The Family Planning Association is insisting sexual reproductive health care remains critical to the development of young people and the society. President of the association, Professor Rose Marie Belle Antoine, says in spite of limited resources and global challenges the … Continue reading →

RebuildTT is not in agreement with the Childrens’ Authority. The organisation is concerned about the authority’s statement saying from the outset it appears to have no sound rationale for its end corporal punishment call. RebuildTT says the authority is equating … Continue reading →

On the heels of the death of 15-year-old Alliyah Alexander, the Children’s Authority is stepping up efforts to get rid of corporal punishment. Alliyah died after a reported beating with a belt by a male relative at his house 1 … Continue reading →

A warning to the government of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley, hold planned fuel increases or face the consequences. Political Leader of the Tobago based Progressive Democratic Patriots, Watson Duke says now is not a good time. He says there … Continue reading →

Fifteen-year-old Alliyah Alexander is said to have died from multiple blunt force injuries. Alliyah died on Tuesday at the Couva District Health Facility. Staff reported that she was unresponsive when a male relative brought her in. Couva police say the … Continue reading →

The Public Utilities Minister is not about to say what the investigative committee found to be the cause of the blackout in Trinidad on February 16th. Marvin Gonsalez has confirmed he got a copy of the report from Prime Minister … Continue reading →

Monitoring of the fire at the Beetham Landfill in Port of Spain continues. Up to yesterday there was no definitive word as to what started the blaze late Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Smoke from the first covered most of … Continue reading →

Ridding the nation’s roads of potholes is said to be on government’s priority list. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley confirms this. Affecting the repair of roads he says is the closure of Petrotrin. At a meeting of the Peoples National … Continue reading →

Trinidad and Tobago records 4 more deaths due to COVID-19. The country also records 283 new positive cases. The Ministry of Health says the deceased are four elderly males. They all had multiple comorbidities. There have been 3,770 deaths to … Continue reading →