Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

THE EDITOR: So what is really the policy of this Cabinet? Our Education Ministry refuses to acknowledge students who excel at their examinations, but there is the Trade Ministry rewarding business people who already are rewarded by making money in their businesses. Oh, but wait, the Caribbean-based CXC decided to acknowledge performances of TT students […]

RURAL Development and Local Government Minister Faris Al-Rawi says exaggerations fuelled by political motives are not helpful to people who were affected by flooding on November 14. He made this comment in response to a question from Couva North MP Ravi Ratiram in the House of Representatives on November 15. Al-Rawi observed that the question […]

A NEW Coca-Cola Intercol national and south zone champion will be crowned this year after Naparima College ousted city rivals and title holders Presentation College San Fernando 4-1 on penalty kicks at Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva, on November 15. And at Mahaica Sports Complex in Pt Fortin, Secondary Schools Football League premiership winners […]

THE PORT impasse is not only the fault of the current government but also the previous one. In fact, it is the perfect example of what is broken in our system of leadership. The system is not serving people. There’s no question protest action will be disruptive and will have maximum impact should it continue. […]

A total of eight titles will be on the line when the Trinidad and Tobago Kickboxing Federation (TTKBF), in collaboration with Combine Martial Arts Kickboxing Academy, hosts its 2024 High Impact Championships at the Tacarigua Sporting Complex from 7 pm on November 16. The kickboxing championships have had an absence of over five years, and […]

Newly-appointed Soca Warriors head coach Dwight Yorke welcomes the push to amend the nation’s immigration laws to allow foreign-based players whose grandparents were born in TT, a chance to play for national teams. As it stands, Chapter two, section 17 (ii) of the TT Constitution states that “A person shall not become a citizen of […]

THE Innovative Democratic Alliance (IDA) is calling for the rejection of the Tobago autonomy bills and is urging THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine to show “bold, unifying leadership” by spearheading an inclusive consultation process on Tobago’s autonomy. In a release on November 13, the IDA said the Tobago Island Government Bill and The Constitution (Amendment) […]

THIS year marks the fourth consecutive year the National Gas Company of TT Ltd (NGC) has joined the TT Chamber of Industry and Commerce (TT Chamber) to sponsor two of the Champions of Business awards – the Business Hall of Fame and the Green Agenda Award. The award ceremony, which serves to recognise the invaluable […]

Holy Faith Convent (Couva) and Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School surged into the central zone final of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Coca-Cola girls’ intercol competition on November 14 with tense semifinal victories. Miracle Ministries, last year’s girls’ national intercol runners-up, emerged victorious in a five-goal thriller against Carapichaima West Secondary as they earned […]

THE Division of Infrastructure, Quarries and Urban Development (DIQUD) said the Windward Main Road at Roxborough, near Renaissance Park, will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic from November 18. This is to facilitate a sewerage project in the area. Alternatively, the Cameron Canal Road, which connects eastward to the Roxborough/Bloody Bay Road, will be used […]