Daily Brief

Daily Brief - Monday 13th May, 2024

A man suspected of damaging and setting a car on fire at a family’s home in Penal is expected to be charged over the weekend. The fire spread to the nearby house, partially damaging it. There were no reports of injuries. Read more

13th May 2024


Daily Brief - Friday 10th May, 2024

Four of the 11 people who lost their home in a fire in San Juan on Thursday morning say the first fire truck that came to put out the blaze had no water. When three other trucks with water arrived, the residents say the fire officers changed shift while trying... Read more

10th May 2024


Daily Brief - Thursday 9th May, 2024

Water is a precious resource, needed in everyday life and business operations. However, every year the dry season presents a problem as drier conditions, Sahara dust and high heat affect water levels and rain, thereby limiting water supply. Read more

9th May 2024


Daily Brief - Wednesday 8th May, 2024

The North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) is willing to settle with families whose babies died at the Port of Spain General Hospital's (PoSGH) neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). However, the compensation comes with the caveat that the authority will not accept liability for the deaths. Read more

8th May 2024


Daily Brief - Tuesday 7th May, 2024

A 29-year-old man has been held in connection with the shooting incident on Saturday night in Cocorite, which left four people dead and eight others injured. A senior police source described the man as a person of interest and confirmed he was found at the Piarco International Airport on Sunday night. Read more

7th May 2024


Daily Brief - Monday 6th May, 2024

A bushfire has caused the temporary closure of the Tucker Valley/Macqueripe Road. A statement from the Chaguaramas Development Authority advised the public of the road's closure on May 5. "The Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) wishes to advise the public that Tucker Valley/Macqueripe Road is temporarily closed until further notice due... Read more

6th May 2024


Daily Brief - Friday 3rd May, 2024

The Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) has called for greater protection for media workers worldwide as they go about their work. In a statement on May 2, ahead of the celebration of World Press Freedom Day (May 3), MATT said it pledged to remain vigilant on behalf of... Read more

3rd May 2024


Daily Brief - Wednesday 1st May, 2024

Three suspects have been arrested for attempting to defraud the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) and its contractors. An HDC press release said that on April 30, two contractors visited the HDC’s head office with fraudulent documents including the forged signature of HDC managing director Jayselle McFarlane. Read more

1st May 2024


Daily Brief - Tuesday 30th April, 2024

Neonatologist Dr Petronella Manning-Alleyne has condemned what she described as a vulgar narrative being pursued in the media with respect to the babies who died at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Port of Spain General Hospital (PosGH) and the NICU's staff. Read more

30th April 2024


Daily Brief - Monday 29th April, 2024

It has been a little more than a year since Erla Harewood-Christopher was appointed Commissioner of Police, taking over from then acting CoP Mc Donald Jacob in January 2023. Despite an extension in her tenure approved by Parliament in May last year, an appraisal by the Police Service Commission (PSC)... Read more

29th April 2024


Daily Brief - Friday 26th April, 2024

President Christine Kangaloo’s inaugural international food fair “Corps & Friends Can Cook” has flopped. The event, which had tickets priced at $600 each, was cancelled because of poor sales. Read more here Read more

26th April 2024


Daily Brief - Thursday 25th April, 2024

Lawyers for the parents of babies who died after a bacterial outbreak at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Port of Spain General Hospital (PoSGH) are asking the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) for US $55,000 to hire foreign doctors to review the babies’ medical notes. Read more

25th April 2024


Daily Brief - Wednesday 24th April, 2024

More parents have come forward claiming medical negligence after their premature babies died at the neonatal intensive care unit of the Port of Spain General Hospital (PoSGH), attorneys representing the families of these infants have alleged. Read more

24th April 2024


Daily Brief - Tuesday 23rd April, 2024

Another baby, unrelated to the deaths recently, has died at the Port of Spain General Hospital (PoSGH). Speaking on TV6 on April 22, head of the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) Dr Marlon Timothy said the baby had died at 2 am that day. Read more

23rd April 2024


Daily Brief - Monday 22nd April, 2024

Five teens are being hailed as heroes by their community after working together to rescue two men trapped inside an overturned vehicle. At around 12.45 pm on Sunday, Kabir Bernard, Jelani Rosseau, Tishaan Charles, Tyrique Barrow, and Joel Frank were working and hanging out at their car wash on Crystal... Read more

22nd April 2024


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