Daily Brief - Thursday 28th August, 2025
Venezuela’s ambassador to TT Alvaro Sánchez Cordero has pushed back against claims by US authorities that the South American country is linked to narco-trafficking. On August 7, the US State Department labelled Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro as the leader of Cartel de los Soles, a drug cartel it claims provides... Read more
28th August 2025
Daily Brief - Wednesday 27th August, 2025
As thousands of cricket lovers get ready to descend upon the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, for the 2025 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the police said it has activated a robust and well-coordinated security and traffic management plan ahead of the Trinbago Knight Riders’ home fixtures, to ensure... Read more
27th August 2025
Daily Brief - Tuesday 26th August, 2025
The Ministry of Education said disbursements for the School Supplies and Book Grant were being issued on a phased basis, in a statement on August 25. "To date, 5,248 payments have been issued, with the remaining 14,752 payments scheduled for completion by September 5." The ministry said priority consideration for... Read more
26th August 2025
Daily Brief- Monday 25th August 2025
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25th August 2025
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21st August 2025
Daily Brief - Monday 18th August, 2025
Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) urged the Prime Minister to redirect the $2.9 million saved from cancelling the Independence Day street parade toward assisting small pig farmers who lost their livelihoods in the culling to contain the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) outbreak. Read more
18th August 2025
Daily Brief - Friday 15th August, 2025
Determined not to allow his girlfriend to be violated yesterday, a Central man chased a bandit and held on to him after he snatched a hand band from his lady love. While he did not want to be interviewed, Guardian Media was told that the hero, who identified himself only... Read more
15th August 2025
Daily Brief - Thursday 14th August, 2025
Economist Dr Indera Sagewan-Ali admonished detractors to the billion-dollar deal officially struck between the TT government and ExxonMobil on August 12. She called for people in the TT’s energy industry to stop being sceptical. “We need to stop nitpicking and start taking an eagle-eyed view of where the country needs... Read more
14th August 2025
Daily Brief - Tuesday 12th August, 2025
More prisoners have been moved from the Maximum Security Prison as national security authorities focus on dismantling the criminal elements whose plot led to the state of emergency (SoE) being declared. Some ten prisoners were removed from cellblock 13 and placed at military bases at the start of the SoE... Read more
12th August 2025
Daily Brief - Monday 11th August, 2025
THE father of six-year-old Jasher Francois, who died at the San Fernando Teaching Hospital on August 7 after being treated for a persistent cough, said an independent autopsy has confirmed his suspicions over the cause of death. Read more
11th August 2025
Daily Brief - Friday 8th August, 2025
Hundreds of people hoping to access free medical services at NAPA were left frustrated, as the large crowd and slow-moving lines left people who arrived as early as 5.30 am, without medical treatment, as noon approached on August 7. Read more
8th August 2025
Daily Brief - Thursday 7th August, 2025
A 16-year-old Tacarigua boy is undoubtedly counting his blessings after escaping a shooting attempt on his life on August 5. The teen told investigators he was walking along Sixth Street, Five Rivers, Arouca, around 1 pm when he saw a man he had a fight with earlier that day come... Read more
7th August 2025
Daily Brief - Wednesday 6th August, 2025
Bandits broke into a Caroni poultry depot and stole more than $5,000 worth of meat including 200 pounds of fish. The 54-year-old owner of the depot near Washington Roundabout told police he secured the building’s doors with locks and chains and left at around 1.30 pm on August 3. Read more
6th August 2025
Daily Brief - Tuesday 5th August, 2025
Thirteen women and a teenage girl were rescued from suspected human trafficking operations being run out of two spa locations in Marabella and Cunupia yesterday. The operations were part of a major Counter Trafficking Unit investigation into human trafficking across Trinidad and targeted branches of the Triple R Spa. Read more
5th August 2025
Daily Brief - Friday 25th July, 2025
Angostura has announced a special meeting of shareholders to elect new directors of the company on August 6. Shareholders are invited to appoint a proxy to vote in the special meeting of the company. This comes after multiple executive resignations within the last few months. Read more
25th July 2025