Woman wins $120,000 judgment
A 46-year-old aspiring social worker from Sangre Grande, who was seriously injured after being struck by a cricket ball during a class at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Open Campus, has...
View ArticleSat stands his ground
Despite heavy criticism from several quarters, Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS) secretary general Sat Maharaj is standing his ground on its decision to deny On-the-Job Trainee Nafisah Nakhid entry to...
View ArticleWidespread condemnation of act
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar is urging the board of Lakshmi Girls’ Hindu College to reconsider their decision to deny OJT Nafisah Nakhid the opportunity to train there and she is also...
View ArticleToilet roof caves in on Mt Hope nurse
A 28-year-old nurse is now said to be suffering from serious and consistent headaches accompanied by nausea after suffering a concussion when part of the ceiling fell on her while in a staff washroom...
View ArticleGovt urged to implement sexual harassment policy
Industrial Court president Debra Thomas-Felix yesterday urged Government to establish legislation to define sexual harassment and introduce policies in the workplace to deal with inappropriate...
View ArticleCoast Guard fail to find baby in pond
Ste Madeleine residents gathered anxiously at the Usine Pond to see if the horrible story of a baby being dumped in the water was true yesterday, but after two hours of searching Coast Guard divers...
View ArticleFewer criminal cases against children—TTPS
There has been a drastic reduction in the number of cases involving children charged with serious criminal offences, according to the Child Protection Unit of the T&T Police Service.According to...
View ArticleBringing box carts back to life
Danny Thomas spent his boyhood days filling water on wooden box carts and performing stunts in them with his friends but without the proper guidance, he was soon lured into a life of crime which...
View Article‘Don’t jail my client for killing homeless man’
A Vistabella man who in a fit of rage killed a homeless man after the man threatened his wife and child with a bottle should be spared a prison sentence.This is the position of both the defence and...
View ArticleCourt gives Warner 120 days to raise $3.7 million
Former government minister Jack Warner has 120 days to raise to $3.7 million or sell three of apartments at his Emerald Plaza Hotel at St Augustine to settle an outstanding judgment debt. Warner agreed...
View ArticleHonet Leon wants to become a cop
Rhondor DowlatAmputee Virginia Reyes yesterday expressed pride over her grandson Leon’s act of honesty. She said she expected nothing less than him returning the wallet he found to its owner untouched,...
View ArticleHitman killedin Belmont
A planned “hit” backfired for the hitman when he was shot dead by his intended victim in Belmont yesterday. The victim, also shot in the attack, died as well.The dead men were identified as Khareem...
View Article100 domesticviolence cases so far for 2018
T&T Police Service public affairs officer, ASP Michael Jackman, says domestic violence is a social ill impacting T&T in a profound way and it is time for all to act.“Domestic violence is not...
View ArticleSte Madeleine handyman shot in head
KEVON FELMINEFacing death after a gunman pumped a bullet into his head, Zainool Mohammed ran frantically to his niece’s home crying out for help.Within the seconds it took for his niece, Sherene...
View ArticleBludgeoned to death
kevon.felmine@guardian.co.ttA crime of passion is how residents of Coco Piece Road, Gasparillo, described the brutal murder of housewife Kavita Lisa Jokhan, who was bludgeoned about the head by a man...
View ArticleWoman who won $.1m for corkball blow:I just wanted my life back
Six years after being hit by a corkball while sitting in a classroom talking with classmates at the North Eastern College in Sangre Grande, Vidya Jaglal says she is still in excruciating pain and just...
View ArticleNew ferry on way to Cuba
The Galleons Passage may now be arriving in T&T by end the of June—or thereabouts—since it has to spend four weeks in Cuba undergoing retro-fitting before coming to T&T.At yesterday’s...
View ArticleHigh Court to resolve hijab ban
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi will seek High Court’s interpretation of the issue concerning the on the job trainee teacher who was recently asked by Lakshmi Girls’ Hindu College administration to...
View ArticleVillagers pave own road, rather than stage protest
When road conditions get deplorable, it is common for people to stage fiery protests to get the relevant authorities to fix it.But villagers of Sewlal Trace, Fyzabad got together and paved their road...
View ArticleGambling addict faked kidnapping
A Couva housewife lied to the police about being kidnapped along with her son for a $30,000 ransom because she gambled away all her husband’s money.Sapna Chinyan, 33, gave the excuse when she appeared...
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