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24/02/2022

UN high commissioner for refugees urges countries to give fleeing Ukrainians a safe haven as Russia invades the country.

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24/02/2022

Russian assets nosedived as the invasion of Ukraine prompted emergency central bank action and investors braced for the toughest round of Western sanctions yet.

The ruble sank to a record low and stocks collapsed 45% — their biggest-ever retreat — before recovering some losses as of noon Moscow time. Latest: bloom.bg/36DcfyA

24/02/2022

Global oil prices rocketed to $100 a barrel mark for the first time since 2014.
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24/02/2022

24/02/2022

Catch the live al Jazeera coverage of the Russian Invasion here

10/02/2022

The Prime Minister’s remark came after Persad-Bissessar pronounced on the Coast Guard’s guilt and said that the Coast Guard fired on a vessel and “murdered” a baby.

Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley took to so­cial me­dia to slam Op­po­si­tion Leader Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar, say­ing that she has “lim­boed to a new dis­gust­ing low” af­ter she sought to politi­cise the mar­itime in­ci­dent in­volv­ing a Venezue­lan ves­sel and the...

10/02/2022

Tyler Dennie, of Dennie’s Funeral Home, confirmed that the hearse was theirs but did not comment further on it.

A hearse be­long­ing to Den­nie’s Fu­ner­al Home caught afire while car­ry­ing a body to his fu­ner­al along the North Coast Road yes­ter­day.

10/02/2022

10/02/2022

POLICE have arrested a regis­tered nurse and two cle­rical officers at the Fyzabad District Health Facility who were allegedly caught selling Covid-19 vaccination cards at a price of $3,000 each.

10/02/2022

Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh personally called Katherine Akum Lum on Tuesday and assured that he would do all in his power to ensure she can undergo corrective surgery in the

10/02/2022

Construction of new prison in Tobago is again on the front burner. At Wednesday’s virtual post Executive Council news conference, THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine said a prison for the island was one of the topics discussed during Monday’s meeting with the Prime Minister, Cabinet members and...

10/02/2022

A private autopsy done on mother of one Keithisha Cudjoe revealed she died of blunt-force trauma to the head. Last Thursday at the Forensic Science Centre, Cudjoe’s first autopsy was deemed inconclusive as a result of her advanced state of decomposition relatives told Newsday on Monday. On Wednesd...

07/02/2022

YOUR MONDAY EXPRESS

07/02/2022

Prime Minister Dr Keih Rowley has reached out Venezuela over the killing of a migrant baby in the waters off Trinidad by the coast guard.

07/02/2022

07/02/2022

A nine-month old baby is reported to have succumbed to gunshot wounds following an incident in the sea between Trinidad and Venezuela this morning. According to preliminary reports, the little

07/02/2022

Chairman of the Princes Town Regional Corporation Gowrie Roopnarine has called on Finance Minister Colm Imbert to release funding to the Princes Town Regional Corporation to repair a number of landslips in the region. In a statement on Saturday, Roopnarine provided a list of the 29 landslips in need...

07/02/2022

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07/02/2022

The PM and THA chief sec meet today

THE Prime Minister will be meeting Chief Secretary Farley Augustine on Monday at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Blenheim, Tobago. Dr Rowley will be joined by a team of Cabinet ministers while Augustine will be accompanied by Tobago House of Assembly (THA) secretaries. Monday’s meetin...

25/01/2022

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14/01/2022

YOUR FRIDAY EXPRESS

10/01/2022

When Newsday visited the area the scent of raw sewage was still strong and residents complained about the scent.

Commuters and drivers on the Priority Bus Route (PBR) and the Beetham Highway had to wait in traffic for about an hour as disgruntled Beetham residents burned garbage, blocking drivers entering Port of Spain early on Monday morning. Police said residents, upset over alleged delays with sewerage work...

10/01/2022

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TTSPCA) says it cannot support the proposed fireworks bill in its current form.

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TTSPCA) says it cannot support the proposed fireworks bill in its current form. In a statement on Saturday, the TTSPCA, which manages two animal shelters in Port of Spain and Tobago, said the proposed legislation “does little to prevent the ind...

08/01/2022

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08/01/2022

Egyptian authorities have freed Egyptian-Palestinian rights activist Ramy Shaath from more than 900 days of detention after forcing him to renounce his Egyptian nationality.

Shaath’s detention came amid a continuing crackdown on political dissent under Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

08/01/2022

Before crucial talks between American and Russian diplomats next week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Moscow of “massive consequences” if it continues what he called aggressive actions in Europe, particularly its military buildup on the Ukrainian border.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Moscow of “massive consequences” if it continues what he called aggressive actions in Europe https://aje.io/gxrw4n

08/01/2022

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the governing party, the African National Congress, must work to regain popular support after being embroiled in corruption scandals and divided by bitter factional rivalries.

South Africa's governing party, the African National Congress, marks its 110th anniversary while engulfed in bitter factional rivalries and corruption allegations https://aje.io/jhz6pk

08/01/2022

FLASHBACK - A notice published in December 2020 by the Ministry, concerning new debit cards for the Food Support Programme. (Image courtesy Ministry of Social Development and Family Services)

08/01/2022

The Animal Welfare Net­­work (AWN) says it does not support the Summary Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in its current form.In a statement yesterday, the AWN said the bill does little

08/01/2022

Trinidad and Tobago has recorded at least five postpartum COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

08/01/2022

Acting Commissioner of Police Mc Donald Jacob is lamenting that no one is considering the well being of the average police officer during the pandemic. He was speaking with Newsday on Friday in response to news of the deaths of 29 police officers to covid19 since last 2021. He largely blamed individ...

08/01/2022

A Pointe-a-Pierre man was shot dead in his car shortly after visiting a woman in Marabella on Friday night. Akino “Abu” Penniston, 26, of Mc Naughton Jones Street in Plaisance Park died instantly at Battoo Avenue near a play park in an area known as Pakistan. Police said at about 9.20 pm on Frid...

08/01/2022

“Homicide Bureau of Investigations, Region Three officers, have charged a third man in connection with a 2020 quadruple homicide.”

07/01/2022

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07/01/2022

Man in court for theft of $8000

“A 40-year-old man was granted bail in the sum of $50,000 when he appeared virtually before a Justice of the Peace yesterday, charged with larceny of $8,000.”

07/01/2022