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Plan still on for non-lethal weapons in crime fight
Police Commissioner Stephen Williams says although non-lethal weapons will be utlised by the T&T Police Service in the fight against crime, there is a set date for its introduction.Williams...
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Attorney: Follow Jamaica’s gun licence procedure
Attorney Larry Lalla has suggested to the business community of Arima and other organizations that they should lobby for legislative change in issuing firearms.He said in Jamaica the power given to the...
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Thomas-Felix: Social media has effect on court
Industrial Court president Deborah Thomas-Felix says social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook have an impact on the court.She was delivering welcome remarks at the Industrial Court’s sixth...
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Govt checking kids of jailed T&T nationals in Iraq
T&T authorities have asked international agencies which have relationships with Iraq to obtain information on the young children of three T&T women currently jailed in Iraq for association with...
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TTUTA, NPTA claim schools forced to operate without basic supplies
Primary schools across the country are facing a financial crisis as they are yet to receive any Direct Funding for the 2017/2018 academic year. Officials have warned that if the situation is not...
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THA to phase out styrofoam use on island
The Tobago House of Assembly says it is taking steps to phase out the use of styrofoam on the island and is working with the private sector to do so on a voluntary basis.THA official Linford Beckles...
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Modification work on Galleons Passage
Modification work was expected to begin yesterday on the Galleons Passage, following its arrival in Panama last week.Arriving on schedule in Balboa on Wednesday, the vessel was boarded by the Canal...
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Carvalho’s talent abounds
His amazing ability to dramatise stories with a mixture of entertainment and messages of sound values is what makes Fareid Carvalho a household name in T&T’s children’s theatre industry.Only two...
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Mickela gets support for new party
“The consensus is clear!”That was the pronouncement from Dr Ronald Roopnarine, chairman of yesterday’s meeting by the Panday family and supporters to discuss formation of a new political...
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Pundit tied up, family robbed
Unaware that her family was being robbed, the two-year-old daughter of a pundit greeted one of the intruders and went to hug him. This innocent act of kindness did not stop the bandits from grabbing...
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Fatal accident near Interchange
A 27-year-old Charlieville man died in an early morning accident near the Couva Interchange yesterday.Ricardo Ramjattan, a facilities co-ordinator with Prestige Holdings, died instantly when his body...
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State companies quarrying illegally
Since 2008, National Quarries Limited and the Estate Management and Business Development Company (EMBDC) have been operating quarries without ownership of the lands, mining licences, or the necessary...
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Penalties for principals and teachers
In cases where the safety of students is jeopardised, principals and teachers can be suspended, Education Minister Anthony Garcia warned yesterday at the launch of the North Central Regional Health...
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Cops to review footage from murder scene
Kelly Chatoor, brother of murdered businessman Navindra “Nari” Chatoor, said pertinent information has been passed on to the police and he is confident his family will get justice.Navindra Chatoor was...
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Sinanan denies ethnic cleansing claims
Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan has denied claims of ethnic cleansing of T&T’s East Indian community via the property tax.He did so in response to questions from reporters when he...
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Sacked UTT workers approach Labour Minister
The Oilfield Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU), the recognised majority union for workers at the University of T&T (UTT), is yet to receive critical information from Education Minister Anthony Garcia on...
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Police still questioning shooting suspect
Police were up to late yesterday still questioning the suspect held in connection with last Tuesday’s shooting of Scotiabank employee Rostan Mahabir. They confirmed that charges have not yet been...
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B’dos PM threatens to leave CCJ
BRIDGETOWN—Citing disrespect from the T&T-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Prime Minister Fruendel Stuart says if his Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is re-elected in the upcoming general...
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The murder of Mc Donald’s branch manager was a “hit.”
Ashmeed Mohammed, shortly after 11 pm, opened the door to the restaurant at Cipriani Boulevard after hearing a knock. Three armed men stormed in and opened fire on Mohammed.Several staff members, who...
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Cops fear reprisals as teen killed
Central Division police are bracing for more bloodshed following the murder of 17-year-old Kevon Paul, who was gunned down a short distance from his Claxton Bay home on Sunday.Witnesses said a relative...
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