Daily Brief - Tuesday 13th August, 2019
An e-learning hub and on-demand testing are among innovations the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced, as it moves ahead with the full digital transformation of regional secondary education next year. And the regional exam body continues to tout the benefits of its fledgling primary-school exit assessment in the Eastern Caribbean. Read more
13th August 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 12th August, 2019
Matthue Prescott, 24, a student of the University of the West Indies' (UWI) Open Campus in San Fernando, copped the top prize in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Future of Work Essay Competition, recently contested by a number of students from all regional universities. Read more
12th August 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 9th August, 2019
TT's Jereem Richards has qualified for the men's 200m final at the Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru. The sprinter placed third in his semi-final heat a while ago with a time of 20.48 seconds, the third fastest time of the three heats. Read more here Read more
9th August 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 8th August, 2019
The TT Association for the Hearing Impaired (TTAHI) has recognised the need for greater emphasis to be placed on deaf pride in deaf culture. So said one of its directors, Dr Renée Figuera, at a scholarship distribution ceremony yesterday at the RBC Hospitality Suite, Queen's Park Oval. Read more
8th August 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 7th August, 2019
Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith on Tuesday called on the Judiciary to play its role in the fight against crime, as public pressure mounts on his charges to catch repeat offenders and ensure they remain behind bars. Read more
7th August 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 6th August, 2019
The Meteorological Office at Piarco is advising the country not to become complacent because the weather seems to have mellowed since the yellow alert issued on Sunday. Senior meteorological officer Saide Shakeer said while the weather may have changed from rain and is now hot, this was the weather needed... Read more
6th August 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 5th August, 2019
The Met Office has warned of possible flooding in North and Central and landslides on the Northern Range over the next two days. The Met Office issued an adverse weather alert #1 (Yellow Level, likely and moderate severity) for the period August 5 from 5 am to August 6 ending... Read more
5th August 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 2nd August, 2019
True emancipation is an ongoing process, says Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley. “Emancipation is a long process. We must take note of the fact that this process of emancipation is one that will have to continue on a daily basis,” Rowley said yesterday during his address at the Emancipation Support... Read more
2nd August 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 31st, July, 2019
Eighteen-year-old Orange Valley fisherman Hemraj Alex Sooknanan, whose body was discovered on Monday evening floating just off the Erin coast, has been described by his grieving father, Harry Sooknanan as an “angel” who loved the sea. Read more here… Read more
31st July 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 30th July, 2019
Chief Justice Ivor Archie has rebuffed Justice Carol Gobin, telling her there was no “settled or unvarying practice” of consulting someone before assigning judges to any court. Read more
30th July 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 29th July, 2019
IT is unconscionable to ask Afro-Trinidadians to work on Emancipation Day, says chairman of the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT), Khafra Kambon. Read more here… Read more
29th July 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 25th July, 2019
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24th July 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 23rd July, 2019
A Government minister publicly disclosed on Monday that he had to seek police protection after a criminal gang threatened him so that he could help arrange a portion of a multi-million dollar State contract in the Moruga district. Read more
23rd July 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 22nd July, 2019
Members of the Port of Spain CID are still questioning a 38-year-old Sea Lots businessman after he was detained in relation to a series of shootings and murders in east Port of Spain and Laventille on Saturday morning. Read more here… Read more
22nd July 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 19th July, 2018
A run for a late-night snack at KFC in Westmoorings turned deadly when gunmen ambushed a car in the parking lot and opened fire on Thursday night- Read more
19th July 2019