Paula Lindo Thursday 2 April 2020 Approximately 140 US citizens were repatriated on Wednesday via a charter flight arranged by the US Embassy in TT. The flight, which left at noon, was scheduled to land in Miami. In a release, the embassy said this number added to the over 25,000,000 American citizens whom US embassies around … Continue reading
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Cabo Star ferry in quarantine at PoS (March 19, 2020)
Paula Lindo Thursday 19 March 2020 A crew member from the Cabo Star passenger ferry was taken by ambulance for testing this morning by the Ministry of Health, after showing flu-like symptoms. The Port Authority said all passengers and crew on the ferry must stay on board until test results have been received. The boat is … Continue reading
PTSC hands over new buses in Sangre Grande (March 16, 2020)
Paula Lindo Monday 16 March 2020 There were cries of jubilation and excitement from residents of Sangre Grande and environs as eight new Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) buses pulled into the Sangre Grande depot on Thursday last week. With these buses, residents will benefit from an additional 42 trips per day. Acting PTSC general manager … Continue reading
Airports Authority quarantines security guards (March 13, 2020)
Paula Lindo Friday 13 March 2020 Security officers who screened the in-transit passengers on a Caribbean Airlines flight to Guyana have been told to self-quarantine for 14 days. Announcing this in a media release, the Airports Authority (AATT) explained the guards would have screened one passenger who later tested positive for covid19 The authority said it … Continue reading
Curepe taxis raise fares (March 7, 2020)
Paula Lindo Saturday 7 March 2020 Travellers between Curepe and Port of Spain via the highway were recently disgruntled to discover that the fare had been increased from $7 to $9. The change took effect on February 28. The Curepe/Tunapuna Taxi Drivers Business Group, via its Facebook page, said the reason for the increase is that … Continue reading
Leaving TT after Carnival a breeze…for most (February 27, 2020)
Paula Lindo Thursday 27 February 2020 The majority of visitors leaving TT on Ash Wednesday had smooth departures. But some less lucky passengers had a rougher ride. Most of the passengers at Piarco Airport were patiently waiting for their flights to be called or to check in. They said there had been no issues and their … Continue reading
Canada is here for Carifesta XIV (August 17, 2019)
Canada is the only country with a Caribbean Diaspora contingent participating in Carifesta XIV. A contingent of nearly 50 nationally recognised artists, arts administrators and their supporters will be participating in the Festival. The contingent is being managed by the Toronto-based Canadian-Caribbean Arts Network (C-CAN). C-CAN Artistic Director Rhoma Spencer said the organisation was formed … Continue reading
Beyond the Dragon’s Mouth (July 5, 2019)
The Beyond the Dragon’s Mouth Festival is a 15 minute play festival showcasing the stories of Venezuelan migrants with an emphasis on human empathy and the similarities of other journeys taken by Trinidadians throughout history. The Festival, which takes the form of the Venezuelan theatre tradition microteatro, or micro theatre, takes place from July 5 … Continue reading
A Team Band heads to Germany (June 21, 2019)
The A Team Band will be performing at the BonnFire Festival in Bad Honnef, Germany on June 22 and 23. The Festival is the first ever to showcase Caribbean culture in that city, and will host over 15 bands and popular singers from many Caribbean countries including Cuba and the French West Indies. Marketing and … Continue reading
Teatime at the Convent this weekend (June 7, 2019)
Teatime at the Convent is the St. Joseph’s Convent Choir latest effort in raising funds for their upcoming trip to perform at Disney’s Epcot Centre. The event takes place on June 8 and 9 at the Abercrombie Tea House, Abercrombie Street, Port-of-Spain. Choir director and operatic tenor John Thomas said while the choir has a … Continue reading
