Andrew Gioannetti

Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

Writer at Freelance

Reporter and writer at Newsday (Trinidad and Tobago)

Freelance writer & reporter

Featured in: Favicon

newsday.co.tt Favicon

petroleumworld.com Favicon

wired868.com Favicon

exbulletin.com Favicon

einnews.com

Articles

"Pavement to Parliament: Union leaders turn political capital into policy promises"

1 week ago | newsday.co.tt | Andrew Gioannetti

Business For the first time since independence, Labour Day in TT will be commemorated with multiple former trade union leaders holding Cabinet positions – a shift expected to reshape the tone of today’s rallies in Fyzabad. While commemorating the 1937 oilfield uprising led by Tubal Uriah "Buzz" Butler, this year’s Labour Day arrives at a pivotal moment for state-union relations.
Supplemental allocation approved – $119M more for police - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

1 week ago | newsday.co.tt | Andrew Gioannetti

News THE TTPS has received a boost of $119,117,400 in supplementary allocations – among the largest increases granted – during the June 16 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) sitting in Parliament, as government moved to address what it said were urgent operational shortfalls across sectors, ahead of the mid-year budget review.
Supplemental allocation approved – $119m more for police - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

1 week ago | newsday.co.tt | Andrew Gioannetti

News THE Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has received a boost of $119,117,400 in supplementary allocations – among the largest increases granted – during the June 16 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) sitting in Parliament, as government moved to address what it said were urgent operational shortfalls across sectors, ahead of the mid-year budget review.
"IMF deputy managing director: Caribbean growth stagnation risks widening global divide"

2 weeks ago | newsday.co.tt | Andrew Gioannetti

Business THE CARIBBEAN’S economic growth potential has declined by half over the past two decades, heightening the region’s vulnerability to global shocks and widening its income gap with advanced economies. Productivity, the principal driver of long-term growth, has flatlined, undermining efforts to improve living standards and stalling progress toward economic convergence.
"Winds of change: Why the Caribbean’s energy future will be built on breeze"

3 weeks ago | newsday.co.tt | Andrew Gioannetti

Business WHEN it comes to the Caribbean’s energy future, the winds may soon be turning in our favour – quite literally. Speaking on day two of the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Conference at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre, St Ann’s, on June 3, the experts made it clear: the feasibility of wind power in TT and the wider region is no longer a distant concept but an immediate and pressing opportunity.
"Trinidad and Tobago’s energy consumption culture unsustainable, say experts"

3 weeks ago | newsday.co.tt | Andrew Gioannetti

Business THIS COUNTRY’S entrenched culture of excessive energy consumption – fuelled by artificially low electricity prices and decades of policy inertia – remains one of the country’s biggest obstacles to achieving meaningful energy efficiency. That was the frank assessment of energy policy and industry leaders speaking at the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Conference on June 3 at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre, St Ann’s.
"AC Port of Spain leapfrog Jabloteh for Concacaf Shield spot"

3 weeks ago | newsday.co.tt | Andrew Gioannetti

Sports ATHLETIC Club Port of Spain came up big in the end, securing the final available berth in the 2025 Concacaf Caribbean Shield on May 31, capitalising on a decisive 5-0 win over 1976 FC Phoenix and a defeat for previous contender San Juan Jabloteh in the final round of TT Premier Football League (TTPFL) matches.
"Black Stars flatten Soca Warriors 4-0 in Unity Cup"

4 weeks ago | newsday.co.tt | Andrew Gioannetti

News TRINIDAD and Tobago’s senior men’s footballers suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat to Ghana in their Unity Cup third-place playoff match at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium, London, on May 31. Goals from Jordan Ayew (6th), Razak Simpson (12th), Mohammed Gadafi Fuseini (42nd) and Lawrence Agyekum (58th) sealed a dominant win for the Black Stars.
"Medcorp opens IPO, eyes growth in private healthcare sector"

1 month ago | newsday.co.tt | Andrew Gioannetti

Business MEDCORP Ltd, one of TT’s largest and longest-standing private healthcare providers, has launched its initial public offering (IPO), offering the public an opportunity to invest in the company for the first time in its 31-year history. The company, which operates several medical facilities in Port of Spain and Woodbrook, is offering 350,000 ordinary shares at $48 per share. The invitation period opened on May 27 and will close on June 13.
"Prison authorities search for contraband thrown over the wall of the Port of Spain prison"

1 month ago | newsday.co.tt | Andrew Gioannetti

News PRISON officers at the Port of Spain prison on Frederick Street launched searches on the morning of May 29 after a man was recorded throwing a bag, believed to contain contraband, over the facility’s perimeter wall. A video of the incident has been circulating on social media, as well as images of the alleged culprit.