Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

THE EDITOR: There is some guy or lady at the Debe Regional Corporation, or some such organisation, who truly has an aesthetic eye, or, to put in layman’s terms, who likes to see things look “nice,” as evidenced by the beautiful creative signs on street corners in the Palmiste area, Phillipine. In Sunkist Development where […]

THE EDITOR: The wickedness and vindictiveness of the PNM government was in full view with its now, allegedly, rescinded proposal to bar anyone with savings greater than $25,000 from accessing the old age pension. These PNM politicians, who just fixed up themselves with multimillion-dollar back pay and significant salary increases, wanted to put the squeeze […]

A gunman shot and killed a 49-year-old man on the night of December 23, in Carapichaima on the roadway. The victim, Kester Phillip, of Orange Field Road, Carapichaima, was declared dead at the Chaguanas Health Facility. The police said that at around 9.20 pm, Phillip was walking along Derrick Road when a gunman accosted him […]

The Health Ministry has advised the public to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves from the harmful effects of Sahara dust, in light of ongoing poor air quality owing to the dust’s significant presence in the atmosphere. The ministry issued the advisory in a release on December 24, hours after the Environmental Management Authority […]

The brother of a 2014 murder victim was gunned down in Penal on December 24, shortly after leaving a house where he was gambling with a group of people. Salesman Keanu Chandler, 33, died on the road at Bajnath Street shortly after 6 am. The father of three lived at Penal Rock Road, Aquart Village. […]

A 27-year-old woman was stabbed to death in San Juan on Tuesday morning. She has been identified as Adana John, also known as “Sixx Boss.” A nearby business owner said around 8 am on December 24 she heard a commotion outside. Afterwards, she went outside and saw John lying on the ground. She described the […]

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of Kerron Clarke, founder of the Drugs Sou Sou (DSS), overturning a magistrate’s decision to extend the detention of $656,200 under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA). The judgment, written by Justice of Appeal Mark Mohammed, found Clarke’s rights to due process and natural justice had been […]

Men, leaders and society have been urged to embody the virtues of Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus Christ. Justice Frank Seepersad made the entreaty in his 2024 Christmas sermon at the Suchamachar Presbyterian Church, San Fernando, on December 22. Seepersad, a lay preacher, reflected on the often-overlooked figure in the Nativity story and noted […]

INTERIM Congress of the People (COP) political leader Prakash Ramadhar has called on interim party chairman Lonsdale Williams to provide him with pertinent information about the COP’s operations by December 27. His call comes after a statement issued by Williams which said Ramadhar has not been chosen as COP interim leader. In a signed letter […]

The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has said the current air quality levels are unhealthy based on the air quality monitoring stations at Arima, Port of Spain and Pt Lisas at 9 am on December 24. In a release, the EMA said the increase in particulate matter (PM) is attributed to Sahara dust and the levels […]