Drivers warned to take it easy
On Friday Yvonne Alleyne will celebrate her 77th birthday. However, there may be little to no celebrations as she now has to plan the funeral for her son, Terrence “Breezy” Alleyne, who was killed...
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Keston Knights was a hero. In 2011 when his apartment building at Trou Macaque, Laventille, was set ablaze he alerted his neighbours and ensured that most made it out alive. On Saturday, he allegedly...
View ArticleMason shot dead in Gasparillo
Three months after Kervin Williams sought help at a retired policeman’s house after being shot, he was murdered on Sunday night in Gasparillo while his brother-in-law was also shot several...
View ArticleRichards sends 200m warning
Andre E Baptiste From London, England With the Caribbean still recovering from the “blues” of the weekend after its hero sprint Usain Bolt and Elaine Thompson relinquished of both men’s and women’s...
View ArticleTop CoP: It’s not automatic
Police Service Social and Welfare Association president Insp Michael Seales has called for his immediate reinstatement after he was freed of the criminal charge of sedition yesterday.Acting Chief...
View ArticleMan killed by police in robbery identified
The man shot and killed during a shootout with police officers and bandits in a robbery at Pharry Hardware at Pharry Village, Toco Main Road on Saturday, has been identified as Wendell Jeremey also...
View Article4 women robbed at church
Police are searching for four bandits who preyed on elderly parishioners at the St Francis RC Church in Sangre Grande last week.According to a police report, around 6.30 am last Friday, four women were...
View ArticleNatalia dies on way to hospital
The two hours it took for four-year-old Natalia Samuel to be taken from the Cedros Health Centre to the Point Fortin Area Hospital may have been one of the major factors leading to her death, her...
View ArticleGarcia rolls out GATE means testing
Students applying to tertiary level institutions from this month will now undergo an income means test to determine their level of eligibility for funding via the Government Assistance for Tuition...
View ArticleI’m glad there was no ‘damage’
A 72-year-old San Fernando woman is calling for stricter checks and balances on PH taxi drivers after one of them and his “passenger” stole her money, jewellery and medication on Monday.The terrified...
View ArticleMuslims off to Mecca seek prayer space
The Ummah T&T Muslim Lobby Group is calling on the Airports Authority of T&T (AATT) to urgently make arrangements to have a special room prepared for prayer for the Hajj pilgrims and their...
View ArticleOWTU head: Focus on buying doubles, roti, pelau
President of the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) Ancel Roget is not backing down for a boycott of 120 businesses owned and operated by the one per cent elitists.During a march of trade union leaders...
View ArticleGonzales man, friend slain in ‘ambush’
Trust God. These two simple words are all one relative of Tiba “Moppy” Thomas had for the men who killed Thomas and his friend in Gonzales, Belmont, yesterday.Thomas was called out of his house by...
View ArticleRoget: Rowley a bit naive
“I think the Prime Minister is being a bit naive.”That was how Ancel Roget, president general of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU), responded to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s call on labour...
View ArticlePeacemaker found dead
Darrel ‘Ernie’ Mansingh was known for his bright smiles and peaceful nature. It may have been the latter that cost the 19-year-old his life after he attempted to ‘smooth’ over a fight at a Felicity bar...
View ArticleCops: Chinese nationals not reporting robberies
As Chinese businesses continue to be targeted, police say one of the barriers to catching the culprits is that they are not getting certain information.Over the past few months, there have been several...
View ArticleMinister: It was brutally honest
Roget said the union attended the meeting at the ministry’s office at International Waterfront Centre, Port-of-Spain, hoping that Khan would have made an announcement on Cabinet’s decision on the...
View ArticleLaw body worried over prisons inspector vacancy
The Law Association has expressed concern over the Government’s failure to appoint an Inspector of Prisons for over a year.In a letter to National Security Minister Edmund Dillon sent on August 5, a...
View ArticleSRP suspended over leaked photos
The Transit Police Unit officer whose suggestive photograph has been circulating online has been suspended from duty pending an investigation into the matter.Speaking at the weekly media briefing of...
View ArticleTobago hotel businesses claim $25m in loses
The cancellation of the Ocean Flower 2 contract has thrown Tobago into a state of confusion, chairman of the Tobago Chamber of Commerce Demi John Cruikshank said yesterday.Speaking at news conference...
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