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Shelve property tax as energy revenue rises
The Government should not institute the property tax since Finance Minister Colm Imbert recently said T&T has “turned the corner” and also projected “good news” in today’s mid-year Budget review,...
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Ministry plans to install concrete highway barriers
Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan said the Ministry is considering to install concrete barriers along the highways because of the high cost to repair the broken cable barriers.He said...
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Granny begs police to find grandchildren
Blind grandmother Bhagwanie Sookoo yesterday begged the public to help find her daughter and three grandchildren who went missing on Saturday.She said she was disappointed that the police were not out...
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T&T’s death penalty not a deterrent —EU leaders
The increasing gang and drug-related murders in T&T is very worrisome for heads of the European Union delegation to T&T.However, they strongly believe that the death penalty cannot put a damper...
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Cops must be trained in proper gun usage —Griffith
Last week Wednesday’s shoot out between two police officers has been criticised as “not poor quality officers” but “poor quality management.”This was the view of former national security minister Gary...
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Imbert: PP passed Children’s Act without proper structure
Finance Minister Colm Imbert has criticised the former People’s Partnership administration which, he said, passed the Children’s Act virtually on the eve of the 2015 general election without putting...
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Economy turning around
After two and a half years of financial adjustment, Government’s now seeing its way.The economy is turning around, revenue collection is up, the energy sector’s booming and the non-oil sector is also...
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Public offering of Clico firms coming in June
Finance Minister Colm Imbert said yesterday that the debt owed by Clico to Government is finally being settled.“As an initial step, we’re monetizing approximately $4 billion of that debt with an...
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He can’t see clearly
Finance Minister Colm Imbert has to be like blind singer Stevie Wonder, as he clearly can’t see T&T’s real situation, says Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar.“It’s not about percentages and...
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Galleons pump problem minor—Rowley
If the Galleon’s Passage ferry has only suffered a faulty water pump problem after travelling 6,000 miles across the Pacific, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says he’d be particularly happy if that’s...
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Deyalsingh hopes to make CDAP more accessible
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh says he has taken a position to Cabinet to “put CDAP drugs in the hands of patients” to give the required relief. And while he said this will happen “soon,” he gave...
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TTMA: Manufacturers not seeing the signs of recovery
President of the T&T Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA), Christopher Alcazar said manufacturers are not convinced that there is a turn around in T&T’s economy.He added that while many...
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Missing mom, three daughters found safe
Veronica Young and her three daughters, who were reported missing on Saturday, have been found by the police and they are safe.Young, 32, of Mohess Road, Penal, contacted the police saying she was...
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Promoter not willing to help cops
A music promoter linked to the controversial music video “Bunnin It”, featuring a man sitting on what appeared to be a police vehicle, said he does not intend to co-operate with police...
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Cedros residents bracing for floods
Works Minister Rohan Sinanan says a contractor has already been paid to restart and complete work on the Cedros Bridge and the floodgates before the rainy season but councillor for Cedros Shankar...
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'Imbert Failed to Deal with Crime' - Greater Tunapuna Chamber
Amidst assertions by Finance Minister Colm Imbert that economic instability is over, the Greater Tunapuna Chamber of Commerce believes the worst is yet to come because of the spiralling crime rate and...
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Crime Stoppers Call for Help
The death of young footballer Noah Simmons who was killed on his birthday on the steps of a house at the Marabella Trainline, has spurred a heart-wrenching appeal from independent anonymous...
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Venezuelan drugs, guns flowing into T&T
Police yesterday discovered a Convenca 12 gauge shotgun in a fig patch at Foodcrop Road, Chatham bearing the markings "Hecho De Venezuela" which means Made in Venezuela. It is one of several guns,...
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Priest: All should be forgiven
Those who would have turned to social media and made a mockery of the incident involving Sgt Darryl Honore and another police officer should ask God for forgiveness and they themselves should be...
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4 dead, 2 wounded in 6 shooting incidents
There were several shooting incidents reported in the west, north and central within the last 24 hours — four of which lead to fatalities.On Thursday at about noon, a man identified as Patrick John,...
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