President left unanswered questions, says Bharath
Political commentator Rhoda Bharath last night said President Anthony Carmona had left many unanswered questions following his press conference yesterday on issues raised about spending at President’s...
View ArticleFatal Princes Town accident: Schoolboy suffers spinal injuries
Thirteen-year-old Niam Mohammed who survived a fatal accident which claimed the life of his mother is scared he may suffer the same fate.The teenager suffered fractures to his spine and hip and is...
View ArticleMaloney ‘menace’ killed in gun attack
A 22-year-old Maloney man was targeted by a gunman and shot dead as he assisted his sister organise gift bags to donate as part of her birthday routine at La Horquetta on Tuesday night.Quassie Mohammed...
View ArticleSando Business Association budget wish list: Have pity for less fortunate
Pity for the less fortunate, a greater focus on agriculture and an answer to the nation's spiraling crime problem are among the things southern business associations and chambers hope to see in...
View ArticleBeetham barrier removed
An iron barricade erected at the entrance of Hell Yard at Beetham Gardens has been removed after police intervened and spoke to the gang leader who constructed it.The barricade, which blocked access...
View ArticleBad info throws off cops in Ria’s case
It has been a week since hairstylist Ria Sookdeo was abducted a few kilometres from her Debe home and police are again urging the public to be responsible about the information they are...
View ArticleCarmona puzzled by query over Dillon meeting: PM consented
ROSEMARIE SANTPresident Anthony Carmona is insistingthat Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley “supported”his meeting with National SecurityMinister Edmund Dillon. The President toldthe media yesterday that...
View ArticleI returned $30m to Treasury’s coffers
President Anthony Carmona says 70 percent of the $2.6 million referred to in theAuditor General’s report went to the paymentof “salaries of persons legitimately employedat the Office of the President,...
View ArticleCoP must pass bullying info to mom for lawsuit
The mother of a student who lost one of his testicles in a school bullying incident will finally get statements and documents she needs from the police to initiate legal action against the Ministry of...
View ArticleDepressed dad commits suicide after wife leaves him
RALPH BANWARIEA 51-year-old father of two, grieving after his wife left him, yesterday forced his 11-year-old son to ingest a poisonous substance before ingesting some of it himself in Mayaro. The boy...
View ArticleNo consent for security talks
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is dismissing claims by President Anthony Carmona that he (Rowley) consented to National Security Minister Edmund Dillon meeting with him on September 5. He is also...
View ArticleDillon admits PM was in dark about meeting with Pres
President’s House officials had informed national security officials that a proposed meeting between President Anthony Carmona and Security Minister Edmund Dillon was “basically security-related” and...
View ArticleCater for poor, senior citizens
Don’t disadvantage the poor and middle class.That was the Opposition’s appeal to Government yesterday on the eve of today’s 2017 budget delivery.There have also been calls from one business group for...
View ArticleOffensive video taken off ministry’s website
An offensive video posted by the Ministry of Gender and Child Affairs depicting the rights of children and young people was taken down yesterday in the face of criticism that it ignored the role of a...
View ArticleCop held with ganja in his back pocket
A suspended policeman was fined $6,000 yesterday after he was found guilty on a charge of possession of marijuana.John Parsons, 46, last attached to Court and Process Branch at the Princes Town Police...
View ArticlePolice officer fined $150,000
A police constable, formerly assigned to the ANR Robinson Airport, Tobago, who admitted to stealing items from passengers’ luggage, has been fined $150,000. In addition to the hefty fine, Brian...
View ArticleMystery over body in garbage bags
Police up to last night were trying to identify the body of a man which was found wrapped in several garbage bags in Freeport yesterday.The discovery was made by a school bus driver who was travelling...
View ArticleWe’re fed up of poor conditions
Parents whose children attend the St Joseph Girls’ RC School says they are fed up of the poor conditions which have been affecting the Standards Four and Five classes.One member of the Parent Teacher...
View ArticleT&T national extradited to Canada
T&T national Septimus Neverson was yesterday extradited to Canada to face 54 charges including murder, attempted murder and kidnapping.The 54-year-old is wanted to face trial on three charges of...
View ArticleAngelo: It ain’t going to be long again
President Anthony Carmona was moved to tears on Thursday night, when a 34th birthday celebration and book launch for author and historian Angelo Bissessarsingh turned out to be a kind of final farewell...
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