About TTnow
News and safety for Trinidad and Tobago
TTnow puts the day's Trinidad and Tobago news from every major outlet in one place, and maps crime and police reports so you can see what is happening near you.
Where the news comes from
Trinidad Express, Trinidad Guardian, CNC3, TV6, Newsday, Loop and other T&T outlets, plus releases from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. TTnow shows each outlet's own headline, a short summary and its photo, and every story opens on the outlet's website. When several outlets cover the same story it appears once, with every outlet's version listed.
Live radio
The Audio tab plays T&T radio stations' own live streams. Stations that don't stream online can't be listed.
How safety reports work
- Reports come from the same news stories and police releases. TTnow does not take reports from the public.
- The map shows the area a report names, not an exact address.
- Every report says how sure it is: TTPS release or Police confirmed when police are quoted, 2 outlets or more when it has been reported more than once, and 1 outlet when only one source has it so far.
- Counts in Stats come from these reports. They are not official crime statistics.
Talk and rumour checks
Talk is an anonymous, moderated board for each of the 7 policing districts. Every post is one of five kinds: Question, Heads-up, Info, Discussion or "Seen on WhatsApp?". Posts carry a label, so a missing label never looks like a tick of approval:
- Confirmed: police or a news outlet has confirmed it, with a link.
- Source linked: the post links to an official or news source.
- Unverified: posted by a TTnow user. Heads-ups start here and expire after 6 hours unless confirmed.
- No evidence found: a moderator checked and found no police or news report.
- False: police or a news outlet has said it is false, with a link.
- Corrected: the post was wrong and has been corrected.
Comments are switched off on stories about sexual offences, children, domestic violence and court verdicts, and they close once someone has been charged, to protect the people involved and keep trials fair.
Curfews and closed areas
Notices about curfews, closed areas and states of emergency quote the Gazette order and link to it. A moderator reads each new Legal Notice before anything is published. Police can change details at short notice; follow TTPS for the final word.
Contact
Use Contact TTnow or report a problem under You in the app.
Legal and privacy problems are reviewed within 24 hours; other reports within 3 days.
Transparency
TTnow gives information about a user to police or anyone else only on a court order or production order, and counts every request here.
Emergencies
TTnow is not an emergency service. In an emergency call 999 (police), 990 (fire) or 811 (ambulance).