Silent protest over Mouttet being weighed
A silent protest outside of the Office of the Prime Minister in St Clair may be the next best option for a group of concerned citizens seeking to get their message across over the ongoing sea bridge...
View ArticleSecond surgery for beaten girl
The parent of a two-year-old girl whose colon was ruptured after licks from a woman is scheduled to undergo another major surgery today at the Wendy Fitzwilliam Paediatric Hospital in Mt Hope.Last...
View ArticleMore flights from CAL on domestic air bridge
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) says that it has increased its seat capacity to its domestic air bridge by over 40 per cent in the last six years.According to a media release yesterday, the airline said it...
View ArticleMan stabbed to death in Matelot
Police are investigating the murder of a Vincentian national nicknamed “Satan” who was found stabbed to death at his Matelot home on Saturday.According to police reports, Fitzgerald Dasent, 59, was...
View ArticleAll set for Tobago sea bridge talks
Stakeholders will gather today to give Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley a first-hand account of how the three-month breakdown on the sea bridge has been affecting the transport of goods and services to...
View ArticlePTSC worker killed outside work place
Weeks before he was expected to testify in a court case against another employee, Public Service Transportation Corporation (PTSC) of painter Carlos Samuel was gunned down outside the corporation’s San...
View ArticleTrinis join world for solar eclipse spectacle
Hundreds of people gathered on the San Fernando Hill on Monday to witness a little piece of history with a partial eclipse of the sun.After witnessing the event shortly before 3 pm, Karishma Ramnath...
View ArticleStudent killed in crash
An 18-year-old student at the Maple Leaf International School was killed instantly after he crashed a Mercedes Benz at Gandhi Village, Debe on Sunday.An autopsy stated that Ryan Crawford, 18, of Lennox...
View ArticleSuspect dies in shootout with cops
A 20-year-old security officer who was being investigated for possession of firearms and ammunition was killed during a gunfight with Couva police on Sunday.Fyzool Walters, of Mount Pleasant Road,...
View ArticleRoofing help for ‘twister’ victims
The former head of the Civil Engineering Department of the University of the West Indies has offered to assist residents of Aripero and Rousillac whose homes were damaged during heavy winds and rains...
View ArticleLitter charge for derelict vehicles
Two men yesterday pleaded not guilty to failing to comply with a clean-up order.Neradh Ragoonanan and Shakhti Ragoonanan both appeared in the San Fernando Magistrates Court before Magistrate Alicia...
View ArticleConstable shot in Morvant ambush
A police constable was shot after being ambushed by gunmen in Morvant yesterday.According to reports around 3.15 pm the officer, only identified as PC Smith, was driving a marked police SUV along the...
View ArticleTwo in court for double murder
Police have charged two people, including a teenager, with a recent double murder. One of the victims was kidnapped and used to lure the other victim out of his home.Miguel Mc Clean, also known as One...
View ArticleDetained cop seeks freedom
A 46-year-old police inspector detained last Thursday into alleged money laundering probe has filed a lawsuit challenging his continued detention.Attorneys representing the officer, who cannot be named...
View ArticleContractor slain
A 33-year-old contractor and reputed gang leader was murdered near his Diego Martin home yesterday.According to reports, shortly after 9 am Curtis “Birdman” Smith was walking along La Puerta Avenue,...
View ArticleNewborn baby found at dump
The death of a newborn baby girl whose body was found at the Beetham landfill, in Port-of-Spain yesterday has triggered a criminal investigation as police began searching for the child’s...
View ArticleEMA moves against Scarlet Ibis poachers
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) is moving to increase the fine for poaching the national bird, the Scarlet Ibis, to $100,000.The move come in the wake of reports of increased poaching of...
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