PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Trinidad and Tobago government announced on Saturday a phased reopening of the country following the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but maintained that the borders would remain closed at least until June. Health authorities said that Trinidad has recorded 116 cases of the virus with eight deaths. […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Caribbean Airlines (CAL), says measures are being put in place for the reopening of borders in Trinidad and Tobago, which have been closed since March 22. The airline, based in the twin island republic, revealed that it has already has social distancing protocols in place for domestic flights that will […]
Trinidad-born songwriter Darnley Ashby died in a Kitchener, Ontario hospital on April 8 last after suffering a stroke.He was 88. Ashby who composed more than a hundred songs and was known in the music business as Secko, was diagnosed with dementia several years ago, his wife, Betty, told The Caribbean Camera. Ashby wrote and arranged […]
Former Toronto carnival bandleader, Arnold A. Hughes, died at the Credit Valley hospital in Mississauga on Thursday. He was 81. Hughes whose mas’ presentations won “band of the year ” twice at the Toronto Caribbean carnival, was taken to hospital last week after he fell at his home and suffered a head injury. Kathleen […]
Trinidad-born retired physician, Dr. Wilmot Thomas Richard Tackoor, died in Toronto on April 15 last. He was 84. A graduate of the University of Toronto Medical School, Dr. Tackoor was a family doctor for 48 years. He was the husband of the late Hyacinth Josephine (nee Barthelemy) and the father of Des (Judy), Jacinta Tackoor-Aljarmy […]
By Stephen Weir The recent news of the cancellation of the 2020 Toronto Caribbean Carnival may have shocked and disappointed many mas’ aficionados. But Anthony Berot, a well known Toronto photographer, is about to release a book which will once more bring the carnival alive – in pictures. Berot who has probably taken more pictures […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – David Abdulah, political leader of the Movement for Social Justice, (MSJ,) has called for an end to all military actions in the Caribbean region. His comments came days after United States Commander Admiral Craig Faller said the US had enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean Basin, which led to several […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Robert Bermudez, as well as two former finance ministers, have been included in a 22-member committee, named by Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, to chart the way forward for Trinidad and Tobago, in the aftermath of the coronavirus (COVID-19) […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Hours after warning residents not to hold any COVID-19 quarantine parties, Police Commissioner Gary Griffith led a bust at one such event early Friday, and has warned that flouting the law will not be tolerated. As a result of the bust by a team of officers from the Special Operations […]
The latest rankings of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), published this week, listed Trinidad and Tobago at 105th in the world, its second-lowest in history. The eight-time Caribbean Football Union (CFU) champions have now spent a 10th consecutive month outside the world’s top-100. The last time Trinidad and Tobago ‘s Soca Warriors were […]
