Schoolgirl shot in alleged sex den
An abandoned house, allegedly used as a sex and drug den by schoolchildren, became the scene of a near fatal shooting yesterday after a Marabella South Secondary schoolgirl, 17, was shot in the chest....
View ArticleSWRHA CEO on high diabetes rate: Too much fast food
Eating too much fast food and little exercise have resulted in 14 per cent of the population suffering with type two diabetes, which, according to the South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) CEO...
View ArticleNew suspected swine flu death
Doctors at the San Fernando General Hospital are awaiting test results of swabs taken from a 16-year-old Couva teenager who died yesterday of suspected H1N1 influenza (swine flu).Hospital medical...
View ArticleNo live TV for Soca Monarch next year
The International Soca Monarch final will not be shown live on television in 2016. This news, which is sure to disappoint fans of the Carnival Friday staple, was one of several changes announced by...
View ArticleClean-up begins at sex hideaway
Hours after a San Fernando schoolgirl was shot inside an alleged sex and drug den at San Fernando Street, San Fernando, mattresses and sheets were carted out of the antique house by Cepep workers....
View ArticleBusinessman among five held
A Chaguanas businessman was among five people held by police after they seized more than $6 million in marijuana and cocaine in central Trinidad on Wednesday night. The group, which included a...
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Police raid crime spots
It is the sign of things to come. That was the warning from head of the Port-of-Spain Division Senior Supt Johnny Abraham following an anti-crime exercise held in east Port of Spain yesterday. Warning...
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Dillon, prisons boss to meet again on demands
Communications Minister Maxie Cuffie says National Security Minister Edmund Dillon will meet again with Prisons Commissioner Sterling Stewart in an attempt to meet the demands of the officers. He said...
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Cop shot by cop ...while clearing gun at police station
Relatives of PC Govindra Ramroop, who was shot dead by one of his colleagues at the Guapo Police Station yesterday, wants stiff penalties against the offending officer, saying it was caused by...
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Julien back as UTT chairman
The PNM Government has reinstated Professor Kenneth Julien as head of the University of T&T (UTT) and also appointed NH International (Caribbean) executive chairman Emile Elias as chairman of the...
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Call for private sector to invest in farming
Head of the European Union delegation to the Eastern Caribbean countries—the OECS and Caricom—Mikael Barford says the private sector should have a major role in the investment of the farming industry....
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Ato and Anil still owing on car loans
Former sport minister Anil Roberts and Olympic medalist Ato Boldon are among several politicians to be contacted by the Treasury to settle outstanding balances for vehicle loans. The MPs are currently...
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Olatunji grabs song of the year
The Mighty Sparrow’s long and illustrious career was honoured on Wednesday night when he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Copyright Organisation of T&T (COTT) at its Music Awards...
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Vasant ponders leadership post
A number of United National Congress (UNC) members, including young people, are urging Opposition Senator Vasant Bharath to enter the party’s leadership race and he has been consulting various UNC...
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Victim of online attack not co-operating: Cops’ case may fall through
The 26-year-old woman videotaped receiving a severe beating with a steel object in a video which was circulated on social media yesterday has refused to co-operate with police investigating the...
View ArticleBusinessman held in drug bust freed
A Chaguanas businessman and a Colombian woman held in connection with a multi-million dollar drug bust in central Trinidad have been released by police. After being interrogated for almost 24 hours,...
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After video on Trinis as ISIS fighters, Muslims want Govt action
Calls are being made for the Government to liaise with all Muslim organisations to stop the recruitment of terrorist fighters by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). This follows the posting of...
View ArticleAfter damage by low-flying copter, PM to help house owner
A Carenage couple whose house was partially demolished by high winds from a low flying helicopter on Thursday night is expected to receive compensation following a visit from a representative of the...
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Nurses told: It’s tough job but stay strong
Although nurses at public health institutions are always under scrutiny, South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) CEO Anil Gosine emphasised that it was a tough job that not everyone could do. “It...
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Climate change can cause region billions
In BarbadosClimate change can cause billions of dollars in losses in the Caribbean and changes need to be made for the future and present, according to Juan Cheaz Pelaez, senior programme coordinator...
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