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Changes made to $50 note to help visually impaired
Unannounced changes to the appearance of the $50 note sparked counterfeiting fears on social media yesterday. But the Central Bank says the changes were made to assist the visually-impaired and update...
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Groom-to-be shot dead after parang lime
An Oropouche man who planned to marry his children’s mother next year was shot dead outside his home on Saturday by gunmen who blasted 19 shots at their target.Kareem Modeste, 28, who worked as a...
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French ambassador: T&T leads region in climate change commitment
French Ambassador to T&T, Ambassador Hedi Picquart said this country is the first in the Caribbean region to show its commitment to deal with the effects of climate change. This comes ahead of...
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Rowley hails Scotland vote: A victory for the Caribbean
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, who openly supported Sir Ronald Sanders for Commonwealth Secretary General, yesterday congratulated Baroness Patricia Scotland who copped the post.Scotland, the...
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Princely send off for accident victim
He languished in hospital for eight months, shrunken and paralysed but when he was cremated yesterday, accident victim Chaitram “Kenny” Rampersad looked like a prince.Even though he died a shadow of...
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Movie mania
Every now and then when I have some free time, I think it would be nice to relax in the air-conditioned darkness of the cinema, with a bag of popcorn and some M&Ms, watching a good movie. However,...
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63 children get free eyewear
Faced with an increase in child obesity cases in T&T, medical practitioner Dr Shazard Soobrattie is calling on parents to make healthier food choices for their children. He was speaking at the...
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Hair Craft
My name is Rachel Grappie and I’m a multimedia artist who changes her hair every month.I’m from Pashley Street, Laventille, where I grew up over 30 years. Girl days in Pashley Street were hard, because...
View ArticleHijab—no place in the workplace?
Asif Hosein-Shah Student, Hugh Wooding Law SchoolFor many it is a piece of cloth, but for Muslim women around the world, the headscarf (loosely called “hijab”) represents a crown of religious symbolism...
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Judges split on petitions appeal
Three of the country’s most senior judges have failed to come to an agreement over whether the United National Congress (UNC) has conclusive proof that its defeat in September’s general election was...
View ArticlePoS to Sando fare up by $2
Consumers were caught by surprise yesterday as they had to fork out an extra $2 one way for taxi fare between Port-of-Spain and San Fernando.The increase from $15 to $17 has caused division among the...
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Man murdered after prophecy
Two weeks ago, 23-year-old Jovon “Seggy” Mc Gill told relatives he would not live to see the end of the year. This self-fulfilling prophecy came true on Sunday morning when his body was removed from...
View ArticleEnraged driver tries to ‘run over’ biker
Bicycle rider Errol Lochan pedalled to save his life yesterday after an enraged cutlass-wielding motorist tried to run him over with a car in front of several witnesses.The motorist, who was locked up...
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Don’t call it a victory
One ought not to look too far in calling yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling on the UNC’s election petitions a “victory” since three different judges had three different points of view on the matter,...
View ArticleAnalyst: Decision can unite UNC
The Elections and Boundaries Commission’s (EBC) ability to bend the rules as they are known should be definitively defined by the time the UNC election writs case is over.Also, the six UNC members...
View ArticleAnand slams detractors
The Opposition UNC’s legal team has hailed yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling as a victory and slammed detractors who had said the UNC’s election petition had been destined to fail.“(Instead) The rule...
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2 in court charged with trafficking Venezuelans
After being arrested a week ago for trafficking two Venezuelan women, Sandy Bedasie-Andrews, the owner of the popular Santa Maria Hotel and her employee Eli Sylvester, had to spend another night in...
View ArticlePiccadilly’s shift to Tranquillity stands
Let Piccadilly prevail. That was the call issued by both Education Minister Anthony Garcia and the chairman of the National Parent Teacher Association Zena Ramatali during a news conference at the...
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Tobago Health Authority’s CEO sacked
Chief executive officer of the Tobago Regional Health Authority (TRHA) Brent Murphy is no longer employed with the authority with immediate effect.The announcement was made via an internal memo dated...
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Cop in court on 4 charges
Acting police corporal Lloyd Samaroo appeared in court yesterday as the 41st police officer to be charged with criminal offences for the year.The officer, who was last attached to the Central Division,...
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