Government’s 2023/2024 fiscal packages are being called, a repeat of last year’s and years before. This is the view of opposition leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar. In her response, following Minister of Finance Colm Imbert’s budget presentation in the lower house, Mrs. … Continue reading →

Government reintroduces a school supplies and book grant. Finance Minister, Colm Imbert explained, that this move is in response to the addition of new textbooks on booklists. However, parents would have to undertake a means test to qualify Minister Imbert … Continue reading →

It is confirmed, Government will begin collecting property tax next year. Property owners and occupiers will soon receive notices, on the amounts they are required to pay. Finance Minister Colm Imbert made the revelation yesterday, as he presented the national … Continue reading →

The 2023-2024 National Budget is to be presented in the Lower House this afternoon. As is usually the case there is speculation ahead of the presentation of the fiscal package. Yesterday Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley said, the speculation over the … Continue reading →

The crime situation is said, to be one of the major obstacles to this country’s progress towards the, United Nations sustainable development goals. The UN held a media briefing for the SDG’s Summit 2023 in Port-of-Spain on Wednesday UN resident … Continue reading →

State owned Caribbean Airlines comes under fire again, for it’s handling of the inter-island air bridge.  This latest salvo of criticism comes from Secretary for Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation, Councillor Tashia Grace Burris.  Speaking during yesterday’s sitting of the … Continue reading →

There are reports of an early morning double homicide in Rio Claro. Dead are 13 year old Andrea Lallan and Sylvan Lallan. Reports say, the incident took place in the area around 2:10 this morning. It is said, the three … Continue reading →

The Lifeguards Association says, its members are not to blame for the drowning of five-year-old Damarie Jeffery. On Sunday afternoon, during a family outing at fun splash water park in Debe, Damarie’s body was found floating in the adult pool. … Continue reading →

Three-year-old Shazade Simon died, from blood clots and her death has been classified as an accident. The autopsy conducted on Shazade yesterday, listed the cause of death to be right heart thromboembolism, deep vein thrombosis and 12 per cent mixed … Continue reading →