Daily Brief - Thursday 28th July, 2022
The price of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 1.2 per cent between May and June, according to the retail price index released on Monday. The index said there were increases in the prices of whole chickens, frozen chickens, edible oil, chilled beef, frozen and seasoned beef, brown sugar, powdered... Read more
28th July 2022
Daily Brief - Wednesday 27th July, 2022
The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) has renewed its call for greater efforts to combat illicit trade activities in the country. In a release, the TTMA noted the illicit operations were a part of rising crime within T&T which adversely affect the country’s social and economic progress. Read more
27th July 2022
Daily Brief - Tuesday 26th July, 2022
Accusing the past and the current governments of neglect, residents of La Lune Village in Moruga on Monday burnt debris and blocked the main road to protest its deplorable state. They said they were fed up and demanded that Moruga/Tableland MP Michelle Benjamin and the Government have drains built and... Read more
26th July 2022
Daily Brief - Monday 25th July, 2022
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said he is considering suing Trinidad and Tobago for US$60 million over losses sustained by his country over the collapse of TT-based Clico, he said in an audio clip posted on the online news source, Antigua Breaking News. Read more
25th July 2022
Daily Brief - Friday 22nd July, 2022
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) launched its second regional office for the Americas and Caribbean on Thursday, located at Reserve Road, Trincity Industrial Estate. The first office is in Colombia. The event was attended by regional director Eugenia Lopez Uribe and deputy regional director Dona Da Costa Martinez, among others. Read more
22nd July 2022
Daily Brief - Thursday 21st July, 2022
Freeport residents affected by Tuesday’s flooding are blaming improper drainage and inconsiderate "developers" who block watercourses to have "fancy properties." On Wednesday, the residents lamented that flooding has been happening for years. They are also calling on the authorities and residents to do their part to solve the issue. Read more
21st July 2022
Daily Brief - Wednesday 20th July, 2022
Acting Police Commissioner McDonald Jacob, on Tuesday, called on his officers not to allow the charging of eight of their colleagues to stop them from doing their jobs. Speaking on TV6’s Beyond the Tape, Jacob said Tuesday was a sad day for Trinidad and Tobago and the police service in... Read more
20th July 2022
Daily Brief - Tuesday 19th July, 2022
The TT Inter-Island Transportation Company (TTIT) said while mask wearing is no longer mandatory under the public health regulations, it is encouraging all port users, travellers, and other stakeholders to continue wearing facemasks on the Port’s compounds and on-board all ferries. Read more
19th July 2022
Daily Brief - Monday 18th July, 2022
Cancer patient Sidara Akalloo who defied all odds to sit and pass the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) for her first choice, appealed to parents, guardians, friends and relatives of the 9,000 students who scored less than 50 per cent, to see beyond that. Read more
18th July 2022
Daily Brief - Friday 15th July, 2022
A high-ranking executive at a leading accounting firm has suggested that the current value of the Trinidad and Tobago dollar might be having a negative impact on the country's ability to do trade and attract foreign investment outside of the energy sector. Read more
15th July 2022
Daily Brief - Thursday 14th July, 2022
There is growing nervousness among medical professionals about the lifting of mask mandates both locally and regionally, with the growing presence of the omicron BA.5 variant in the Americas. CMO Dr Roshan Parasram said the BA.5 variant had been detected among 20 samples sent for genomic testing at the University... Read more
14th July 2022
Daily Brief - Wednesday 13th July, 2022
One of the defendants in the Piarco 2 inquiry is seeking to block the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) from filing indictments directly in the High Court for the decade-old charges. usinessman Steve Ferguson has appealed two rulings of a High Court judge in 2019 and 2022 as it relates... Read more
13th July 2022
Daily Brief - Tuesday 12th July, 2022
President of the TT Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) Tricia Coosal had a virtual meeting last week with Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Farley Augustine to discuss strengthening ties between the two organisations. Atthe TTMA’s 2019 Annual Meeting held in April 2020, the association changed its by-laws to... Read more
12th July 2022
Daily Brief - Monday 11th July, 2022
THA Secretary of Health, Wellness and Social Production Dr Faith BYisrael says new plans for the distribution of food cards within Tobago are in the works. During Friday’s virtual post-Executive Council media briefing, BYisrael said there is a new policy on the distribution of food cards issued by the assembly. Read more
11th July 2022
Daily Brief - Friday 8th July, 2022
The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) has signed agreements to provide selected students with a total of $240,000 in bursaries to pursue studies in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) at the State's three tertiary-level education institutions. Read more
8th July 2022