Daily Brief - Monday 12th June, 2023
Ex-Central Bank governor Jwala Rambarran says the loss of US$913.5 million incurred by the Heritage and Stabilisation Fund (HSF) in 2022 should "disturb us all." He described it as a "grave fiscal irresponsibility." In its annual report last week, the HSF revealed that it recorded its first-ever loss at a... Read more
12th June 2023
Daily Brief - Friday 9th June, 2023
Two new mobile networks, one owned by billionaire businessman and CEO of Twitter Elon Musk will be coming to TT. Musk’s network Starlink is expected to begin service in the second quarter of this year, while the Blue Mobile Network launches on Friday. Read more
9th June 2023
Daily Brief - Tuesday 6th June, 2023
Residents of Palo Seco in southwest Trinidad are on the lookout for a jaguar, the third largest cat in the world, after a viral video about a dog being wounded by the deadly animal. Up to Monday, the police could not confirm if jaguars were spotted in the community, particularly... Read more
6th June 2023
Daily Brief - Monday 5th June, 2023
Consistent with the Ministry of Health’s overarching strategy to reduce the impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in TT, especially in pregnant women, the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) established the Advanced Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinic at the Mt Hope Women’s Hospital in 2017. Read more
5th June 2023
Daily Brief - Friday 2nd June, 2023
For the first time in seven years the American Chamber of Industry and Commerce (Amcham) will feature panels on cybersecurity in its Tech Hub Island Summit (THIS) carded for June 29-30 at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain. Read more
2nd June 2023
Daily Brief - Thursday 1st June, 2023
The Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) is investigating an incident in which one of its employees was featured on an online show that exposes men who allegedly try to sexually groom girls. To Catch A Predator, a spin-off of NBC's 2004 series with the same name, is a TT-based... Read more
1st June 2023
Daily Brief - Wednesday 31st May, 2023
A high court judge has granted leave to the wife of the former head of the Special Operations Response Team (SORT), Mark Hernandez, to challenge the failure of the Ministry of National Security to provide information on the setting-up of a committee to audit the police's firearms registry. Read more
31st May 2023
Daily Brief- Monday 29th May, 2023
Recognising the challenge posed by crime to business and investment in Trinidad and Tobago, members of the Joint Chambers met with officials from the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) last Wednesday to discuss strategies on crime-fighting techniques. Read more
29th May 2023
Daily Brief - Friday 26th May, 2023
The business community is expressing concerns over the passing of the Valuation of Land (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which gives the green light for the implementation of property tax. After a three-hour-long debate on Wednesday night, the Valuation of Land (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed in the House of Representatives. Read more
26th May 2023
Daily Brief - Thursday 25th May, 2023
The retrenchment of 468 TSTT employees is saving the company $12 million a month, said TSTT CEO Lisa Agard. She made this revelation while engaging journalists at a workshop on covering technology and the changing landscape on Tuesday at the TSTT hospitality suite, Queen’s Park Oval. Read more
25th May 2023
Daily Brief - Tuesday 23rd May, 2023
With heavy showers and thunderstorms moving across both islands from the early hours of yesterday, localised flooding was reported along the Eastern Main Road in Tunapuna, St Augustine and St Joseph, as well as along Farm Road, St Joseph, parts of Arima, and along the Couva Main Road, Couva. Read more
23rd May 2023
Daily Brief - Monday 22nd May, 2023
Police and undertakers were kept very busy over the weekend as six people were murdered – three on Saturday and three on Sunday – in separate and unrelated incidents. Among the murders on Sunday were a Carenage businesswoman whose violent death poured fresh grief on her relatives, almost three years... Read more
22nd May 2023
Daily Brief - Friday 19th May, 2023
Throngs of supporters of the Push Back Movement and the Stakeholders United Movement took to the streets of downtown Port of Spain on Thursday as they marched to deliver letters to the Commissioner of Police and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Read more
19th May 2023
Daily Brief - Thursday 18th May, 2023
Even as it continues clean-up operations following the rupture of its 16-inch diameter oil pipeline in Massahood Village, Avocat on Sunday, state-owned Heritage Petroleum Company Ltd is warning the public that strong action will be taken against anyone violating the right of way of its above and below-ground network of pipelines. Read more
18th May 2023
Daily Brief - Wednesday 17th May, 2023
The Meteorological Office says the 2023 wet season will be near-normal but the potential for flooding remains high. In a release, the Met Service said the first half of the wet season, from June to August 2023, is likely to be mostly wet as usual. Read more
17th May 2023