Letters to the Editor Newsday 12 Hrs Ago Jennifer Baptiste-Primus - File Photo THE EDITOR: Why should Jennifer Baptiste-Primus's refreshing comments at the general council meeting on October 19, now in the public’s domain, become such a serious concern to the party? Our 68-year-old party’s history of survival and overcoming internal controversy should be well
News Sean Douglas 6 Hrs Ago Social Development and Family Services Minister Donna Cox. - MINISTER of Social Development Donna Cox said the past year saw $4.059 billion paid to elderly people to help with living costs by way of the Senior Citizens Grant. Saying this was paid to eligible people age 65 and above
Editorial Newsday 13 Hrs Ago Prime Minister Dr Rowley - Photo by Angelo Marcelle THE TERMINATION of a $15.1 million contract for the Valsayn Avenue Bridge by the procurement regulator is a startling turn of events. It is a worrying development particularly because of the state entity involved, the National Insurance Property Development Company Ltd
Letters to the Editor Newsday 14 Hrs Ago Prime Minister Dr Rowley - Photo by Jeff K. Mayers THE EDITOR: It is both shocking and disheartening to witness the struggles of our nation while Prime Minister Rowley sees it fit to travel halfway around the world to Samoa, leaving Stuart Young to act as Prime
Commentary Gabrielle Hosein 3 Hrs Ago Dr Gabrielle Jamela Hosein - WE ARE in a deep crisis rooted in our current ideal of dominant and violent masculinity. This is not an attack on individual men. It does not mean that all men and boys are invested in this ideal. Rather, it is a naming of
News Clint Chan Tack 4 Hrs Ago Dr Bishnu Ragoonath. - JUST because Energy Minister has been given a third consecutive stint as Acting Prime Minister, does not automatically mean he has been anointed as the next political leader of the PNM. However, political scientist Dr Bishnu Ragoonath – who made this observation – believes
Letters to the Editor Newsday 4 Hrs Ago Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh - File Photo THE EDITOR: Recently Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh was reported as saying that it costs the Government about $1 billion annually to purchase pharmaceuticals for the public health system. In the Express of October 20, the Private Pharmacy Retail Business Association
Sports Roneil Walcott 10 Hrs Ago West Indies’ Brandon King is bowled by Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga during the first ODI in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, on October 20, 2024. - AP PHOTO West Indies assistant coach (bowling) James Franklin said the lengthy rain delay and subsequent sluggish outfield conditions were no excuses for the regional
Editorial Newsday 10 Hrs Ago British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. - KEIR STARMER’S decision to rule out reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade was an incredibly bad call. The British PM’s declaration that the issue was a non-starter for his country ahead of this week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) may
Commentary Newsday 10 Hrs Ago - EMOTIONAL intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to manage your own emotions while understanding the emotions of people around you. It requires self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. It is the capacity to be aware of, control and express one’s emotions, and to manage interpersonal relationships judiciously and
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
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