Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

The 21-year-old man from Claxton Bay who was detained last weekend in connection with the shooting deaths of a couple from the same community has been release from custody, pending further investigation. On December 6, Homicide Bureau of Investigations, Region Three, police confirmed that the suspect was released without charge on the instructions from the […]

Cricket West Indies (CWI) was unable to meet a quorum for their December 6 meeting on governance reform, owing to the absences of Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) representatives. A CWI statement said the GCB and BCA “failed to attend having opted not to appoint two representatives as required by the […]

Introducing the new executive leadership team, WASA CEO Keithroy Halliday met with staff of various departments across Trinidad and Tobago on December 3. In a release, WASA said Halliday visited the South Regional office, the San Fernando booster station and the Navet water treatment plant. “This is our leadership team and collectively, we are ‘Team […]

Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne expressed his appreciation to British High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago Harriet Cross as he bid her farewell at a courtesy meeting on December 3 at the ministry’s headquarters in St Clair. Cross’s official term concludes on December 11. Browne acknowledged Cross’s outstanding service and significant contributions […]

THE MURDER rate has slowed. For much of 2024, the death toll has been hurtling towards the 600-mark. However, after a high of 68 killings in August, the figures have declined, with 58 in September, 55 in October and 33 in November. That is cause for hope. On December 4, senior police officers told this […]

Paolo Kernahan RECOMMENDATIONS for wage increases for the PM and other government officials were always going to be a hard sell, even in the best circumstances…which is the opposite of where we are now. There have been quite a few notable voices, though, in favour of the SRC’s recommendations which will gild the pensions and […]

THE EDITOR: The Prime Minister has justified the proposed increase in his earnings on the basis of negating “those who feel that the country`s leadership is of no value, produces no value and should be ashamed to accept the recommendations…after 13 years of work.” That makes me feel that as a retired public servant, who […]

THE EDITOR: It will serve the country in good stead if the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader spend more time solving the issues that are frustrating the population than fighting each other. The ANR International Airport is now on the front burner with a war of words over allegations of overspending, while citizens continue the […]

​THE EDITOR: Listening to the Prime Minister’s poor attempt to justify his notion for accepting the salary increase recommended by the Salary Review Commission (SRC), besides the obvious lack of performance to warrant such an increase, there was a glaring disparity in the ethical code of the Prime Minister. Specifically the code of ethics in […]

THE Arima Velodrome was alive with energy and innovation as the second Annual Box Cart Intercol unfolded on November 30, defying intermittent rain while showcasing the ingenuity, creativity and resilience of Trinidad and Tobago’s youth. Conceptualised and executed by the Gravity Racing Association of TT (GRATT), the event combines the excitement of box cart racing […]