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WHILE many business owners and vendors said sales leading up to Christmas were the slowest they've ever seen, workers at toy stores and businesses selling curtains said these two categories of items remained top sellers. Newsday visited businesses in both uptown and downtown Port of Spain on Wednesday afternoon and there was barely any foot

JUST in time for the Christmas season, Mode Alive director and CEO Gary Aboud threw open its San Fernando doors on Thursday morning, to a mad rush of customers waiting to get in, despite complaints about the high cost of living. As prayers were being said to bless the new store, located at Green Acres,

The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian is the longest running daily newspaper in the country, marking its centenary in 2017. The paper started life as the Trinidad Guardian on Sunday 2nd September 1917 by the newly formed Trinidad Publishing Company Limited.

Mark Bassant and Rishard Khan Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday pleaded with citizens to come forward with information on the kidnapping of Andrea Bharatt, 23, as he addressed a news conference in Port-of-Spain. “When these things happen there are people among us in the population who know what happened. And all I could say is that to whoever is listening – if you know something about this young lady and what is happening to her, just remember that the upholder is worse than the thi...

Vendors at Mode Alive Valsayn happy with sales Wednesday 23 December 2020 File photo: Owner of Mode Alive Gary Aboud and member of staff Gracian Verde, Businessman Gary Aboud, owner of Mode Alive stop for a photo. Mode Alive is offering space to local vendors ahead of the Christmas shopping, on the compound in Valsayn South last week. PHOTOS BY ROGER JACOB Customers and vendors at Mode Alive in Valsayn said Christmas shopping has been going well so far. One major deterrent for shoppers was th...

Xmas shoppers flock to Chinatown The scene at Chinatown in Port of Spain on Tuesday afternoon. - SUREASH CHOLAI While there may not be the usual rush for toys and gifts this year, shoppers in Port of Spain seem to be gravitating to Charlotte Street, renamed Chinatown, to get last-minute presents this year. Large crowds could be seen in stores and around street vendors on the busy street known for its inexpensive product alternatives. While there may not have been a lot of foot traffic in other ...

Customers looking for Xmas deals IT LOOKED very much like a normal busy day in the week in Port of Spain.  But instead, it was a Sunday, four days before Christmas Day and hundreds of shoppers made their way to the city looking for deals, looking for bargains and looking to get their last-minute shopping done.  For some business owners, operators and vendors, it was not the usual crowd one would expect mere days before Christmas. But some were consoled by the fact that people actually came ou...

Battle against covid19 behind bars Election fever had reached a peak on August 9, the day before the general election. Inside the Port of Spain (PoS) Prison, convicted inmate Neil Samdeo’s temperature was rising. Samdeo, a diabetic, coughed through the night in the cell he shared with three other inmates. He covered himself with a sheet, an unusual act in a sweltering, overcrowded prison with poor ventilation. Feeling dizzy the next morning, he went to the infirmary. He was sent straight to t...

Photos of the day: December 16, 2020 Wednesday 16 December 2020 Tekesha Watson of Bead_it showcases her colourful waist beads on sale. Businessman Gary Aboud, owner of Mode Alive, offers shopping space to local vendors to ply their goods for sale ahead of the Christmas shopping, on his compound at the Mode Alive located in Valsayn South. - ROGER JACOB Newsday photographers captured some of these images reflecting the past 24 hours in Trinidad and Tobago. Other photos were submitted by readers l...

Aboud opens Mode Alive carpark to local vendors Thursday 17 December 2020 File photo: Owner of Mode Alive Gary Aboud and member of staff Gracian Verde, Businessman Gary Aboud, owner of Mode Alive stop for a photo. Mode Alive is offering space to local vendors ahead of the Christmas shopping, on the compound in Valsayn South last week. PHOTOS BY ROGER JACOB Customers shopping at Mode Alive  in Valsayn can also able buy local goods from a variety of vendors selling local goods, produce and foo...