The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Andreina Briceño Ventura-Brown, director of La Casita of Arima, supports her NGO’s request to ensure safe working conditions for migrants in Trinidad and Tobago. – Photo by Grevic Alvarado The NGO La Casita of Arima issued a public statement on April 28 on World Day for Safety and Health at Work, asking for a guarantee of safe working conditions for migrants in Trinidad and Tobago. The statement was published on social media, supported by Andreina Briceño Ventura-Brown, director of La Casita. “April 28 is a day of global ref ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Finance Minister Colm Imbert. – File photo FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert has denied claims by Auditor General Jaiwantie Ramdass in a pre-action protocol letter over an alleged backdating of accounts, and said an independent investigation will be needed into the ongoing dispute between the two state bodies. In a statement in the Senate on April 29, Imbert clarified for the record that the national accounts to be audited are prepared, declared, certified and submitted by senior Ministry of Finance (MOF) officials. These are the ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds. – File photo courtesy Office of the Parliament NATIONAL Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds says a total of 56 firearms were reported lost, missing or stolen between 2018 and 2023. These include 42 legally issued, privately owned firearms and 14 that were issued to members of the police service, Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) and Prison Service. Hinds made these statements in response to questions from Independent Senator Dr Paul Richards in the Senate on April 29. He ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Novelist and short story writer, Edwidge Danticat, right, and host Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw at a one-on-one session with the author at the Bocas Lit Fest held at the Old Fire Station, NALIS, Port of Spain, on April 28. – Photo by Venessa Mohammed THE NGC Bocas Lit Fest, Trinidad and Tobago’s annual literary festival, took place from April 25-28. This year’s festival included a diverse programme of author interviews, workshops, panel discussions, musical presentations, film screenings, slam poetry and the presentation of so ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Isaiah Derrick has fun with moko jumbies at the Autism Tobago awareness fair on April 27. – Photo courtesy Visuals Style AUTISM Tobago hosted an autism awareness fair on April 27 at the Buccoo Integrated Facility, Tobago. The event, celebrating Autism Awareness Month, was geared towards promoting social engagement between autistic children and other members of the public. Grace James, secretary of Autism Tobago, told Newsday on April 29, “The purpose of the fair was for the public to come out and interact with the autistic c ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News – File photo A WOMAN who allegedly stabbed a close female relative with a screwdriver during an argument has appeared before a master in the High Court charged with attempted murder. On April 29, Teshauna Perry appeared virtually before Master Shabiki Cazabon and was not called upon to plead as the charge was laid indictably. PC Moralie laid the charge, and legal officer Insp Sookdeo prosecuted. Cazabon granted Perry $250,000 surety bail. As a condition of the bail bond, she must report to Couva police station on Wednesdays ..read more

The content originally appeared on: News Americas Now KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — In its continued thrust to improve financial inclusion and expand remittance services to Jamaicans across the world, VM Money Transfer Services (VMTS) has entered a strategic partnership with TerraPay, a global money movement organization. VMTS facilitates money transfer services globally to customers sending money to Jamaica from Europe, the UK, United States, Canada, the Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos. With this new agreement, VMTS now gains access to TerraPay’s robust online pl ..read more

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — In its continued thrust to improve financial inclusion and expand remittance services to Jamaicans across the world, VM Money Transfer Services (VMTS) has entered a strategic partnership with TerraPay, a global money movement organization. VMTS facilitates money transfer services globally to customers sending money to Jamaica from Europe, the UK, United States, Canada, the Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos. With this new agreement, VMTS now gains access to TerraPay’s robust online platform, enabling hassle-free cross-border transfers for ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Reginald Armour – Auditor General Jaiwantie Ramdass has sent a strongly worded legal letter hitting back at Finance Minister Colm Imbert and Attorney General Reginald Armour over statements made in Parliament about her conduct in preparing a national audit report.Their statements were made during a government motion to extend the time for the submission of her audit report for the 2023 financial year. The letter, by Freedom Law Chambers head Anand Ramlogan, SC, came two days after the government secured an extension in Parli ..read more

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh. – File photo by Ayanna KInsale ACTING leader of government business Terrence Deyalsingh has said the former UNC-led People’s Partnership (PP) coalition government failed to do anything to compensate victims of the July 27,1990 coup attempt and the PNM is seeking to right that wrong. He made this comment in the House of Representatives on April 26 while answering a question on behalf of the Prime Minister. Deyalsingh reminded MPs that on September 6, 2010, then prime minister (now Oppos ..read more