''Trinidad and Tobago Newsday'' is a daily
newspaper
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in
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...
. ''Newsday'' is the newest of the three daily papers after the ''
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
The ''Trinidad and Tobago Guardian'' (together with the ''Sunday Guardian'') is the oldest daily newspaper in Trinidad and Tobago. The paper is considered the newspaper of record for Trinidad and Tobago.
The slogan of the paper is ''The Guardia ...
'' and the ''
Trinidad and Tobago Express
The ''Trinidad and Tobago Express'', better known as ''Daily Express'' (and the weekend editions ''Saturday Express'' and ''Sunday Express''), is one of three daily newspapers in Trinidad and Tobago. The ''Daily Express'' as per its masthead is ...
'' respectively. The newspaper was founded in 1993 by
Daniel Chookolingo
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, Therese Mills became the first editor-in-chief she was the former editor-in-chief of the ''Guardian''. ''Newsday'' bills itself as "The People's Newspaper". The week-end edition is known as the ''Saturday Newsday''.
In addition to its main offices at 17-19 Pembroke Street, Port of Spain (formerly at 23A Chacon Street)
Port of Spain
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, the paper maintains a bureau in San Fernando and in Tobago from where they publish the local Tobago edition known as ''Newsday Tobago''. It publishes five times a week from Monday to Friday, with Friday considered the weekend edition.
In 2010, ''Newsday'' began printing copies of the ''
USA Today
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'' International Edition on its presses. Mills compared her paper with its new American partner, calling them "both young newspapers. ... When ''Newsday'' started in 1993, we faced enormous challenges as we threw down the gauntlet to two well-established national dailies. In four years, however, ''Newsday'' had become the number one daily newspaper in readership in this country.”
In November 2015, the newspaper established the ''Newsday Tobago'' with Sita Bridgemohan as editor. Bridgemohan, who has more than 30 years experience as a journalist and editor, is a former editor of both the ''Sunday Guardian'' and ''Sunday Express''. She was editor of the Sunday Newsday when she was selected to start the ''Newsday Tobago''. The ''Newsday Tobago'', a five-day-a-week daily newspaper, serves the sister island of Tobago, delivering local news and content to residents.
References
External links
Official website
Newspapers published in Trinidad and Tobago
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