Daily Brief - Friday 10th May, 2019
Police Commissioner Gary Griffith has come to the defence of his officers when asked if there was any truth some of them were involved with gang members. He said the police service is not perfect and there will always be rogue elements, but there are also many good officers. Read more
10th May 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 9th May, 2019
Police Commissioner Gary Griffith has provided a map purporting to show 14-year-old Naomi Nelson could not have been shot by police, given where she was standing and the direction in which the police would have been firing during the alleged shoot-out between police and Carenage residents last Friday. Read more
9th May 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 8th May, 2019
Bandits broke into a house at Espinozar Avenue, Enterprise, Chaguanas, and chopped, beat and robbed a 62-year-old mother and her two adult sons on Monday. The woman and her sons, police said, are now in serious condition at the Eric Williams Sciences Complex. Read more
8th May 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 7th May, 2019
Thirty bags of personal care supplies have been distributed to the attendees of the Tobago Technical Vocational Centre for Persons with Disabilities, commonly referred to as the Tech Voc Centre in Bon Accord, by Yoshabell Foundation. The presentation was done by Yoshabell Foundation’s president and founder Maria Nelson-Santana. Read more
7th May 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 6th May, 2019
Commissioner of Police (CoP) Gary Griffith has endorsed Government proposals to restrict bail to people held with illegal firearms. At Thursday’s post-Cabinet briefing, Minister of National Security Stuart Young said no bail would be given for 120 days to someone caught with an illegal gun, to someone held with a... Read more
6th May 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 3rd May, 2019
Tobago Jazz Experience 2019, from a musical standpoint, was a tremendous success. On Wednesday, Tobago Festivals Commission Chairman George Leacock said it was a success economically as well. Speaking during the post Executive Council media briefing, Leacock said, “If we use the projection normally used for estimating tourism returns, the... Read more
3rd May 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 2nd May, 2019
Aeternus Steel Holdings Ltd, a joint venture between local company Integrus Group and Dubai investors Cassia Group, has won the bid for the now-shuttered ArcelorMittal steel mill in Point Lisas. The winner was announced today. The plant was shuttered in March 2016, beginning liquidation proceedings soon after to pay off... Read more
2nd May 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 1st May, 2019
While chairman of Lifeline TT Lucy Gabriel yesterday comfirmed that the number of people calling Lifeline TT or other organisations which help suicidal people, has increased dramatically, none of the numbers posted on the Ministry of Health's website are reachable. Read more
1st May 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 30th April, 2019
The Hollis Reservoir in Valencia, the first to be built by the British, in 1937, with a capacity of a billion gallons, is at its lowest capacity since 1998. The dam, which is usually at a 53 per cent capacity at this time of the year, is at 40 per cent. Read more
30th April 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 29th April, 2019
Understanding the motivation behind acquiring an illegal gun, particularly in high-violence communities, is one of the first steps in addressing gun violence in those communities. This is the view of criminal psychologist and criminologist Renée Cummings, responding to questions about the country’s murder toll. Read more
29th April 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 26th April, 2019
Two flagship projects started under the former People's Partnership government could be opened in September. These are the Couva Adult and Children's Hospital and the University of the West Indies (UWI) South Campus in Debe. UWI St Augustine campus principal Prof Brian Copeland expressed optimism about both projects after a... Read more
26th April 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 25th April, 2019
Canadian-born Tobago-bred singer/songwriter, Caleb Hart sobriquet Bravehart, the founder and lead vocalist of North-American roots reggae band Tasman Jude is set to grace the stage at the Tobago Jazz Experience 2019. Hart, who described himself as a natural born performer since he was a young boy growing up in Tobago... Read more
25th April 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 24th April, 2019
Former Petrotrin workers who come out to the Oilfield Workers Trade Union’s (OWTU) march on May Day, will receive favourable consideration from the union when it acquires Paria refinery in Pointe-a-Pierre from the Government. An e-mail from OWTU general secretary Richard Lee urged that all union members come out in... Read more
24th April 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 23rd April, 2019
“We can waste time cursing the darkness or we can light a candle” So says, Tobago Organisation of the People (TOP) political leader Ashworth Jack as he responded to the recent controversial statements about Tobagonians made by Maha Sabha general secretary Sat Maharaj. Read more
23rd April 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 18th April, 2019
Today marked the fifth day that residents of Mahaica in Point Fortin have been coping with thick smoke emanating from a huge bush fire. However, they were given a small “Bligh”. Read more here… Read more
18th April 2019