Daily Brief - Wednesday 29th January, 2020
An acting senior Supt from Roxborough, Tobago, has received the permission of a High Court judge to challenge Police Commissioner Gary Griffith over a decision to suddenly revoke the current merit list for promotion of police officers to the rank of superintendent. Read more
29th January 2020
Daily Brief - Tuesday 28th January, 2020
The Prime Minister said Government has negotiated with the Chinese government for a $100 million grant for the establishment of a new Forensic Science Centre. He was responding to a prime minister’s question in the House on Monday from Caroni East MP Dr Tim Gopeesingh on why there had been... Read more
28th January 2020
Daily Brief - Monday 27th January, 2020
Thousands of jobs may be lost if the National Gas Company (NGC) goes ahead with its plan to significantly increase natural gas prices to manufacturers. The State Enterprise is already demanding that the manufacturing sector pay 13 per cent more for natural gas this year, moving to as high as... Read more
27th January 2020
Daily Brief - Friday 24th January, 2020
A Canadian construction worker who admitted to trafficking 1.16 kilogrammes of cocaine in 2012, because of a pre-existing medical condition, has had his sentence varied. Although his sentence was varied to remove a $20,000 fine imposed on him, Justices of Appeal Alice Yorke-Soo Hon and Mark Mohammed said such offences... Read more
24th January 2020
DailyBrief - Thursday 23rd January, 2020
CAREGIVERS at the St Jude’s Home for Girls say they are not confident that anything will come of reports of violence against them by girls at the institution. Read more
23rd January 2020
Daily Brief - Wednesday 22nd January, 2020
Police Commissioner Gary Griffith said while no charges have been brought against suspects who allegedly attempted to kidnap Drs Rudradeva Sharma and Prem Naidoo, he confirmed investigators were working closely with the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to explore their options. Read more
22nd January 2020
Daily Brief - Tuesday 21st January, 2020
As of Friday January 17, the Ministry of Health is reporting, the cumulative number of vaccines administered to the public for this flu season is 67,867. Also the number of suspected influenza casEs for the 2020 calendar year is 29 cases. Last year it was 3,755. Read more
21st January 2020
Daily Brief - Monday 20th January, 2020
Urging mourners not to avenge the death of Dr Rudradeva Sharma, childhood friend Aaron Partap yesterday called on citizens to forgive the kidnappers who snuffed out Sharma’s life. Read more here Read more
20th January 2020
Daily Brief - Friday 17th January, 2020
Pradeep Subrian is the new CEO of Blue Waters Products Ltd, effective January 2. The company made the announcement via a newspaper ad Thursday. Subrian has been with the company for the past 12 years, initially joining as commercial director before becoming chief operating officer, the position he held for... Read more
17th January 2020
Daily Brief - Thursday 16th January
Two men are in custody after they reportedly stole a quantity of cash from a Chaguanas businessman on Monday. According to a release from the police on Tuesday, the men ages 36 and 27 were held at their workplace along Endeavour Road, Chaguanas. Read more here Read more
16th January 2020
Daily Brief - Wednesday 15th January, 2020
Former contract teacher Farley Augustine is calling on Secretary for Education, Innovation and Energy, Kelvin Charles to “end victimisation season” and pay all gratuities owed immediately. This comes after Friday’s ruling by Justice David Harris in the High Court ordering the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) to immediately pay contract... Read more
15th January 2020
Daily Brief - Tuesday 14th January, 2020
Yara’s Point Lisas Industrial Estate-based ammonia plant was “safely shutdown” on December 31. That was the observation by Yara Trinidad Ltd president Richard De La Bastide in response to an emailed question from Newsday concerning the plant’s pending closure. Read more
14th January 2020
Daily Brief - Monday 13th January, 2020
President Paula Mae Weekes told graduates of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards they have the power to confront unparalled challenges as they would, one day, hold the reigns of power and have to make vital decisions. Read more
13th January 2020
Daily Brief - Friday 10th January, 2020
An e-mail sent to the media on Thursday has left more questions than answers as to whether or not Prof Sarim Al-Zubaidy had quit his post as president of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). Read more
10th January 2020
Daily Brief- Thursday 9th January, 2020
Habitat for Humanity TT is celebrating the Halo Award 2020 won by its partner Habitat for Humanity International. The Halo Award is the North American organisation Engage for Good highest honour for corporate social initiatives and cause marketing. Read more
9th January 2020