A reminder to the population of COVID-19 after effects and the suffering associated with the virus Yesterday Dr. Andre Earle gave a chilling reminder of the after effects during the COVID-19 briefing. The young medical professional called on people to … Continue reading →

Farmers are told of a tax-free and more incentivised agricultural sector in the new fiscal year but they are not convinced. President of the Farmers Union Shiraz Khan says the government has nice words but it is only a “mamaguy”. … Continue reading →

Police have shot and killed 3 men in separate situations. The incidents all occurred yesterday. One of the dead men is former soldier Joel Ramsundar. He was shot dead in Chaguanas and so too another man whose name has not … Continue reading →

Concerns from Trinidad and Tobago’s Chief Justice Ivor Archie about the criminal justice system, which he says could collapse if some fixing is not done. Justice Archie insisted the Judiciary cannot be blamed for what is happening. While the new … Continue reading →

The Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association says while it is pleased that students will be facilitated with laptops, teachers have again been neglected. President Antonia De Freitas says educators are still using their own machines and Internet to conduct … Continue reading →

Primary school principals should have the results of the Secondary Entrance Assessment 2020 tomorrow. In a release the Ministry of Education says the procedure for collection will follow health and safety protocols outlined by the Ministry of Health in light … Continue reading →

Former Education Minister, Dr. Tim Gopeesingh is concerned about how the allocation will be spent in this new financial year. Education got the largest allocation in this year’s National Budget. The figure announced by the Minister of Finance is 7.9 … Continue reading →

There are now concerns about government’s announced intentions to put the Port Authority in private hands. Finance Minister Colm Imbert says government is now engaged in looking for interested private parties and the Interisland Ferry Transport will remain under the … Continue reading →

The leader of the opposition Kamla Persad Bissessar is not impressed by the measures laid before the country by the government. Mrs. Persad Bissessar scoffed at Minister Imbert’s presentation calling it a package of lies. She said the government is … Continue reading →

Minister of Finance Colm Imbert has delivered a Budget valued at over 45 billion dollars. Among the proposals of his government, the removal of the fuel subsidy, the introduction of property tax next year, tax concessions on imported private vehicles … Continue reading →