NEWS
No bail for Pollonais kidnapping accused
PC Shaundelle Euin and welder Gregory James were denied bail earlier today when they appeared at the San Fernando Magistrates' Court charged with the kidnapping of Natalie Pollonais. But according to the conditions set by Senior Magistrate Cherril-Anne Antoine in the San Fernando First Court, if Euin can surrender his expired passport when he reappears in court on Wednesday he will be granted bail. Read more…
Roget: 9,000 to be affected
OWTU president general Ancel Roget says about 9,000 workers would be affected by the impending closure of the refinery at state-owned oil company Petrotrin. Read more…
TTFA to receive $430,000; gives commitment to paying players’ stipends
GOVERNMENT yesterday approved $430,000 in funding for the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), towards the senior women’s football team’s participation at the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Championship. Read more…
BUSINESS
CinemaOne to create stock market history
Trinidad-based entertainment company, CinemaOne, is looking to raise capital to spread its wings locally and internationally. Read more…
POLITICS
Senator: Don’t bring Commonwealth judges to T&T
Government’s proposed law to allow judges from Commonwealth territories is grossly unfair to local attorneys who aspire to be judges and it’s also an insult to judges who can handle specialist cases as well as any Commonwealth judge, Independent senator Sophia Chote has said. Read more…
No politics in probe
THE Urban Development Corporation of TT (Udecott) said no politics is involved in the suspension of four employees regarding a matter concerning the Couva Adult and Children’s Hospital. Read more…
REGIONAL
Barbados Switching To E-Passports
Barbados’ Immigration Department has started phasing out machine-readable passport in favour of an e-passport, following a recommendation by the International Civil Aviation Authority as the new standard to be adopted for travel document issuance. Read more…
Dominica one year after Hurricane Maria
OSEAU, Dominica — One year after Hurricane Maria devastated Dominica, the island nation is rebounding. “A growing share of affected residents can say their lives are back on track or almost back to normal after the hurricane,” said Colin Piper, director of tourism. “The progress made this past year represents a milestone in the recovery process during which the people of Dominica – and the natural environment itself – have shown their resilience and indomitable spirits.” Read more…
INTERNATIONAL
North Korea agrees to shut missile site, says Moon
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has agreed to shut one of the country's main missile testing and launch sites, says the South's President Moon Jae-in. After meeting in Pyongyang, the two leaders "agreed on a way to achieve denuclearisation," said Mr Moon. Read more…
After 'major escalation' in US-China trade war, what happens next?
The trade war between the United States and China just got a lot bigger after both sides announced their broadest waves of tariffs yet. The latest exchange of fire means the two economic superpowers will soon have imposed tariffs on more than $360 billion of goods. And analysts say the battle is likely to get worse, even as China starts to run low on ways to retaliate. Read more…
19th September 2018