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COVID-19 death toll nears 2,000 as 11 more die, 491 contract virus Eleven more people have died of COVID-19, pushing the death toll to 1,919. The latest fatalities include one elderly male, five elderly females, four middle-aged males and one middle-aged female. One patient had multiple comorbidities including Diabetes, Hypertension and Heart Disease. Six people had one comorbidity namely Diabetes, […More]

HAPPY DIWALI (Deepavali) 2021 Happy Diwali to all my Indian Brothers & Sisters. May your light continue to shine bright not only today but every day thereafter. Love, Peace & Happiness Always! Greetings from the founder & president of AYOOTT (African Youth Organization of T&T) and NYAF (New York African fair) Also, search for Howard Hughes Live or Howard Hughes […More]

NLAAD National Latino AIDS Awareness Day is observed annually on October 15, or the last day of National Hispanic Heritage Month. In 2015, this segment of the population accounted for about one quarter of all new diagnoses of HIV in the U.S. Local organizations across the country use the day to launch prevention campaigns, offer counseling and testing, and hold […More]

November 4, 2021 Is The Divali Holiday In T&T Divali Holiday 2021 officially declared Divali will be celebrated on Thursday, November 4 this year.  The holiday was officially declared by President Paula Mae Weekes in the Public Holidays and Festivals Act.  The Hindu community will observe the Festival of Lights under COVID-19 regulations for the second year in a row. 

Huge Hikes In Customs Duties, Excise Taxes And Value Added Tax Rates: CAUSE FOR CONCERN IN T&T Government Told Reduce Shipping Charges To Precovid-19 Rates. There is a suggestion the government should follow Guyana’s example in reverting to pre-Covid-19 Cost, Insurance and Freight charges on shipped goods. This is in order to ease financial burdens on consumers and importers. The […More]

Acting CoP issues ultimatum to PSC Acting Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith has written to the Police Service Commission (PSC) requesting that the commission’s suspension by letter dated September 17, be withdrawn immediately “on the ground that it is illegal, irrational and in breach of the rules of natural justice, null, void and of no legal effect.” In his letter […More]

IT’S A BRAVE NEW WORLD: PLP stuns with total reversal of 2017 defeat September 17, 2021 AFTER leading the Progressive Liberal Party to a wide victory at the polls, incoming Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis promised to tackle the challenges facing The Bahamas with humility and determination. Mr Davis delivered his victory speech before a crowd of jubilant supporters gathered at the […More]

T&T CONTROVERSIAL IMAN IN HOT WATERS AGAIN Police say they are investigating a sermon by Imam Yasin Abu Bakr Police say they are investigating a sermon by Yasin Abu Bakr that has raised questions and caused some concern in the public domain. One day after he delivered a sermon during the Jamaat Al Muslimeen’s weekly Jummah at Mucurapo Road, where […More]

NO PARADE FOR TNT INDEPENDENCE DAY 2021 Minister of National Security: No Independence Day Parade This Year. Minister of National Security, Fitzgerald Hinds has informed that due to the current situation with respect to COVID-19, there will be no Independence Day Parade this year. A statement issued today said after careful consideration, it was determined that the safest option would […More]

HAPPY CARICOM DAY 2021 CARICOM came into being on 4 July 1973 with the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas by Prime Ministers Errol Barrow for Barbados, Forbes Burnham for Guyana, Michael Manley for Jamaica and Eric Williams for Trinidad and Tobago. The Treaty was later revised in 2002 to allow for the eventual establishment of a single market and a single […More]