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A conundrum
Opposition and Independent Senators have expressed concern that the Property Tax, which will also be levied against squatters on state land, may open the floodgates to land grabbing and an expectation...
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AG to review refusal to grade SBAs
The Ministry of Education has referred the School-Based Assessments (SBA) issue to Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi and the Chief Personnel Officer for a ruling on the matter.This comes less than one...
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Central Bank ramps up recycling drive
Public Utilities Minister Robert Le Hunte yesterday advised that the conservation of water and electricity could save the country millions of dollars.Le Hunte was speaking at the launch of the Waste...
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Help for Venezuelan refugees from church
The head of the Roman Catholic Church Archbishop Jason Gordon wants Roman Catholic churches across the country to set up a Ministry for Refugees and Migrants, in every parish, to assist people from...
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Emergency order for critical TB medication
Nurses at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex and the Caura Hospital are expressing concern about the lack of the critical anti-tuberculosis medication at both institutions, which they say is...
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Chief Justice resumes work
Embattled Chief Justice Ivor Archie has returned to work.Archie cut his six-week vacation short and returned home shortly after his mother Moulda Beache-Archie passed away, two weeks ago.Legal sources...
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No bail for burn victim on robbery charge
The Moruga man who claimed that police officers set him on fire in a police station five years ago has been denied bail on a robbery charge.Jamerson John appeared in the Princes Town Magistrates’...
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Khan: Gas forecasts promising
T&T is in economic recovery mode, Energy Minister Franklin Khan declared yesterday, citing a promising gas production forecast.He said projections for 2018- 2022 range between 3.8 billion standard...
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30 staffers fired
More than 30 members of the University of T&T’s (UTT) academic staff were given letters of termination on Friday, as the financially-plagued institution officially began a retrenchment exercise...
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Man murdered, stuffed in car trunk
A 43-year-old Carapichaima man was found shot dead and stuffed into the trunk of his silver-coloured Nissan Tiida in Laventille yesterday.According to reports, Kendell Richards was found dead inside...
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We’re working to keep T&T safe
After three major incidents in less than two weeks which have painted the T&T Police Service (TTPS) in a negative light, acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams is asking the country to instead...
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Questions over new UTT hire
Questions now surround the appointment of new University of T&T (UTT) Prof Wasi Uz Zaman Khan.Khan was recently hired as head of the Water Resources Engineering, Project Management and Civil...
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Grandmom: I won’t forgive Noah’s killer
Numerous Bible verses speak of forgiveness, but Lystra Simmons says she cannot forgive the murderer who stole her grandson Noah Simmons’ life.At Noah’s funeral yesterday, Simmons vividly recalled the...
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Industry needs help
Veteran fashion designer Heather Jones is making another appeal to the relevant agencies to give the industry the tools it needs to survive, saying it can be a very good foreign exchange earner if it...
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I can back up what I say
Finance Minister Colm Imbert yesterday said all the statements he makes are based on facts and data, as he continued his quest to “pull off the mask” of people he claimed are politicians trying to...
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Arima mayor eyes green market space
Arima Mayor Lisa Morris-Julian has a green vision for the borough of Arima. In fact, is she has her way, one day it will become the capital of the east.“Arima is the home of the First People and we...
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Honest work is still work
Last week, the Sunday Guardian began an in-depth look into street vending on Charlotte Street, Port-of-Spain, in the wake of the recent controversy sparked after Port-of-Spain Mayor Joel Martinez made...
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SSA gets directive to spy on cops
Minister of National Security Edmund Dillon is taking a not so novel approach to keeping members of the T&T Police Service on their Ps and Qs on the job.In response to complaints over the years...
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Police suspect hit in murder of Chinese businessman
A Chinese businessman was one of two men who were murdered in separate incidents between Saturday night and yesterday morning.According to reports, around 7.30 am, 42-year-old Qumehlanj Cao was...
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Retrenched UTT staff gets motivational talks from colleague
In a bid to comfort his colleagues who were retrenched from the University of T&T (UTT) on Friday, UTT instructor Rolly Dominic Hosein has reached out to offer motivation to them.Hosein, who is...
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