Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

A senior MovieTowne source says tensions have eased on the compound amid its ongoing court battle with the Port of Spain Infrastructure Development Company (POSINCO). The MovieTowne multiplex, entertainment and commercial centre at Invaders Bay, Port of Spain, sits on land leased to Trinbago Commercial Development Company Ltd (TCDC) by POSINCO. On August 23, bailiffs […]

MOVEMENT for Social Justice (MSJ) political leader David Abdulah and Artists Coalition of Trinidad and Tobago representative Rubadiri Victor have said the People’s Roundtable will be making recommendations to several key decision-makers and entities for measures to reduce crime to be included in the upcoming 2024/2025 budget. They said these recommendations are contained in the […]

TOBAGO has recorded its 22nd murder for 2024. Though details are still sketchy, Newsday understands Parlatuvier resident Alvin Daniel alias Sargie was shot dead on September 11. He was reportedly one of two people shot. Police said he was sitting in a car with a woman around 4 am when gunmen drove up and started […]

TWO acting assistant commissioners of police (ACP) have been permitted to challenge the assessment process conducted by a consultancy firm for first-division officers in the police service. On September 10, Justice Joan Charles granted leave to acting ACPs Winston Maharaj and Subhash Ramkhelawan to pursue their challenge against the Police Commissioner and Odyssey ConsultInc Ltd […]

This year’s New Play Festival, a proud continuation of the legacy left by the legendary Tony Hall, will aim once again to be a beacon for the development of local playwrights, fostering the growth and sustainability of the theatre industry. “The New Play Festival is a series of activities within which playwrights are given the […]

For some of those students moving on from CSEC exams to higher education or to the work environment, the guidelines on how to proceed to the next level may not always be at hand. To provide greater support to students facing this dilemma, the Bridging the Gap: From Classroom to Career Initiative was held at […]

Kanisa George AS WE reach a certain stage in our lives, our perchance for active learning can sometimes start to diminish. And, of course, when you think about how demanding life can be, it’s easy to become stuck in a rut without much thought to anything outside of our often impossible routines. Truth be told, […]

TERRENCE HONORÉ AS WE seek to remove some of the ruinous remnants of our colonial past, we must be careful not to lose track of the realities that have shaped our destiny. Each occurrence affected another. The European presence and the resistance. Even so, coloniality has caused many men of notoriety to still stand mockingly […]

THE EDITOR: Building a wall is not a novel idea. Our homes have walls around them, for privacy, for protection, for security. Therefore, the animosity directed at Donald Trump in the US has to stop, and an objective analysis of his policies need to be done according to the end product’s quality. Border walls are […]

WITH ONLY weeks to go before the next budget, the impasse over a $2.6 billion misstatement in public account revenue remains unresolved. Most worryingly, questions relating to systems within the Central Bank have not been satisfactorily addressed. Minister of Finance Colm Imbert’s remarks in Parliament on September 9 did not clear up the fog surrounding […]