Govt seeks further legal advice on leases
The Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) is seeking further legal advice on the 22 “illegal” leases issued under the then People’s Partnership government. This was confirmed by Planning and...
View ArticleThey’re silent sufferers
Mental health disorders cause many to suffer in silence, leaving friends and family members often unaware of the dangers that can arise.Thoughts that lead to suicide is one of the more severe outcomes...
View ArticleNewton RC parents still worried about faulty wiring
Parents who dropped off their children at Newtown Boys’ RC School in Port-of-Spain yesterday continued to express concern that the pupils were sitting on a time bomb due to an electrical problem at the...
View ArticleSon tearfully recalls King Austin’s last days
Appealing to people to stop judging others as no one was without fault, the son of calypsonian Austin "King Austin" Lewis yesterday cried as he recounted his father's last days battling Alzheimer's and...
View ArticleTeen liming with friends gunned down
A Chaguanas teenager was gunned down as he limed with friends on Thursday night.Police said Muhammad Ali, 15, was shot seven times by gunmen who came out of a Nissan Wingroad and opened fire on a group...
View ArticleSofter hand was needed
Works and Transport Minister Fitzgerald Hinds has slammed the police for their handling of the father of five-year-old Josiah Henry, who drowned after falling into a drain at his Belmont home during...
View ArticleMom says goodbye to her dolly
On his knees beside her coffin, Dipchand Heeralal admonished his daughter, Terisha, for not heeding his warnings to leave an abusive relationship.With his hands held out in front of him, Heeralal, 64,...
View ArticleLicks for Hart, Garcia, Udecott
Former Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (Udecott) executive chairman Calder Hart and Noel Garcia, the current chairman of the State-owned company, should both be held “accountable...
View ArticleMeeting Monday on way ahead as UNC stalls tax bill
Government was forced to suspend yesterday’s debate on a bill to approve the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act in T&T until next week.Failure to pass the legislation by September 30 will result in...
View ArticleLocal banking system, economy may crash if bill not passed—Imbert
American banks will halt relations with T&T’s banking sector and that sector and the local economy will crash if the tax information sharing agreement legislation is not passed soon, Finance...
View Article$150,000 bail for man on $3.6m fraud charges
A former prisons officer who allegedly tried to deposit a bogus $3.6 million cheque payable to his company was granted $150,000 bail yesterday. Nasiff Mohammed, 42, re-appeared before Deputy Chief...
View ArticleGriffith eyes top CoP job
Former National Security minister Gary Griffith may likely be seeking the post of Commissioner of Police, along with Police Service Social and Welfare Association secretary Anand Ramesar, acting CoP...
View ArticleGarcia vows to sue Las Alturas commissioners
Noel Garcia, the chairman of the Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott), has signalled his intention to sue the three commissioners in the enquiry into the construction of the Las Alturas...
View ArticleSpeculation rife as PM to address the nation
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley will deliver an address to the nation tonight on matters of national importance. Rowley’s address scheduled for 7.30 pm will be broadcast on both radio and television...
View Article11 held with coke, marijuana
A 23-year-old Jamaican woman was among 11 people were arrested for possession of cocaine and marijuana for the purpose of trafficking during an anti-crime exercise held in the Central Division on...
View ArticleMom shot in head laid to rest
When calypsonian Brother Valentino sang “Trinidad is nice, Trinidad is a Paradise,” he described a carefree living enjoyed by citizens. But mourners bidding farewell to murdered businesswoman Denise...
View ArticlePoll: 34% give UNC passing grade
Thirty-four per cent of responders to a Sunday Guardian online survey believe the United National Congress (UNC) has been “very effective” as this country’s Opposition.A total of 28.5 per cent of the...
View ArticleKamla, Moonilal: Results encouraging
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal say the results of the Guardian poll are encouraging as the UNC continues the fight against bad governance. "The...
View ArticleSchool girl, 16, killed
Chaguanas school girl Samiah Devenish’s dream of becoming a doctor ended tragically yesterday when she was shot dead while studying.Devenish, 16, a student of the ASJA Girls College, Charlieville, died...
View ArticleBreast cancer and bone health—Part 2
Avril Harry, RN, BSc Oncology Nursing Pink Hibiscus Breast Health SpecialistIn last week’s article, Dr Rajen Rampaul started the discussion on breast cancer and bone health management. This week, we...
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