Daily Brief - Friday 12th April, 2024
Adrian Acosta, president of the TT Taxi Drivers Network, says some taxi drivers are losing their licenses without crossing the maximum number of demerit points. On Thursday during a protest at the Ministry of Works and Transport in Port-of-Spain, Acosta said “The point system, as it stands used to be... Read more
12th April 2024
Daily Brief - Thursday 11th April, 2024
So gruesome was the scene at the Fifth Street, Arouca home where four-year-old Amarah Lallitte was murdered that police officers were left traumatised. On April 8, Lallitte was beheaded by a male relative during a domestic dispute. Read more
11th April 2024
Daily Brief - Friday 5th April, 2024
The Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries (MALF) has removed two of seven beehives identified after a bee attack on Easter Monday. At least seven people had to be taken to hospital after being stung during the attack at Palmiste Park, San Fernando. Read more
5th April 2024
Daily Brief - Thursday 4th April, 2024
The family of Kiss delivery driver Neil Ballai, 55, who was killed in a crash along the Solomon Hochoy Highway on March 28, say they are hurt and disappointed over the news that the main suspect in his death has been released from police custody. Read more
4th April 2024
Daily Brief- Wednesday 3rd April, 2024
The man who was attacked by a swarm of bees at Palmiste Park, San Fernando, on April 1 (Easter Monday) has been discharged from hospital. Jeffrey Ramroop, 29, of Duncan Village in San Fernando, said he was given medication and was resting at home. Read more
3rd April 2024
Daily Brief - Tuesday 2nd April, 2024
The Parliament’s Public Accounts Enterprises Committee (PAEC) will discuss the 2018 and 2019 audited financial statements of the National Petroleum Marketing Company Ltd (NP) when it sits at the Red House, Port of Spain on Wednesday from 10 am. This committee is chaired by Opposition Senator Wade Mark. Read more
2nd April 2024
Daily Brief - Thursday 28th March, 2024
Constant internal challenges have made the local manufacturing sector extremely innovative and resilient. This was the shared view of several panellists on Tuesday at the leadership discussion and networking event hosted by the T&T Manufacturers’ Association. Read more
28th March 2024
Daily Brief - Wednesday 27th March, 2024
Re-elected president of the T&T Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA), Roger Roach says the organisation supports a “reasonable and equitable tax” on residential properties. Read more here Read more
27th March 2024
Daily Brief - Monday 25th March, 2024
Activity at the Piparo mud volcano has slowed down for now, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) has said after monitoring the site over the weekend. The ODPM issued a statement on Sunday noting a marked reduction in the noise and the release of mud and gas from... Read more
25th March 2024
Daily Brief - Friday 22nd March, 2024
Minister of Trade Paula Gopee-Scoon met with Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, king of the Ashanti Kingdom of Ghana, during a seven-day trade mission to Ghana from March 11-17. The meeting was held at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, Ghana. Read more
22nd March 2024
Daily Brief - Thursday 21st March, 2023
Arif Ali, Guyanese-born, London-based head of the Hansib publishing company, has been awarded the Henry Swanzy Award at the Bocas Lit Fest. The festival’s programme director, Nicholas Laughlin, made the announcement during the festival’s media launch at the National Library in Port of Spain on Wednesday. Read more
21st March 2024
Daily Brief - Wednesday 20th March, 2024
The Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA) Dance Unit at UWI, St Augustine campus will be hosting a comprehensive ten-day dance workshop for secondary school students. It will feature a blend of local and regional dance instruction. Read more
20th March 2024
Daily Brief - Tuesday 19th March, 2024
Several people, including workers from state-owned Heritage Petroleum Company Ltd, were seen doing clean-up operations in the Tarouba River on Monday after oil leaked into the river. Workers placed oil-absorbing booms at various points along the river to prevent the oil from spreading. Read more
19th March 2024
Daily Brief - Monday 18th March, 2024
From Monday morning, drivers can expect some reprieve from peak-hour traffic jams around the Golden Grove Road, Churchill Roosevelt highway intersection – one of the nation’s busiest. Works Minister Rohan Sinanan, on Sunday, presented the ministry’s latest measure to alleviate traffic, which involves a monitoring and management system that controls... Read more
18th March 2024
Daily Brief - Friday 15th March, 2024
An autopsy result on the remains of 18-year-old Hannah Mathura has revealed she was shot in the head. A senior police official confirmed her cause of death to Newsday on March 14. Hannah’s remains were found buried in a shallow grave at her Butu Road, South Valsayn home on March... Read more
15th March 2024