Daily Brief

Daily Brief - Tuesday 28th November, 2023

To foster greater trade ties with its Caricom countries, the T&T Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) will be hosting a private sector delegation on a trade mission to Antigua and Barbuda from today to December 1, 2023. The mission will be led by Dr Mahindra Ramdeen, the CEO of TTMA and will... Read more

28th November 2023


Daily Brief - Friday 24th November, 2023

A High Court judge has ordered the Chief Immigration Officer (CIO) to forthwith grant a student’s permit to a Chinese national who is expected to sit the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) examination in 2024. On Thursday, Justice Avason Quinlan-Williams made the order as she ruled on a lawsuit filed by... Read more

24th November 2023


Daily Brief - Tuesday 21st November, 2023

Amid the mid-morning bustle, Sharaz Ageemoolar walked into an insurance company’s office in San Fernando and shot his ex-wife Anissa Rajgobin-Ageemoolar twice, before killing himself after eluding police having escaped from the scene of his crime. Read more

21st November 2023


Daily Brief - Monday 20th November, 2023

Members of the Muslim community once again took to the streets and called for peace in a march to show solidarity with the Palestinians affected by the ongoing war with Israel. Many participants wore the colours of Palestine flag— green, white and black— and waved flags as they marched through... Read more

20th November 2023


Daily Brief - Friday 17th November, 2023

Founder and CEO of Ten to One Rum, Marc Farrell, says global developments have resulted in the rise of a new generation of consumers who values provenance, authenticity and transparency as part of their purchase criteria. Read more

17th November 2023


Daily Brief - Thursday 16th November, 2023

Described as the “epitome of the term self-made man”, businessman Sieunarine Coosal was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association’s President’s Dinner and Award Ceremony on Tuesday night. Coosal was bestowed with the award alongside businessman Langston Roach, executive chairman of Langston Roach Industries Ltd. Read more

16th November 2023


Daily Brief - Tuesday 14th November, 2023

Criminologist Professor Ramesh Deosaran and Daurius Figuera slammed government and the opposition for “continuing to pursue petty political agendas” while refusing to cooperate to bring crime under control. They made their condemnation as both sides remain poles apart as to when they will meet and what they will do collectively... Read more

14th November 2023


Daily Brief - Friday 10th November, 2023

At the Proman Foundation Power of Partnerships event on Wednesday night at the Proman Starlift House of Music in Woodbrook, a young entrepreneur took centre stage. The event featured entertainment by the Proman Starlift Steel Orchestra and celebrated not only the success of the Prince’s Trust International (PTI) Achieve Programme... Read more

10th November 2023


Daily Brief - Thursday 9th November, 2023

Head of the Tobago Division ACP Collis Hazel says police are exploring the possibility that the murder of Chiniqua White might be gang-related. “The investigation is ongoing I can say at this point in time. It is moving at a pace,” he told Newsday. Read more

9th November 2023


Daily Brief - Wednesday 8th November, 2023

The body of a man who died after being swept away by floodwaters in Arima was found on Tuesday. The body was found at a bend in the Mausica River in Printeryville, O'Meara, behind the Devon Snacks warehouse, almost three kilometres away from where it is believed he fell into... Read more

8th November 2023


Daily Brief - Tuesday 7th November, 2023

Members of the public seem set to collectively pay $2.8 billion less in their electricity bills over the next five years than was proposed by TTEC, according to recommendations in the Regulated Industry Commission (RIC) document, Rates and Miscellaneous Charges for 2023 to 2028, recently uploaded to the RIC website. Read more

7th November 2023


Daily Brief - Monday 6th November, 2023

Hundreds of close friends, family and well-wishers said goodbye to business tycoon Dr Helen Bhagwansingh at her funeral on Sunday. Unable to be accommodated inside the Aramalaya Presbyterian church in Tunapuna, scores viewed the service on televisions placed in tents outside. Read more

6th November 2023


Daily Brief - Thursday 2nd November, 2023

At the inaugural San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporation Youth Council Statutory meeting, Education Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly emphasised the importance of education and the need to prepare youths to become ideal citizens who can contribute to the country’s development. Read more

2nd November 2023


Daily Brief - Wednesday 1st November, 2023

Cybersecurity professionals said it is necessary for businesses to report incidents of cyber attacks. Ricky Duman director of pre-sales engineering at Digital Era Group said international companies that have not properly disclosed incidents of cyberattacks ran into problems and were even sued. Read more

1st November 2023


Daily Brief - Friday 27th October, 2023

Trade unions have slammed the Regulated Industries Commission's (RIC) recent proposal to increase residential electricity rates by 15-64 per cent. Michael Annisette, general secretary of the National Trade Union Centre (NATUC), told Newsday on Monday the proposed increase exceeds the government's offer of a four per cent salary increase for... Read more

27th October 2023


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