Mark: No one tells UNC how to behave
OPPOSITION Senator Wade Mark said no one, including any independent senator, could tell UNC parliamentarians how to conduct themselves, as the party was committed to defending rights of expression under the TT Constitution. He spoke on Tuesday against Independent Senator Anthony Vieira’s private motion to censure opposition senators over their behaviour during the convening of […]
Maduro’s party tightens hold on Venezuela
News Grevic Alvarado 40 Minutes Ago In this July file photo, hundreds of Venezuelans, including children, crowd Dock Road, Port of Spain waiting to enter the Cruise Ship Complex to board a ferry to return to Venezuela. Photo by Sureash Cholai Hundreds of Venezuelan refugees in Trinidad and Tobago are frustrated over the results of […]
Augustine on Moody’s THA downgrade: Recovery plan needed
News Corey Connelly 30 Minutes Ago Farley Augustine – THA Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) deputy political leader Farley Augustine says the latest Moody’s Investors Service report on the performance of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) highlights how badly the covid19 pandemic continues to affect the island’s tourism-based economy. He told Newsday it also highlights […]
West Indies women defeat Ireland in World Cup qualifier
Sports Jelani Beckles 9 Minutes Ago West Indies’ Deandra Dottin made 73 off 87 deliveries to earn the Player of the Match award, in the ICC World Cup qualifying match against Ireland, in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Tuesday. – via CWI Media DEANDRA Dottin struck 73 as the West Indies women got their International Cricket Council […]
Tobago on brink of 500 active covid19 cases
Tobago Newsday Reporter 2 Hrs Ago Image courtesy CDC Tobago is on the brink of 500 active covid19 cases. The Division of Health, Wellness and Family Development said 60 new cases were reported in the 24 hours prior to 10 pm on Monday. The new cases push Tobago’s active covid19 total to 499 – 41 […]
Child labour cases on increase in pandemic
News Ria Chaitram 4 Hrs Ago Stephen McClashie – UNIVERSAL Children’s Day was observed on November 20. It is a day established by the United Nations in 1954 geared towards improving the life of children. Subsequently, international legally binding agreements such as the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and Convention on the Rights […]
Too many murders, bring back SoE
News Elizabeth Gonzales 2 Hrs Ago SOMBRE WAIT: People outside the Forensic Science Centre in St James on Monday where bodies were waiting to be autopsy following at least ten murders on the weekend. PHOTO BY SUREASH CHOLAI – SEVERAL hurting, grieving relatives of people murdered recently have called on Government to bring back the […]
TT in third wave of pandemic
News Paula Lindo 9 Hrs Ago Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh. – Angelo Marcelle HEALTH Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said TT is experiencing its third wave of the covid19 pandemic. He said vaccine uptake remains low and urged people to get vaccinated He said the first wave would have occurred between August and October 2020 and […]
Nothing debars Abdool-Richards from holding board position
News Paula Lindo 5 Hrs Ago Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh. – HEALTH Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said he has been advised there is nothing debarring principal medical officer (PMO) Dr Maryam Abdool Richards from sitting on the board of Angostura. Responding to queries on Monday, he said, “I have been advised that the public service regulations […]
Arima Race Club president disappointed over ‘slow’ Yearling sale
Sports Joel Bailey 15 Minutes Ago Bennette P Nurse, veteran breeder of the Health Horse Farm, walks #20 Dream On X, one of the yearlings that was offered for sale to prospective horse enthusiasts, during the 2021 Yearlings Sale, hosted by the Stud Farm Association of Trinidad and Tobago and Arima Race Club, Arima on […]
Don’t host Carnival in February
News Melissa Doughty 38 Minutes Ago Queen of Carnival Lue-Ann Melville portrays the Spirit of Carnival on Carnival 2020 in Scarborough. FILE PHOTO Party promoter Randy Glasgow is calling on the Government not to host Carnival at the usual time, in light of the rising covid19 cases. In a press release on Monday, Glasgow appealed […]
Toyota launches new Raize SUV
News Clint Chan Tack 3 Hrs Ago The 2021 Toyota Raize which was launched at the Toyota showroom at Michael Rahael Boulevard, South Park, San Fernando. Photo by Lincoln Holder DRIVERS in Trinidad and Tobago can look forward to “raising” their driving experience when they get behind the wheel of the 2021 Toyota Raize sports […]