Trinidad & Tobago Newspapers

Assess, adapt and be aggressive. Middle-order batsman Alick Athanaze believes the quicker West Indies batsmen assess and adapt to spin-friendly conditions at Multan Cricket Stadium, the maroon have a fighting chance to tie the two-match Test series against hosts Pakistan, on January 25. Mediocre knocks from most Windies batsmen in the first Test […]

The Association of TT Insurance Companies (ATTIC) is seeking a higher priority level for the provision of insurance services to be recognised as trade for the purpose of foreign-exchange allocations. During ATTIC’s year-in-review event on December 5, president Dean Romany outlined the reasons for this request that the association brought forward […]

A FREEPORT BUSINESSWOMAN was granted $750,000 bail when she appeared before a Master of the High Court on January 22, charged with extortion and robbery offences. Sabrina Kalleecharran was charged with five counts of demanding money with menaces and one count of robbery. She appeared before Master Ambrose Persad-Singh at the Chaguanas Masters' […]

SOCA SUPERSTAR Machel Montano has entered the Chutney Soca Monarch and qualified for the semi-final stage of the event. The announcement was made via a statement from Southex, and the semifinals will take place on February 8 at La Tropical, Rig Compound, La Romaine. Montano, who is the current Calypso Monarch, has ten road march and seven Soca […]

DESPITE the quick response from residents and firefighters to a house fire, the flames were too intense for them to rescue a pensioner on the morning of January 23 in Gasparillo. After the fire was extinguished, Hollister Hamilton, 79, was declared dead at the scene at Thompson Street Extension. He was wheelchair-bound and had an eye condition. […]

THE UNC says it welcomes Caricom’s acceptance of the government’s invitation to send observers for the 2025 general election. Speaking to Newsday on January 22, UNC chairman Davendranath Tancoo said, “The UNC welcomes the news that Caricom observers will be visiting our shores to ensure that the election process is conducted in a fair and […]

THE funeral of Sharida Ali, who was killed by a stray bullet in Beetham Gardens, will be held on January 27 at 9 am at the St Joseph RC Church. Ali, 36, of Kelly Village, Caroni, was killed during a shootout between police and bandits on January 18. Around 6 pm, Ali was liming in the kitchen of a friend’s house when she was shot in the head […]

THE Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd (TSTT) has said it will submit the final report on the investigation into the 2023 cybersecurity breach and the circumstances surrounding the incident to the Minister of Public Utilities, Marvin Gonzales, on January 23. In a release on January 23, TSTT said it received the report on […]

Dr Anjani Ganase considers the latest ocean research. Microplastics are everywhere. Some mussels are adapting. Corals continue to lose as the climate changes. Our ocean is a vast and wild place with much more to be discovered. Ocean research may seem irrelevant to our day-to-day lives but the knowledge we obtain from studying the deepest darkest […]

THE MOST important takeaway from the missing file report isn’t about the Ministry of the Attorney General’s systems. It’s about the crucial need for good governance and accountability. Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC, finally released the investigative report compiled by former Justice of Appeal Stanley John and retired assistant […]