Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

The family of Lisa Morris-Julian, while still coming to terms with the loss of three family members on December 16, are happy that her widower, Daniel Julian, was discharged from hospital on December 20. An early morning fire claimed the lives of Morris-Julian and two of her children, Xianne and Jesiah, at their Farfan Street, […]

WITH just days to go before Christmas, some 15 workers from a unit at the THA Division of Settlements, Public Utilities and Rural Development are reportedly being sent home. Minority Leader Kelvon Morris spoke about the issue during a news conference at his office in Scarborough, Tobago, on December 20. He told reporters, “I understand […]

NATIONAL Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds has announced the formation of a three-man committee to probe the circumstances surrounding the fire which claimed the lives of D’abadie/O’Meara MP and Minister in the Education Ministry Lisa Morris-Julian and two of her children on December 16. Morris-Julian and her son and daughter perished in a fire which gutted […]

The West Indies fell to a heavy 80-run defeat in the third and final T20 against Bangladesh at the Arnos Vale Stadium, St Vincent and the Grenadines on December 19 as they conceded a 3-0 series loss to the visitors. It was Bangladesh’s first series sweep against the Windies in the format, and also their […]

TOBAGO House of Assembly (THA) Minority Leader Kelvon Morris has criticised the Tobago Regional Health Authority (TRHA) for allocating a reported $20 million to purchase the Palms Villas Resort in Signal Hill, Tobago. Speaking at a press conference on December 20, Morris described the expenditure as reckless and misaligned with Tobago’s healthcare needs. He questioned […]

KISWAH Chaitoo’s attorney Dinesh Rambally has described as “flawed on many grounds” the TT Cricket Board’s (TTCB) Supreme Appellate Committee’s (SAC) dismissal of Chaitoo’s appeal against his February 28 removal as TT Cricket Board (TTCB) treasurer. Rambally issued a nine-page document on December 13 outlining three central reasons why he believes the SAC’s ruling in […]

CIBC Caribbean Bank Ltd has reported a net income of $277.5 million for the period ended October 31. This represents a $7.6 million or three per cent increase from the previous year’s net income of $269.9 million. In its consolidated financial statements, published on the TT Stock Exchange website, CIBC Caribbean said this year’s record […]

ACTIVIST Ravi Balgobin Maharaj says he is disappointed by the Privy Council’s dismissal of his challenge to the extension of the Police Commissioner’s service. In a statement on December 19, Maharaj referred to a paragraph in the ruling in which the Privy Council concluded that section 75(a) of the Police Service Act did not include […]

A man who admitted he was remorseful for raping and robbing a French citizen in her St Augustine apartment in 2009 because his daughter was gang raped in the US after he committed the acts has been sentenced by the High Court. Justice Kathy Ann Waterman-Latchoo sentenced Nigel Linzie Carrington on December 18, after he […]

INDIA women left their best batting performance for the deciding match against the West Indies women, which led to a 60-run victory in the third and final T20 match of the series played at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai, India. The victory on December 19 gave India a 2-1 victory in […]