Daily Brief - Thursday 11th August, 2022
THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine has called for discussions with Caribbean Airlines (CAL) to "work out the arithmetic" as he described the domestic airbridge as an essential service. One week ago, CAL in a media release said its operations between the two islands over the years have been characterised by... Read more
11th August 2022
Daily Brief - Wednesday 10th August, 2022
Labour leaders are expected march through the streets of Port-of-Spain on Friday, as they prepare to protest against the Government’s continued four per cent offer to public sector workers. The march will also be in solidarity with Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) workers, with the company scheduled to undergo restructuring. Read more
10th August 2022
Daily Brief - Tuesday 9th August, 2022
Economists Dr Marlene Attzs commented on the wrangle over wages between trade unions and the CPO by calling for some caution in what she said was now "a very uncertain economic time," speaking to Newsday on Monday. Read more
9th August 2022
Daily Brief - Monday 8th August, 2022
Trinidad and Tobago capped off a six-medal haul at the 2022 Commonwealth Games with a historic men’s 4x400 metres relay gold at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England on Sunday. The TT quartet of Dwight St Hillaire, Asa Guevara, Machel Cedenio and Jereem “The Dream” Richards, running in that order, powered... Read more
8th August 2022
Daily Brief - Friday 5th August, 2022
The creation of a regional joint policy by the Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) and the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) to address gender-based violence (GBV) in the workplace is just the beginning. Implementation will require the changing of deeply ingrained cultural values across the Caribbean. Read more
5th August 2022
Daily Brief - Thursday 4th August, 2022
Angostura has announced a 21 per cent increase in after-tax profit for the first half of the fiscal period ending June 30. In its consolidated financial statements released on Wednesday, Angostura said its profit was $67.6 million, up by $12 million, compared to the same period in the last fiscal period. Read more
4th August 2022
Daily Brief - Wednesday 3rd August, 2022
The mother of a 10-year-old girl who was shot in a shootout between two rival gangs says she has no malice in her heart for the men responsible, but wants them to change their ways and put the guns down. Read more
3rd August 2022
Daily Brief - Tuesday 2nd August, 2022
Commuters on Wrightson Road will experience a disturbance in the flow of traffic as NGC is working on a pipeline on the road on Monday. In a media release on Monday the National Gas Company of TT Limited (NGC) advised that it will extend construction works to divert a segment... Read more
2nd August 2022
Daily Brief - Friday 29th July, 2022
The UN has given a US$721,400 grant to the Central Statistical Office (CSO) to help compile local data relevant to the UN's 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs), with this initiative formally launched on Tuesday at a function at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain. Read more
29th July 2022
Daily Brief - Thursday 28th July, 2022
The price of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 1.2 per cent between May and June, according to the retail price index released on Monday. The index said there were increases in the prices of whole chickens, frozen chickens, edible oil, chilled beef, frozen and seasoned beef, brown sugar, powdered... Read more
28th July 2022
Daily Brief - Wednesday 27th July, 2022
The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) has renewed its call for greater efforts to combat illicit trade activities in the country. In a release, the TTMA noted the illicit operations were a part of rising crime within T&T which adversely affect the country’s social and economic progress. Read more
27th July 2022
Daily Brief - Tuesday 26th July, 2022
Accusing the past and the current governments of neglect, residents of La Lune Village in Moruga on Monday burnt debris and blocked the main road to protest its deplorable state. They said they were fed up and demanded that Moruga/Tableland MP Michelle Benjamin and the Government have drains built and... Read more
26th July 2022
Daily Brief - Monday 25th July, 2022
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said he is considering suing Trinidad and Tobago for US$60 million over losses sustained by his country over the collapse of TT-based Clico, he said in an audio clip posted on the online news source, Antigua Breaking News. Read more
25th July 2022
Daily Brief - Friday 22nd July, 2022
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) launched its second regional office for the Americas and Caribbean on Thursday, located at Reserve Road, Trincity Industrial Estate. The first office is in Colombia. The event was attended by regional director Eugenia Lopez Uribe and deputy regional director Dona Da Costa Martinez, among others. Read more
22nd July 2022
Daily Brief - Thursday 21st July, 2022
Freeport residents affected by Tuesday’s flooding are blaming improper drainage and inconsiderate "developers" who block watercourses to have "fancy properties." On Wednesday, the residents lamented that flooding has been happening for years. They are also calling on the authorities and residents to do their part to solve the issue. Read more
21st July 2022