Daily Brief - Thursday 28th January, 2021
Excellent Stores is closing its Trincity and Arima branches, on the heels of the closure of its Port of Spain branch last December. The Trincity store, at Trincity Mall, closes on March 31, and April 30 is the last business day for the Arima store at Shoppes of Arima. Read more
28th January 2021
Daily Brief - Wednesday 27th January, 2021
President of the Tobago Division of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Diane Hadad says the deadlock in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) must be urgently resolved. Unofficial figures from the Elections and Boundaries Commission revealed the People’s National Movement (PNM) and the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) won six... Read more
27th January 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 26th January, 2021
Seventeen new cases of covid19 have been reported from samples taken between January 22 and 25. There have been no new deaths, so the death toll remains at 134. The Health Ministry’s release on Monday said the number of active cases was 323, one less than Sunday’s figure of 324. Read more
26th January 2021
Daily Brief - Monday 25th January, 2021
Police used a Taser and pepper spray to subdue and detain two suspects who were acting violently and resisting arrest in two separate incidents on Saturday. In a release on Sunday, the police said PC Mahabir and other officers from the Couva police station responded to a road traffic accident... Read more
25th January 2021
Daily Brief - Friday 22nd January, 2021
The Ministry of Health recorded 20 new covid19 cases on Thursday. There are now 343 active cases. The new cases reflect samples taken between January 18 and 20. Read more here Read more
22nd January 2021
Daily Brief - Thursday 21st January, 2021
People can still safely donate blood during the covid19 pandemic. Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram gave this assurance during the virtual health news conference on Wednesday. In response to an online question, Parsaram said, "We want to underscore the importance of continuing to donate blood." He explained, "It is... Read more
21st January 2021
Daily Brief - Wednesday 20th January, 2021
Acting Commissioner of Prisons Dennis Pulchan said while he did not have any information on a plot to privatise the prison service, he admitted the vehicles used by the prisons may be the oldest out of all the arms of national security. Read more
20th January 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 19th January, 2021
The ASA Wright Nature Centre’s closure of its eco-lodge was “a very difficult decision” to make, but was mandated by the covid19 pandemic curtailing visits by tourists, immediate past president Prof Judith Gobin told Newsday on Monday. Read more
19th January 2021
Daily Brief - Friday 15th January, 2021
Police Commissioner Gary Griffith says the police will have an active presence at "virtual" Carnival events put on by the Trinidad and Tobago Promoters’ Association (TTPA). Read more
15th January 2021
Daily Brief- Thursday 14th January, 2021
The number of people who have died from covid19 is now 129. There were also 19 new covid19 cases reported between January 10 and 12, bringing active cases to 285, up from 275 on Tuesday. This information was contained in the Health Ministry's covid19 update at 4 pm on Wednesday. Read more
14th January 2021
Daily Brief - Wednesday 13th January, 2021
The sister of the 31-year-old woman rescued from a burning house has thanked members of the Oudit family for "doing the right thing," saying they went "above and beyond." Maya Mason said, "For the neighbours who went above and beyond to save her, we (relatives) thank them. She could have died. Read more
13th January 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 12th January, 2021
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Roshan Parasram said plans are on track for the storage and distribution of potential covid19 vaccines, once they arrive in Trinidad and Tobago. He spoke during the Health Ministry's virtual news conference on Monday. The vaccines are the Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162, Moderna’s mRNA-1273 and Oxford University/AstraZeneca’s AZD1222. Read more
12th January 2021
Daily Brief - Monday 11th January, 2020
Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) candidate for Canaan/Bon Accord in the January 25 THA election Joel “Nuttsy” Sampson says if elected, he intends to push for the return of trade centres in Tobago. He made the promise on Wednesday night while delivering his maiden political address at the opening of the... Read more
11th January 2021
Daily Brief - Friday 8th January, 2021
The new inter-island fast ferry, the APT James, is expected to arrive in TT on Friday. The vessel, named after Tobago’s representative on the Legislative Council (1946-1961), is set to dock at the Port of Scarborough, Tobago, around 10.30 am. Read more
8th January 2021
Daily Brief - Thursday 7th January, 2021
Tobago fire officials are deeming as “classified and extremely sensitive” the investigation into four fires which have disrupted the lives of a Castara family within the past five weeks. So strange are the circumstances that some Facebook users have even ascribed the fires to supernatural causes, while others believe they... Read more
7th January 2021