Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

WHILE 102 individuals have been identified as victims of human trafficking in Trinidad and Tobago, one person has been convicted on this heinous criminal activity, learnt a forum to mark Human Rights Day held on December 10 at the Brix Hotel, Cascadia. It was hosted by the UNHCR and the Counter Trafficking Unit (CTU) of […]

WEST Indies completed their first One-Day International (ODI) series win over Bangladesh since 2014 when they got a convincing seven-wicket victory in the second match of their three-match series at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts on December 10. With the win, the Shai Hope-led West Indies team jumped out to an unassailable 2-0 series […]

BOTH SIDES of the House of Representatives on December 9 engaged in remarkable acts of political brinkmanship. The Prime Minister pushed ahead with a vote on Tobago autonomy, but failed to win the support of a special majority of the House. And Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar alleged dysfunction at the EBC, casting doubt on the […]

RUSHTON PARAY THE ONGOING industrial dispute at the Port of Spain port and the Rowley administration’s inability to resolve it have cast a long shadow over TT’s economic competence and international reputation. What should have been a straightforward matter of governance has spiralled into a crisis, with consequences reaching far beyond our shores. At a […]

West Indies completed their first One-Day International (ODI) series win over Bangladesh since 2014 when they got a convincing seven-wicket victory in the second match of their three-match series at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts on December 10. With the win, the Shai Hope-led West Indies team jumped out to an unassailable 2-0 series […]

A constable with the Ministry of Agriculture’s Praedial Larceny Squad is planning to sue the State and an ex-colleague for injuries he suffered in a traffic accident in August. Attorney Kiran Panday, for PC Matthew Diaz, 22, of Santa Cruz, issued a pre-action protocol letter on December 9, naming a former colleague and the State […]

PROGRESSIVE Democratic Patriots (PDP) political leader Watson Duke has blamed THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine for the failure of the Tobago autonomy bill in the Parliament. During debate on the pieces of legislation on December 9, the House of Representatives passed the Tobago Island Government Bill 2021 by a vote of 20-10, but failed to […]

FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert has accused the media of malice, misinformation and misleading the general public over details of the construction of the new terminal at the ANR Robinson International Airport in Tobago. Imbert issued an irate statement on December 10, after addressing the airport issue at a post-Cabinet briefing at Whitehall on December 5 […]

The country and world’s commitment to end the HIV/Aids epidemic by 2030 is being compromised by the persisting stigma and discrimination against those living with the condition. Minister of Gender and Child Affairs in the Office of the Prime Minister Ayanna Webster-Roy made this comment at a virtual town hall meeting hosted by the National […]

Trinidad and Tobago’s four-man bobsled team finished among the medals at the fourth round of the North American Cup in Park City, Utah, US, on December 7. TT’s quartet of Axel Brown, Thomas Harris, Xaverri Williams and De Aundre John tied for fourth with the Canadian team, earning an extended podium medal, awarded to fourth-sixth-place […]