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Hoping for a miracle ‘Illegal’ HDC tenant faces eviction
Today, Austin Charles, a 60-year-old public servant, employed by the Ministry of Works, faces homelessness for the first time in his life.Charles, who for the past six years has resided in a Housing...
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Al-Rawi: Suspects to be under strict surveillance
As nine T&T nationals were expected to be deported late yesterday for allegedly trying to travel to Syria to join the terror group, Islamic State, also known as Isis, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi...
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Dookeran: I still have political destiny
Winston Dookeran, former political leader of the Congress of the People (COP) says although he no longer holds political office, he still has a political destiny.Addressing the closing ceremony of the...
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Arson suspected in Princes Town fire
“I took a vagrant off the street when he came out of prison and gave him a home and now he has destroyed my livelihood.”So said Regal Nanan as he gazed at the remains of a fire which engulfed his tool...
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Teen drowns during joy ride
Eager to test out the speed of his father’s two new boat engines, Stephano Ramkhelawan went on a joy ride off the Moruga fishing bay on Sunday, but never returned.It is believed that Ramkhelawan, 18,...
View ArticleSchool repairs not yet started
Although the new school term is due to begin in approximately one month, the school repairs programme which is usually carried out during the July/August vacation period is yet to get...
View ArticleSt Ann’s man murdered
The murder rate continued to climb yesterday with the killing of a 30-year-old man of St Ann’s.Five other men were killed in separate incidents in St Joseph, Tunapuna, Morvant and Caura over the...
View ArticleEducation official: Innovation needed to diversify economy
In light of T&T’s current state of economy, studies in innovation and animation are needed to guide Government in realising its efforts to diversify the economy.So said Ashram Deoraj, director—...
View ArticleJudge reserves judgment in 2 cops’ Bail Bill challenge
A High Court judge has reserved her judgment in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Bail (Amendment) Bill 2015, which denies bail to people charged with offences while having guns in...
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Murder victim’s family starts charitable fund
Determined to not let her son’s death be in vain, the mother of 22-year-old Isaiah Hospedales has established a charity fund to assist families who have also lost loved ones to gun violence.Hospedales...
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Injured municipal cop still waiting on pension, gratuity
Frustrated and with seemingly nowhere to turn, Port-of-Spain City Corporation municipal police officer George Maharaj is pleading for the relevant authorities to look into his situation urgently before...
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Pathologist walks off job
The already sluggish criminal justice system now has another hurdle to climb after the lone pathologist on duty downed his scalpel yesterday, saying he will not be working until there was an...
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T&T Isis fighter rallies compatriots to violence: Terrorise disbelievers
Trinidadian Abu Sa’d at Trinidadi is among Isis spokesmen from several countries who have urged sympathisers, including among T&T Muslims, to launch home turf attacks against...
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Daylight killing over illegal gun
A brazen daylight shooting took place in Tunapuna yesterday mere hours before the top national security officials gave the nation the assurance that increased patrols were in effect to stem the rising...
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Saving Kaj
Najja Romain and Deena Gonzalez’s biggest fear for their eight-year-old son Kaj is falling.While this may be a natural concern for any parent, for Kaj a fall could prove fatal.The couple has been...
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No bail for accused ATM fraudster
Bail was yesterday denied to a United Kingdom deportee charged with 20 charges of fraud, including fraudulent use of debit cards and trafficking in counterfeit cards.Nicholas Thornhill, 25, an...
View ArticlePostal workers back on the job
Postal workers returned to work as promised yesterday.Contacted around midday yesterday, president of the Postal Workers’ Union, David Forbes, confirmed operations had resumed at the nation’s only mail...
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Houses crumbling around C3 Centre
As the C3 Centre shopping and entertainment complex rises from the ground in Ste Madeleine, houses surrounding the complex are slowly crumbling.Residents of Merchiston Castle Street, Corinth, on the...
View ArticlePregnant woman with Zika: I’m still waiting on specialists
One of the 60 pregnant women infected with the Zika virus is countering claims by Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh that the specialist unit set up to monitor their cases is affording them the best...
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Govt building profile on those going to Syria
Intelligence agencies are building profiles—based on geographical areas—of people who may be going to Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS) terror network and who might be behind it locally, says...
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