Daily Brief - Tuesday 1st June, 2021
Despite a permanent closure of three per cent of businesses, the TT Manufacturers Association (TTMA) said the sector has been resilient when compared to other regional producers during the pandemic. Newsday reached out to the TTMA via e-mail last week to get an idea of how the sector was coping... Read more
1st June 2021
Daily Brief - Friday 28th May, 2021
Energy Minister Stuart Young said on Wednesday Government is seeking the private sector's help in fighting covid19 vaccine hesitancy. He made this statement at a virtual news conference, after a virtual meeting between the Government and representatives of the private sector. Read more
28th May 2021
Daily Brief - Thursday 27th May, 2021
Energy Minister Stuart Young said yesterday that when the Government begins reopening the country, it will be done on a phased basis, similar to the system used during last year’s first wave of COVID-19. Young was speaking at a media conference after a joint-ministerial meeting with the Confederation of Regional... Read more
27th May 2021
Daily Brief - Wednesday 26th May, 2021
For this month, up to Tuesday, the country recorded over 10,000 new covid19 cases, according to statistics derived from the Ministry of Health’s daily 4 pm update. The country saw 10,055 new cases and 239 deaths in the past 25 days. Read more
26th May 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 25th May, 2021
Trinidad and Tobago is seeking covid19 vaccines from the European Union (EU). Leader of Government Business Camille Robinson-Regis made this announcement in the House of Representatives on Monday. Responding to a question from the Opposition on behalf of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne, Robinson-Regis said Government is... Read more
25th May 2021
Daily Brief - Monday 24th May, 2021
With the announcement of a wetter-than-normal 2021 wet season by the Meteorological Service, people are being urged to monitor information from the Met Office and the ODPM to make sure they aren’t caught off guard. It said there is a new climate normal, as 1981-2010 was the reference for the... Read more
24th May 2021
Daily Brief - Friday 21st May, 2021
Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) is strongly encouraging its suppliers not to extort customers by doubling cement prices, but to “uphold fair trading practices during this difficult period.” The company was responding to questions sent by Newsday involving price-gouging over the last two weeks by smaller retail hardware stores, as a... Read more
21st May 2021
Daily Brief - Wednesday 20th May, 2021
Recognising the evolving role of the police in society, criminologist and mediator Dr Wendell Wallace says there are several shortfalls in the current structure of the police service and recommends a larger budget and increased manpower to overcome these challenges. Read more
20th May 2021
Daily Brief - 19th May, 2021
The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association (TTMA) on Tuesday promised the population it will continue to play its part to assist the national covid19 response, particularly during the current state of emergency (SoE). The SoE took effect from midnight last Saturday. Read more
19th May 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 18th May, 2021
Police Commissioner Gary Griffith is warning would-be curfew partiers that the authorities are prepared for any illegal gatherings and any such activities would be dealt with swiftly. Responding to Newsday's questions on the focus of the police while the state of emergency is in effect, Griffith said the police, through... Read more
18th May 2021
Daily Brief - Monday 17th May, 2021
The shipment of 100,000 Sinopharm covid19 vaccines from China, expected to arrive on Tuesday, is officially en route to Trinidad and Tobago. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Chinese Ambassador to TT Fang Qiu said the “donation” had been moved from the plant at which it was manufactured to the... Read more
17th May 2021
Daily Brief - Friday 14th May, 2021
The NGC CNG Company Ltd has teamed up with the TT Bureau of Standards to have all dispensers at CNG service stations verified by the Legal Metrology Inspectorate (LMI). It said this should ensure accuracy in the volume of gas dispensed. Read more
14th May 2021
Daily Brief - Wednesday 12th May, 2021
Petrotrin has another opportunity to resist the enforcement of a $74 million arbitration award to a contractor. In a recent decision, Justices of Appeal Peter Rajkumar and James Aboud allowed Petrotrin’s appeal of a judge’s decision to dismiss its application to have an arbitration award set aside. Read more
12th May 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 11th May, 2021
Although only 99 new cases of covid19 were detected on Monday, there were four more deaths, bringing the death toll to 215. The Health Ministry’s covid19 update on Monday said the number of cases reported were from samples taken between May 7 and 9. Read more
11th May 2021
Daily Brief - Monday 10th May, 2021
Police on Saturday were forced to use their heavy hand and temporarily closed a supermarket after customers failed to comply with covid19 protocols issued for supermarkets. Wes Bees Supermarket in Diego Martin was temporarily shut down after a video circulated on Facebook with complaints of overcrowding outside the grocery. Read more
10th May 2021