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Hefty salary package
The National Security Ministry under National Security Minister Edmund Dillon will now have to work out the terms and conditions for the contract for Police Commissioner-designate Gary Griffith,...
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Reflect on ancestors’ paths
Even as hundreds celebrated Emancipation Day yesterday, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley urged that lessons be learnt from African ancestors while charting new paths in life.But economic emancipation,...
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1 slain, 1 hurt as gunman jumps limers
One man was killed and another injured in a shooting in Carenage early yesterday morning.According to reports, around 2.15 am David Coltes, of Western Main Road, Carenage, was liming with relatives and...
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Residents beg for relief
Claxton Bay residents are calling for their drains to be cleaned, the river dredged and for a crackdown on illegal structures obstructing the watercourse following heavy flooding in the area on...
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Met Office, ODPM warn citizens to stay alert
The T&T Meteorological Service (TTMS) is advising members of the public that its adverse weather alert remains in effect and they should be prepared for flash flooding in some communities.A yellow...
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NBC showcase ahead
Two members of the dance contingent representing Trinidad and Tobago at the World of Dance Championship in California will be heading to an NBC casting for the hit television show “World of Dance”.Duo...
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Fast-track court ‘frees’ mom of 3
A woman from Suriname, who spent more time awaiting trial than her eventual sentence became the first person to benefit from the Judiciary’s fast-track court initiative.High Court Judge Gillian Lucky,...
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TCL, Aronco must pay worker for on-job injury
A contracting company and Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) have been ordered to split the compensation owed to a welder who was injured by faulty scaffolding while working on a kiln at the cement...
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Serial burglar jailed for 5 years
A serial burglar who stole equipment valued at $24,500 from a poultry depot has been jailed by a Couva magistrate for five years.Ishmeed Mohammed, 30, of Teelucksingh Street East, California, who does...
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3 foreigners held at Chatham Beach
Police arrested three foreigners in the country illegally on Chatham Beach in Cedros on Tuesday.According to a police report, officers of the South Western Division Task Force were at the time...
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National Self Help Commission shake-up coming
Another shake-up at the National Self Help Commission is coming after Cabinet recently approved the appointment of a new board of directors.Community Development Minister Nyan Gadsby-Dolly confirmed...
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Judge knocks promotion system
A High Court Judge has ordered the Public Service Commission (PSC) to reconsider retroactively promoting a former fire officer who had been bypassed for promotion.Justice Frank Seepersad made the order...
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Govt works to close off Gary’s contract
Government is expected to seal the deal on the contract with Gary Griffith before acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams goes on his pre-retirement leave on August 8.This was the information from...
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Key decision in Seetahal trial today
Senior Magistrate Indrani Cedeno is today expected to disclose details of her alleged communication with the prosecution in the Dana Seetahal preliminary inquiry, which led to reputed gang leader...
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Brothers held for Venezuelan woman’s abduction
Two brothers and three foreign nationals from the Dominican Republic have been detained in relation to the kidnapping of a 23-year-old Venezuelan woman.According to a release from the T&T Police...
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No free sailings
The Galleons Passage is expected to begin servicing the seabridge soon.However, when it makes its maiden voyage to Tobago, all passengers will have to pay for the trip as there will be no free...
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T&T link in US$35m Vietnam drug bust
Local police are teaming up with authorities in Vietnam after US$35m worth in cocaine was found aboard a ship which left this country about two months ago.An online report from a Vietnamese newspaper...
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Father gives children marijuana tea for asthma
Police are expected to send a report to the Children’s Authority for an investigation into the well-being of two children after their father admitted to serving them marijuana-infused tea to treat...
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Warning issued to forest squatters
Planning and Development Minister Camille Robinson-Regis has condemned illegal encroachment of forest spaces, stating that she would not condone the reckless action of a few to the detriment of...
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Prison officer held for stolen van
Police are investigating whether a prison officer, who was arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle on Wednesday, is part of a larger car theft syndicate.Speaking at the weekly police press...
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