Imbert: Jwala not a priority at this time
Finance Minister Colm Imbert is set to review the tenure of Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran. The move comes in the face of a pending audit by the Office of the Auditor General, which is expected...
View ArticleAnti-Kidnapping Squad in hunt for missing woman
The Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Police Service has been called in to help find missing San Fernando businesswoman Carolyn Katwaroo.Katwaroo, 43, was last seen around 8 pm on Friday night by...
View ArticleDominica hopeful after Lara’s visit
ROSEAU—The Dominica Government yesterday welcomed the visit of the former West Indies test cricketer, Brian Charles Lara, as the special envoy of the T&T Government, saying it signalled an...
View ArticleWiden culverts, to stem flooding
Still reeling from Saturday’s flood which caused severe damage to their homes, Woodland residents lit piles of waste across the busy Pluck Road, San Francique yesterday, demanding that their drainage...
View ArticlePoint Chamber hopes for change
President of the Point Fortin Chamber Ricardo Joseph said the appointment of three ministers of Government, who represent La Brea and Point Fortin, augurs well for the development of the entire south...
View ArticleOAS vows to complete job
Despite assurances from Brazilian construction giant, OAS Construtora, that it had no intention of abandoning the Solomon Hochoy Highway extension to Point Fortin project, hundreds of workers continued...
View ArticleWater crisis averted after accidental fire
Large swaths of Trinidad were left without a pipe-borne water supply for most of yesterday following a mid-morning fire at the country’s main water treatment plant. According to reports, the fire at...
View ArticleAG’s deadline on Warner’s US case expires today
The deadline for signing off on the extradition case against corruption accused former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner expires this afternoon. The T&T Guardian understands up to late yesterday...
View ArticleNo feedback on missing sister
As police continue the search for missing businesswoman Carolyn Katwaroo, her family is appealing to her close friends to share details of her acquaintances and places she frequented.In a tearful plea...
View ArticleStudent caught, slain in crossfire
A family which was preparing to celebrate one of their own’s 96th birthday tomorrow were thrown into mourning when one of their younger ones, 12-year-old Gonzales schoolboy Yakini Charles was shot and...
View ArticleMom dies after birth of 2nd child
Instead of a celebration to welcome the birth of baby Kaden, a Cocorite family last night was preparing a wake for his mother.Kellane Hinds, 33, the daughter of People’s National Movement operations...
View ArticleParliament convenes on Sept 23
The ceremonial opening of the first session of the 11th Parliament takes place next Wednesday at Tower D, International Waterfront Centre, Wrightson Road, Port-of-Spain.This was confirmed in a release...
View ArticleOAS begins peace talks with workers
Conciliatory talks have begun between the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) and Brazilian construction giant, OAS Construtora, a week after hundreds of workers downed tools, crippling construction...
View ArticleMoruga MP gives up office for 115 pupils
Newly-elected MP for Moruga/Tableland Dr Lovell Francis spent most of his morning yesterday, trying to accommodate displaced pupils of Moruga RC School.Francis gave up his office at Bois Jean Jean,...
View ArticleParents demand pre-fab building
The Parent Teachers’ Association (PTA) at the Cap-de-Ville Government Primary School is calling on the Minister of Education to set up a pre-fab school for their children as they say the current school...
View ArticleCity traffic restrictions for law term opening
Commuters can brace for heavy traffic in downtown Port-of-Spain this morning due to temporary traffic restrictions being implemented by police to facilitate the ceremonial opening of the 2015/2016 Law...
View ArticleTwo suspected robbers held with loaded gun
Police believe they have made an dent in a series of robberies in south Trinidad after they arrested two members of a robbery gang on Monday who were found in possession of a loaded pistol.Reports...
View ArticleCJ: Rethink death penalty as solution to crime
Chief Justice Ivor Archie says “common sense” dictates that the death sentence was not the solution to T&T’s spiralling crime situation. Archie was speaking at the ceremonial opening of the...
View ArticleAG seeks time to weigh US case
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi has asked for more time to consider the United State’s extradition case against the corruption-accused former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner. Hours before the initial...
View ArticleBudget Day now Oct 5
Budget Day is expected to be on October 5. Sources disclosed the date yesterday and Finance Minister Colm Imbert is expected to officially announce it today following the first full working session of...
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