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Cop shot after confronting Sea Lots gunman
One man is in police custody following the shooting of an off-duty police officer on Thursday night, while police were still searching for two other men in relation to the incident up to last night....
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Turn men of T&T around
Roman Catholic priest Father Clyde Harvey yesterday admonished members of the T&T Regiment to do more for this country, as he delivered the homily at the Holy Rosary Church, Port-of-Spain, for...
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Food sales drop at Gulf City
Fast food outlets at Gulf City Mall, San Fernando, reported a 50 per cent drop in sales yesterday, in the face of the as yet unconfirmed threat of Isis attacks on malls across Trinidad this weekend....
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At baby Kristiano’s funeral: Imam urges mourners to support parents
Imam Jamal Ali urged mourners at baby Kristiano Aziz’s funeral not to cast blame on the infant’s mother for his death.Kristiano, two months old, died while at a daycare in Barrackpore on Monday. The...
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Cops get audio-visual interrogation equipment
The Financial Investigations Branch (FIB) of the Police Service has received a much-needed boost to its technical armoury following the introduction of audio-visual and recording equipment to be used...
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Prisons Commissioner: We’re on high alert
Prisons Commissioner Sterling Stewart says the nation’s prisons are on high alert in light of the recent terror threats made against malls and rumours of another jail break in the near future.Stewart...
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Dana murder case accused freed: I feel like I am dreaming
When Deon Peters woke up yesterday he thought he was still dreaming.Peters woke up in his own bed yesterday after spending more than ten months behind bars.On Friday Peters walked out the Port-of-Spain...
View ArticleNew voicenote warns of Isis attack on schools
A voicenote warning of an attack against schools by Isis is being circulated on social media.This comes as police are currently investigating the authenticity of a voicenote warning of an Isis attack...
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Prisoner exchange between V’zuela, T&T raises eyebrows
Amid high hopes by families for the release of five T&T nationals detained in Venezuela, questions have been raised by former national security minister Gary Griffith about the process for the...
View ArticleInternational relations expert: Play close attention to Rowley/Maduro deal
After three years and Venezuela’s failure to repay a US$50 million debt to local carrier Caribbean Airlines Ltd, (CAL), international relations expert Prof W Andy Knight says close attention must be...
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‘Ministers speaking out of turn’
Former diplomat and head of the public service Reginald Dumas says there has been an impression given of a shortage of coherence within the Keith Rowley Cabinet.Noting that some ministers have said one...
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Indian Arrival Day re-enactment
They came clutching reminders of their homeland wrapped in brightly coloured cotton, huddled together on a boat, fearful yet excited for the land and adventures that lay ahead and hopeful that they...
View ArticleState to pay cop damages for injuries sustained in court
An “urgent assessment” of all of this country’s court facilities is needed to ensure compliance with “the appropriate standards of safety and security,” a High Court judge has said.Justice Ronnie...
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Ministry developing policy to guide babysitters
The Ministry of Gender and Child Development is in the process of developing a policy to guide nursery operations and to regulate childminders in T&T.Minister of Gender Ayanna Webster-Roy said this...
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Poor working just to eat
One adult living on less than around TT$1,230 per month is considered to be living below the poverty line in T&T.This is according to a mathematical equation arrived at by the Ministry of Social...
View ArticleWar on our protective services
Never before in the history of T&T has our protective services been under such attack.No less than four police and army personnel have been murdered in less than one week.What is going on in my...
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Family lime ends in death
RALPH BANWARIE A family lime in Malabar ended in tragedy yesterday, after the boyfriend of a female police officer was killed when the officer’s relative intervened in a fight she was having with her...
View ArticleKublalsingh: I’m tired opposing governments
Highway Re-route Movement (HRM) leader Dr Wayne Kublalsingh says he is tired of opposing governments and is willing to partner with any political party that is interested in reforming the Parliament...
View ArticleWASA tries new $ collection method
The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) is aiming to begin metering its customers in 2017. In introducing the initiative on a phased-basis, the authority’s chairman, Romney Thomas, believes this can...
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Education Minister on latest Isis attack warning: Deranged minds to disturb...
“Deranged minds who are trying to disturb the population.” This was how Education Minister Anthony Garcia yesterday described those responsible for the latest voice-note warning of Isis attacks against...
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