Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

WHEN racing action resumes at Santa Rosa Park in Arima, on August 31, punters will witness a five-race holiday card. The feature attraction on the day’s programme will be the staging of the Independence Cup, a grade one race that would be open to all horses three years old and over that will travel over […]

President of the Tunapuna Police Station Community Council and director of the Greater Tunapuna Chamber of Industry & Commerce Neil Boodoosingh says small and micro businesses are most affected by extortion in the area with more than 20 businesses targeted in the past year. He made the comment as police on Thursday said three men […]

LOCAL telecommunications service provider, Flow, is showing support for its team members who are parents with school-aged children as they prepare for the opening of the new school year on September 2. A news release from Flow on August 23 said over 70 employees benefitted from the donation of stationery supplies and vouchers. “The donation […]

THE Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd (JMMB) has opened its newest branch in the heart of Princes Town, and CEO Shawn Moses boasted about the bank’s strong performance over the past few years in Trinidad and Tobago. The branch is at Princes Town Mall on High Street, a stone’s throw from the police station. Moses, […]

Though the majority of people attending a public consultation on Wednesday agreed colonial relics in public spaces should be removed, tensions flared 30 minutes in, as an audience member disrupted a speaker when giving her contribution, as he believes the relics should be retained. The cabinet-appointed committee, responsible for reviewing the placement of statues, monuments […]

TABAQUITE MP Anita Haynes-Alleyne has said she is concerned about the number of unresolved issues still in place as TT students prepare for the new academic year, which starts on September 2. She called on the Education Minister to adopt a more sustainable and holistic approach to solving these issues. In a release on August […]

FOUR people, including a 34-year-old woman from Moruga, have been held in connection with the beating and robbery of a female doubles vendor in Marabella on August 28. Southern Division police intercepted a Nissan AD wagon which fitted the description of the getaway car involved in a robbery and held the trio shortly afterwards near […]

AS the 2024 Secondary Schools’ Football League (SSFL) season gets set to kick off on September 7, Kerry Gibbons, the head of creative production of SportsMax, has called on the responsible stakeholders to “do better,” as there is a lack of available venues for the competition. Gibbons spoke at the launch of the season at […]

MINISTER of Gender and Child Affairs Ayanna Webster-Roy has urged the new management of the St Jude’s School for Girls “to feel the weight of their duty of care.” Webster-Roy, a minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, told the 13-member committee on August 28, “Your accountability is to the girls in this school […]

Do you remember sneaking into the kitchen late at night as a child to steal condensed milk? What about the early mornings, when you would wake up to the smell of your grandparents’ coffee? Do your remember running to the shop to get Carnation milk so your mother could finish the macaroni pie for Sunday […]