Business News
CONSTRUCTION of a sidewalk has commenced along the Saddle Road, Maraval. The Ministry of Works and Transport (MOWT) in a press release on Tuesday stated that there will be a temporary traffic disruption along Saddle Road, Maraval (in the vicinity of Massy Stores and Super Pharm) to facilitate the construction of a sidewalk. Works […]Read More
FORECAST: Generally hot and sunny with the likelihood of showers over few areas, especially during the afternoon. There is also a medium chance of isolated thunderstorm activity, favouring western areas of Trinidad. Tonight, will be generally clear apart from isolated showers. Caution: The threat of street flooding and gusty winds will be present. Maximum […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow and Chantalé Fletcher THE hearing of the application for an injunction by former police commissioner Gary Griffith to have the Police Service Commission (PolSC) have him return to work has been adjourned to Monday. On Tuesday, Justice Ricky Rahim gave parties direction to file their respective affidavits. Mere minutes before the application […]Read More
FOUR more people have died due to Covid-19 in Trinidad and Tobago. In its latest update (#854) on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health reported the death toll was now 1,426. It also revealed another 197 new cases taken from samples during the period September 17 to September 20. See below: Total people tested: 340, 704 […]Read More
By Prior Beharry MERE minutes before an application of an injunction to put back Gary Griffith as commissioner of police comes word that a member of the Police Service Commission (PolSC) has resigned. A release by President Paula-Mae Weekes on Tuesday afternoon stated that she accepted the resignation of Courtney A McNish as a […]Read More
By Chantalé Fletcher Executive Director of the Citizens Union of Trinidad and Tobago (CUTT) Phillip Edward Alexander is adamant that vaccination would not help with the Covid-19 situation in Trinidad and Tobago. Speaking with AZP News Editor-in-Chief Prior Beharry on The Priority Report on ieTV on Monday evening, he said Covid-19 was deadly to […]Read More
THERE are now 35 new Covid-19 cases reported in Tobago with one additional death. The Division of Health, Wellness and Family Development reported on Tuesday that a 74-year-old man with comorbidities has become the island’s latest Covid-19 fatality. The division stated there are 442 active cases on the island. Clinical update for Tobago as […]Read More
THE Ministry of Education is reaffirming that secondary schools throughout Trinidad and Tobago will physically re-open on October 4 for fully vaccinated students of Forms Four to Six, for both teaching and practical sessions. In a brief press release on Tuesday, the ministry stated, “Arrangements to facilitate teaching and learning at these institutions are ongoing, […]Read More
By Chantalé Fletcher POLITICAL leader of the United National Congress (UNC) Kamla Persad-Bissessar describes the selection of Commissioner of Police as “a constitutional crisis of the highest order.” And she is calling on Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PolSC) Bliss Seepersad to say if there was any conspiracy with the Office of the President […]Read More
By Chantalé Fletcher ONE of the latest three cases of the Delta variant in Trinidad and Tobago is an unvaccinated minor. On Sunday, the Ministry of Health recorded three new cases of the variant which included an unvaccinated adult and minor without a recent travel history and a non-national from Venezuela. To date, there […]Read More