Trinidad Express
Hurricane warning downgraded
- Title
- Hurricane warning downgraded
- Runtime
- 0:34
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Hurricane Warning for Tobago was yesterday downgraded to a Tropical Storm Warning. At 11 am, Hurricane Beryl was located at 12.4N latitude, 61.3 W longitude. The potential for hurricane force winds has decreased significantly as Hurricane Beryl moves away from the island.
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- Title
- Stormy Weather in Trinidad
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Tropical Storm warning issued for Trinidad due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl was downgraded by midday to an adverse weather alert. Express Photojournalist Ishmael Salandy visited the nothern island yesterday and captured this footage.
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- Service with heart and pride
- Runtime
- 3:07
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Two workers with the Tobago House of Assembly's (THA) Works Division do yeoman service in clearing fallen trees from Roxborough to Charlotteville following the passage of Hurricane Beryl in Tobago on July 1.
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- Title
- SWRHA making strides in healthcare delivery
- Runtime
- 2:22
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- South-West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) chief executive officer Dr Brian Armour shares some of the strides the organisation has made in improving its delivery of healthcare during the 2022/2023 fiscal year.
- Title
- Port of Spain flooding
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Torrential rainfall in downtown Port of Spain led to street flooding along lower Charlotte Street as well as South Quay on June 28, 2024.
- Title
- Tobago gets first female Secretary of Finance
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Tobago’s first female Secretary of Finance in the Tobago House of Assembly, Petal-Ann Roberts received her Instruments of Appointment from President Christine Kangaloo at President's House in St. Ann's on June 28, 2024.
- Title
- Jesus loves us...thank God we're safe
- Runtime
- 3:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Charlotteville fisherman Ned Celestine McNichols said Kester Jack of Speyside speak to Express senior photographer Jermaine Cruickshank about their experiences during the passing of Hurricane Beryl in Tobago on June 1.
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- Title
- Farley: Tobago in State of Emergency
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Tobago is operating under a State of Emergency according to Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, as the island prepares for a direct hit from approaching category four hurricane, Beryl.
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- Title
- Sadna's Sendoff
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The funeral for Princes Town Nurse, Sadna Gangoo, who was last week stalked and gunned down moments after she exited her workplace at the Princes Town District Health Facility, was held today. Gangoo’s funeral service took place in Fairfield Princes Town. Express Chief Photographer Dexter Philip was there and captured this footage.
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- Title
- Trinidad Prepared
- Runtime
- 2:22
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Schools in Trinidad will remain closed today as a result of the Orange Level Tropical Storm watch issued for the island.
All necessary systems have been put in place to respond and mitigate what is expected to be the devastating impact that Hurricane Beryl is expected to have on Tobago and parts of northern Trinidad, according to the authorities.
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- Title
- Roget: Rowley's action a scandal of monumental proportion
- Runtime
- 3:38
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- OWTU's president general Ancel Roget accuses Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley of undermining the procurement legislation by holding discussions with Indian businessman Naveen Jindal on June 17 over the purchase of the Petrotrin refinery, despite the closure of the bidding process on May 10.
- Title
- Point Fortin man ambushed, shot dead
- Runtime
- 3:17
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Janelle Nelson, mother of murder victim Jamal Ramnath, speaks with the media about the killing of her son.
Ramnath, 23, was ambushed and shot dead by two gunmen while working at a construction site at Bowen-Patino Heights in Cap-de-Ville on June 25, 2024.
- Title
- Al Rawi and Sinanan Flex-off
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Faris Al Rawi and Rohan Sinanan had a friendly flex-off at the PNM's sports day held at Skinner Park, San Fernando on Sunday.
Video by Express chief photographer Dexter Philip
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- Title
- PNM sports day
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley observed the march past at the annual PNM Sports and Family Day at Skinner Park, San Fernando, on Sunday morning. Video by Express Chief Photographer Dexter Philip
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- Title
- Deyalsingh denies ‘hundreds’ of dengue cases in TT
- Runtime
- 1:38
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- HEALTH Minister Terrence Deyalsingh has denied that there are “hundreds” of cases of dengue in Trinidad and Tobago.
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- Title
- Students prepared to 'Change the World'
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The 2024 graduating class of the Brothers Road Presbyterian School performs "Changing the World" at their graduation ceremony at the Susamachar Presbyterian Church in San Fernando on June 18, 2024.
- Video: SUSAN MOHAMMED.
- Title
- Flooding at Health Ministry
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Several floors in the administrative building of the Ministry of Health (MoH) were subjected to flooding on June 18.
A statement from the MoH said the incident, which resulted from unexpected plumbing issues, led to the closure of the offices and staff being sent home.
