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Hosein: Illegal dumping to blame
Local Government Minister Kazim Hosein brought in a heavy duty pump to channel flood waters out of several villages yesterday after the Caroni River burst its banks sending flood waters through the...
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Woodland under water again
High tides added to flood water from incessant rains yesterday, leaving low lying communities in Woodland, Penal and Barrackpore in south Trinidad under water.Some areas, including Mungal Trace No 1...
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Morvant man killed in drive-by yesterday
A 25-year-old man from Morvant was killed in a drive-by shooting in Laventille yesterday afternoon.According to reports, at around 12.30 pm Brandon “Monkey” Raymond, of Chinapoo, Morvant, was walking...
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Lucky to be alive after snake bite
Fyzal “Johnny” Mohammed ushered in 2018 lying in a hospital bed, but thankful that he survived what could have been a deadly encounter with a venomous mapepire balsain.Mohammed, 37, of San Pedro, Rio...
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Carnival groups not yet paid
With just 41 days before Carnival 2018, the three interest groups are warning of major cut backs in their activities this season because they have not yet been given their annual subventions.There has...
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Lucky to be alive after snake bite
Fyzal “Johnny” Mohammed ushered in 2018 lying in a hospital bed, but thankful that he survived what could have been a deadly encounter with a venomous mapepire balsain.Mohammed, 37, of San Pedro, Rio...
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Forde: Rowley trying his best
One of the longest serving members of the ruling Peoples National Movement (PNM) Ashton Forde is commending Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley for “holding the country together” despite challenging...
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CAL: No problems with ATRs
Officials of Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) have denied reports that the entire fleet of ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft have been down for the last three days, forcing the airline to press into...
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Suspect held for knife and cutlass attack
Shanti Roopchand survived a vicious scissors attack in 2016 and took out a protection order. She didn’t expect her attacker to return a year later to try to finish the job.Her attacker, who is now in...
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Study: T&T’s LGBTQI community denied rights
While many people look to the start of the new year in anticipation of new beginnings, T&T’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) community continues to be faced with...
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2018 can be the year of real change
One can wish that in 2018 those who intend on pursuing a life of crime will get rid of their guns and turn to a life of peace. Additionally, one can hope that the Good Lord will create a series of...
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Property owner defends $37m NIB real estate deal
The owner of the Apsara Restaurant, located around the Queen’s Park Savannah, says in the past three years the National Insurance Board has earned over $4 M in rent from the property which it acquired...
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Baby boy born in nick of time
Most mothers know that giving birth is quite unpredictable, but for Point Fortin couple Melissa and Lyndel Pompey, they found that out when their son Jadon was born four minutes after reaching a...
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Woman critical, man dead after domestic dispute
A woman from Caroni remains warded in hospital in a critical condition after her two hands were severed in a cutlass attack by her husband during a domestic dispute.The attacker drank a weedicide after...
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Water recedes in Caroni River Basin
Hundreds of residents of flood-prone communities along the Caroni River Basin breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as flood waters which left them marooned in homes for the entire New Year’s long...
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T&T’s crime wave worry new mothers
Mt Hope Women’s Hospital saw the birth of the country’s first baby for 2018 but the mothers of the newborns were all nervous of the country’s crime climate and how they will protect their children.They...
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Unreliable travel blamed for low Tobago bookings
Tobago hoteliers are reporting between 30 and 50 per cent decline in room occupancy and believe regular visitors to the island are losing trust in the reliability of the airbridge and seabridge.The air...
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MPs New Year wishes: Murder rate must drop
As Government and Opposition MPs welcome 2018 they had one common wish—for the country’s murder rate go down.Last year closed with 494 people being murdered, the third highest toll for T&T.Planning...
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Four shot to death
Over the past four years, the month of January was proven as the bloodiest month in each year, and this year seems to be following the same trend as four murders were committed in first nine hours of...
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Night of misery for flood-hit families
While many citizens rang in 2018 with prayers, fireworks and family limes, the Bansgopauls spent their night in hammocks fighting off a scourge of mosquitoes brought on by four days of floods.Every New...
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