Daily Brief

Daily Brief - Tuesday 30th August, 2022

Wearing face masks in schools will no longer be mandatory in the upcoming 2022/2023 academic school year. This was announced by Chief Education Officer Dr Peter Smith on Monday. But Smith said while mask-wearing will no longer be mandatory, it will remain necessary. Read more

30th August 2022


Daily Brief - Friday 19th, 2022

The mother of Rianna Mohammed, who was murdered in Arima on Wednesday night, is calling for a thorough investigation into her first-born and only daughter’s killing. Police reported that at about 10 pm, Mohammed was at Bolo Trace, Hoyte Avenue with a 37-year-old man when they were shot at. Read more

19th August 2022


Daily Brief - Thursday 18th August, 2022

Guyana President Dr Irfaan Ali arrived in Trinidad and Tobago for his first visit to the country since assuming office in 2020. Ali arrived at the Piarco airport at about 4.45 pm with his wife Arya Ali and son Zayd, as well as a contingent of Guyanese delegates including TT... Read more

18th August 2022


Daily Brief - Wednesday 17th August, 2022

Fifty apprentices will be enrolled in the National Apprenticeship Programme for the Wood and Wood Products Manufacturing Sub-sector, which was recently approved by Cabinet. Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon at the launch yesterday at her office at Nicholas Towers, Port of Spain, said some may question why start... Read more

17th August 2022


Daily Brief - Tuesday 16th August, 2022

The clean-up of an oil spill in the parking lot of the Caroni Bird Sanctuary appears to have been successful and stopped contamination of the area. On Monday, the sanctuary, off the Uriah Butler Highway, appeared quiet and normal. Read more

16th August 2022


Daily Brief- Monday 15th August, 2022

Emperor Valley Zoo welfare officer and Zoological Society member Kimberly Howai made a public appeal on Sunday for no fireworks displays to be held close to the Emperor Valley Zoo in Port of Spain during any of the upcoming public holidays. Read more

15th August 2022


Daily Brief - Friday 12th August, 2022

The Management of the Harbour Master, the Trinidad-owned entertainment vessel on which a Grenadian sporting hero was assaulted on Wednesday, has said it does not condone the attack. Reigning World javelin champion Anderson Peters was beaten and thrown overboard from the Harbour Master during a boat ride in Grenada on... Read more

12th August 2022


Daily Brief - Thursday 11th August, 2022

THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine has called for discussions with Caribbean Airlines (CAL) to "work out the arithmetic" as he described the domestic airbridge as an essential service. One week ago, CAL in a media release said its operations between the two islands over the years have been characterised by... Read more

11th August 2022


Daily Brief - Wednesday 10th August, 2022

Labour leaders are expected march through the streets of Port-of-Spain on Friday, as they prepare to protest against the Government’s continued four per cent offer to public sector workers. The march will also be in solidarity with Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) workers, with the company scheduled to undergo restructuring. Read more

10th August 2022


Daily Brief - Tuesday 9th August, 2022

Economists Dr Marlene Attzs commented on the wrangle over wages between trade unions and the CPO by calling for some caution in what she said was now "a very uncertain economic time," speaking to Newsday on Monday. Read more

9th August 2022


Daily Brief - Monday 8th August, 2022

Trinidad and Tobago capped off a six-medal haul at the 2022 Commonwealth Games with a historic men’s 4x400 metres relay gold at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England on Sunday. The TT quartet of Dwight St Hillaire, Asa Guevara, Machel Cedenio and Jereem “The Dream” Richards, running in that order, powered... Read more

8th August 2022


Daily Brief - Friday 5th August, 2022

The creation of a regional joint policy by the Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) and the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) to address gender-based violence (GBV) in the workplace is just the beginning. Implementation will require the changing of deeply ingrained cultural values across the Caribbean. Read more

5th August 2022


Daily Brief - Thursday 4th August, 2022

Angostura has announced a 21 per cent increase in after-tax profit for the first half of the fiscal period ending June 30. In its consolidated financial statements released on Wednesday, Angostura said its profit was $67.6 million, up by $12 million, compared to the same period in the last fiscal period. Read more

4th August 2022


Daily Brief - Wednesday 3rd August, 2022

The mother of a 10-year-old girl who was shot in a shootout between two rival gangs says she has no malice in her heart for the men responsible, but wants them to change their ways and put the guns down. Read more

3rd August 2022


Daily Brief - Tuesday 2nd August, 2022

Commuters on Wrightson Road will experience a disturbance in the flow of traffic as NGC is working on a pipeline on the road on Monday. In a media release on Monday the National Gas Company of TT Limited (NGC) advised that it will extend construction works to divert a segment... Read more

2nd August 2022


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