Couple held with guns and drugs
A couple from central Trinidad are among three people expected to appear in court today charged with possession of guns and narcotics. They were arrested in two separate police exercises between...
View ArticleAnand: I will be victorious
"I have no doubt justice will prevail in this matter and I will emerge victorious," former People's Partnership (PP) Attorney General Anand Ramlogan told reporters following his first court appearence...
View Article$.95m bail for five in Grande teen’s abduction
A 16-year-old Sangre Grande student is among the five people jointly charged with kidnapping a 14-year-old student of North Oropouche granted a total $ 950,000 bail with surety by a Sangre Grande...
View ArticleEx-AG case adjourned to January
Former attorney general Anand Ramlogan, SC, will have to wait until next year to begin his defence against criminal charges for misbehaviour in public office and obstructing justice. His case was...
View ArticleSinanan faces JSC Monday
Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan and former and current Port Authority of T&T (PATT) board members are among stakeholders called to appear before the Joint Select Committee (JSC) which...
View ArticleLe Hunte’s Ghana citizenship revoked in 4 days
Public Utilities Minister Robert Le Hunte said the good relationship he developed with the Government and people of Ghana helped him to get his citizenship there renounced in four days instead of the...
View ArticleCops probe two murders
Phillip “Ladders” Doldron, who was shot during a bar robbery in Pleasantville on Wednesday, has died.Doldron, 62, of Cemetery Street, La Brea, had been warded in critical condition with a bullet lodged...
View ArticlePM condemns Roodal’s rant
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has referred to comments made by Opposition Member of Parliament Dr Roodal Moonilal as a “dog whistle” in a bid to cause racial divide in this country.The PM made the...
View ArticleA lot for us to celebrate today
Newspapers are a lot more than just a business. They play a key role in democratic societies and, as they establish themselves over the years, they become an integral part of a nation’s life. Today, it...
View ArticleSan Fernando Hill fireworks attract thousands of spectators
Thousands of Southerners from as far Cedros converged on San Fernando Hill and surrounding areas to see the spectacular “Illumination” Fireworks display, sponsored by Ansa McAl for the 55th Anniversary...
View ArticleNewspapering and media through the years
Though the technological advances of Britain’s Industrial Revolution toward the end of the 18th century were generally slow in reaching colonial outposts in the West Indies, the printing press...
View ArticleHigh-tech gear for Samuel
When 14-year-old visually-impaired School for Blind Children pupil Samuel Williams starts school at his first choice St Anthony's College tomorrow, he will have a laptop, backpack, books, stationery,...
View ArticleTTUTA warns Minister over incomplete school repairs
While the Education Ministry may attempt to open all schools for tomorrow's start of the new term, not all of them will remain open since T&T Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) members won't...
View ArticleMoonilal writes to CoP after PM’s warrant claim
In the same week that his former cabinet colleague was charged with two criminal offences, Dr Roodal Moonilal yesterday admitted to writing acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams asking if he too...
View ArticleTwo men killed in separate shootings
Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting death of two men in separate incidents yesterday.Dead are Levi James, 34, and Kevin Bonas, 32.Around midnight yesterday, James was shot dead while...
View ArticlePatriotism not about fancy suits, cocktails—Lee
Patriotism is not about a fancy suit and cocktails but rather about celebrating with our citizens, chairman of the United National Congress (UNC) David Lee said yesterday, as he condemned Prime...
View ArticleSinanan, Hinds, Cadiz to appear before JSC Tues
Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan and his two immediate predecessors, Fitzgerald Hinds and Stephen Cadiz, will all appear before the Joint Select Committee (JSC) looking into the procurement...
View ArticleProgress slowed by budget cuts
When schools across T&T open doors to a new year tomorrow, students will once again get the use of laptops with Education Minister Anthony Garcia promising to deliver on 13,600 laptops within the...
View ArticleSando traffic plan stays in place
The effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the recent traffic management plan rolled out in heart of San Fernando will be put to the test when school reopens tomorrow, says Mayor Junia Regrello.On a usual...
View ArticleDiscipline will take Windies cricket forward
Discipline is the only way forward for West Indies cricket and if the current crop of young players can remain disciplined then the future looks very good.This is the view of former West Indies opener...
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