Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
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THE Guyanese batsmen had no answers for the spin of Brendan Boodoo, as the TT captain grabbed six wickets to lead his team to an eight-wicket victory in round three of the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-17 50-over tournament at National Cricket Centre, Couva on August 31. The result meant TT remained unbeaten. They […]
TEAM TT finished seventh in 39.99 seconds in the men’s 4×100-metre final, on August 31 – the closing event for the team of the four-day World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Lima, Peru. Che Wickham ran the first leg in lane three, passing the baton to Kadeem Chinapoo, who turned it over to his brother Hakeem. […]
Vashti Guyadeen has been appointed the CEO of Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce. In an ad published in Newsday on September 1, the chamber welcomed Guyadeen, saying she brings over two decades of expertise in research and development, policy design, SME development, institutional competitiveness and international relations. Guyadeen previously served as the […]
FORMER Central Bank deputy governor Dr Terrence Farrell says the removal of exchange controls when the Trinidad and Tobago dollar was floated has made it a challenge to find out where exactly do flows of foreign exchange (forex) go. Farrell also said there is no evidence to suggest that approximately $25 billion in forex has […]
ON TT’s 62nd anniversary of independence, some politicians have reached out to the country on social media to express their good wishes. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley wished Trinidad and Tobago a Happy Independence Day on X, formerly Twitter. She said, “As you celebrate this special day, I pray that the spirit of your motto […]
INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into a road accident which claimed the life of a Tobago woman on August 30. Rolisa Cooke, 24, of Hampden Road, Lowlands, died instantly after she was struck by a black Volkswagen sedan while trying to cross the Claude Noel Highway, near Agostini Insurance Brokers, Lowlands. A police report said around 7.45 […]
FORMER Commonwealth secretary general and former Guyana foreign affairs minister Sir Shridath “Sonny” Ramphal, 95, has died. A statement issued by his son-in-law Sir Ronald Sanders, the Antigua and Barbuda ambassador to the US and the Organization of American States (OAS) on August 31, said Ramphal died peacefully at home surrounded by family members on […]
FROM November 1, the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) will have a new CEO. In a news release on August 30, the authority said Keithroy Halliday, the former general manager of the Barbados Water Authority (BWA), has been selected for the post. He will lead a restructured nine-member leadership team, which will be announced this […]
BELGROVE’S Funeral Home CEO Keith Belgrove is hoping cremations can soon be done in Tobago. He was delivering the feature address at a function on August 29 to commemorate Belgrove’s 136th anniversary at its Tobago headquarters in Lambeau. Belgrove’s opened its doors to the Tobago public 11 years ago. Recalling the strides the funeral home […]
ST JOHN’S: A domestic T20 competition in 2025 is in the works to determine who will represent the region at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. This was revealed by Cricket West Indies (CWI) president, Dr Kishore Shallow, who said talks were already under way with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to stage the domestic […]