Newsday to close
Posted: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Newsday to close after 32 years – files petition to wind-up
He said when Newsday's price increased by $1 – from $2 to $3 – a few years ago, 40 per cent of the readership said, "No, thank you." That $3 was less than the price of a doubles – but was still too high a price to pay, he added.

"A newspaper entails hundreds of people working every day of the year, and working around the clock, to keep the public informed – but $3 is too much to ask for that service. Advertising revenue has also decreased significantly over the last decade.

Newsday to wind up operations after 32 years

Newsday moves to wind up after 32 years

Govt blocks FOIA requests on US military activity in T&T
The Government has blocked access to information about reported United States military activity in Trinidad and Tobago, refusing to release aviation records and invoking sweeping national security exemptions, even as international reports, public aviation data and the Government's own past admissions point to US military movement through this country.

5TH TANKER SEIZED
US forces board blacklisted vessel 'near Trinidad'

Young: Don't leave multinationals to pursue cross border energy deals

Overnight line-up in Sando for Licensing services
Motorists continued to endure long waits and mounting frustrations as they queued for hours—some from the night before—outside the licensing office in San Fernando to conduct vehicle inspections and complete mandatory paperwork to make their vehicles roadworthy.

New $100 bill to roll out in August
Central Bank: Redesigned coat of arms, improved security among features...

New Coat of Arms to appear on banknotes from August
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has announced that the new Coat of Arms will be introduced on banknotes from August, beginning with the Series 2026 TT$100 denomination.

Tobago seeing hotel cancellations, says Williams
Hotel cancellations are affecting Tobago's tourism sector as the island finds itself on the front lines of a deepening regional crisis.

Chief secretary branded 'coward' and 'liar' over radar remarks
Chief Secretary Farley Augustine is being called a "coward" and "liar" by his political opponents, who are dismissing his claims that he would personally destroy the radar in Tobago if it were used by the United States to attack Venezuela.

'We will find the money' – remember this?
THE NUMBER of people who believe sharp increases in traffic fines are meant to improve road safety and save lives won't be enough to save this government from the almost certain fate of indefinite political exile and, possibly, a truncated term in office.

Panday: People got punishment instead of relief
PATRIOTIC Front political leader Mickela Panday says the UNC promised relief in its general election campaign last year but the population got punishment instead after the party won the election.

National Limbo Competition returns for Carnival 2026

Kidnap victims being kept in 'protective custody'
Asked if they had been able to debrief Clarabelle Tardieu following her release by her abductors on Thursday, the police official responded, "Yes, we have been able to speak with her and we have obtained statements. Our investigation has been expanded to include the information we have received."

Shot dead on highway shoulder
A 20-year-old man was ambushed, shot and killed along the Churchill–Roosevelt Highway on Thursday night in what police suspect was a gang-related attack.

Bizarre death: Elderly woman found partially nude under bed in Chaguanas home; daughter calls her 'the devil' in disturbing social media post
Officers said the condition of the first floor, which contained the kitchen, living room and a toilet and bath, was described as "decrepit."

The second floor, which featured three bedrooms, was searched, where Sooknanan's body was found in one of them. Her 19-year-old autistic granddaughter was also found in one of the bedrooms.


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