Daily Brief - Tuesday 16th March, 2021
The Division of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries will be selling chicken's eggs at Hope Farm, Hope, Tobago to the public beginning on Tuesday and every Tuesday thereafter, between 8 am and 11 am. In a release, the division said the eggs will cost $7 a dozen, with a maximum... Read more
16th March 2021
Daily Brief - Thursday 11th March, 2021
A new witness gave evidence on Wednesday in the challenge of the prosecution’s evidence against the two men charged with the murder of six-year-old Sean Luke. Acting Cpl Brendon Fraser was grilled by attorneys for Richard Chatoo at a virtual trial on Wednesday on the evidence he intends to give... Read more
11th March 2021
Daily Brief - Wednesday 10th March, 2021
Opposition Senator Jearlean John is warning of a new lost generation in five-ten years if Government fails to secure covid19vaccines urgently and reopen schools, the borders and the economy. She said the children who have been out of school for the past year and the 49,000 children who are either... Read more
10th March 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 9th March, 2021
A shipment of 33,000 covid19 vaccine doses is now expected to reach Trinidad and Tobago by the end of March, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said during a press conference on Monday. The shipment is part of 100,800 vaccines secured through the Covax facility. Read more
9th March 2021
Daily Brief - Monday 8th March, 2021
Education stakeholders gathered on Friday to discuss the root cause for underachievement of schools in Port of Spain and environs. The topic was discussed during a virtual joint select committee meeting on human rights, equity, diversity, and equal access to education. Read more
8th March 2021
Daily Brief - Friday 5th March, 2021
The second season of the US reality show Below Deck Sailing Yacht premiered on the Bravo network on March 1 and featured a local among its cast – Trini chef Natasha de Bourg. De Bourg is among the crew of the Parsifal III helmed by captain Glenn Shephard. Read more
5th March 2021
Daily Brief - Thursday 4th March, 2021
The online application process for TBR LAB is now open, bringing Caribbean start-ups one step closer to gaining unprecedented access to world class instructors, seasoned mentors, and potential investors. Hosted by Tech Beach Retreat in collaboration with IDB LAB, the DMZ (a business accelerator run by Ryerson University in Canada),... Read more
4th March 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 2nd March, 20201
The 96 Venezuelans who went home on Friday on a repatriation flight could be joined by more in the coming weeks. Officials from the Venezuelan embassy in Trinidad and Tobago told Newsday this trip could be the first of several. "This is the first repatriation flight from TT. Read more
2nd March 2021
Daily Brief - Monday 1st March, 2021
President of the Petroleum Dealers Association Robin Narayansingh says the government should rethink its decision to promote the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) as the operating cost for service stations has become unsustainable. This, he said, may be the reason why some service stations which sold CNG may not... Read more
1st March 2021
Daily Brief - Friday 26th February, 2021
Police Commissioner Gary Griffith announced on Thursday that he, along with over 1,000 police officers from different frontline units, will be getting the first doses of the covid19 vaccine when it becomes available. Griffith announced that officers from different special units and task force teams will be among the first... Read more
26th February 2021
Daily Brief - Thursday 25th February, 2021
Mayor of Port of Spain Joel Martinez announced at the statutory meeting of the city corporation that he will be meeting with the Finance Minister to discuss they way forward on the confusion between the corporation and the National Carnival Commission (NCC). Martinez said the meeting would take place on Tuesday. Read more
25th February 2021
Daily Brief - Wednesday 24th February, 2021
Four more people have tested positive for covid19, one of whom is a repatriated citizen. This information comes from the daily covid19 update from the Ministry of Health. There are 124 active cases and there have been 139 deaths. Read more here Read more
24th February 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 23rd February, 2021
The Prime Minister warned the public against “charlatans” who purport to be distributors of covid19 vaccines. He issued the warning at the Ministry of Health’s press conference held virtually on Monday. Dr Rowley said there were people reaching out to government to “assist” with procuring the vaccine and quoting prices... Read more
23rd February 2021
Daily Brief - Monday 22nd February, 2021
Four more people tested positive for covid19, bringing the total number of cases to 7,680. This was stated in the Ministry of Health's 4pm update for Sunday. The number of people who recovered from covid19 are 7,403. The total active cases are 138 and deaths remain the same at 139. Read more
22nd February 2021
Daily Brief - Friday 19th February, 2021
More than 1,700 workers were retrenched from July-November 2020, the Central Bank said on Thursday in its Economic Bulletin. The bulletin also reported a contraction in domestic economic activity and reduced revenue, which contributed to a larger deficit in the last half of 2020. Read more
19th February 2021