No let-up from Rousillac PTA
For the second day running, angry parents of pupils attending the Rousillac Hindu Primary School yesterday protested against the non-completion of their new school, this time forming a human blockade...
View ArticleCoP looks to Johnny to curb crime in city
Acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams has defended his right to transfer ace crime fighter, Senior Supt Johnny Abraham, from the Chaguanas to Port-of-Spain Division. Williams said yesterday...
View ArticleWASA: Water woes will continue
Water woes are expected to continue as the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) says that water levels in the country are 20 to 30 per cent lower than the 20-year long-term average.As such, the...
View ArticleCourts employee stabbed in Tobago
A female employee of Courts Furniture Store in Tobago was warded at the Scarborough General Hospital after she was stabbed by a male relative on Thursday. The victim is identified as Leeanda...
View ArticleChildren’s Authority to probe day care centre
The Children’s Authority says that citizens have a right to report any mistreatment of children.Public education and communications manager of The Children’s Authority Cheryl Moses-Williams said if...
View ArticleT&T earns $21,186b from oil and gas
Expect some rearranging of government priorities in the oil and gas sector, Energy Minister Nicole Olivierre said yesterday.The minister, who spoke at the official launch of the Extractive Industries...
View ArticleYoung: Handful benefitted from feeding frenzy
Government isn’t afraid to take “unprecedented action” to deal with the situation following almost $1b in legal fee payments in the last five years, including to an alleged “favoured few” of former...
View ArticleGuns not enough to fight evil in T&T
The killing of police constable Montgomery Guy, was not just a criminal act but an act of evil, according to his sister and a pastor at the church he attended.Speaking during the eulogy at the D’Abadie...
View ArticlePrisoner collapses after bail denied
An ambulance was summoned to the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court yesterday after a 53-year-old prisoner on five fraud charges collapsed after he was denied bail.Pooran Sookdeo, of Exchange Estate,...
View ArticleBad example set by MPs
Parliamentarians should set an example for the country and not engage in bullying, even towards other Members of Parliament. This was the view given by a number of activists who condemned the actions...
View ArticleHardcore participant dies after first obstacle
Organisers of the Hardcore event which took place on Sunday have expressed their condolences following the death of a participant.While participating in the event, a 59-year-old man, Neil Birbal...
View ArticleMystery surrounds school fight report
Preliminary investigations by the Ministry of Education and the T&T Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) have shown that claims of students stoning a female teacher, attacking other students and...
View ArticleJury foreman sacked
The foreman of the jury hearing the murder trial of 11 men accused of murdering businesswoman Vindra Naipaul-Coolman has been sacked. The juror, who has led the 12 member-jury since the trial began in...
View ArticleGive us public holiday
A one-off holiday in recognition of T&T's Amerindian culture, agricultural lands for the First Peoples and support from the Roman Catholic Church in acknowledging that atrocities were committed...
View ArticleBail for couple in ganja charges
A British national and her husband were granted bail in the sum of $125,000 each when they appeared in court charged with possession of marijuana and ammunition.Nigel and Andrea Lloyd, of Caratal Road,...
View ArticleDiego Martin man killed
Omari Noel, 20, was at his Sparrow Drive, Simeon Road, Petit Valley, home at around 3.50 am when men in dark clothing with the word police printed on the from came knocking. When his father Elvis...
View ArticleDental procedure keeps PM away
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is expected to be back at work today after yesterday’s absence from the Parliament due to ill health, following a dental procedure, it was confirmed by Government.House...
View Article18 months jail for Arima man
An Arima man was jailed for a year and a half on Monday after pleading guilty to possession of an illegal firearm and two rounds of ammunition which were found by police at his home.Junior Perreira,...
View ArticleNew Petrotrin boss wary of losses: We may soon go out of business
New Petrotrin chairman Andrew Jupiter has warned that the state-owned company has been spending much more than it earns and unless this is quickly reversed, “we may soon go out of business.“We believe...
View ArticleOil prices likely to climb—Imbert
Global experts including the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have projected oil price increases—estimated to reach around US$60 plus—between 2016 and 2017 which could earn T&T an...
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