Daily Brief - Friday 15th August, 2025
Determined not to allow his girlfriend to be violated yesterday, a Central man chased a bandit and held on to him after he snatched a hand band from his lady love. While he did not want to be interviewed, Guardian Media was told that the hero, who identified himself only... Read more
15th August 2025
Daily Brief - Thursday 14th August, 2025
Economist Dr Indera Sagewan-Ali admonished detractors to the billion-dollar deal officially struck between the TT government and ExxonMobil on August 12. She called for people in the TT’s energy industry to stop being sceptical. “We need to stop nitpicking and start taking an eagle-eyed view of where the country needs... Read more
14th August 2025
Daily Brief - Tuesday 12th August, 2025
More prisoners have been moved from the Maximum Security Prison as national security authorities focus on dismantling the criminal elements whose plot led to the state of emergency (SoE) being declared. Some ten prisoners were removed from cellblock 13 and placed at military bases at the start of the SoE... Read more
12th August 2025
Daily Brief - Monday 11th August, 2025
THE father of six-year-old Jasher Francois, who died at the San Fernando Teaching Hospital on August 7 after being treated for a persistent cough, said an independent autopsy has confirmed his suspicions over the cause of death. Read more
11th August 2025
Daily Brief - Friday 8th August, 2025
Hundreds of people hoping to access free medical services at NAPA were left frustrated, as the large crowd and slow-moving lines left people who arrived as early as 5.30 am, without medical treatment, as noon approached on August 7. Read more
8th August 2025
Daily Brief - Thursday 7th August, 2025
A 16-year-old Tacarigua boy is undoubtedly counting his blessings after escaping a shooting attempt on his life on August 5. The teen told investigators he was walking along Sixth Street, Five Rivers, Arouca, around 1 pm when he saw a man he had a fight with earlier that day come... Read more
7th August 2025
Daily Brief - Wednesday 6th August, 2025
Bandits broke into a Caroni poultry depot and stole more than $5,000 worth of meat including 200 pounds of fish. The 54-year-old owner of the depot near Washington Roundabout told police he secured the building’s doors with locks and chains and left at around 1.30 pm on August 3. Read more
6th August 2025
Daily Brief - Tuesday 5th August, 2025
Thirteen women and a teenage girl were rescued from suspected human trafficking operations being run out of two spa locations in Marabella and Cunupia yesterday. The operations were part of a major Counter Trafficking Unit investigation into human trafficking across Trinidad and targeted branches of the Triple R Spa. Read more
5th August 2025
Daily Brief - Friday 25th July, 2025
Angostura has announced a special meeting of shareholders to elect new directors of the company on August 6. Shareholders are invited to appoint a proxy to vote in the special meeting of the company. This comes after multiple executive resignations within the last few months. Read more
25th July 2025
Daily Brief - Thursday 24th July, 2025
The state of emergency (SoE), while used as a tool to combat gang violence, global crises and threats to national security, has an inevitable effect on business. Economist and Senator Dr Marlene Attzs highlighted the disruptions to the flow of customer movement, length of business hours and pace at which... Read more
24th July 2025
Daily Brief - Wednesday 23rd July, 2025
Amid apparent death threats to law-enforcement personnel, Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro on July 22 issued an "advisory" reminding officers on and off duty to stay on alert so they can be prepared to defend themselves against criminals. Read more
23rd July 2025
Daily Brief - Monday 14th July, 2025
The Caricom Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) is calling on other member states to implement full free movement of nationals after Barbados, Belize, Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines decided on its implementation by October 1. Read more
14th July 2025
Daily Brief - Friday 11th July, 2025
Leadership development coach Pamela Cournoyer has raised concerns about the damaging effects of a toxic workplace culture, which she says is often marked by stress, burnout, poor leadership and low morale. Cournoyer explained that such a culture is defined by harmful behaviours, attitudes, and practices that hurt employee well-being, lower... Read more
11th July 2025
Daily Brief - Thursday 10th July, 2025
Since it was launched in 1999, the T&T Manufacturers’ Association’s (TTMA) Trade and Investment Convention (TIC) has generated US$1 billion as of 2024 in trade. This was revealed by TTMA’s president Dale Parson during a sit-down interview on Tuesday. Read more
10th July 2025
Daily Brief - Wednesday 9th July, 2025
TT Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) Tobago Officer Bradon Roberts has disagreed with the THA Division of Education, Research and Technology which said the island’s education system was showing signs of progress. During a media conference on July 7 at the division, Scarborough, Education Secretary Zorisha Hackett said more primary schools... Read more
9th July 2025