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Approve $$ payout in 8 weeks or face court
Eight weeks and not a day more otherwise face the courts.This was the warning from President of the Police Service Social and Welfare Association Insp Anand Ramesar to Government if the promised $1...
View ArticleNo CCTV footage of police shooting
Police Complaints Authority (PCA) head David West says the authority has to rely on witness statements to determine the outcome of an investigation of a shooting by an off-duty police officer two weeks...
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St John’s funeral fund reaches $100,000
JOEL JULIENA GoFundMe account set up to ensure that murdered British national Adrian St John gets the “farewell he deserves” has so far amassed more than $100,000.The account which was opened on...
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PM promises $$ to build back Laventille
It is time we properly utilise the uniqueness of the steelpan as a way to earn revenue for this country, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has said.Rowley said because of the economic downturn currently...
View ArticleOnline recruitment agencies at war
Joel Julienjoel.julien@guardian.co.ttA legal matter has commenced between two of the leading online recruitment agencies in this country.In the face of competition for clients during this country’s...
View Article‘Govt will not introduce price control’
Government has no plans to introduce price control as it relates to the discrepancy in the price of grocery items.Chairman of the People’s National Movement Franklin Khan said the Government will...
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Dillon ‘red flags’ terrorists’ families
Government is now “red-flagging” as potential threats to national security the families of men and women who went to Syria to fight for the Islamic State (Isis). This is in addition to T&T fighters...
View ArticleJuvenile court system punitive—Archie
Chief Justice Ivor Archie says the Juvenile Court System in T&T has historically been “very punitive” rather than rehabilitative to young offenders.He was speaking at the induction ceremony hosted...
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Two Angostura directors resign
Joel Julienjoel.julien@guardian.co.ttIn less than two weeks both the chairman and the chairman of the audit committee at Angostura Ltd (AL) and Angostura Holdings Ltd (AHL) have tendered their...
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Chinese offer help for Benjamin’s wife
CherrieAnn Foster, the widow of PC Anson Benjamin broke down in tears yesterday as members of the local Chinese fraternity offered to provide long-term assistance for her and her children.Collecting a...
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Ministry: Lockdown part of routine exercises
Security, which was increased around the Port-of-Spain State Prison over the weekend, was part of routine exercises being deployed around the facility since the July 2015 jailbreak and not due to any...
View ArticleASJA Imam on Isis threat: It’s real
An ASJA (Anjuman Sunnat-ul-Jamaat Association) imam is warning the Isis threat in T&T is so real, “if somebody pats you on your shoulder it could be one of them.” At the same time, Jamaat al...
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Al-Rawi on Isis ‘red-flagging:’ Strict monitoring exercise ongoing
Amid growing concerns of T&T nationals being part of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) and operating in this country, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi said there have been “significant...
View ArticleCause for great concern—Doma
The Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (Doma) is seriously concerned about the claims being made by a State witness which allege that terrorist training and activities have been planned in an...
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Woodland residents in dust protest
Frustrated over thick dust blowing from an unpaved road in their area, Woodland residents yesterday staged a protest, calling on the Government for help. The residents said they have been suffering...
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Rising crime keeps guests away from pan event: PM promises to rebuild Laventille
JOEL JULIENHundreds of specially invited guests stayed away from an event in Laventille on Saturday, in which Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley was the feature speaker, because they were afraid of rising...
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Vanguards vows to oust Ramesar
As the June 27 election of the Police Service Social and Welfare Association draws closer, Team Vanguards is confident of victory. For the past two terms, the association has been led by Insp Anand...
View ArticleUS report lists prison woes as major issue
Corruption, police abuse, the slow pace of criminal judicial proceedings in T&T along with the overcrowding issue in the prisons were some of the major issues that were highlighted in the US...
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Abdulah gets hero’s send-off from OWTU
As he was saluted with union flags and serenaded with music, retired general secretary of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union, David Abdulah, received the union’s highest award on Friday night for 39...
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Young artist disturbed by racism
When 18-year-old up-and-coming artist Celine Raean Sampson sits in front of her easel in the balcony of her Carenage home, looking out to the Gulf of Paria, it is more than a work of art she’s trying...
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