Education ministry to move into new home
The education ministry’s new head office on St Vincent Street, Port-of-Spain will be handed over to the ministry by Udecott today, according to Education Minister Anthony Garcia. The 16-floor building...
View ArticleSix years jail for hammer attack
A Princes Town man who struck his former boss on the head several times with a hammer and robbed him of $1,500 has been sentenced to six years hard labour. Vinay Sharma, 30, begged for forgiveness when...
View ArticleCourtroom etiquette
Courtrooms are almost always filled with passion, emotions and drama. Litigation can be a stressful process and often complainants or defendants find it difficult to cope with attending court. Factors...
View ArticleVenezuela to buy US50m in goods
Oil-rich Venezuela, which is faced with a severe food crisis, will soon bring relief to its citizens by purchasing US$50 million in goods from T&T.Confirmation came yesterday from Venezuela...
View ArticleMom seeks answers as baby boy found dead at daycare
It was just another day for Lisa Ramjattan, 26, and her common-law husband, Kristian Aziz, as they went to a daycare centre in Barrackpore to pick up their two-month-old baby, Kristiano, yesterday...
View ArticleSt Charles RC Church robbed of $20,000
Will a man rob God? Some believe that the non-payment of tithes is the equivalent of this but for one man being sought by the police, robbing a church of $20,000 comes in very close.According to police...
View ArticleDillon to start talks Monday
National Security Minister Edmund Dillon will travel to Venezuela next Monday to discuss the detention of five of T&T’s citizens who were arrested on suspicion of terrorism charges.This was one of...
View ArticleTaxi driver ‘Lucky’ killed outside home
While the visit of Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro took centre stage yesterday, murderers continued to take lives, leaving four men dead and another nursing gunshot wounds in South and east...
View ArticleLatest murder shocks ‘quiet’ Duncan Street
Residents of east Port-of-Spain said the sound of gunshots startled them early yesterday morning shortly before they found the body of a 24-year-old man.According to Duncan Street residents, the area...
View ArticleNearly 400 burn tyres to protest bad roads
Angry residents of Vega de Oropouche staged another protest yesterday, taking their demonstration closer to Sangre Grande in an effort to get the relevant authorities to immediately address road...
View ArticlePolice block protesters’ view
Peaceful demonstrations yesterday by Venezuelans and local Muslims waiting to see Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro near the Diplomatic Centre, in St Ann’s, turned frantic when police blocked Maduro...
View ArticleGovt urged to amend law to help domestics
An urgent call has been made for the Government to amend the Industrial Relations Act to ensure domestic workers are fairly treated under the law.Making the call was Ida Le Blanc, general secretary of...
View ArticleGovt moves for stricter control of digital sector
In an attempt to introduce stricter control mechanisms within the telecommunications sector, the Government has decided to join with regional counterparts to harness the growth of the sector which...
View ArticleCitizens must be vigilant
If you see it, report it.That’s the instruction from National Security Minister Edmund Dillon to citizens following several audio recordings of warnings of attacks on local malls by the Islamic State...
View ArticleMalls put extra security in place
Despite mixed emotions about an ISIS threat to detonate bombs at a mall in T&T, mall management teams yesterday went ahead and increased security measures in a bid to protect their tenants,...
View ArticleRamdeen to face Privileges body over attack on Independent
Temporary Opposition Senator Gerald Ramdeen has been referred to the Senate’s Privileges Committee over remarks he made about temporary Independent Senator Justin Junkere recently.Leader of the...
View ArticleKhan: Jwala’s firing justified
Major transgressions by former Central Bank governor Jawala Rambarran included announcing the names of foreign exchange users and making statements with “bravado”, People’s National Movement Senate...
View ArticleRock of family died a hero
Regiment Officer Corporal Jerry Leacock told his neighbours and family that anyone who came to rob him at home would have to kill him. Four young men did just that yesterday before stealing his Nissan...
View ArticleUNC loses appeal on La Horquetta election petition
The Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal from the UNC challenging the decision of a High Court judge to dismiss one of its six election petitions due to an administrative error. Delivering a majority...
View ArticleOfficer falls to his death
Knowing the dangers police officers face daily, Amadeo Bahadoor always cautioned his son about being careful on the job, but when Cpl Russell Bahadoor fell to his death yesterday, it was not what his...
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