- Title
- Auditor General awaits Appeal Court's decision
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Auditor General Jaiwantie Ramdass speaks with her lead attorney Anand Ramlogan, SC, outside the Hall of Justice after a three-judge panel at the Appeal Court has reserved its ruling in a legal challenge brought by her.
Ramdass is challenging a High Court ruling which did not grant her permission to file a claim for judicial review against the appointment of an investigative team to probe the $2.6 billion understatement in her report on the 2023 public financial accounts.
- Title
- Star team overwhelms
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s UNC ‘Star Team’ has roundly beaten its nearest competitor, Mayaro MP Rushton Paray’s ‘United Patriots’ in the party’s national executive elections last Saturday night. This is a clip of Persad-Bissessar addressing supporters on Saturday evening, via the party’s Facebook page.
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- Title
- Gonzales: WASA’s 24 new wells
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- THE Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) is scheduled to dig 23 new wells between this year and next year in order to help mitigate the effects associated with climate change.
Video via the WASA's YouTube channel
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- Title
- Young plants a tree
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young delivered the feature address on Saturday during the launch of Phase II of the “Plant for a Purpose” Initiative by the La Brea Industrial Development Company Limited (LABIDCO).
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- Title
- Crime in Tobago being addressed
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Security initiatives have been beefed up in Tobago in response to an increase in violent crimes on the island.
This was the assurance given by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, responding to a question raised by Opposition MP Rudy Indarsingh during the Parliamentary sitting on June 14.
- Title
- Rowley: SSA outperforming Opposition Leader
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A contentious exchange took place between Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Opposition MP Rodney Charles in the Parliament on June 14, when the latter posed question to the PM on the performance of the Strategic Services Agency.
- Title
- Rowley: No increase in VAT coming
- Runtime
- 4:23
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has denied claims by the Opposition Leader that the Government plans to increase Value Added Tax (VAT).
- Title
- Rowley: 'Rocky Point' will have a hotel
- Runtime
- 3:28
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Dr Keith Rowley says as long as he remains prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, a hotel will be built at Rocky Point in Tobago to help advance its economic development.
- Title
- Sunity: Do a better job at budgeting
- Runtime
- 3:40
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Independent Senator Sunity Maharaj said Government should have done a better job on budgeting for some of its recurring expenditures.
Maharaj said most of the items that are listed as arrears were know in advanced and should have been given consideration when the budget was initially drafted.
- Title
- Energy minister dismisses 'false narrative' on mothballed refinery
- Runtime
- 5:19
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Energy Minister Stuart Young said the narrative that if the refinery at Pointe-a-Pierre was still operational, it would be a net earner of foreign exchange and there would be no fuel subsidy to manage, is completely false.
He noted that the fuel subsidy was at its highest when the refinery was in operation.
- Title
- Kamla: Patriots have no plan for party or country
- Runtime
- 3:22
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Star Team leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said the Rushton Paray-led United Patriots slate of candidates in the United National Congress’ upcoming national executive (Natex) internal election has no plan for the party or the country.
- Title
- Siparia celebrates 1st Borough anniversary
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Hundreds turned out on June 7 to witness the municipal corporation of Siparia celebrates its first anniversary as a Borough.
Express chief photographer Dexter Philip was at the military parade and captured this video.
- Title
- Paray: There are pussycats in the UNC
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Leader of the United Patriots slate for the June 15 national executive internal election of the United National Congress, Rushton Paray, said when he thought the party was filled with lions he was made aware that there were pussycats within the party.
- Title
- Paray: I want to win
- Runtime
- 5:03
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- United Patriots leader, Rushton Paray, cites being tired of losing as the chief reason behind his challenge to the current national executive (Natex) of the United National Congress at the party’s internal elections scheduled for June 15.
- Title
- Ten foreign properties to get upgrades
- Runtime
- 6:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dr Amery Browne told the Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee on June 3 that ten foreign properties owned by Trinidad and Tobago are in need of refurbishment works and IT upgrades.
He requested a supplementary allocation $9.1 million to facilitate the refurbishment.
- Title
- Sinanan: I am cultured
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan causes a stir at the Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee meeting on June 3, whe nhe said his style of eating 'doubles' with a knife and fork is simply because he's cultured.
Sinanan's remark came in response to St Augustine MP Khadijah Ameen poking fun at him after a photograph of him eating 'doubles' with a knife and fork went viral on social media.
- Title
- ‘Bamboo Man’ gunned down in Golconda
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Micah Singh, 30, also known as “Bamboo Man,” was gunned down at Golconda Settlement Road near San Fernando on June 3, 2024.
