Daily Brief - Monday 3rd June, 2019
While acting Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds says he’s unaware of any plans for parliamentarians from Venezuela to visit this country, he has emphasized that the Government of this country is committed to the fight against human trafficking. Read more here… Read more
3rd June 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 31st May, 2019
Amnesty International has written an open letter to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley stating that while it welcomes the Government’s plan to register Venezuelans in this country, it wants assurances that the confidential information received will not fall into the hands of the Venezuelan Government. Read more
31st May 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 29th May, 2019
Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith says his office is yet to receive a freedom of information request from a concerned citizen who wants to know the police's policy on the use of face masks. In a statement, Griffith said the request has not yet reached his office. Read more
29th May 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 28th May 2019
27th May 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 27th May, 2019
Atlantic CEO Dr Philip Mshelbila admitted yesterday that the company was surprised to receive news that the gas supply to its Train One beyond 2019 was uncertain but he was confident that the company would weather the outcome. Read more
27th May 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 24th May, 2019
Oil and sugar which once formed the backbone of this country’s economy may now be shuttered. The Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU), in wanting to keep the legacy alive has themed this year’s National Primary Schools Quiz and Poster competitions, “Our Legacy - Oil and Sugar.” The competitions form part... Read more
24th May 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 23rd May, 2019
Outgoing Justice of Appeal Peter Jamadar on Wednesday–his last day as a judge of the Supreme Court – chose to steer clear of the current state of the Judiciary, saying only, “It is what it is.” Jamadar leaves the Judiciary for the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) where he will... Read more
23rd May 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
Building on informal co-operation between their elected members and staffs and on historical links between their populations, the Parliament of TT and Legislative Assembly of Ontario yesterday signed an agreement to become officially twinned to each other. Read more
22nd May 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 21st May, 2019
Scores of general practitioners (GPs) turned up at the Sanofi Congress at the Trinidad Hilton, Port of Spain over the weekend to discuss the impact of diseases on the country’s public health system. A number of specialists from Central America were invited by Sanofi, a French multinational bio-pharmaceutical company focused... Read more
21st May 2019
Daily Brief- Monday 20th May, 2019
The National Infrastructure Development Company (Nidco) has responded to concerns about the Toco port project and said the Toco Bay site is not a critical habitat for turtles. Nidco, in a release, said it notes the public comments on its proposed construction of the multi-purpose port at Toco in north... Read more
20th May 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 17th May, 2019
The North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) will manage operations indefinitely at the Couva Medical and Multi-Training Facility and will provide pharmaceuticals for CPAD patients, as well as diagnostic imaging services such as CT and MRI scans by referrals from the five regional health authorities, starting in July. Read more
17th May 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 16th May, 2019
The Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association (THTA) is to embark on a new initiative aimed at enhancing hotel occupancy and assisting with marketing strategies to boost the island's tourism thrust. THTA president Chris James said the Tourism Enhancement Fund, which is expected to be established by month's end, will allow... Read more
16th May 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 15th May, 2019
Former minister in the Ministry of Finance Mariano Browne said Finance Minister Colm Imbert in his mid-year budget review showed growth in monetary data but not necessarily in the real sector. Speaking via a telephone interview, Browne said the real sector is the production of gas, oil and manufacturing. Read more
15th May 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 14th May, 2019
Udecott’s chairman Noel Garcia’s lawsuit against the former commissioners who chaired the Las Alturas Commission of Enquiry has moved one step closer to trial. At a pre-trial review before Justice Kevin Ramcharan in the Port of Spain High Court, attorneys for both sides indicated that affidavit evidence were filed by... Read more
14th May 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 13th May, 2019
One of the software stars at the recently concluded Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Conference in Port of Spain, was TSTT’s e-Tender, an end-to-end procurement tool whose applicability extends way beyond telecommunications into a wide range of businesses. Read more
13th May 2019