Daily Brief- Wednesday 6th January, 2021
Kit Kennedy is the new CEO of construction company NH International. In a statement, NH said Kennedy’s appointment would be effective from January 6. He succeeds John Connon, who retired on December 31. Kennedy is a project management specialist with 30 years’ experience managing diverse construction and renovation projects across... Read more
6th January 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 5th January, 2020
The police will be continuing their efforts to reduce the number of fatal road traffic accidents (RTAs) for the new year, as 2020 was recorded as having one of the lowest number road fatalities in TT's history, a police media release reported on Monday. Read more
5th January 2021
Daily Brief- Monday 4th January, 2020
National Primary Schools Principals' Association president Lance Mottley is not surprised by a statement from the Education Ministry that 30,000 students still do not have access to electronic devices to undertake virtual schooling as the new school term starts on Monday. Read more
4th January 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 22nd December, 2020
Leaked internal documents of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance seem to suggest concerns about whether and how quickly countries participating in the Covax facility will be able to access vaccines. The documents seem to suggest that some countries may not receive vaccines until 2024. Read more
22nd December 2020
Daily Brief - Monday 21st December, 2020
Since March to present, some 7,000 people in TT have tested positive for the covid19 virus, according to the latest update from the Ministry of Health on Sunday. The update said TT had 26 new cases of infection for December 17-19. Read more
21st December 2020
Daily Brief - Friday 18th December, 2020
The management of Lennox Petroleum Services Ltd (LPSL) has called on former workers to immediately "cease and desist" their ongoing protests, which the company considers illegal. The call came on Thursday, when ex-workers simultaneously staged their latest protest outside LPSL at Princess Margaret Street in San Fernando from 10 am. Read more
18th December 2020
Daily Brief - Thursday 17th December, 2020
Procurement Regulator Moonilal Lalchan says he and his board are ready to work as soon as the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Amendment) Bill 2020 is assented to. Speaking at a webinar hosted by the TT Transparency Institute (TTTI) on Wednesday, Lalchan said his board was ready to... Read more
17th December 2020
Daily Brief - Wednesday 16th December, 2020
Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) has extended the temporary layoffs of some of its employees for an additional three months from January 15-April 15, 2021. An internal memo sent to staff by CAL CEO Garvin Medera, obtained by Newsday on Tuesday, said the company must continue to “keep costs (at) an... Read more
16th December 2020
Tuesday 15th December, 2020
WHILE there have been 20 cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), epidemiologist Dr Avery Hinds says there have been no cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults (MIS-A) thus far. Read more
15th December 2020
Monday 14th December, 2020
On the very day Ashanti Riley will be laid to rest, a San Juan man is expected to face the court charged with her murder Monday. Guardian Media confirmed homicide officers charged Luciano Quash, 32, yesterday, after almost two weeks of investigations following the 18-year old’s death and disappearance. Read more
14th December 2020
Daily Brief - Friday 11th December, 2020
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) have brought together the health, industry, and science and technology sectors in the region with the aim of preventing interruptions in medical supplies during future health emergencies. Read more
11th December 2020
Daily Brief - Thursday 10th December, 2020
It is without a doubt that the covid19 pandemic has shattered world trade, but even as the profit margins were not as expected, the TT Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) said new markets have emerged which this country is more than capable of tapping into. Read more
10th December 2020
Daily Brief - Wednesday 9th December, 2020
Almost half of the women killed in Trinidad and Tobago so far in 2020 were killed through domestic violence. Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith shared this at a press conferenceat the Police Administration Building in Port of Spain on Tuesday. Read more
9th December 2020
Daily Brief - Tuesday 8th December, 2020
Many people in Trinidad and Tobago awoke on Monday morning to find they were unable to get online. Internet connectivity to several service providers was affected by the disruption of an international cable link on Monday morning. Read more
8th December 2020
Daily Brief - Monday 7th December, 2020
For university students, UWI St Augustine campus principal Prof Brian Copeland said until a vaccine is delivered, it may not be plausible to have students physically attend classes en masse. He said allowances were made in the public health regulations for the university for students to attend campus for labs... Read more
7th December 2020