About two weeks prior to his killing, Singh’s house on Church Road in Golconda was torched by arsonists.
- Title
- Corosal residents burn tyres, protest over bad road
- Runtime
- 2:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Residents of Corosal Road in Whiteland burn tyres in protest on June 3 over the destruction of their road by ten-wheeler trucks which traverse their area to and from local cement producer Trinidad Cement Limited several times a day.
Joanna Bhagwath speaks about the hardships they endure daily.
- Title
- Pensioner stabbed, burnt in bed
- Runtime
- 2:53
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Fyzabad pensioner Henry Mungal, 74, was discovered on Sunday with stab wounds to his partially burnt body at his home located at the corner of John Jules Road Extension and Joseph Street.
- Title
- Man gunned down outside his home
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Attempted murder victim Gary Jungoon, shows where he was shot last year during an attempt on his life at home during an interview with the Express on Sunday. On Saturday, Gary’s brother Dennis Jungoon, was murdered at Lezama Trace, South Oropouche, the same location where Gary almost died a year later. Video by Express chief photographer Dexter Philip
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- Title
- The Unlucky One
- Runtime
- 0:28
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Lolly Ramlogan became an unwitting trial subject in a social experiment which began in 2003.It was the year that the government ended Trinidad’s two centuries old sugar industry.
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- Title
- Tancoo: ‘Horrors’ on 17th floor
- Runtime
- 3:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A FAULTY air-conditioning unit is among the issues on the 17th floor of the San Fernando Teaching Hospital affecting patients, says United National Congress (UNC) Member of Parliament for Oropouche West Davendranath Tancoo.
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- Title
- Students celebrate Indian Arrival Day in song
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Students of the Woodland Hindu SDMS Primary School delivers a rendition of “Agwa Say Milne Chahle Gaye Ho” in observance of Indian Arrival Day, which will be celebrated on May 31, 2024.
Express chief photographer Dexter Philip was present and captured this video.
- Title
- T&T gets another specific OFAC licence
- Runtime
- 3:45
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Despite existing sanctions against Venezuela, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) from the United States Department of Treasury has granted Trinidad and Tobago a second licence for the exploration, production and export of gas from Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago.
Energy Minister Stuart Young said the licence, granted for the Manakin-Cocuina field, is for a duration of two years as it expires on May 31, 2026.
- Title
- Wrecking returns to Port of Spain
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The wrecking of vehicles indiscriminately parked in the city of Port of Spain made a return on May 29, 2024.
Port of Spain mayor Chinua Alleyne said the City Corporation is working closely with the City Police to ensure law and order is maintained.
- Title
- West Penn U20 football gets going
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Are you ready!
The 3rd edition of the West Penn Islandwide Community Youth Champions Under-20 Football Tournament kicks off on May 30 at Mahaica Oval in Point Fortin.
This year's competition sees 48 teams battling for football supremacy in eight zones across Trinidad.
Are you ready!
- Title
- Vendors stage fiery protest in Chaguanas
- Runtime
- 0:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A group of Chaguanas market vendors burn tyres on the main road in protest of the seizure of their goods by municipal police on May 28, 2024.
Police claim the seizure resulted from the vendors illegally selling on the roadway.
- Title
- Gangs want $30,000 a month from businesses
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Opposition MP Dr Roodal Moonilal calls for a specialised unit to be established within the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service to deal with extortion of business people by gangs.
- Title
- Moonilal: Central businesses extorted for up to $30K
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- OROPOUCHE East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal says too many business owners were being faced with extortion threats from gangs and this was happening mainly in central Trinidad and along the East West Corridor.
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- Title
- What remains of the lost San Fernando Railway Station
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The 18th of May marked 123 years since the opening of San Fernando's New Railway Station, the abandoned and vandalised station building located on the City's Kings' Wharf. It closed in 1965. This video of the building taken this month, was captured by CCN's Multimedia Editor Richard Charan.
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- Title
- Moonilal: "Govt has failed the nation’s children"
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- OROPOUCHE East MP Roodal Moonilal says the Government has failed the nation’s children as violence in schools continues to increase.
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- Title
- Rowley: Govt supports Tobago Marriott project
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister DR Keith Rowley said his Government intends to do everything to support a $500 million Marriott Hotel earmarked for Rocky Point in Tobago.
He noted that the creation of the private sector project is exactly what Tobago needs to help boost its economy and create employment.
- Title
- Rowley: Judicial delays helping criminals
- Runtime
- 5:35
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Lamenting the state of crime in Trinidad and Tobago, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says the chronic delays that plague the criminal justice system serve to benefit the perpetrators of crime and not the victims.
