Tewarie outlines differences: UNC backs Local Govt reform
The United National Congress has struck down claims made by Prime Minister Keith Rowley that it was being obstructionist to proposed reform of Local Government legislation. However, two of the party’s...
View ArticleBring body cams now—Seales
President of the Police Service Social and Welfare Association, Insp Michael Seales, has called again for not only the full implementation of body cameras for officers but dashboard cameras as well.His...
View ArticleSuspended cop held
A second police officer has been detained in connection with the $400,000 robbery of a Chinese businessman in Claxton Bay two weeks ago.The officer, who is on suspension after being charged with...
View Article$6,800 fine for smashing ‘horner man’s’ car
A La Romaine mason who “mashed up” a man’s vehicle with a hatchet during an argument over infidelity has to pay $6,800 or serve three months in jail.Keston Christopher, 29, apologised for his actions...
View ArticleMagistrate knocks delays in Dana’s case
The magistrate presiding over the preliminary inquiry into the murder of former Independent Senator Dana Seetahal, SC, has given prosecutors and defence attorneys a stern warning over causing further...
View ArticleCarmona appoints Firearms Appeal Board
There are over 500 pending cases before the Firearms Appeal Board and those applications would be the first order of business for the new members who were appointed yesterday.The demand for personal...
View ArticleFamilies seek easy re-entry
The five T&T nationals who have been in a Venezuelan prison since March 2014 will be reunited with their families later this morning.Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Stuart Young, told...
View ArticleGarcia: I will not allow myself to be abused
He also charged children were being used as “political pawns” in a growing number of school protests across the country.Speaking on CNC3 Morning Brew yesterday, Garcia said: “I did not walk out. I...
View ArticleKamla calls for AG’s removal
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is calling for the removal of Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi as she says the United States Government has indicated they do not have confidence in his...
View ArticlePlease open our school
With their hands clasped and on bended knees, students of a primary school named after an Opposition MP yesterday urged Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to open their new school saying they were falling...
View ArticleYoung questions Ramdeen’s $3m briefs
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Stuart Young, has raised questions involving the collection of an alleged $3 million in State briefs by attorney Gerald Ramdeen under the former People’s...
View ArticleOne arrested by cops at Piarco
Shouting chants of Allahu Akbar, with tears streaming down his face and hugging his two sons, Dominic Pitilal was lost for words as he came out the arrival gate at the Piarco International Airport a...
View ArticleMystery surrounds death of baby Jenice
A relative who stands accused of killing a four-year-old child on Thursday night has denied she had anything to do with the girl's death."I did not kill Jenice Figaro. I loved her like my own...
View ArticleFriends found tied together
Shock and horror gripped a San Fernando community yesterday, after the bodies of Khemraj Maharaj and Mahase Motilal were discovered embracing each other with their eyebrows shaved off, their bodies...
View ArticlePM warns against law of the jungle
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday sent a clear message to criminals operating in Enterprise, Chaguanas, to deist from reprisal killings, adding that if this trend continued T&T will be on...
View ArticleBrace for more rain—ODPM
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) was last night bracing for reports of flooding as more rainfall was forecast.Confirming all regional corporations remained on stand-by last...
View ArticleMax in hospital
Former president George Maxwell Richards, 84, has been warded at a private hospital after suffering a mild stroke on Wednesday.Richards was taken to WestShore Medical Hospital, in Cocorite, by his wife...
View ArticleMove to strike out UNC candidate
United National Congress candidate Adrian Shazad Ali will know on the eve of the Local Government Elections whether the Independent Liberal Party will be permitted to challenge his validity as a...
View ArticleLeave legacy like Patrick
As their school celebrated its 40th anniversary yesterday, students of Pleasantville Secondary School were urged by former education minister Hazel Manning to leave a legacy similar to her late...
View ArticlePM: Ferry port in Toco coming
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley came bearing gifts for burgesses in the Toco/Sangre region, promising to begin developmental works that will link them to Tobago and create economic activity.Rowley said...
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