Daily Brief - Thursday 12th December, 2024
Salary-increase negotiations are ongoing between trade unions and the Chief Personnel Officer (CPO) for the 2020-2022 period, but over two months after a mandate from the Minister of Finance, talks with three unions have not yet begun. Read more
12th December 2024
Daily Brief - Wednesday 11th December, 2024
A UWI scholar who is doing her PhD in crop science at the university's St Augustine Campus recently copped a US$10,000 prize for contribution to science. Gillian Rowe received the 2024 L'Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science Caribbean Young Talents Award. Read more
11th December 2024
Daily Brief - Monday 9th December, 2024
A Paradise Heights, Morvant man is TT’s latest murder victim, after being shot near his home on Sunday. The man has been identified as Akeem Caballero, of Building E, Paradise Heights, Morvant. Another man, identified as 22-year-old Isiah Mandley, of Ninth Avenue, Barataria, barely escaped death after being grazed by... Read more
9th December 2024
Daily Brief - Friday 6th December, 2024
CAPE President's Medal winner (sciences) Teddy Mohammed Jnr wants to give back to TT by helping pupils less fortunate than himself, he told Newsday on December 5, minutes after his award was announced by the Ministry of Education. Read more
6th December 2024
Daily Brief - Thursday 5th December, 2024
ANSA Packaging, a subsidiary of the Ansa McAl Group of Companies, was awarded the Green Manufacturer of the Year 2023 by the TT Manufacturers’ Association at its annual president's dinner and awards ceremony held at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain on November 19. Read more
5th December 2024
Daily Brief- Wednesday 4th December, 2024
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4th December 2024
Daily Brief- Tuesday 3rd December 2024
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3rd December 2024
Daily Brief - Monday 2nd December, 2024
A 16-year-old boy has been hospitalised after a stabbing incident near the C3 Shopping Mall in Corinth on November 30. According to police reports, the boy was with a group of friends near the mall when they were approached by a group of people. Read more
2nd December 2024
Daily Brief - Thursday 28th November, 2024
As Christmas shopping ramps up in the heart of Port of Spain, crime is on the minds of both customers and business owners. There’s a tense feeling in the air in the stores and on the streets. Read more
28th November 2024
Daily Brief- Wednesday 27th November, 2024
Five people, including a minor, appeared in court in Tobago over the last week for varying offences, including robbery with violence, robbery with aggravation, and larceny. Kody Bailey, 21, of Mt St George, was charged with robbery with violence, malicious wounding, common assault and possession of ammunition which occurred in... Read more
27th November 2024
Daily Brief - Tuesday 26th November, 2024
An argument between two men in upper Port of Spain on November 25 led to one being stabbed in plain view of passing drivers and pedestrians. The stabbing happened at around 9.30 am, while the victim, a 45-year-old security guard, was standing at the corner of Oxford and Abercromby Streets. Read more
26th November 2024
Daily Brief - Monday 25th November, 2024
Novo Farms Ltd last week copped two awards when the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association held its annual President’s Dinner and Awards Ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain—Innovator of the Year (a tie with Angostura Ltd) and Manufacturer of the Year 2023 (Medium). Read more here Read more
25th November 2024
Daily Brief - Friday 22nd November, 2024
Blue Waters Products Ltd copped the title of “Manufacturer of the Year Large 2023” on Tuesday at the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) President’s Dinner and Awards at the Hyatt Regency (Trinidad) in Port of Spain. Read more here Read more
22nd November 2024
Daily Brief - Wednesday 20th November, 2024
Fyzabad Chamber of Commerce president Angie Jairam is of the strong view that floating the dollar will take inflation up. Speaking at the chamber’s Christmas dinner over the weekend at Paria Suites Hotel, Jairam said it has been reiterated in many sectors that investment must be done in the agriculture,... Read more
20th November 2024
Daily Brief - Tuesday 19th November, 2024
The Works and Transport Ministry has amended the demerit point system after a comprehensive review of the concerns from the public since its implementation in May 2020. The amendments took effect on November 18. In a release, the ministry said it had monitored its operation and assessed its impact on... Read more
19th November 2024