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All schools ready for new term
Minister of Education Anthony Garcia yesterday denied claims made by the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association (TUTTA) that repair work had not completed at the all nation’s schools, adding...
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Region braces as Irma approaches
People across the Caribbean region are carefully following the the progress of Hurricane Irma, which is due to make its way north of the Caribbean islands heading towards the east coast of the United...
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Hunt for new CoP starts today
The process of finding T&T’s new Commissioner of Police (CoP) and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) starts today.The Police Service Commission will start placing advertisements in all national...
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Swissport workers in court today on drug charges
Two Swissport workers are expected to appear before an Arima magistrate today charged with conspiracy to traffic 4.4 kilogrammes of cocaine from Trinidad to Toronto.According to information from the...
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‘Sandman’ in court today
Vaughn “Sandman” Mieres has been charged with conspiracy to murder in the attempted hit on Selwyn “Robocop” Alexis in October 2014, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service stated last night.The charge...
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Take back T&T from criminals
The people of Trinidad and Tobago have become quitters and cowards and it is high time now that they take back the country from the hands of criminals.This was the advice given yesterday by...
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Bridge to Tobago a good option
With the current woes on the sea bridge between Trinidad and Tobago, coupled with a shaky air bridge which leaves Tobagonians and travellers alike marooned on a day to day basis, former Scotiabank...
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Cops erect fences to stem violence
NEW YORK—Before sunrise today, tens of thousands of costumed, paint-slathered revellers will gather on the streets of Brooklyn for a joyous Caribbean celebration rooted in emancipation.This year,...
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Magistrate jails ‘small fish’ mom held mailing drugs
A single mother who claimed she accepted a job to export $1 million in cocaine stashed in picture frames and a car part because she needed money to buy food has been jailed for a year and a half.Melina...
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Chaguanas mayor wants more police outside schools
Chaguanas Mayor Gopaul Boodhan is calling for more police patrols around schools in the busy Central borough. Boodhan made the call yesterday ahead of the new start of the school year today.While he...
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Garcia: Children used as pawns
Education Minister Anthony Garcia yesterday reiterated that schools were in a state of readiness although several teachers walked off the job amid claims made by the T&T Unified Teachers’...
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Payment in full or protests continue
Thousands of students using the maxi-taxis for school in south and east Trinidad were affected yesterday as the Association of School Maxi Transport Concessionaires of T&T stayed away from...
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Khaleesi happy on first day
At just five years old, Khaleesi Webb has had so much to deal with. From being born with spina bifida to being rejected by three primary schools, life has been a headache for Khaleesi and her...
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Concern over illegal sale of abortion drug
Abortion is illegal in T&T under the Offences Against The Person Act. The law states that a pregnant woman who "with intent to procure her own miscarriage, unlawfully administers to herself any...
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Kidnap accused remanded
A Carapichaima man accused of kidnapping and robbing a 17-year-old student has been denied bail.Daniel Spencer, 25, was not called upon to plead to the indictable charges when he appeared before San...
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School shut down after just 2 hours
Education Minister Anthony Garcia had promised all schools would be open on the first day, but yesterday the Princes Town East Secondary school remained open for all of two hours.It was not long after...
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Fire victim in need of blood
The sister of a businesswoman who was badly burnt when she tried to save books from a fire at her home and book store is appealing for donations of O-negative blood.Moraan Norman, of Norman Junction,...
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Protest over bad roads hampers Iere students
The first day in the school term brought chaos and traffic in Iere Village yesterday, as villagers and taxi drivers blocked the road with burning debris to protest the bad road conditions.The police...
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T&T Spirit for US$8m repair
The sea bridge between Trinidad and Tobago is on the verge of collapse should the lone fast ferry passenger vessel, the T&T Express, go out of operation, as US$8 million is required to make the...
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Sahadeo feels heat from former board member
The conduct of former Port Authority of T&T (PATT) chairman Christine Sahadeo came under fire yesterday before a Joint Select Committee (JSC) seeking to unearth answers in the award of an 18-month...
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