Police officers fired shots into the air to drive back protesters involved in a fiery demonstration that caused traffic gridlock in Port of Spain on Tuesday 30, June.
The Express visited Venezuelan families who have taken refuge in galvanised shacks near a beach in Bilwah Trace Icacos.
In December of 2019, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported to the World Health Organization as a “pneumonia of unknown cause,” originating in the Wuhan Province of China. Since then, the virus has manifested 2,319,066 cases worldwide with 114 of these thus far being in Trinidad and Tobago.
"THE greatest gift for Ramadan" is how social activist Inshan Ishmael has described that the charity food drive at Barakah Grounds, Chaguanas, which has reached thousands of families.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has appealed to citizens to stay home to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, shutting down most of the country except for essential services.
Bars, casinos and a number of other businesses have been closed for 14 days and schools are scheduled to be re-opened during the new term on April 20. All have been disrupted by COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Driven by fear for their families, people crammed supermarkets across the country to buy food and cleaning supplies amid news that Trinidad and Tobago recorded its first coronavirus case, (covid-19), on Thursday 12, March.
THE WEDDING: On Valentine ’s Day Soca star Machel Montano tied the knot with Renee Butcher at the Red House in Port of Spain, under Christian rites. It represented something different from other ceremonies held at the Red House, which are mainly done by the Registrar General.
On Thursday 13, February mas lovers were treated at the Carnival Kings and Queens preliminary competition at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain.
Machel Montano is now a married man. The King of Soca wedded his long-time girlfriend, Renee Butcher, at the Red House in Port-of-Spain on Friday. SEE THE WEDDING PHOTOS HERE
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