Daily Brief - Tuesday 11th March, 2025
The Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA) has extended its deadline for Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) to settle outstanding negotiations before the union takes the matter to the Industrial Court. TTALPA industrial relations consultant Timothy Bailey told Newsday the matter was before the Ministry of Labour and the initial... Read more
11th March 2025
Daily Brief - Monday 10th March, 2025
A 13-member Ghanian delegation met with Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon at the Ministry’s office at Nicholas Towers on March 7. A release from the ministry said the courtesy call included the Trinidad and Tobago honorary consul to Ghana Hilton John Mitchell along with leaders in finance, business... Read more
10th March 2025
Daily Brief - Friday 7th March, 2025
A toddler remains warded at hospital after being admitted on March 4 with a fractured skull from allegedly falling from her babysitter's gallery into a drain 11 feet below. Reports said a nurse of the San Fernando General Hospital's accident and emergency department contacted police around 8.25 pm on March... Read more
7th March 2025
Daily Brief - Thursday 6th March, 2025
Acting Commissioner of Police (CoP) Junior Benjamin said despite the two homicides on Carnival Monday and Tuesday, the Carnival period was generally safe. He said the police continued to work on making the safety and security of citizens its highest priority. Read more
6th March 2025
Daily Brief - Wednesday 5th March, 2025
Carnival celebrations in St James were marred on the evening of March 4 as one man was shot dead and three others wounded. Newsday understands that the man was shot twice in his back. Details surrounding the incident are still sketchy, but videos circulating on social media moments after the... Read more
5th March 2025
Daily Brief - Friday 28th February, 2025
The Chaguaramas Military History and Aerospace Museum has rejected the eviction notice issued by the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA). In a statement posted on their Facebook on February 25, the museum said, “We will not accept such notice from the CDA just as we have done in the past. Read more
28th February 2025
Daily Brief - Thursday 27th February, 2025
Even as the circumstances leading to the shooting death of a 33-year-old man in an orange field in Tabaquite remained unclear, relatives insisted that he was not attempting to steal. The victim, Rajindra “Syo” Ramcharan, 33, a construction worker from Devinesh Hill in Tabaquite, was a father of one and... Read more
27th February 2025
Daily Brief - Wednesday 26th February, 2025
Just four days before the Panorama finals, President Christine Kangaloo proclaimed the law to place the steelpan at the centre of the TT coat of arms. The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts both proudly displayed the new emblem featuring the... Read more
26th February 2025
Daily Brief - Tuesday 25th February, 2025
A High Court judge has ordered the Defence Force to reconsider the promotion date of an army major, ruling that the delay in his advancement was unlawful and unreasonable. Justice Ricky Rahim made the order on February 21. Read more
25th February 2025
Daily Brief - Monday 24th February, 2025
They promised they would do it. And they did. Katzenjammers Steel Orchestra secured its hattrick in the national médium conventional band competition at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Tobago. The results were announced around 12.15 am on February 24. Read more
24th February 2025
Daily Brief - Friday 21st February, 2025
The TT Postal Corporation (TTPost) and the TT Postal Workers Union (TTPWU) were at loggerheads over salary negotiations on February 20, with the corporation rejecting the union's demand for an 24 per cent hike. In a statement, TTPost said it rejected the counterproposal from TTPWU which first proposed an 18.6... Read more
21st February 2025
Daily Brief - Thursday 20th February, 2025
A $15-million-dollar investment in its yogurt line continues to reap healthy rewards for Creamery Novelfties Ltd. So much so, that the company is ollowing several lucrative leads for export. The company’s shareholders and directors, Paul Gabriel and John Hadad, spoke to the Business Guardian on Tuesday about this latest venture... Read more
20th February 2025
Daily Brief - Wednesday 19th February, 2025
Two friends who died after being injured in a car accident on February 11 will be buried side by side at the Marabella Cemetery, on February 19. The funeral of Kelita Jamal King, 16, of Riverside Road, Battoo Boulevard, and Trey Collymore, 14, of Union Park East, both of Marabella,... Read more
19th February 2025
Daily Brief- Tuesday 18th February, 2025
In celebration of excellence and innovation in the energy sector, the Energy Chamber of TT awarded the MIC Institute of Technology (MIC-IT) the Best Social Investment Project Award at the TT Energy Conference at the Hyatt Regency on February 11. Read more
18th February 2025
Daily Brief - Monday 17th February, 2025
As Trinidad and Tobago gears up for the vibrant celebrations of Carnival 2025, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a firm reminder to all drone operators that specific no-fly zones will be enforced to ensure public safety and smooth aerial operations. Read more
17th February 2025