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Govt gets report on Petrotrin’s future
The board of Petrotrin has handed in a status report to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on the planned restructuring of the cash-strapped energy company.A decision has not yet been made on what form...
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POS City Corporation to clamp down on Carnival vending
The Port-of-Spain City Corporation will be putting a tight squeeze on vending in Port-of-Spain for Carnival 2018.Port-of-Spain mayor Joel Martinez said that vending would not be permitted on Ariapita...
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Four corporations get funding
With hundreds of local government projects at a standstill, Local Government Minister Kazim Hosein has announced that funding for this financial year has finally been released to four regional...
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Police seek helpto id two bodies
Police officers are asking members of the public to help them identify two bodies which were found in separate incidents this week.In the most recent case, at about 4 pm on Wednesday, officers went to...
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CAL cancels JFK flights
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) yesterday cancelled four flights to and from John F Kennedy (JFK) Airport in New York due to the fierce weather system meteorologists are calling a bomb cyclone.Two flights...
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Two men shotdead in Carapo
Two men were shot dead Carapo, Arima yesterday taking the toll to 14 in four days. One of the men was identified as Shaquille Thomas, of Tunapuna, while the other victim remained unidentified up to...
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Sponsorship mistake threatens CSM show
Chutney Soca Monarch fans and competitors will have to wait until today to know if the event’s promoter will host this year’s competition after a last-minute change to State-sponsorship.Less than eight...
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Soca Monarch in jeopardy—Scoon
The promoter of the International Soca Monarch (ISM) said yesterday the Carnival Friday landmark event could be cancelled if the organisation does not get enough funding.Chairman of Caribbean Prestige...
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Pan Trinbago gets $3m less
Despite receiving $3 million less for this year’s Carnival, Pan Trinbago intends to slash its ticket prices and offer to patrons an all-inclusive section providing meals and drinks for the Panorama...
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National footballer hurt in Claxton Bay shooting
T&T under-17 football defender Kya Edwards was wounded while attempting to escape after a gunman opened fire just a few metres away from where she stood at Springvale, Couva, yesterday.Edwards, 15,...
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Suruj: Fix funding woes in Judiciary
Chief Justice Ivor Archie is being blamed for the situation in which the courts now find themselves asking jurors to bring their lunches because caterers are no longer accepting vouchers.A meal for a...
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UNC to oppose a puppet President
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the United National Congress (UNC) is ready to work with the Government on the selection of the country’s next President, but the party wants to ensure the...
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Smooth sailing for T&T Express
It was smooth sailing as passengers boarded the T&T Express on time at the Port of Port-of-Spain without any glitches yesterday.On Wednesday, the Port Authority apologised for the non-sailing of...
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Duke calls on Govt to settle monies owed to public servants
At an emergency meeting held by members of the National Trade Union Centre (NATUC) yesterday, the organisation's president Watson Duke has given government a mandate to get its act together by the end...
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Cops use drone to capture gunmen
A drone was used by police officers to capture two men who attempted to flee the scene of a shooting in Tunapuna on Thursday evening.According to a release from the T&T Police Service (TTPS),...
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Maxi concessionaires not
Members of the Maxi Taxi Concessionaires of T&T said yesterday they were happy to receive an outstanding payment of their salaries but the Ministry of Education is still owing them an arrears.The...
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Rousilliac residents
radhica.sookraj@guardian.co.ttFrustrated with the high cost of vehicular repairs, residents of Grants Road, Rousillac, staged a fiery protest early yesterday calling on Works Minister Rohan Sinanan to...
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Murdered mom had rough childhood
radhica.sookraj@guardian.co.ttSix years before she was found executed in Barrackpore, the woman who called herself Vanessa Ali, ran away from home and spent days roaming the streets, hoping for a...
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Minister: Decision on Soca Monarch next week
By next week it will be decided whether Soca Monarch will take place this year.Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, speaking at the launch of Carnival which took place at the Queen’s Park Savannah yesterday, said...
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No bail for Spanishwoman held withtampered passport
A Venezuelan woman engaged to marry a Siparia resident was denied bail yesterday on a charge of possession of a tampered passport.Miryuris Sanchez, 28, a make-up artiste, insisted she was innocent...
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