Daily Brief - Tuesday 28th October, 2025
Independent Senator Alicia Pauline Lalite-Ettienne has called on the government to inform the population of what to expect in terms of difficult times ahead, as she criticised the 2026 budget for giving with one hand but taking with the other. Read more
28th October 2025
Daily Brief - Monday 27th October, 2025
There is anxiety and worry on the ground as Jamaicans continue to brace and prepare for the onslaught of Hurricane Melissa, which is expected to make landfall on October 28 as a category three hurricane. St Thomas and Portland, two parishes located on the eastern side of the island, had... Read more
27th October 2025
Daily Brief - Friday 24th October, 2025
As dozens graduated from the Faculties of Science and Technology and Food and Agriculture on October 23, valedictorian Josef Paty urged them to consider their upcoming roles not only in the workforce, but in a society and world faced with continuous challenges. Read more
24th October 2025
Daily Brief - Thursday 23rd October, 2025
President of the Assembly of Southern Lawyers (ASL), Saira Lakhan, says she now fears for her safety and that of her staff after a second firebomb attack at her law office in San Fernando. The latest incident occurred around 3.30 am on October 22, at the wooden structure on Lewis Street. Read more
23rd October 2025
Daily Brief - Wednesday 22nd October, 2025
Executive chairman of EY Caribbean Wade George says that although higher taxes are never popular, the nation’s fiscal realities make them unavoidable. “Whilst few of us welcome the prospect of increased taxation, the realities of our fiscal position have made it necessary to narrow the unsustainable capacity. Read more
22nd October 2025
Daily Brief - Tuesday 21st October, 2025
National Council for Indian Culture (NCIC) president Surujdeo Mangaroo said he was pleased with the amount of people who turned out to the final night of the Divali Nagar, despite bad weather that led to a short period of flooding. Read more
21st October 2025
Daily Brief - Friday 17th October, 2025
A High Court judge has stayed proceedings in a constitutional challenge against the Emergency Powers Regulations, 2025, pending a ruling from the Privy Council on a related case. Delivering his decision on October 16, Justice Frank Seepersad said that while he found it “inherently inconsistent and wholly unnecessary” for police... Read more
17th October 2025
Daily Brief - Thursday 16th October, 2025
The proposed replacement of the Value Added Tax (VAT) system with a sales tax and the removal of VAT from "basic" food items were two notable changes for the business community in the 2025/2026 budget presentation. Read more
16th October 2025
Daily Brief - Wednesday 15th October, 2025
The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) has welcomed several of the Government’s 2026 budget measures aimed at improving trade facilitation, digitalisation and business competitiveness, but has cautioned that new financing terms under the Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) must not disadvantage small and medium-sized manufacturers. Read more
15th October 2025
Daily Brief - Tuesday 14th October, 2025
The Greater Tunapuna Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GTCIC) has welcomed the government’s focus on "economic fairness" and fiscal accountability in the 2026 national budget. The business lobby group, however, cautioned that small and medium-sized enterprises still face liquidity and competitiveness challenges that demand urgent, practical solutions. Read more
14th October 2025
Daily Brief - Monday 13th October, 2025
For more than a decade, the Fire Service has been operating under a severe shortage of essential equipment, however, acting Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Andy Hutchinson expressed hope that today's national budget will finally address these long-standing concerns. Read more
13th October 2025
Daily Brief - Friday 10th October, 2025
Following a Sunday Newsday Page 1 story, on June 29, on an illegal quarrying site in Manuel Congo, Guanapo, then newly-minted Commissioner of Police Allister Guevarro visited the site in July, and the operation was shut down. Read more
10th October 2025
Daily Brief - Thursday 9th October, 2025
Former Industrial Court president and deputy Chief Magistrate Deborah Thomas-Felix has been appointed this country's High Commissioner to Jamaica. Confirmation of her appointment came in a post on the Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs' Facebook page on October 8. Read more
9th October 2025
Daily Brief - Wednesday 8th October, 2025
The convergence of a low-level trough and daytime heating caused the formation of a weak tornado which tore roofs off and damaged houses in Westmoorings and Victoria Gardens at noon on October 7, traumatising residents who were home at the time. Read more
8th October 2025
Daily Brief - Tuesday 7th October, 2025
October 7 should have been a day of celebration for the Teelucksingh family of Las Lomas No 1. Instead, family and close friends of Isabella Megan Teelucksingh, affectionately called Izzy, are marking what would have been her 17th birthday with quiet reflection and remembrance. Read more
7th October 2025