Daily Brief - Wednesday 10th January, 2024
Citing “insurmountable security concerns.” bpTT has confirmed that it decided not to move forward with plans to hold a proposed activity in the Savannah as part of its support of pan, after a risk assessment. In a release, bpTT said it had been discussing with the National Carnival Commission (NCC)... Read more
10th January 2024
Daily Brief - Tuesday 9th January, 2024
A private cremation is planned for Tuesday for the mother and daughter who were shot dead at the family’s home at Point Cumana a week ago. Newsday learnt that a joint funeral for Carmelita De Leon, 66, and her daughter Calida Schamber, 43, an employee with ANSA motors, is expected... Read more
9th January 2024
Daily Brief - Monday 8th January, 2024
The Ministry of Works and Transport has embarked on a new initiative to use the median between the north- and south-bound lanes of the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway to add lanes as part of its traffic-alleviation programme. Read more
8th January 2024
Daily Brief - Friday 5th January, 2024
Integrity Commission chairman Prof Rajendra Ramlogan told the Prime Minister that he did not issue any press release on funding for the commission. Ramlogan made this comment on Thursday in response to a Facebook post by Dr Rowley on Wednesday. Read more
5th January 2024
Daily Brief - Thursday 4th January, 2024
Two men were killed and three other people injured in a shooting near the Tunapuna Market on Wednesday night. One man died on the spot, and another was declared dead on arrival at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Centre, Mt Hope. They were identified as Mikel Voison and Aaron Leander. Read more
4th January 2024
Daily Brief - Wednesday 3rd January, 2024
JTUM President Ancel Roget was applauded by fellow trade union leaders on Tuesday when he demanded that the Government publicise the reports of the accidental deaths of workers at the NiQuan plant and Paria pipeline both at Pointe-a-Pierre. Read more
3rd January 2024
Daily Brief - Friday 22nd December, 2023
As the world gets ready to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, 22-year-old University of the West Indies student Khadeeja Taylor died on Thursday morning after what her mother firmly believes was a demonic possession. Sitting with Newsday outside her Ibis Drive, Pleasantville, home as incense burnt inside on Thursday... Read more
22nd December 2023
Daily Brief - Thursday 21st December, 2023
Clean-up work in Charlotteville is nearing completion following heavy rainfall and landslides that caused significant damage to multiple houses and flooded the entire village on Tuesday. Emergency responders were immediately dispatched after the main road near the Turpin bend was completely blocked, making it impossible for anyone to pass. Read more
21st December 2023
Daily Brief - Wednesday 20th December, 2023
Thirty-seven families got keys to their new homes in time for Christmas during a key distribution ceremony under the Housing and Village Improvement Programme (HVIP). The ceremony was held at the Land Settlement Agency's (LSA) Orange Grove Road office and the keys were handed out by Housing and Urban Development... Read more
20th December 2023
Daily Brief - Tuesday 19th December, 2023
The Joint Chambers said yesterday the change in leadership of the Industrial Court offers an opportunity for a much-needed, holistic reset and review of the legislation and institutions that impact the industrial relations climate. Former Industrial Court president Deborah Thomas-Felix’s contract was not renewed last week, and Heather Seale was... Read more
19th December 2023
Daily Brief - Monday 18th December, 2023
Five members of a South Oropouche family narrowly escaped with their lives after their neighbour's home was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. The fire had spread to theirs. Homeowner Denise Acevero-Hosein of Mon Desir Road, Dow Village, South Oropouche, said if the police and fire services had responded when... Read more
18th December 2023
Daily Brief - Thursday 14th December, 2023
Wednesday’s appointment of Heather Seale as the new Industrial Court President is raising conflict-of-interest concerns. President Christine Kangaloo's husband is now being brought into the fray amidst demands for clarity on the appointment and disappointment of Industrial Court members. Read more
14th December 2023
Daily Brief - Wednesday 13th December, 2023
A Guyanese mother and her son were brutally murdered while they slept at their Battoo Street, Marabella home on Tuesday morning. Marabella residents lamented the killing of innocent children, as the bloodied bodies of Guyanese national Hollice Skinner Thomas, 40, and her son Noel, eight, were discovered in the bedroom... Read more
13th December 2023
Daily Brief - Tuesday 12th December, 2023
A Colombian man and two women from the Dominican Republic, all living in Tobago, have been slapped with human trafficking charges and a separate offence under the Children’s Act, police announced on Monday. Divy Oscoro Silva, 20, Digna Yulay Los Santos, 33, and Alexandra Chalas Pozo, 22, all of Riseland... Read more
12th December 2023
Daily Brief - Wednesday 6th December, 2023
Two businessmen told Newsday on Tuesday that TT businesses operating in Guyana were closely monitoring the situation with Venezuela's claim to the Essequibo, with one man saying businesses were already making small adjustments to their daily operations. Read more
6th December 2023