Tell tale signs of human trafficking
“Human trafficking could be happening right around you, so it is important to know what to look out for.”That was the key message from attorney Juanita Headley, who has been travelling around the world...
View ArticleDoctor disputes causeof death in murder trial
The defence in the Ira Mitchell murder trial yesterday opened its case with pathologist contradicting the evidence of the State’s expert witness forensic pathologist Dr Hughvon Des Vignes. Pathologist...
View ArticleError in President’s letter causes faux pas
A letter from the Office of the President that went out in error to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley regarding the appointment of Dr Noel Kalicharan as chairman of the Elections and Boundaries Commission...
View ArticleCops: Dulalchan a surprise candidate
After several years of ups and downs with some controversy in attempting to appoint a permanent Police Commissioner, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has selected acting deputy Police Commissioner...
View ArticleNGC, CNC head to UK Court of Arbitration
The battle between the National Gas Company (NGC) and Caribbean Nitrogen Company (CNC) is now heading to the Court of Arbitration in the United Kingdom, the result of which could have dire consequences...
View ArticleA&V Gas fails to get injunction against State
A & V Oil and Gas Ltd has failed in two successive attempts to obtain an injunction blocking State owned Petrotrin from terminating its agreement and withholding a $83 million payment over...
View ArticlePetrotrin fires Deokiesingh
Vidya Deokiesingh has been fired from Petrotrin seven months after a scandal broke at the cash- strapped State oil company in which he was fingered in an internal audit report as having facilitated...
View ArticleDisplaced CNC workers hoping to find jobs abroad
Distressed over the shut down of Caribbean Nitrogen Company on Wednesday, several employees said yesterday they are hoping to find employment abroad if they fail to secure a place on the local job...
View ArticleCome back to the table and revisit offer
Chairman of the National Gas Company (NGC) Gerry Brooks is urging officials of the Caribbean Nitrogen Company (CNC) to “come back to the table, and look at NGC’s offers which he said “is a fair offer...
View ArticlePan Trinbago boss: All systems in place for Savannah Party
Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz says there is a need for consultation among his organisation and the Ministries of Community Development, Culture and the Arts and the Ministry of Tourism to discuss...
View ArticleGunmen mark four more officers for death
Prison officer Devendra Boodooram, 50, who was killed on Frederick Street, Port-of-Spain, yesterday felt so safe in his duties that he told his family on numerous occasions that should a riot break out...
View ArticleLa Guerre,Mark call for probe into Presidential error
Political analyst Prof John La Guerre and Opposition Senator Wade Mark yesterday called for an investigation as to how a confidential letter sent from the Office of the President to Prime Minister Dr...
View ArticleKhan hopeful of CNC, NGC settlement
Energy Minister Franklin Khan is optimistic that negotiations between Caribbean Nitrogen Company (CNC) and National Gas Company (NGC) will come to an amicable settlement next week, stating it was not a...
View ArticleAG refers Terrorism Bill to JSC
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi yesterday referred the Anti-Terrorism Bill to a Joint Select Committee comprising eight members with a report to be submitted by March 31.Leader of Government Business...
View ArticleCNC urged to negotiate with NGC
The gas supply impasse between Caribbean Nitrogen Company (CNC) and the National Gas Company (NGC) took a downward spiral yesterday after the Energy Ministry warned CNC that it will not be bullied to...
View ArticleDeosaran: A relief that T&T will get a permanent CoP
Former chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) Emeritus Professor Ramesh Deosaran said yesterday it is now a relief that the country will get a permanent Police Commissioner.He was responding...
View ArticleCourt quashes decision to deport Islamic missionaries
A High Court judge has quashed a decision by the Immigration Division to deport an Islamic missionary and his wife who have three children who are T&T citizens.In a 34-page judgement, Justice...
View ArticleCommunities to get water within 48 ho
Hours after Penal residents staged a placard protest accusing the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) of discrimination, WASA has promised to deliver water to affected communities within 48 hours.More...
View ArticleProtest over UTT’s job cuts
Faced with impending retrenchment, staff and students of the University of T&T staged another round of protests ahead of a planned meeting with the Government and UTT’s executives to discuss an...
View ArticleEscaped prisoner recaptured
Two months after he escaped from the Arima Magistrates’ Court murder accused Hamilton “Musa” Small was recaptured by officers of the North-Eastern Division Task Force.Police said based on information...
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