Daily Brief - Thursday 3rd October, 2024
For the past five years, Minister of Finance Colm Imbert has been hosted by the TT Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) in a post-budget forum the day after the budget is read in Parliament. "The reason why I come to the TTMA post-budget forum is because I find this group – and... Read more
3rd October 2024
Daily Brief - Wednesday 2nd October, 2024
Finance Minister Imbert is convinced that not only has the economy been growing consistently over the past three years but people are now feeling the positive effects of that growth. He was responding to questions during a panel discussion at the TT Manufacturers' Association (TTMA)’s annual post-budget discussion at the... Read more
2nd October 2024
Daily Brief - Tuesday 1st October, 2024
A pundit was chopped to death during a home invasion in Sou Sou Land, Cunaripo, Sangre Grande on Sunday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as 65-year-old Ramesh Maharaj. Police said around 2.30 pm on September 29, Maharaj, a woman and her common-law husband were at home when two men... Read more
1st October 2024
Daily Brief - Monday 30th September, 2024
Claxton Bay labourer Brandon Barclay, 31, died from gunshot injuries on September 28 after he was dropped off at a Couva health facility by two anonymous men. Police said a nurse of the Couva District Health Facility contacted the Couva Police Station and reported Barclay was brought in around 6... Read more
30th September 2024
Daily Brief - Friday 27th September, 2024
Businesswoman Tricia Coosal has been appointed as a director of Angostura Holdings and its subsidiaries, Angostura Ltd and Trinidad Distillers Ltd. Coosal’s appointment took effect on September 23 according to a notice on the TT Stock Exchange’s website. Read more
27th September 2024
Daily Brief - Wednesday 25th September, 2024
Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon led a five-day trade mission to Canada yesterday, accompanied by 19 private sector companies from Trinidad and Tobago. Read more here Read more
25th September 2024
Daily Brief - Monday 23rd September, 2024
Six months after Jack, a red kangaroo at the Emperor Valley Zoo, was last seen, the Zoological Society has revealed he died on May 3. The Zoological Society sent a statement on September 22 – the same day Newsday published an article raising questions about Jack’s whereabouts, noting the zoo’s... Read more
23rd September 2024
Daily Brief- Friday 20th September, 2024
What the general population may not know is that for this year already, over 5,000 people have been arrested for serious crimes. What the public already knows, through repeated pleas, is that the police service needs greater co-operation and more involvement from people in the fight against crime and criminality. Read more
20th September 2024
Daily Brief - Thursday 19th September, 2024
Trade missions offer unparalleled opportunities for market exploration, networking, and business growth, says Varun Maharaj, general manager of Premier Label Co Ltd. This bold statement encapsulates the transformative impact that participating in trade missions has had on his family’s business. Read more
19th September 2024
Daily Brief - Tuesday 17th September, 2024
A male relative of Angela Ali, 53, and Ambika Carerra-Ali, 30, says the investigation into what caused a fire at the Persad Avenue, Mon Plasir, Cunupia home is still being conducted. The relative who did not want to be named spoke to reporters at the Forensic Science Centre, St James... Read more
17th September 2024
Daily Brief - Monday 16th September, 2024
In just over seven months of operation, the 'Eagle Eye' project has been working to help deter and detect crime and stakeholders are focusing on expanding the network nationally. Although based primarily in North East and Eastern Trinidad, the joint project between the Greater Tunapuna Chamber of Industry and Commerce... Read more
16th September 2024
Daily Brief - Thursday 12th September, 2024
The Occupational Safety and Health Authority and Agency (OSHA) has been accused of a “double-barrelled” attack on the Paria Fuel Trading Company and two of its senior employees in its prosecution arising out of the 2022 diving tragedy. Read more
12th September 2024
Daily Brief - Wednesday 11th September, 2024
Hours after Marlon Lee, his common-law wife and his son were murdered in their Petit Valley home on September 9, Marlon's sister was struggling to understand who would want the family dead. Lee, 41, Maleek Lee, 17, and Salina Rodriguez, 34, were all gunned down on Monday night at their... Read more
11th September 2024
Daily Brief - Tuesday 10th September, 2024
The Health Ministry has reported the total number of deaths due to dengue fever is now 16. This information was provided in its latest epidemiological update on September 9. “There are 1,315 laboratory-confirmed cases of dengue fever and 16 laboratory-confirmed deaths.” As of September 5, the ministry said a total... Read more
10th September 2024
Daily Brief - Monday 9th September, 2024
Two men were killed in separate incidents in Morvant on September 6. Dead are 25-year-old Josiah Reid and 39-year-old Quacy Emmanuel. Police said around 7 am, Reid was shot by two men along Second Caledonia Road. The gunmen then fled in a while Toyota Aqua car. Read more
9th September 2024