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News Clint Chan Tack 24 Hrs Ago Minister of Education Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly. - THE Education Ministry has disbursed a total of $20 million in payments for school supplies and book grants. In a statement on September 6, the ministry said, "This amount has been allocated for both direct-deposit transactions to banks and cheque collections."

Sports Jelani Beckles 17 Hrs Ago Trinbago Knight Riders spinner Sunil Narine. - Photo courtesy Trinbago Knight Riders ANTIGUA and Barbuda Falcons won their first match of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament on their fifth attempt, earning a six-run win over Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

News Gregory Mc Burnie 21 Hrs Ago Newly appointed WASA CEO Keithroy Halliday. - THE Water and Sewerage Authority’s (WASA) Board of Commissioners has announced the company’s new nine-member executive management team. WASA said the team will be led by Keithroy Halliday, a former general manager of the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) whose appointment was

News Sean Douglas 22 Hrs Ago The Prime Minister and Ministry of Youth Development and National Service Foster Cummings greet participants of the Tucker Valley Shade House Project in Chaguaramas on August 15. - File photo by Roger Jacob FOSTER CUMMINGS, Minister of Youth Development and National Service, reacted to a recent UN report of

Letters to the Editor Newsday 14 Hrs Ago Education Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly - Faith Ayoung THE EDITOR: In a radio interview on Monday, Education Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly sought to put into perspective the challenges faced by her ministry to meet the demands for repairs to schools. She explained that only $150 million was

Editorial Newsday 14 Hrs Ago Snr Supt Richard Smith. - A HIGH COURT ruling on September 3 upholding the right of citizens to film police exercises provided an alarming snapshot of abuse of power and lack of credibility within the service. Justice Frank Seepersad – in a lawsuit brought by two individuals who were wrongly

Business Enrique Rupert 14 Hrs Ago The signing of the MoU between NEDCO and the POSSCL at a joint ceremony at the Government Campus Plaza, Port of Spain on September 4. - Photo by Enrique Rupert THE director of the Port of Spain Shopping Complex Ltd (POSSCL) Belinda Charles says the memorandum of understanding (MoU)

News Jada Loutoo 22 Hrs Ago Police at the quarrying operations of at the aggregate mining plant at Moonan Road in Wallerfield conducted by the Warner Group of Companies on July 31. - Photo by Roger Jacob THE Warner Group of Companies has appealed a judge’s refusal to approve an application it is seeking. The

Tobago Kinnesha George 22 Hrs Ago TTUTA Tobago officer Bradon Roberts - THE TT Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) is dissatisfied with the July/August school repair programme in Tobago after the THA Division of Education, Research and Technology said all schools were ready for the new academic year. Speaking with Newsday on September 3, TTUTA Tobago

Business Andrew Gioannetti 22 Hrs Ago Marcus Mycoo, farmer and chairman of the MIATD consulting team. - File photo by Lincoln Holder FLOODS destroy millions of dollars in crops annually, but they represent just one of several threats to the livelihoods of thousands of farmers and the national food supply. Prolonged heat spells and droughts

News Newsday Reporter 5 Hrs Ago An aerial view of Port of Spain. - File photo by Jeff K Mayers ALL adverse weather warnings have been lifted by the TT Meteorological Services (TTMS) after an area of disturbed weather moved away from Trinidad and Tobago and the Lesser Antilles. A press release on September 2

News Newsday Reporter 6 Hrs Ago Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh. - File photo by Venessa Mohammed A TOLL FREE hotline has been launched by the Ministry of Health to assist people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). A press release on September 2 said the 24-hour hotline offers medical advice and support for individuals who use