UNC appeals election ruling
The United National Congress has appealed a judge’s decision to dismiss its five election petitions challenging the result of last September’s general elections. Attorneys for the Opposition party...
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Integrity Commission boss hits PM: We are not sleeping on the job—Hosein
Rosemarie SantThe chairman of the Integrity Commission retired Justice Zainool Hosein has described as “unfair” criticisms levelled against the commission by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley. “We are not...
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Mom pleads with police: Arrest my son’s killer
As if the pain of losing her son to the gun was not enough, the mother of a La Romaine teen says it’s unbearable everyday to see her son’s killer walking free in the community.“Why is my son’s killer...
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Trini killed in Brooklyn J’Ouvert
Labour Day celebrations in New York turned deadly for one Trinidadian family yesterday.T&T national Tyreke Borel, 17, who has been living in New York for the past four years, was gunned down during...
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Chaguaramas safari park owner: I’m not giving up one inch of land
Chairman of the Safari Eco Park in Chaguaramas, Raymond Habib, yesterday insisted he was “not going to give up one square inch of the land” which has been leased to him by the Chaguaramas Development...
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Students have easy first day
Children at primary and secondary levels turned out in their thousands for the first day of the new school year yesterday on what was a day that seemed to have passed off without a hitch for most of...
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‘Bid to silence me’
President of the Prisons Officers Association, Ceron Richards, said yesterday his suspension smells of victimisation and claimed it was part of a move to silence him.Richards made the claims moments...
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Weapon haul in Northern Division
Northern Division police have seized seven illegal guns in a week. Speaking at a press conference at the Maloney Police Station yesterday, division commander Senior Supt Simboonath Rajkumar said the...
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Students stranded
Hundreds of students could not go out for the opening of the new school term in Palo Seco yesterday, after what residents described as a “scary storm” left them stranded in their homes.Residents said...
View ArticleT&T Paralympic team settles in Rio
With just a day to go before the start of the Paralympics in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, T&T athletes Akeem Stewart, Shanntol Ince and Nyoshia Cain have settled in, anticipating the start of the Games,...
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‘Artist’ worth a glance!
Local Artist is all set to display his talent in the fifteen-runner £3,500 Maiden Auction Stakes over five furlongs of “good to soft” Redcar this afternoon, when this John Quinn-trained Requinto filly...
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Tamana mourns with relatives
RALPH BANWARIEMembers of the Borel family were still trying to come to terms with the tragic news of their relative Tyreke Borel, who was shot to death during West Indian Day festivities in Brooklyn on...
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Reviews suggest much work ahead
Former Port-of-Spain mayor Louis Lee Sing yesterday gave the Government a failing grade on their performance after a year in office. Today marks one year since the Dr Keith Rowley-led administration...
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UNC’s appeal in court next month
The Court of Appeal has set aside three days next month to hear the UNC’s appeal against the dismissal of its five election petitions challenging the result of last year’s general election.Attorneys...
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Armour to chair Caricom law body
President of the Law Association of T&T Reginald Armour, SC, has been elected chairman of Caricom’s Council of Legal Education (CCLE).Armour was elected at a meeting of the executive council of the...
View ArticlePensioner beaten, son shot in attack
A Gasparillo pensioner was attacked and her son shot by an enraged relative who came to their home searching for her daughter.Jasodra Bedassie, 65, was treated and discharged from the San Fernando...
View ArticleEBC boss mum on polls petition ruling
Chairman of the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) Mark Ramkerrysingh is remaining silent following the ruling by Justice Mira Dean-Armorer regarding the UNC’s election petition.The party had...
View ArticleTrini held in Egypt for expired visa
Trinbagonian national Miguel Pascall, who was arrested in Egypt last week on suspicion of wanting to head to Syria in a bid to align himself with terrorist group Isis, was held for having an expired...
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Drowned hero was an angel—stepdad
Javel James, 23, who drowned on Sunday while attempting to save two women and four children who got into difficulties while bathing in the waters of Maracas Bay, was said to be an angel who selflessly...
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Soca Warriors lose 4-0
Trinidad and Tobago's Soca Warriors suffered their first defeat of the CONCACAF Zone semi-final round 4-0 to the United States in Jacksonville, Florida, on Tuesday night. Both teams were already...
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