Commentary Newsday 12 Hrs Ago - THIS past Monday I set out my coffee cup, put a spoon next to it and turned on the kettle of my despair. Heedless of my hostility toward it, the wretch provided perfectly acceptable boiling water. I filled my cup, stirred and went outside. There I sat peacefully for
Editorial Newsday 11 Hrs Ago The defaced Christopher Columbus statue in Columbus Square in east Port of Spain. - File photo THE debate over removing monuments to colonisers took a dark, aggressive turn during the session convened at Government Plaza, Port of Spain on August 28. The discourse devolved dramatically after one member of the
News Newsday Reporter 21 Hrs Ago Paula Guy reviews a booklist while back-to-school shopping for the new school term at Mohammed's Bookstore Associates Ltd on Henry Street. - Photo by Gabriel Williams WITH the new school term starting as early as September 2 for some students, shops across Trinidad are bustling with activity. Families are
News Rishard Khan 21 Hrs Ago The water levels at the Caroni-Arena Reservoir in early May. - Photo courtesy WASA DESPITE recent showers, three of the four Water and Sewerage Authority's (WASA) reservoirs remain significantly lower than they should be for the period (its long-term average or LTA). Acting WASA CEO Kelvin Romain told Newsday
News Newsday Reporter 24 Hrs Ago Siparia Mayor Doodnath Mayhroo, left, and Ashuk Mirhai, DTT channel manager at the Protox at the handing over of mosquito repellents at the Siparia Borough Corporation recently. - IN August, Protox distributed over 4,000 Protox mosquito sprays, cockset coils, and plug-ins to 14 local government corporations and the Hunters
News Rishard Khan Yesterday Clivey Babwah, 64, died at hospital on August 29 after he was beaten on August 26 - POLICE investigations into the beating of a man from Picton, San Fernando, will now turn into a murder inquiry after he died in hospital on August 29. Speaking to Newsday, a relative who wished
News Gregory Mc Burnie Yesterday - File photo POLICE have arrested three men suspected of extorting over $200,000 from more than a dozen people. Officers of the North Central Division held the men on August 28 during a police operation. After weeks of investigations and surveillance, the three suspects – a 39-year-old of Santa Cruz
News Paula Lindo 11 Hrs Ago Leroy Baptiste - PSA president Leroy Baptiste is calling on government to pay into its medical plan over $80 million needed to pay public officers, including teachers, the funds it says the government owes them in medical reimbursements. The Unimed Group Health Plan was established by the employer for
Features Janelle De Souza 11 Hrs Ago Members of the Scout Association of TT make a stop on their city tour of Georgetown, Guyana. Photos courtesy Scout Association of TT. - This year, for the first time, the Scout Association of Trinidad and Tobago moved its annual national camp out of the country, taking 21
Features Newsday Reporter 3 Hrs Ago Republic Bank officials celebrate with representatives of non-governmental, educational and charitable organisations selected be part of the 2024/2025 cohort of the Republic Bank Power to Make A Difference programme. - Sixty-six non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working to create positive societal change have been selected as the 2024/2025 beneficiaries of the
Features Newsday 4 Hrs Ago Teacher Vanessa Ramoutar-Singh has published a communication studies textbook, designed to support students as they prepare for CAPE exams. - BAVINA SOOKDEO A communication studies textbook, designed to support students as they prepare for CAPE exams, has been published by secondary schoolteacher Vanessa Ramoutar-Singh. The CAPE Communication Studies: Multiple-Choice Booklet
Editorial Newsday 13 Hrs Ago Heritage Petroleum Co Ltd., Santa Flora. - File photo IN an unwelcome reminder of the damaging oil spill on the south-western “heel” of Tobago, when an overturned, abandoned barge spilled thousands of gallons of oil into the sea, threatening beaches and marine life, Heritage Petroleum is working to clean up
In the tit-for-tat blame game that continues to play about regarding delayed and poor AI deployment, workers are now saying that their managers aren’t ready enough to move things forward. A Capgemini Research Institute report of 1,500 executives and 1,000 workers across 15 countries found just one in 10 (11.6%) employees believe their managers have