Daily Brief - Tuesday 2nd July, 2024
Despite damage to a few properties, people in Tobago are thanking God for spared lives after the passage of Hurricane Beryl on July 1. Delaford resident Cletus John had minor damage to his Bay Road property after a tree fell on it after strong winds swept across the island. Read more
2nd July 2024
Daily Brief - Monday 1st July, 2024
The Meteorological Office has issued an orange-level tropical storm warning for Trinidad, an upgrade from its earlier tropical storm watch. The warning was issued at 7.59 pm, saying a threat was severe and immediate. Tobago, which is expected to face a greater threat, is under a state of emergency and... Read more
1st July 2024
Daily Brief - Friday 28th June, 2024
President of the T&T Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) Roger Roach believes business people face a “critical” situation in attempting to obtain foreign exchange (forex) for international business. “I don’t think that there is a crisis, but I think that it is critical. Read more
28th June 2024
Daily Brief - Thursday 27th June, 2024
A bar brawl turned deadly on Wednesday night, when 33-year-old Denzil Brewster of Princes Town was stabbed to death during a confrontation at La Vegas Bar in San Fernando. Police said around 8:30 pm, Brewster was liming at the bar located at the corner of Lord Street and Coffee Street... Read more
27th June 2024
Daily Brief - Wednesday 26th June, 2024
Beetham residents are raising alarms over an ammonia stench that has left many feeling ill. The problem began on June 21 when employees at the Coconut Growers Association (CGA) in Laventille identified a chemical leak coming from company’s refrigeration system. Eight employees were hospitalised as a result. Read more
26th June 2024
Daily Brief - Tuesday 25th June, 2024
A relative of three cousins who were killed in a home invasion in Matura on June 23 say the trio were killed for their jewellery. Police said around 1.15 am, Sherwyn McFarlane, 17, Andre Maloney, 21, Malcolm Richardson, 21, and Rick Sookdeo, 30, were at a house on Mendoza Street... Read more
25th June 2024
Daily Brief - Monday 24th June, 2024
The Tobago Business Chamber is hoping to hear an announcement of a localised police force for Tobago in the THA’s budget presentation on June 24. Chief Secretary and Secretary of Finance, Trade and the Economy Farley Augustine is expected to present the 2024/2025 fiscal package in the Assembly Legislature, Scarborough,... Read more
24th June 2024
Daily Brief - Friday 21st June, 2024
Four years after his brother was shot dead, Christino Perreira met a similarly violent death when a gunman shot him eight times. Perreira, 55, lived at Race Course Road, Carapo, Arima by himself, in the same house where his brother Darren Perreira was killed. Read more
21st June 2024
Daily Brief - Thursday 20th June, 2024
Outgoing acting WASA CEO Kelvin Romain said while WASA’s restructuring is well underway, it still has a long way to go to reach its target of self-sustenance and improving its ability to satisfy consumers with better service. He said to reach its goals, the company would need a new mindset. Read more
20th June 2024
Daily Brief - Tuesday 18th June, 2024
A frantic family search for a missing Freeport man ended in grief on Monday after Justin Dean's body was found in a bamboo patch along the southbound lane of the Sir Solomon Hochoy highway, Freeport. Dean's older brother, who asked not to be identified, said he and his wife left... Read more
18th June 2024
Daily Brief - Friday 14th June, 2024
Minister of Public Utilities Marvin Gonzales said during the recent hot spell, WASA was losing 36 million gallons of water each day from its reservoirs owing to fallout from climate change, speaking in an interview on June 13 with television personality Wendell Etienne, posted on WASA's YouTube channel. Read more
14th June 2024
Daily Brief - Wednesday 12th June, 2024
A Venezuelan mother who was detained with her son at the heliport in Chaguaramas for a year and a half will be allowed to pursue her judicial review claim against the Minister of National Security over the suitability of the Chaguararmas heliport as an immigration detention centre. Read more
12th June 2024
Daily Brief - Tuesday 11th June, 2024
Trinidad and Tobago can expect more showers from Tuesday to Friday. A five-day weather forecast for June 11-15 issued by the Met Service via its Facebook page said low-level convergence, equatorial moisture advection (the usually horizontal movement of a mass of fluid such as air or an ocean current) and... Read more
11th June 2024
Daily Brief - Monday 10th June, 2024
Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC, discussed Trinidad and Tobago's anti-money laundering measures at the 58th Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) Plenary and Working Group Meetings, which brought together Caribbean and Latin American leaders to discuss and implement measures to fight money laundering, terrorist financing and the proliferation of weapons... Read more
10th June 2024
Daily Brief - Friday 7th June, 2024
The shaky performance of state companies under the umbrella of the National Enterprises Ltd (NEL) was a major topic of concern for shareholders, who vented their concerns at the group’s annual general meeting on Thursday at the Trinidad Hilton, Port of Spain. Read more
7th June 2024