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No second chance for ISIS terrorists
Former National Security Minister Gary Griffith has called on his successor Minister Edmund Dillon to protect T&T and veto moves to allow the return of nationals, now with fighting with the Islamic...
View ArticleNo ID parade; cops still in custody
A police inspector and constable held for allegedly accepting a $15,000 bribe from a Central drug dealer spent another night in custody last night as investigators reportedly could not find eight other...
View ArticleNo second chance for ISIS terrorists
Former National Security Minister Gary Griffith has called on his successor Minister Edmund Dillon to protect T&T and veto moves to allow the return of nationals, now with fighting with the Islamic...
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$150,000 bail for man on fraud, drug charges
A 37-year-old man accused of operating a fraudulent document factory, specialising in producing foreign and local driver’s permits and credit cards, has been released on $150,000 bail. Larry Howell, of...
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Appeal Court throws out Bakr’s lawsuits
Jamaat-al-Muslimeen leader Yasin Abu Bakr has lost his appeal over two failed lawsuits against the State relating to a murder charge in 2010 for which he was eventually freed.In an oral judgment...
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State closes case
After almost two years of intermittent hearings, interrupted by court vacations, public holidays and juror absences, prosecutors in the Vindra Naipaul-Coolman murder trial have closed their case...
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Sargassum still ‘grave problem’
As the sense of urgency continues to grow regarding the Caribbean region’s response to the appearance of the sargassum seaweed which litters the nation’s beaches, the Government is very concerned that...
View ArticleHOPE workers not paid since August
Members of staff under the Help Our People Elevate (HOPE) programme under the Ministry of Tobago have sought legal redress to have salaries owed to them paid.The group, which has not been paid since...
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THA helps ten families repair damaged homes
Ten households will be assisted by the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) in repairing their roofs which were damaged by heavy winds last month.However, Chief Secretary Orville London is warning that the...
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AG moves to seize assets
The State is moving to deem a Trinidadian convicted in the United States a terrorist and obtain a freezing order of his assets and any transaction done on his behalf.The unprecedented action against...
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NGC fires SIS
The National Gas Company (NGC) has fired Super Industrial Services Ltd (SIS) from the multi-million dollar Beetham Water Recycling Plant. In a statement from the State company yesterday, acting NGC...
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Accident survivor, 7, asks for dad, brother
Seven-year-old Karishma Harriram is unaware that the accident which caused her to suffer a broken arm and leg also claimed the life of her father and brother, Namdeo and Lalchan Harriram.However, her...
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Police begin probe into Carenage death
Carenage police have begun a criminal investigation into allegations that soliders beat a resident and dumped his body into the sea last Friday.On Monday night relatives of Brian Smith burnt tyres and...
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Air Guard chopper grounded in Valencia
An Air Guard helicopter remained guarded at an abandoned quarry in Valencia last night after the pilot was forced to land the multi-million dollar aircraft last Friday after it experienced mechanical...
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Levels of under-employment growing—Khan
The State will have to synchronise the Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses (GATE) programme and tertiary facilities to produce graduates the economy can absorb — and find alternative ways to...
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Anand under fire in defamation suit
Former attorney general Anand Ramlogan’s professional reputation was called into question as he took the witness stand to defend himself in his defamation lawsuit against current Works and...
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Fugitive deported from Grenada, faces 11 charges
After spending over five years on the run, a 29-year-old man from Barataria was deported from Grenada last week to face charges in relation to an armed robbery in 2003 which resulted in the death of a...
View ArticleAids deaths down by 61% in Caribbean
In the last ten years alone the Caribbean achieved a 61 per cent reduction in Aids-related deaths, according to a report, titled Focus on location and population: Fast track to end Aids by 2030, which...
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Republic’s MD honoured by alma mater
Managing director of Republic Bank Ltd David Dulal-Whiteway has been honoured by the Past Students Association of Presentation College San Fernando and the Brother Jerome Foundation for life and career...
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Terror lawsuit up for hearing
A High Court judge will hear an application from the State today seeking to deem a US convicted national a terrorist and pave the way to freeze his assets.The lawsuit, the first of its kind, is set for...
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