NEW YORK: The US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan has charged a Trinidad-born justice with conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice. Geoffrey S Berman, attorney for the Southern District of New York, said on last weekend that the charges against Justice Sylvia Ash, who was born in […]
ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad – The Caribbean is currently deploying a new technology to help it build resilience to natural disasters. Known as LIDAR, the acronym for light detection and ranging, the technology is being used to gather data that will help regional governments better predict the impacts of climate-related events and determine how best to […]
The Tobago Tourism Agency Ltd (TTAL) has announced a strategic move to increase visitor arrivals to destination Tobago. TTAL said it has engaged European travel specialist, Boomerang Reisen, to sell the island with a digitally-focused approach. At ITB Berlin held in March of this year, one of the Tobago Tourism Agency’s objectives was to reinforce […]
UN Population Fund (UNFPA) executive director Dr Natalia Kanem has praised TT for its responses to the ongoing crisis in Venezuela, natural disasters at home and in the Caribbean region. Speaking at the Eric Williams memorial lecture at the Central Bank auditorium in Port of Spain last Friday, Kanem said the crisis in Venezuela is […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Although he was given an honorary doctorate last month Police Commissioner Gary Griffith does not want to be referred to as “doctor” after checks raised doubts over the institutions that bestowed it. Sources within the police service’s communication department said that after the ceremony last month, Griffith ordered that the […]
Calypso is to be taught in schools as part of the visual and performing arts curriculum. This is part of an agreement between the Education Ministry and Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) – which is observing calypso history month. “It is incumbent upon us that we ensure that all our youths are exposed to all […]
Trinidad and Tobago will see the return of Jack Warner to the political landscape. “One thing I do know. I will not stay quiet…There is a large group of people who will not vote and what you have to do is to tap into those and I tell you in a matter of days […]
On Sunday August 25th 2019, Zoomers Association of Trinidad and Tobago in Canada (ZATTIC) celebrated 10 years of bringing Trinbagonians together! Through social and cultural integration, civic consciousness through awareness and participation ZATTIC hopes to foster unity. The Association welcomes Trinbagonias, their spouses and descendents, and extends its welcome to people of Caribbean background, and […]
Port of Spain, Trinidad – Disciplinary action is being taken against a female teacher of the Tranquillity Government Primary School, heard in a viral voice recording berating and threatening her students. In the interim, the teacher has been pulled from classes and the school’s principal has made arrangements for her to operate from the staff […]
By Dayo Kefentse The contingent representing Canada during the 14th edition of The Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) will be remembered as a unique and trendsetting addition to the festival. Canada was the only country with a Caribbean diaspora delegation participating in this year’s festival. The 10-day feast of Caribbean culture held in Trinidad and […]
