Commentary Newsday 13 Hrs Ago - “The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions” – Stephen Covey ALL SOCIETAL institutions, both formal and informal, are governed by rules of engagement for their orderly functioning. The absence of such rules would lead to chaos and dysfunction. One source defines “discipline (as the) practice of training
News Yvonne Webb 4 Hrs Ago The San Fernando General Hospital. - File photo by Ayanna Kinsale THE life of another woman has ended violently. Khadija Hackett died around 5.17 am at the San Fernando General Hospital (SFGH) on October 28 from a gunshot wound to her head. Preliminary reports indicate that Hackett, 30, of
News Jada Loutoo 3 Hrs Ago Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher. - File photo by Roger Jacob POLICE Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher has agreed to return three licensed firearms to a former soldier who served on the security detail for former police commissioner Gary Griffith. The ex-soldier, who was made a special reserve corporal, was permitted in
Sports Newsday Reporter 8 Hrs Ago Action in the Trinidad Derby Stakes at the Santa Rosa Park, Arima last year. - File photo JASON CLIFTON WHEN racing action was contested at Santa Rosa Park, Arima on October 26, punters witnessed a five-race card all being run off on a wet and fast main course. The
News Janelle De Souza 6 Hrs Ago Lara Quentrall-Thomas, standing, on October 19 served as hostess at World Menopause Day brunch entitled Let's Talk About Menopause. The event was hosted by Soroptimist International TT (SITT) and MenoTT at the Samurai Restaurant, One Woodbrook Place in Port of Spain. Seated, from left, are SITT Chaguanas president
Editorial Newsday 10 Hrs Ago Chief Personnel Officer Dr Daryl Dindial. - THE virtual meeting called by the Chief Personnel Officer, Commander Dr Daryl Dindial, on October 24, was met with almost universal derision by the unions he hoped to begin wage negotiations with. PSA president Leroy Baptiste dismissed the meeting as a "stunt" after
Commentary Ramesh Deosaran 10 Hrs Ago - This column seeks to bring light to the troubling problem of school violence, delinquency and licks (corporal punishment). Two issues which need to be explored are: • The extent to which students commit violence and delinquency at school compared to home. • The kind and extent of punishment
Features wendyr 11 Hrs Ago Barfi - On October 31, Hindus in Trinidad and Tobago and across the world celebrate the festival of Divali, the triumph of light over darkness, and as with most religious festivals the fasting period culminates with celebration which is always highlighted with the sharing of food and sweets. The sharing
Features Veela Mungal 6 Hrs Ago Pedro Mulrain of ACTT Errol Joseph of the Upper Cemetery Street Association, Shurland Peters coach and organiser of community football leagues and Rubadiri Victor president of ACTT. - A 900-foot mural depicting the entire history of calypso will be started this Calypso History Month in Cemetery Street in Covigne
Editorial Newsday 12 Hrs Ago Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Randall Mitchell - THAT TOURISM has the potential to be a significant driver of economic growth and diversification was underlined by Randall Mitchell’s recent statement that the sector contributed $16 billion to gross domestic product or GDP for fiscal year 2023-2024. However, a closer
Features Newsday Reporter 12 Hrs Ago Neala Luna. - THE Bocas Lit Fest has launched Term II of its Bocas Academy. In a news release on December 18, Bocas Lit Fest marketing and media manager Alette Liz Williams said the academy is "a multi-level curriculum of writing workshops and masterclasses designed to develop authors at
News Sean Douglas 13 Hrs Ago Kesha Lakhan signs the condolence book for deceased MP Lisa Morris-Julian at the Arima Borough Corporation, Xtra Plaza on December 19. - Photo by Angelo Marcelle COUNCILLORS and aldermen of the Arima Borough Council on December 19 led mourners in signing a condolence book to honour deceased MP Lisa
News Stephon Nicholas 13 Hrs Ago Well Services workers look on at the damaged rig on December 22. - PART of a drilling rig - the derrick - owned by Well Services Petroleum Company Ltd, a private company, collapsed into the sea early on the morning of December 22, sending workers on the south-west platform
Got an iPhone XS? It may be able to run iOS 19 (Image credit: Future) The same iPhones on iOS 18 may also get iOS 19 One iPad model set to be dropped with iPadOS 19 Expect official news sometime in June 2025 This year's launch of iOS 18 has brought a host of new