Daily Brief - Friday 7th February, 2020
According to the World Bank’s Global Carbon Project 2019, the latest figures for carbon dioxide emissions put T&T in second place worldwide. Data released from the project on January 30 gives statistics for 2018 and shows that for T&T’s 1.4 million population, each person contributes 31.28 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. Read more
7th February 2020
Daily Brief - Thursday 6th February, 2020
A man whose body was found at Cunjal Road, Barrackpore, has been identified as Deoraj Persad, 55. A farmer found the body, with stab wounds to the chest, last Thursday at Cocoa Land. Police said Persad, who is believed to have been homeless, was last seen alive before Christmas. Read more
6th February 2020
Daily Brief - Wednesday 5th February, 2020
TT’s trade with China should not be affected by the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus. Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon said this during a media briefing after a tour of New Wave Marketing, Calcutta Settlement, Couva on Tuesday. “You are talking about trade in goods,” She said. Read more
5th February 2020
Daily Brief - Tuesday 4th February, 2020
Police Commissioner Gary Griffith has slammed the Express newspaper and a specific reporter from that media house for continuously writing negative stories about him as head of the police service. His condemnation of the Express and its reporter was first posted to his Facebook page and minutes later was sent... Read more
4th February 2020
Daily Brief - Monday 3rd February, 2020
The Chamber of Industry and Commerce is encouraging businesses to adopt domestic violence polices. The chamber, in a release, expressed condolences to the families involved in the murder-suicide on Monday and to to all families of victims of similar deadly acts of domestic violence. Read more
3rd February 2020
Daily Brief - Friday 31st January, 2020
While issues of gender-based violence are universal, Spanish Ambassador to TT Javier Carbajosa believes a combination of strengthened laws and changing mindsets is necessary to effectively tackle issues of domestic violence. Speaking with Newsday at a cocktail reception and handing over ceremony of funds to the TT Coalition Against Domestic... Read more
31st January 2020
Daily Brief - Thursday 30th January, 2020
The Child Protection Unit (CPU) of the TT Police shared tips on some of the ways to ensure that children are protected during the Carnival season during the weekly police press briefing held at the police administration building on Wednesday. Read more
30th January 2020
Daily Brief - Wednesday 29th January, 2020
An acting senior Supt from Roxborough, Tobago, has received the permission of a High Court judge to challenge Police Commissioner Gary Griffith over a decision to suddenly revoke the current merit list for promotion of police officers to the rank of superintendent. Read more
29th January 2020
Daily Brief - Tuesday 28th January, 2020
The Prime Minister said Government has negotiated with the Chinese government for a $100 million grant for the establishment of a new Forensic Science Centre. He was responding to a prime minister’s question in the House on Monday from Caroni East MP Dr Tim Gopeesingh on why there had been... Read more
28th January 2020
Daily Brief - Monday 27th January, 2020
Thousands of jobs may be lost if the National Gas Company (NGC) goes ahead with its plan to significantly increase natural gas prices to manufacturers. The State Enterprise is already demanding that the manufacturing sector pay 13 per cent more for natural gas this year, moving to as high as... Read more
27th January 2020
Daily Brief - Friday 24th January, 2020
A Canadian construction worker who admitted to trafficking 1.16 kilogrammes of cocaine in 2012, because of a pre-existing medical condition, has had his sentence varied. Although his sentence was varied to remove a $20,000 fine imposed on him, Justices of Appeal Alice Yorke-Soo Hon and Mark Mohammed said such offences... Read more
24th January 2020
DailyBrief - Thursday 23rd January, 2020
CAREGIVERS at the St Jude’s Home for Girls say they are not confident that anything will come of reports of violence against them by girls at the institution. Read more
23rd January 2020
Daily Brief - Wednesday 22nd January, 2020
Police Commissioner Gary Griffith said while no charges have been brought against suspects who allegedly attempted to kidnap Drs Rudradeva Sharma and Prem Naidoo, he confirmed investigators were working closely with the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to explore their options. Read more
22nd January 2020
Daily Brief - Tuesday 21st January, 2020
As of Friday January 17, the Ministry of Health is reporting, the cumulative number of vaccines administered to the public for this flu season is 67,867. Also the number of suspected influenza casEs for the 2020 calendar year is 29 cases. Last year it was 3,755. Read more
21st January 2020
Daily Brief - Monday 20th January, 2020
Urging mourners not to avenge the death of Dr Rudradeva Sharma, childhood friend Aaron Partap yesterday called on citizens to forgive the kidnappers who snuffed out Sharma’s life. Read more here Read more
20th January 2020