Daily Brief - Wednesday 9th August, 2023
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh has commended the Caribbean Public Health Agency (Carpha) for its initiative in calling a meeting to plan for regional health security (RHS). He said it will assist in developing “muscle memory” in dealing with further public health threats and emergencies in the future. Read more
9th August 2023
Daily Brief - Tuesday 8th August, 2023
Political analysts Derek Ramsamooj and Dr Bishnu Ragoonath do not see the activities of trade unions during the local government elections campaign having any influence on how people will vote on August 14. The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ), is the only labour-based party contesting the elections. Read more
8th August 2023
Daily Brief - Friday 4th August, 2023
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) says it is pleased with Trinidad and Tobago's "absolutely amazing" organisation and preparation for the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games. It says the work put in by TT sends a strong message to the rest of the Caribbean that countries in this region are capable of... Read more
4th August 2023
Daily Brief - Thursday 3rd August, 2023
A senior policeman says while people have a right to defend themselves and their property against any criminal threat, they must always do so within the law. And to heighten this point, the TTPS issued a release on Wednesday outlining the consequences holders of Firearms Users Licence (FUL) can face... Read more
3rd August 2023
Daily Brief - Monday 31st July, 2023
The Ministry of National Security, in a notice published on June 12, said the duration of the work permit exemption granted to Venezuelans in TT – registered under the Migrant Registration Framework – has been extended to December 31. Read more
31st July 2023
Daily Brief - Friday 28th July, 2023
For the first time in playwright and producer Earl Bagot's 20 years in the industry, he was forced to face the audience much earlier than usual to announce that the show would not go on. This was because the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) – the venue of... Read more
28th July 2023
Daily Brief - Thursday 27th July, 2023
The National Trust and the Idekada Group revealed a room and tunnels on the Home Construction Ltd compound in Tacarigua on Wednesday which may have been used to hold slaves on the Orange Grove Plantation. National Trust chair Margaret McDowall, while showing government and state officials as well as the... Read more
27th July 2023
Daily Brief - Wednesday 26th July, 2023
Criminals broke into the Church of the Assumption in Maraval during the early morning hours on Tuesday and also tried to break into the nearby parish office. Parish priest Fr Ashton Pierre, according to a release sent out by The Catholic News, confirmed that he was physically unharmed and that... Read more
26th July 2023
Daily Brief - Wednesday 19th July, 2023
Chief executive officer of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) Ramesh Ramdeen says one of the things the preparation for this year’s Trade and Investment Convention (TIC) has underlined for him is that this country is in dire need of a convention centre as a dedicated venue capable of... Read more
19th July 2023
Daily Brief - Tuesday 18th July, 2023
The third case of the monkeypox virus in Trinidad and Tobago was reported on Monday. In a statement the Health Ministry said this was confirmed by laboratory testing. The patient is a young adult male with a recent travel history. Read more
18th July 2023
Daily Brief - Monday 17th July, 2023
Relatives of the 20-year -old woman who is in police custody for chopping off the hand of a male relative in Barrackpore during a domestic dispute last Friday, is seeking legal aid for her. Her sister told Newsday on Sunday, she has no idea if the young woman has been... Read more
17th July 2023
Daily Brief - Friday 14th July, 2023
The pain a mother feels on losing a losing a child is indescribable. Dianne Hernandez has had to go through that four times, most recently on Thursday morning. Hernandez’s son 41-year-old Dillon “Toe-Toe” De Silva was gunned down while leaving the home of a neighbour at Western Main Road, Cocorite... Read more
14th July 2023
Daily Brief - Thursday 13th July, 2023
A relative of murdered construction worker Kevin Jack says he left the safety of his home after he was promised cash by someone he knew. Jack, 43, was shot dead at Nelson Street Plannings, Port-of-Spain, at around 3 pm on Tuesday. Read more
13th July 2023
Daily Brief - Wednesday 12th July, 2023
A teenager was injured as a recent spate of murders on Monday and Tuesday continues. Police believe the incident stems from an ongoing war between two gangs. The violent clashes have claimed the lives of two people. Read more
12th July 2023
Daily Brief - Monday 10th July, 2023
Professor Emeritus Dr Brinsley Samaroo, noted historian, retired university lecturer and past government minister, died on Sunday after a brief illness. He was 84. Former colleagues hailed his enduring contribution to the study of history and the practice of politics. Read more
10th July 2023