PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Grenada-born cardiologist Dr Conrad Murray who was one of Michael Jackson’s personal physicians, is calling on the Medical Board of Trinidad and Tobago (MBTT) to confirm his registration status as a member of the Board. Murray was reported to have sought confirmation since last May as he wishes to practice […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Helon Francis, a 24-year old relative newcomer to the kaiso arena, is the 2018 Trinidad and Tobago calypso monarch. Francis competed against six former calypso monarchs and soca monarch, Aaron “Voice” St. Louis, at the Dimanche Gras show at the Queen’s Park Savannah here which started on Sunday night and […]
By Stephen Weir By all rights, the Trinidad and Tobago’s red, white and black flag should now have a small maple leaf stitched into its corner in honour of Canada’s participation in the just concluded Trinidad Carnival. A large contingent of Canadians came to the island to supply costumes, pan music, inspiration, comedy and song […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -The popular Trinidadian comedian and storyteller Ramdeen Ramjattan, better known as John Agitation, died at hospital in Trinidad on Monday. He was 90. Ramjattan was reported to have been ailing for some time. He died hours after he was taken to hospital. Ramjattan contested and won the Guaico-Cumuto seat in the […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Aaron “Voice” St.Louis, the reigning soca monarch, will be among 15 artistes who will attempt to dethrone reigning calypso monarch, Dr. Hollis “Chalkdust” Liverpool, at the Dimanche Gras show here on Sunday. “Chalkdust” has won the calypso monarch title nine times. St Louis won the judges’ nod with his popular […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -The Trinidad and Tobago Parliament on Friday agreed to the establishment of a Special Select Committee to look into the issues surrounding the appointment of a police commissioner and a deputy after legislators said they needed further information regarding the nomination of two people for the post by the Police Service […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad– The Caribbean Nitrogen Company (CNC) says it has been forced to immediately shut down its ammonia plant on the Point Lisas Industrial Estate in central Trinidad, impacting more than 400 jobs. It said the shutdown was a result of action taken by the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Caribbean will be represented at the World Urban Forum to be held in Malaysia early next month. A four-member delegation from Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica will attend the inaugural Global Grassroots Women’s Congress GROOTS /Huairou Commission and the World Urban Forum 9 (WUF9) to be held in Kuala […]
By Aldwyn McGill Canada advanced to the semi-finals of the 2018 CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship in Trinidad and Tobago, winning all three of their games and finished atop Group A. The offensive power of the Canadian team proved to be too much for Haiti, Costa Rica and host Trinidad and Tobago. Scoring hat tricks for […]
Trinidad – Retired judge Paula-Mae Weekes was elected President of Trinidad and Tobago on Friday by the Electoral College comprising members of the country’s House of Representatives and the Senate. She is the first woman President of the two-island nation and will be the only female President in the region once Chile’s Michelle Bachelet leaves office on March […]
