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Is LIAT 2020 set for takeoff?

Business Newsday Wednesday 28 February 2024 A LIAT airplane flies over a Caribbean island. – Recent announcements by Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne suggest that LIAT 2020 is set for its takeoff roll. Speaking on the Browne and Browne show on February 17, PM Browne said regional shareholder governments of the now […]

Trinidad and Tobago’s Hill shines at Equestrian Winter Festival

Sports Newsday Reporter 18 Hrs Ago FILE PHOTO – Annabella Hill during a previous competition. – ANNABELLA Hill, 15, showed her talent at the prestigious Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida recently. The Trinidad and Tobago athlete, riding her trusted horse Axel Springs, impressed audiences and judges with her exceptional performances during week six […]

TTBS testing labs put bulbs in bad light

Business Ryan Hamilton-Davis Wednesday 28 February 2024 Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon speaks at the Quality for Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean (QSEC) project closure event at TT Bureau of Standards auditorium, Macoya on February 28. – Photo by Ayanna Kinsale The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) revealed that all LED […]

Miracle Ministries shake off flu, target SSFL promotion

Sports Roneil Walcott 3 Hrs Ago Miracle Ministries’ Jabari Rodriguez, second from right, celebrates his goal against Carapichaima East Secondary in the SSFL Central Zone Intercol semifinal at Edinburgh 500 ground on November 14, in Chaguanas. – Photo by Daniel Prentice AFTER several of their players were sidelined by the flu last week, Central zone […]

Pros, cons of fast-food business

Business Newsday 3 Days Ago KFC outlet on Independence Square, Port of Spain. FILE PHOTO – TERRENCE Deyalsingh’s naming and shaming of fast-food restaurants that feed addiction to fat and sugar calls for closer examination. “I know I’m going to get licks for this in the paper,” the Minister of Health said on Monday at […]

Merry Boys president: We’re not coping well in TTCB premiership

Sports Roneil Walcott 5 Hrs Ago Merry Boys Cricket Club president Sebastian Edwards. – On their return to life in the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) National League Premiership I, Diego Martin-based club Merry Boys are feeling the heat in the 2024 season after suffering three straight losses in the first three rounds. Merry […]

What does it take to be an influencer?

Business Kambe Lovelace 3 Days Ago Keron Rose, digital strategist. – TO many of us, social media is a space we use for entertainment, to pass time, stay abreast of news or keep in touch with those close to us. According to Forbes, in 2023 an estimated 4.9 billion people world-wide use social media – […]

Five sprinters notch World U20 qualifying times at NAAATT Carifta Trials

Sports Jonathan Ramnanansingh 3 Hrs Ago Cougars’ Kyrell Thomas (R) crosses the finish line in first place in the boys’ Under-20 400m dash, during the 2024 NAAATT Carifta Trials, on Saturday, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. – Angelo Marcelle FIVE sprinters achieved qualifying times for the 2024 World Athletics Under-20 Championships (formerly […]

FAO: How to grow resilience to climate change

Business Ryan Hamilton-Davis 3 Days Ago Graduates of FAO’s Farmer Field School show off their sweet potato crop in 2021. Photo courtesy FAO IT IS AN undeniable fact that climate change has a real effect on the environment and a disproportionate effect on small island developing states (SIDS). The Caribbean, being one of the smallest […]

Jereem Richards out in World Indoor 400m semis

Sports Roneil Walcott 15 Hrs Ago Jereem Richards, of Trinidad And Tobago, reacts after finishing a men’s 400m heat during the World Athletics Indoor Championships at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland on March 1. – AP PHOTO Ace Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Jereem Richards’ 400m title defence at the World Athletics Indoor Championships came […]