATE those who have been singled out for honours in this year’s national awards list. While this country and its citizens face many pressing challenges, these awards remain important marks of distinction. They provide an opportunity for the nation to reflect on the excellence and achievements of a wide range of individuals in almost […]

GOVERNMENT senator Laurel Lezama-Lee Sing has “categorically and emphatically,” said she is not “ capable of such a horrendous act” alluded to by the public after an interim court order was made public on September 24. Her attorneys have since issued a pre-action protocol letter to social media blogger Rhoda Bharath for her publication of […]

MINISTER of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dr Amery Browne called for better collaboration among national, regional and global stakeholders to eradicate the trade of illegal small arms and light weapons. He made the call at the Summit of the Future on September 22, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. “It is truly regrettable […]

A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death by a close female relative in Valencia on September 23, raising the murder toll to 476 for the year. The dead man has been identified as Jonathan “Toby” Rose. A relative of the deceased told police she was asleep at her home at Diamond View Lane, Tattoo Trace,Valencia, […]

Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and pianist Elton John has congratulated TT for renaming Queen’s Hall Auditorium to honour a Trini-born pianist whom he credits as his first idol. In a video message played at the renaming ceremony on September 23, John said: “Winifred Atwell…gave me the momentum to become who I am. Congratulations to […]

Businessman Inshan Ishmael wants the National Carnival Commission’s (NCC) financials and has gone to court to get them. On September 18, Justice Margaret Mohammed permitted Ishmael to challenge the NCC’s failure to provide its financials for funds received from the government and private sponsors to host the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Carnivals. Ishmael is seeking […]

Former commissioner of police Gary Griffith is questioning the reasoning behind the award of the Chaconia Silver to two former acting commissioners. In a media release, he suggested the selection were politically motivated and called it “a dilution of the significance of the awards and a mockery of the positions.” “To quote a recent media […]