Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
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The litigation surrounding the operations of the Estate Management and Business Development Company (EMBD) has now been running for ten years. At the heart of the allegations are lawsuits filed by five contractors to recover an estimated $200 million owed on 12 contracts awarded in the months before the 2015 election. The EMBD, effectively under […]
Just back from Miami, I find our country noisier and more divisive than before I left. But while the political heat is rising, the bottom-line question that must be asked is whether this country will be led to a safer, better place after the elections. Who will likely do it, and how? So the electorate […]
“Wilson going an’ dead!” screamed the woman sitting behind me in the cinema. This was not her first very, very loud exclamation during the film, but it was so panic-stricken for a second I forgot who Wilson was and looked around to see if anyone was coming to help. This was before the fall of […]
The 2025 Carnival songs fill the airwaves right now. Generally, they focus on tempo more than rhythm, and much less on lyrics which are difficult to grasp without repeated listening. This is not a lament for the good old days, but the current style makes it hard to argue that our songwriting is poetic. Sparrow, […]
Dr Rita Pemberton Although it is not registered on the national calendar and, as a result, has escaped the attention of the population, February 7, 1925, is a very significant date in the history of Trinidad and Tobago. This was the day when the first steps to political representation in the Legislative Council and to […]
For the first time in 30 years, the band 3canal will not be bringing out its J’Ouvert band and, as the mas was such a big part of the band’s identity, its three members have decided to switch things up and try something new: kaiso – TT’s “mother music”. While Wendell Manwarren, Roger Roberts and […]
THE Wendy Fitzwilliam Boulevard, Diamond Vale was splashed with colour on February 15 as children showcased their vibrant costumes at the Diego Martin Carnival Committee’s annual children’s parade. The event saw mini, small, medium and large bands converge at the carpark venue that was abuzz with excitement as the children danced to the beat of […]
FOUR-TIME winner and reigning King of the Rock Oneil Odle has moved on to the semifinals of the National Stickfighting competition, bringing him closer to his fifth title. Odle won the title in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2024. The preliminaries were held on February 14 at the Moruga Multi-Purpose Youth and Sports Facility, Moruga where […]
THERE was a resounding clash of sticks as the National Carnival Commission’s National Stickfighting competition kicked off on February 14. Bois men (stick fighters) battled in the gayelle (stick fighting ring) for a place in the semifinal round of the competition which took place at the Moruga Multi-Purpose Youth and Sport Facility. It began with […]
A segment of the long-awaited completion of road-widening work along the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway in Chaguanas will open for use, six months after the entire project was supposed to be done. An advertisement in Newsday on February 15 said the southbound lanes from the Brentwood acceleration lane to the Chase Village overpass will be […]