Trinidad & Tobago News

(Trinidad Guardian) The Court of Appeal has overturned a judge’s decision to strike down aspects of this country’s colonial-age sedition legislation.

(Trinidad Guardian) Growing tensions between T&T and India over the gifting of COVID-19 vaccines to the CARICOM region ended yesterday, following the announcement it would be donating 40,000 doses of the WHO-approved Astra Zeneca vaccine to this country.

(Trinidad Guardian) Construction tycoon Emile Elias has made his first appearance in court after being charged with grooming and sexual penetration of a 17-year-old.

(Trinidad Guardian) Nurses are opting to take up the fight against the COVID-19 virus outside of the country’s borders.

(Trinidad Guardian) Growing tensions between T&T and India over the gifting of COVID-19 vaccines to the CARICOM region ended yesterday, following the announcement it would be donating 40,000 doses of the WHO-approved Astra Zeneca vaccine to this country.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Government will engage the private sector in its search for viable vaccines outside the COVAX facility for Trinidad and Tobago.

(Trinidad Express) Masked men demanding cash and drugs chopped to death a Point Fortin man yesterday morning.

(Trinidad Express) Masked men demanding cash and drugs chopped to death a Point Fortin man yesterday morning.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Government will engage the private sector in its search for viable vaccines outside the COVAX facility for Trinidad and Tobago.

(Trinidad Guardian) Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram is cautioning that the country appears to be on the verge of a significant increase in COVID-19 cases.

(Trinidad Guardian) Indian High Commissioner Arun Kumar Sahu yesterday said efforts are being made to supply some vaccines to Trinidad and Tobago, however, there is no time frame for the delivery yet.

(Trinidad Express) Twenty-five Venezuelan women, one Nigerian, and a Trinidadian were arrested by officers of the Inter-Agency Task Force, during an anti-crime exercise conducted at Icacos overnight.

(Trinidad Express) The Cold Case Unit of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has closed the case relating to the death of Japanese pannist, Asami Nagakiya.

(Trinidad Guardian) The diplomatic friction between the Government and Indian High Commissioner Arun Kumar Sahu over the availability of COVID-19 vaccines from that country seems to be worsening.

(Trinidad Guardian) -Indian High Commissioner Arun Kumar Sahu did not communicate the availability of India’s 500,000 vaccines to CARICOM and that is why Trinidad and Tobago did not know it was an option.

(Trinidad Express) A 19-year-old woman was yesterday ordered to stand trial for murder.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 35-year-old former Special Reserve Police (SRP), accused of child pornography possession, has been granted $200,000 bail.

(Trinidad Express) Police say two men were shot and killed in an alleged gun fight with officers yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) China is stepping in to assist Trinidad and Tobago’s access to COVID-19 vaccines.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley received a call from President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping via teleconference at the Diplomatic Centre, St Anns yesterday.