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TRHA found negligent in teen’s death
The Tobago Regional Health Authority (TRHA) has been ordered to pay compensation to the mother of a 17-year-old boy who died days after he was discharged from the Scarborough General Hospital with stab...
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Cabinet approves $35m for flood relief
Approximately 2,300 households were affected by the recent widespread flooding across the country. The affected communities span from Sangre Grande to far-flung Woodland.Confirmation came from National...
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Roodal will be served soon—Young
Former housing minister Dr Roodal Moonilal will be served with his warrant soon, Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs Stuart Young has said.Young made the statement as he...
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Khan writes ACIB for Moonilal
Senior Counsel Israel Rajah-Khan has written the head of the Anti-Corruption Investigations Bureau (ACIB) calling for the Police Service not to allow itself to be "used and manipulated as a pawn" by...
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People left to suffer in flood—Kublalsingh
Development Economist and activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh says there is no doubt in his mind that flooding in south Trinidad will worsen.Following massive flooding in areas of south and east Trinidad...
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Check your receipts
Consumers are raising concerns about a new trend by retailers and restaurants to round off prices to the nearest dollar, overcharging them for goods.The trend has been reported to the Consumer Affairs...
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Calls for Sinanan to repair Siparia landslides
Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan is being asked to expedite repairs to two landslides in south Trinidad which is likely to get worse with more rainfall.One of the landslides has already...
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Vasant takes on Kamla in UNC internal elections
He took some time after the surprise announcement of early UNC leadership polls, but former PP minister Vasant Bharath will challenge UNC Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar—yet again—for the party...
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Bharath’s chances not good—analyst
A political analyst has rated former minister Vasant Bharath’s chances of contesting and winning the leadership of the United National Congress (UNC) as not very good.“I think his chances of winning...
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Karim: Aviation Campus can bring jobs, forex
A total of $63.9 million has already been spent at the Aviation Campus of the University of T&T (UTT) in Camden, Couva. However, the future of the agency seems to be hanging in the balance since...
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Use technology to empower yourself
Students are being urged to make full use of technology in the education process.This advice came from Chairman of the Siparia Regional Corporation, Dr Glenn Ramadharsingh, when he delivered the...
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Cancer centre riddled with challenges
With work stalled on the National Oncology Centre (NOC) for the past year, chairman of the Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott) Noel Garcia says Government may have three options—...
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Tears of joy as flood victims get aid
Cancer survivor Pyardevi Parasam, 63, has no choice but to make two daily trips to her brother’s home to take her insulin.The medication has to be kept refrigerated, but her fridge was among several...
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Six CDA workers sent home
President of the Public Services Association (PSA) Watson Duke yesterday threatened to take legal action against the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) following the sudden dismissal of six...
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Envoys: T&T students ideal for foreign universities
The quality of education being imparted to students in T&T have made them ideal recruits for leading universities in the USA and Canada.This is according to the US Charge d’Affaires John McIntyre...
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Rowley calls on CoP to note rabble-rousers
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is calling on acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams “to take careful note of what happened in the Parliament” when casino workers disrupted the Senate’s sitting on...
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Moonilal on cartel claim: Fabrication by members of Cabinet
Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal has told police that his implication in Government's $200 cartel claim against a group of contractors is a fabrication by members of Cabinet.In a letter sent to...
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Fishing body threatens lawsuit over ejection from Parliament
The newly-formed Independent Fishermen Union of Trinidad and Tobago (IFUTT) has described the ban imposed on its president Robert Sagramsingh from Parliament following the disruption at Thursday’s...
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Challenged children get EyeGaze devices
Three differently-abled children are due to receive Advanced EyeGaze Technology (ART) devices through an anonymous donor.The Children’s Ark facilitated the donation of the technology which empowers...
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Minister to intervene in rift between Sando Corporation and Municipal cops
Disappointed that a rift between the San Fernando City Council and the Municipal Police has gone public, Rural Development and Local Government Minister Kazim Hosein plans to meet with both parties...
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