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Suspended CEO threatens to sue
Hours after Leon Grant was suspended as acting CEO of the Inter-Island Transportation Company Ltd at the Port Authority of T&T (PATT) he threatened legal action against the State-owned...
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PM’s port probe just PR, says Kamla
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has dubbed the probe announced by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley into the procurement process for the Cabo Star and the Ocean Flower 2 as a “public relations...
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Sinanan upset no sea bridge solution yet
Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan is admitting to being “disappointed” that four months after the new board of the Port Authority of T&T has assumed office, a solution is yet to be found...
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Suspect in court for Tunapuna murder
A 38-year-old man from Tunapuna, accused of using a car to kill a man during a brawl earlier this month, appeared in court yesterday charged with murder.Joel “Cranky” Burnette, of Basanta Trace,...
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Ministry looks at landslide sensors
Early warning sensors which can detect landslides along the North Coast Road before they occur is just one of the proposals being considered by the Ministry of Works.Former director of the Highways...
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No State $ for Haleema’s surgery
Kristal Mohammed now has to find $400,000 in just over two weeks for her four-year-old daughter Haleema to undergo an urgent bone marrow transplant in India after the Children’s Life Fund Authority...
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Traffic relief ahead—Nidco
China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has been awarded a $221.7 million contract by the National infrastructure Development Company (Nidco) to build the controversial Curepe Interchange, the...
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Cops hunt man in ‘rude talk’ with minor
The Children’s Authority is calling for members of the public to come forward with information to help catch a 35-year-old man who made sexual advances to an 11-year-old girl in a series of WhatsApp...
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Trini wanted in US for fraud agrees to extradition
A man from south Trinidad, wanted in the United States for defrauding that Government, has agreed to his extradition.In a press release issued, the Office of the Attorney General said that acting AG...
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$350,000 award for strained knee
A Rio Claro construction company has been ordered to pay a former employee $350,000 in compensation for injuries the woman sustained to her knee when she stepped in a hole while carrying 25 pounds of...
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Woman charged in ‘fake rape’ case
A judiciary employee who allegedly made a false report to the police of being raped by a taxi driver has been granted $10,000 bail on a charge of wasting the police time.Wendy Isahark, 45, a telephone...
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Judge orders release of Nigerian
A High Court judge has ordered the release of a Nigerian man, who was scheduled for deportation whilst having cases pending for drug trafficking.Delivering an oral judgement in the Port-of-Spain High...
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Leaking pipe erodes road
A ruptured four-inch WASA pipeline literally washed away remedial works done on a landslide in Coromandel Village, Cedros, creating a gaping hole across the main road.Commuters, however, were not...
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Pensioner homeless after arson attack
A 72-year-old pensioner from San Juan was left homeless following a suspected arson attack at his home on Wednesday night.Errol Lawrence, of Lawrence Trace, Bagatelle Road, San Juan, was at home...
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‘Twister’ strikes Aripero
With the crashing sound of her roof being ripped off and glass splinters piercing her skin, Alana Mayers rushed to cover her three-month-old daughter Anneisha as what she described as a “twister” swept...
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PM sends crimeplans to Kamla
Acting Attorney General Stuart Young yesterday questioned why Opposition Senator Gerald Ramdeen was delaying the possible passage of two packages of legislation that would help in the fight against...
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GML retrenches 31
Guardian Media Ltd yesterday announced the retrenchment of 31 staff members, following a consultation process with BIGWU which started on May 3.In an official statement, Guardian Media’s management...
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Cabinet okays $53.2m Golden Grove upgrade
Cabinet has approved $53.6 million for upgrade works at the Golden Grove Remand Yard Prison in Arouca, including toilet facilities in the cells.This was revealed by National Security Minister Edmund...
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Cape results out today
Education Minister Anthony Garcia says students performed better in this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (Cape), the results of which are expected to be released today.A total of...
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Ex-ministers to give evidence
Two former government ministers are among four accused who intend to provide evidence for their own defence as the “Piarco II” preliminary inquiry wraps up.Former government ministers Brian Kuei Tung...
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