Arouca man found shot to death
An Arouca man died at the Arima District Hospital yesterday afternoon, after he was shot near his Windy Hill, Arouca home.According to police, Ryan Powder was found bleeding at the side of the road...
View ArticlePolice in Tobago move to stem crime wave
The Divisional Commander of Police in Tobago, Acting Senior Superintendent Joanne Archie, says the police are on the ground and will be proactively working to ensure that crime on the island is kept at...
View ArticleFixin T&T: Bar owners fear victimisation
Angostura Holdings Limited employees are afraid to speak out against wrongdoing for fear of losing their jobs, says the president of Fixin T&T Kirk Waithe.He was commenting on reports of an email...
View ArticleMinistry moves to help former mayor
The Ministry of Social Development and an attorney have responded to help former Chaguanas mayor Natasha Navas who sought refuge at a temple over the weekend.This was yesterday disclosed yesterday by...
View ArticleCPU: Thin line between discipline and child abuse
Two weeks after a father of three was convicted of beating his daughter, head of the Child Protection Unit (CPU), Supt Beverly Rodriguez is advising parents to be careful when disciplining their...
View ArticleNavas reunited with family
Former Chaguanas mayor Natasha Navas who took refuge at a temple in Cunupia over the weekend has been reunited with her family at an undisclosed location.Confirmation came from Pundit Jaidath Maharaj,...
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A pensioner has been detained for questioning after a fire completely destroyed a home in Aranjuez, San Juan, leaving 15 people, including six children, homeless. The incident is suspected to be an...
View ArticleANSA McAL team brings relief to Dominica
The ANSA McAL team recently hit the ground running in coordinating care packages for the people of Dominica. Together with volunteers from Dominica and team members from the OECS led by Grenada...
View ArticlePM to team: Step up to the plate
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has read the riot act to his team of ministers, senators, parliamentary secretaries and Members of Parliament, telling them that at mid-term the “image” of the party and...
View ArticlePiggott, Tim spar over EFCL
Revelations by Educational Facilities Company Limited (EFCL) chairman Ronald Vasquez have sparked a war of words between that state agency’s former chairman Arnold Piggott and former education minister...
View ArticleNLCB rakes in record $300m profit
Although the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) yesterday boasted of $300 million in profit following some $2.8 billion in sales during 2016/2017, the best ever performance in its existence, it...
View ArticleUTT a feeding trough for parties—Roget
Oilfield Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) president general Ancel Roget yesterday admitted that the University of T&T (UTT) had become a “feeding trough” for political parties, which ultimately led to...
View ArticleJSC disturbed no audits in 5 years
Although the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) yesterday boasted of $300 million in profit following some $2.8 billion in sales during 2016/2017, the best ever performance in its existence, it...
View ArticlePM to team: Step up to the plate
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has read the riot act to his team of ministers, senators, parliamentary secretaries and Members of Parliament, telling them that at mid-term the “image” of the party and...
View ArticleDoubles vendor killed in kitchen
Outraged villagers yesterday questioned why 25-year-old doubles vendor Nishad Amrit Radhay had to be killed by bandits during a home invasion yesterday.“They should not have killed him…Why? Was that...
View ArticleJudge blanks HDC part payment plan
A High Court judge has turned down an application from the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) to repay a $1.8 million debt to a contractor in instalments.Delivering an oral ruling on the HDC’s...
View Article30 years in jail for taxi driver’s murder
Ten years after he was sentenced to death for murdering a taxi driver, 43-year old Donald David had his sentence varied to 30 years in jail yesterday.David, however, will only serve 14 years, eight...
View ArticleMimic Rajpaul’s work ethic and passion
Bishop Claude Berkley yesterday urged citizens of T&T to follow in the footsteps of hard-working councillor Darryl Troy Rajpaul who was given his final farewell at the Holy Trinity Church,...
View ArticleHungry thief sent to St Ann’s
A Gasparillo man who claimed he stole $40 from a food outlet because he was hungry complained to magistrate yesterday that he was still hungry.Chris Smith was subsequently sent for an evaluation at the...
View ArticleNadia’s path to prison reform
Over a decade ago Nadia Pooran’s name dominated headlines.So did details of the murder to which she admitted being an accessory.The killing of a retired school teacher was described as demonic,...
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