Daily Brief- Friday 23rd October, 2020
A legal challenge to the Chief Justice’s covid19 emergency practice directions, which ban in-person hearings, has been mounted by a man who is before the court on a corruption charge. New practice directions came into effect on Monday and direct judges and magistrates to adjourn cases if it is impossible... Read more
23rd October 2020
Daily Brief - Thursday 22nd October, 2020
"It’s a wake-up call for the nation." This was the reaction of Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh in response to the grim milestone of TT reaching and crossing the 100 covid19 death mark on Wednesday. Seven months after recording its first death from the virus, the country marked its 101st fatality... Read more
22nd October 2020
Daily Brief - Wednesday 21st October, 2020
Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association (THTA) vice-president Carol-Ann Birchwood-James said it is time the Government revealed its plans for re-opening the island’s economy, post-covid19. “At this point, something has to give,” she told Newsday. “We cannot go on like this. You have all your hotels locked. Workers are not working. Read more
21st October 2020
Daily Brief - Tuesday 20th October, 2020
Criminal defence attorneys and state prosecutors are again complaining about the disorganisation of the virtual court process. Several attorneys, both defence and the prosecution contacted Newsday to say they are now fed up. They say they receive links to court hearings late, sometimes minutes before the matter is listed to... Read more
20th October 2020
Daily Brief- Monday 19th October, 2020
Several animals including two pet dogs named Covid and Raven were killed in a fire which destroyed a house in Barrackpore on Saturday night leaving 10 people homeless. The fire at Tin Pan Alley has left Avenash Chatoor, his common-law wife Trisha Harrilal, Chatoor’s mother and stepfather, as well as... Read more
19th October 2020
Daily Brief - Friday 16th October, 2020
With at least three police officers facing the courts recently for various offences, as well as numerous police-involved shooting deaths of civilians, the Police Service Commission (PSC) initiated a three-week-long survey on the performance of the police service. Read more
16th October 2020
Daily Brief - Thursday 15th October, 2020
A police officer with eight years' service was granted $300,000 bail on Tuesday when he appeared in court virtually for attempted murder. PC Rajesh Ramdass appeared before a Port of Spain magistrate for the 2016 shooting of a 37-year-old man. Ramdass was given an alternative of $15,000 cash bail. Read more
15th October 2020
Daily Brief - Wednesday 14th October, 2020
The TT Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) has called the illicit wildlife trade “a serious threat to local ecosystems and the survival of endangered and vulnerable species.” In a release Monday, the TTMA said wildlife trafficking is a major issue and is considered one of the most lucrative forms of illicit international trade. Read more
14th October 2020
Daily Brief - Tuesday 13th October, 2020
The police and the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) have launched investigations into a police shooting in Chaguanas last week in which two people, one of them a prison officer, were killed. Newsday understands prison officer Joel Ramsundar and Venezuelan Alejandro Gonzales were at a house on John Street, at around... Read more
13th October 2020
Daily Brief - Monday 12th October, 2020
A trade agreement which allows for goods produced in TT and other Caricom countries to have duty-free access to the US market has been extended for another 10 years by US President Donald Trump. A release from the Ministry of Trade and Industry on Sunday said the extension of the... Read more
12th October 2020
Daily Brief - Friday 9th October, 2020
Finance Minister Colm Imbert gave manufacturers an unexpected but not unwelcome surprise Tuesday when he announced a new $50 million facility specifically geared to increase exports. Speaking at the TT Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) post-budget forum at the Hyatt Regency Port of Spain, Imbert said during the planning of the budget,... Read more
9th October 2020
Daily Brief - Thursday 8th October, 2020
Executive chairman of professional services network, EY Caribbean, Wade George, said yesterday that some Trinidad and Tobago residents are preferring to hold their wealth as they believe the TT dollar is likely to depreciate in value over the next four years. Read more here Read more
8th October 2020
Daily Brief - Wednesday 7th October, 2020
Finance Minister Colm Imbert expects that, even though the fuel subsidy will be removed come January, competition in the marketplace will help keep gas prices manageable. "Just go to another gas station," he said at the TT Manufacturers' Association post-budget forum at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain on Tuesday. Read more
7th October 2020
Daily Brief - Tuesday 6th October, 2020
The TT Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) says government's plan to privatise certain state entities such as gas stations and the port of Port of Spain shows it is listening and responsive to recommendations from the business community. Read more
6th October 2020
Daily Brief - Monday 5th October, 2020
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said the ministry was trying to avoid a “twindemic” of covid19 and the influenza during the country’s flu season from October to May. He said so far 22,000 doses of flu shots were distributed into the public health system for the annual flu shot drive, but... Read more
5th October 2020