The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News The KFC outlet on Independence Square, Port of Spain. – File photo PRESTIGE Holdings’ chairman, Christian Mouttet, celebrated Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC’s) serving 150,000 harvest meals to the less fortunate in his remarks in the company’s consolidated audited financial statements for the first quarter ending February 29. The company’s performance improved for the quarter, resulting in a 25 per cent increase in profits. The Harvest Meal Programme has been active for two years and provides unsold KFC meals to participating N ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News The campsite where marijuana was destroyed during a TTPS anti-gang operation in Sangre Grande. – Photo courtesy TTPS POLICE believe they have made a significant dent in the operations of an organised criminal group, having destroyed over $10 million worth of marijuana on April 17 in an anti-gang operation in the Sangre Grande area. A police statement said officers went three miles into a forested area at Upper Cunapo Road, Sangre Grande, where they found two camps equipped with solar panels, water tanks, air conditioning uni ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News From left, deputy comptroller of corporate services, customs and excise division, Savitri Ramjit; Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher; Minister of National Security, Fitzgerald Hinds and chief immigration officer, immigration division, Vera Persad, during the official launch of WISAP at the Ministry of National Security, Port of Spain on April 17. – Photo courtesy the Ministry of National Security MINISTER of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds lauded the significant contributions of women in all branches of the ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News The main entrance to the Port of Spain General Hospital. – File photo by Jeff K Mayers THE North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) announced on April 18 that the head of the Infection Prevention Control Unit at the Port of Spain General Hospital (PoSGH) has been suspended. The move came in the wake of the deaths of at least 11 premature babies at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the PoSGH. A release from the authority said its board had determined that the head of the unit at the hospital would be sent on admi ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News THA Secretary of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation Tashia Burris. – Photo courtesy the THA THA SECRETARY of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation Tashia Burris says Tobago had a 56 per cent increase in cruise ship visitors for the 2024 season. At the post-executive council media briefing on April 17 at the Shaw Park Cultural Complex, Burris also revealed that between November and the beginning of April, Tobago welcomed over 99,000 cruise-ship visitors. She said the division got the figures from the ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News – File photo Yet again, a mechanic seeking compensation from a fireman and his insurance company for injuries to his eyes in an accident in 2017 has had his case dismissed. Lutchman Ramcharan’s final hope of appealing the local court’s dismissal of his case at the Privy Council was dashed when Lords Briggs, Sales and Hamblen ruled on his special-leave application. The three law lords refused to grant permission to appeal because the case was about concurrent findings of fact; had no special circumstances to justify its being ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Tobago Cannons located Fort King George, Scarborough, Tobago. – Photo by Jeff K Mayers THE TOBAGO House of Assembly is expected to begin work on the lighthouse infrastructure at Fort King George, Scarborough, in May. Making the announcement on April 17 at the post-executive council media briefing at the Shaw Park Cultural Complex, Secretary of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation Tashia Burris said the “major renovation” will also involve sourcing a light for the historic landmark. “For those who are sentimental and g ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh – AYANNA KINSALE Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said the new Sangre Grande Hospital Campus cost $850 million, VAT-exclusive, and called the facility “pure excellence.” He said the Eastern Regional Health Authority (ERHA) has always stood as a “beacon of excellence.” Speaking at the hospital opening ceremony at Ojoe Road, Sangre Grande, on Wednesday, Deyalsingh said the facility covered 1,741 square kilometres and served 157,395 people. He acknowledged challenges faced during the pr ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds. – File photo FRESH legislation will be brought to Parliament to enable the return to Trinidad and Tobago of the families of men who went to Syria to fight for Islamic State (ISIS), Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds told the Senate on Tuesday in reply to a motion on the adjournment by Opposition Senator Wade Mark. Mark had urged their repatriation, vowing that if not done now, it would be done by a future UNC government. Hinds began by saying Opposition Leader Kamla ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Alisha Phillip – Savitri Philip’s worst fears have been confirmed after a DNA test proved the decomposing body found along Blanchisseuse Road on October 3, 2023 is her missing daughter Alisha Phillip. Alisha Phillip, from Fishing Pond Sangre Grande, was last seen on September 28, 2023. She was on her way to visit her daughter who lived nearby and was celebrating turning four. The family filed a missing-person report and was contacted by the police several days later when a decomposing body was found along Blanchisseuse Road ..read more