Daily Brief - Tuesday 2nd April, 2019
Matthew Woods appeared before the Scarborough Magistrates Court after he tried to escape custody this morning while prison officers were transferring him from Tobago to Trinidad. Police reports said he jumped off the TT Spirit while it was still in harbour and tried to swim ashore. Read more here Read more
2nd April 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 1st April, 2019
While Police Commissioner Gary Griffith was expected to speak about youth at the Carenage Improvement and Empowerment League/Carenage Youth Club’s breakfast meeting on Sunday, he instead shared some strong words for parents. He told business leaders, residents and educators at the Carenage Police Youth Club and Homework Centre, Constabulary Street,... Read more
1st April 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 29th March, 2019
US Ambassador to TT Joseph Mondello said entrepreneurship, when used properly, played a vital role in reducing violence and extremism. He made the comments at the start of the RISE Woman’s Conference, held at the US Embassy’s American Centre, Briar Place, Sweet Briar Road, Port of Spain. Read more
29th March 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 28th March, 2019
Liat is not being dissolved and flights to its 15 destinations continue to operate normally, the beleaguered regional airline has said. Last month, at a press conference following his return from a CARICOM heads of government meeting, the Prime Minister said that unless Liat received an emergency injection of at... Read more
28th March 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 27th March, 2019
Today, workers’ issues are left on the back burner and women’s issues are left even behind that. In the security industry in TT, women outnumber the men but they are the most exploited in the industry. Read more
27th March 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 26th March, 2019
A new Green Fund Advisory Committee (GFAC) will be appointed soon. This was the response yesterday from Planning and Development Ministry officials to concerns from people applying for grants under the Green Fund. Speaking on condition of anonymity, one applicant said, "The application process is onerous." Another said the process... Read more
26th March 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 25th March, 2019
As World Water Day was observed last Friday, water quality testing was done across Tobago. Environmental officers from the THA’s Division of Infrastructure, Quarries and the Environment (DIQE) were seen monitoring fresh water, brackish water and saltwater sites as well as wetlands situated throughout the island. Read more
25th March 2019
Daily Brief- Friday 22nd March, 2019
Jamaican Senator Floyd Morris, CARICOM Special Rapporteur on Disability, on his second visit to this country, made no bones about expressing his desire to go out and get some good Trini food prompting laughter from the audience, but on a serious note, vowed to fight for persons with disabilities in... Read more
22nd March 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 21st March, 2019
Technology is rapidly changing business industries making other companies obsolete. This was the view of Roberto Icasuriaga Gatti, Microsoft's Director of Small, Medium and Corporate Business for Latin America and the Caribbean keynote speaker at Microsoft Trinidad's Innovation Summit on Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain. Read more
21st March 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 20th March, 2019
A FORMER manager at SuperPharm Ltd has been ordered by a High Court judge to repay the company in excess of $2 million that he allegedly defrauded it during the course of his tenure, by way of deception or misrepresentation. Read more… Read more
20th March 2019
Daily Brief- Tuesday 19th March, 2019
Prof Brian Copeland said today his vision for the University of the West Indies' St Augustine campus was to help in the development of the national economy and make it more sustainable, through microenterprise. Speaking at UWI’s consultation with the private sector, state enterprises and government at the Hyatt Regency... Read more
19th March 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 18th March, 2019
Expect a decline in Saharan dust plumes by Wednesday. Saharan dust levels increased over the weekend and many people shared photographs of the haze across TT on Facebook and of themselves wearing dust masks. Officials at the Met Office told Newsday, dust levels will decline by Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. Read more
18th March 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 15th March, 2019
While administrative professionals perform all the roles and functions of organisations they need to have a level of certification. This was announced on Wednesday by Clayton Blackman, president of the National Association of Administrative Professionals of TT (NAAPTT). Read more
15th March 2019
Daily Brief- Thursday 14th March, 2019
A high court judge has thrown out indictments for forgery and uttering a forged document against businessman Troy Sabeeney. Justice Gillian Lucky also threw out a similar indictment of uttering a forged document against fellow businessman Anthony Chow, but ruled there was sufficient evidence for Chow to go on trial... Read more
14th March 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 12th March, 2019
Police Commissioner Gary Griffith said this morning investigations are still continuing into the absence from work of 125 police officers on Carnival Monday and Tuesday. Speaking with Newsday, Griffith said all nine divisions were still gathering information on whether the officers were assigned elsewhere at the time, on sick leave... Read more
12th March 2019