Daily Brief - Friday 14th June, 2019
Data is critically important in order to analyse properly what is happening in various sectors, but, economist Dr Terrence Farrell said yesterday, this country has a culture of not wanting to give information. Farrell presented his report on the downstream sector of TT at the National Academy for the Performing... Read more
14th June 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 13th June, 2019
Proposed pension increases greed’ Read more
13th June 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 11th June, 2019
New Zealand is not one of this country’s major trade partners, nor is it a significant aid donor to this country or other Caricom states, yet cooperation between the two and other small island states have a global impact on issues such as combating the effects of climate change. Read more
11th June 2019
Daily Brief- Monday 10th June, 2019
Trinidad and Tobago’s anticipated hosting of the 14th Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) got underway with the staging of an exclusive Road Show at South Park Shopping Centre in San Fernando recently. Scores of patrons from the bustling hub were privy to experience an early taste of CARIFESTA which has,... Read more
10th June 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 6th June, 2019
This country generates an estimated 750,000 tonnes of waste annually, with more than 80 per cent of it being recyclable. This was revealed by chairman of the Environmental Management Authority (EMA), Nadra Nathai-Gyan, in a release on Tuesday to coincide with yesterday's observation of World Environment Day. Read more
6th June 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 4th June, 2019
The Green Fund is vastly underutilised. This is the contention of Senior Technical Officer, Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI), Anna Cadiz-Hadeed, who was one of the presenters at the recent Tobago Environmental Partnership Conference. Cadiz-Hadeed’s presentation assessed the contributions of civil society organisations in fulfilling the objectives of the Multilateral... Read more
4th June 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 3rd June, 2019
While acting Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds says he’s unaware of any plans for parliamentarians from Venezuela to visit this country, he has emphasized that the Government of this country is committed to the fight against human trafficking. Read more here… Read more
3rd June 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 31st May, 2019
Amnesty International has written an open letter to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley stating that while it welcomes the Government’s plan to register Venezuelans in this country, it wants assurances that the confidential information received will not fall into the hands of the Venezuelan Government. Read more
31st May 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 29th May, 2019
Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith says his office is yet to receive a freedom of information request from a concerned citizen who wants to know the police's policy on the use of face masks. In a statement, Griffith said the request has not yet reached his office. Read more
29th May 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 28th May 2019
27th May 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 27th May, 2019
Atlantic CEO Dr Philip Mshelbila admitted yesterday that the company was surprised to receive news that the gas supply to its Train One beyond 2019 was uncertain but he was confident that the company would weather the outcome. Read more
27th May 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 24th May, 2019
Oil and sugar which once formed the backbone of this country’s economy may now be shuttered. The Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU), in wanting to keep the legacy alive has themed this year’s National Primary Schools Quiz and Poster competitions, “Our Legacy - Oil and Sugar.” The competitions form part... Read more
24th May 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 23rd May, 2019
Outgoing Justice of Appeal Peter Jamadar on Wednesday–his last day as a judge of the Supreme Court – chose to steer clear of the current state of the Judiciary, saying only, “It is what it is.” Jamadar leaves the Judiciary for the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) where he will... Read more
23rd May 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
Building on informal co-operation between their elected members and staffs and on historical links between their populations, the Parliament of TT and Legislative Assembly of Ontario yesterday signed an agreement to become officially twinned to each other. Read more
22nd May 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 21st May, 2019
Scores of general practitioners (GPs) turned up at the Sanofi Congress at the Trinidad Hilton, Port of Spain over the weekend to discuss the impact of diseases on the country’s public health system. A number of specialists from Central America were invited by Sanofi, a French multinational bio-pharmaceutical company focused... Read more
21st May 2019