Daily Brief - Wednesday 3rd January, 2024
JTUM President Ancel Roget was applauded by fellow trade union leaders on Tuesday when he demanded that the Government publicise the reports of the accidental deaths of workers at the NiQuan plant and Paria pipeline both at Pointe-a-Pierre. Read more
3rd January 2024
Daily Brief - Friday 22nd December, 2023
As the world gets ready to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, 22-year-old University of the West Indies student Khadeeja Taylor died on Thursday morning after what her mother firmly believes was a demonic possession. Sitting with Newsday outside her Ibis Drive, Pleasantville, home as incense burnt inside on Thursday... Read more
22nd December 2023
Daily Brief - Thursday 21st December, 2023
Clean-up work in Charlotteville is nearing completion following heavy rainfall and landslides that caused significant damage to multiple houses and flooded the entire village on Tuesday. Emergency responders were immediately dispatched after the main road near the Turpin bend was completely blocked, making it impossible for anyone to pass. Read more
21st December 2023
Daily Brief - Wednesday 20th December, 2023
Thirty-seven families got keys to their new homes in time for Christmas during a key distribution ceremony under the Housing and Village Improvement Programme (HVIP). The ceremony was held at the Land Settlement Agency's (LSA) Orange Grove Road office and the keys were handed out by Housing and Urban Development... Read more
20th December 2023
Daily Brief - Tuesday 19th December, 2023
The Joint Chambers said yesterday the change in leadership of the Industrial Court offers an opportunity for a much-needed, holistic reset and review of the legislation and institutions that impact the industrial relations climate. Former Industrial Court president Deborah Thomas-Felix’s contract was not renewed last week, and Heather Seale was... Read more
19th December 2023
Daily Brief - Monday 18th December, 2023
Five members of a South Oropouche family narrowly escaped with their lives after their neighbour's home was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. The fire had spread to theirs. Homeowner Denise Acevero-Hosein of Mon Desir Road, Dow Village, South Oropouche, said if the police and fire services had responded when... Read more
18th December 2023
Daily Brief - Thursday 14th December, 2023
Wednesday’s appointment of Heather Seale as the new Industrial Court President is raising conflict-of-interest concerns. President Christine Kangaloo's husband is now being brought into the fray amidst demands for clarity on the appointment and disappointment of Industrial Court members. Read more
14th December 2023
Daily Brief - Wednesday 13th December, 2023
A Guyanese mother and her son were brutally murdered while they slept at their Battoo Street, Marabella home on Tuesday morning. Marabella residents lamented the killing of innocent children, as the bloodied bodies of Guyanese national Hollice Skinner Thomas, 40, and her son Noel, eight, were discovered in the bedroom... Read more
13th December 2023
Daily Brief - Tuesday 12th December, 2023
A Colombian man and two women from the Dominican Republic, all living in Tobago, have been slapped with human trafficking charges and a separate offence under the Children’s Act, police announced on Monday. Divy Oscoro Silva, 20, Digna Yulay Los Santos, 33, and Alexandra Chalas Pozo, 22, all of Riseland... Read more
12th December 2023
Daily Brief - Wednesday 6th December, 2023
Two businessmen told Newsday on Tuesday that TT businesses operating in Guyana were closely monitoring the situation with Venezuela's claim to the Essequibo, with one man saying businesses were already making small adjustments to their daily operations. Read more
6th December 2023
Daily Brief - Tuesday 5th December, 2023
A scorned husband who killed his estranged wife in 1994 after he allegedly found her with another man whom she said she preferred and refused to return to the marital home has been resentenced by a High Court judge and released after serving close to three decades in prison. Read more
5th December 2023
Daily Brief - Monday 4th December, 2023
The ANSA McAL Group and Kenesjay Green Limited (KGL) – an indigenous regional leader in green energy project development – have signed an MOU to accelerate development of new and commercially viable green energy projects in the Caribbean. Read more
4th December 2023
Daily Brief - Friday 1st December, 2023
President of the Couva/Point Lisas Chamber Mukesh Ramsingh has made a stirring plea for leaders to stop playing the blame game, pointing fingers at their predecessors for situations they have inherited, and fix the problem. “When I say leaders, I don’t mean politicians alone,” he clarified at the chamber’s dinner... Read more
1st December 2023
Daily Brief - Thursday 30th November, 2023
A 27-year-old man was shot dead in Port of Spain on Thursday. Jeffrey Joseph was sitting at the entrance of Building C, Charford Court around 2.40 pm when a gunman walked up to him and shot him dead. Read more
30th November 2023
Daily Brief - Wednesday 29th November, 2023
Poor eyesight, especially in children, has been identified as one of the lingering after-effects of the covid19 pandemic. Rapidfire Kidz Foundation, through its Eyes Right project, has teamed up with Republic Bank Ltd to ensure the inability to see properly does not deny a child the right to a bright future. Read more
29th November 2023