Carlos in, Kenwyne out
New senior men's coach Tom Saintfiet has selected a 28-man training squad minus striker and national captain Kenwyne Jones. The squad will hit the field tomorrow for its first session at the Hasely...
View ArticleViolence reduced in schools—minister
The Ministry of Education says violence and indiscipline in secondary schools has dropped dramatically during the past year, with officials recording a reduction between 30 and 40 per cent.Revealing...
View ArticleSiblings freed as police fabricated evidence
A pair of siblings from Arima have been freed of cocaine and marijuana possession after police were found to have fabricated evidence against them.Doney Marcano, 32, and his 30-year-old sister Annalee,...
View ArticleNo National Test in 2017
There will be no National Test in 2017.Hundreds of parents and pupils yesterday breathed a sigh of relief as chief education officer in the Ministry of Education, Harrilal Seecharan, said, “We have...
View ArticleCops recreate last moments of Shannon’s life via footage
Police are now trying to use CCTV footage to construct the last moments of Shannon Banfield’s life.Homicide detectives told the T&T Guardian that in the footage they acquired from IAM and Company...
View ArticleImmigration refuses Nigerians with fake visas
Nigerians carrying fake visas, unknowingly or not, have actually arrived in T&T but were refused entry and returned to their port of origin.This was confirmed by director of Corporate...
View ArticleRegrello dedicates Mayoral appointment to late mother
Newly installed Mayor of San Fernando Junia Regrello, yesterday, dedicated his appointment to his mother, May Arthur, whom he said died an unhappy woman in 1978, because she was unable to fulfill her...
View ArticleJSC hears no system to check flood of herbal medicine: No customer redress
There are no systems in place to evaluate and monitor the flood of herbal medicine claiming to cure a host of illnesses in this country.And to make matters worse there is no redress for customers who...
View ArticleRape Crisis Centre on Shannon’s murder: It took T&T by storm
The murder of Shannon Banfield took T&T “by storm” because of the brazen manner in which it was done.General manager of the Rape Crisis Society and the T&T Coalition Against Domestic Violence,...
View ArticleCasino bandit was a master of disguises
Police yesterday identified David Allen as the bandit who was killed by an off-duty police officer during a botched robbery at a casino in Woodbrook on Monday night.Allen, 31, of Enterprise, Chaguanas,...
View ArticleSecond suspect released again
Dale Seecharan, the 38-year-old St Helena man held in connection with the death of Shannon Banfield who was released from custody a second time last night. Speaking with the media outside the Central...
View ArticleUNC walkout of Sangre Grande Corporation
The Sangre Grande regional corporation has re-elected Terry Rondon as chairman, following a walkout by United National Congress (UNC) councillors.The election of councillors began this afternoon after...
View ArticleRondon retains power in Grande
Incumbent chairman of the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation Terry Rondon retained his title under controversial circumstances yesterday, as the corporation swore in its new executive.United National...
View ArticleSecond suspect in Shannon murder case released
Police have released the two men they deemed “persons of interest” in the death of Shannon Banfield, however, they are not void of a suspect, rather they are trying to avoid a media circus hampering...
View ArticleTHA elections set for Jan 23
Tobagonians will go to the polls on January 23 to elect a new House of Assembly.A release from the Office of the Prime Minister confirmed the date yesterday.Nomination Day is January 3.The People’s...
View ArticleMachel focuses on co-operation over competition
Anna-Lisa Paul Ten months after he was declared this year’s road march winner for an eighth time, soca super-star Machel Montano was yesterday presented with his brand new 2016 Ford Ranger truck at...
View ArticlePH driver shot dead after argument
A 24-year-old PH taxi driver from Maraval was shot dead in front of his home yesterday morning in apparent retaliation for a argument he had at a bar earlier this week.According to reports, around 3 am...
View ArticleGas explosion at healthcare facility
It has bread for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and to wash down the food is a glass of cold milk.That has been the meal for mentally ill patients at the Point Fortin Extended Care Centre (PFECC) for the...
View ArticleMayor promises to help fire officers
One day after he was sworn in as Mayor of Point Fortin, Abdon Mason visited fire officers at the Point Fortin Fire Station and joined their call for a new fire station to be built there. But Fire...
View ArticleBail woes for accused cops
The two police officers charged with robbing two Chinese nationals in Claxton Bay last month are still behind bars as no one has secured their bail.Special Reserve policeman Sean Joseph and PC Noel...
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