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Crime spikes in times of hardship
Former head of the National Operations Centre (NOC), Commander Garvin Heerah, is warning that current economic challenges can influence crime trends in the country and he is urging the authorities to...
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Cybercriminals target local ATMs
A security expert at a local commercial bank says skimming attacks like the one which occurred on December 28 will happen again because ATMs are increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals who are...
View ArticleSafeguards against card fraud
• Update your contact information with your financial institution. Your bank can't ask you about a suspicious charge unless it has your current phone number.• Copy the customer service phone number...
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Ramdial concerned about higher taxes
Couva North MP Ramona Ramdial says she is being bombarded with calls from constituents who are worried that additional taxes will be imposed on their US dollar accounts as a means of raising foreign...
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No ISIS refugees in T&T
Reports that scores of refugees fleeing the crisis in Syria have entered T&T are not true. Former Arima Mayor Ghassan Youseph said only “a few, young Christian Syrian men” have sought refuge in...
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Young hints at fireworks legislation
Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General Stuart Young said yesterday he was very concerned about the increasing number of incidents involving firecrackers.“It is my personal view that we need...
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Truck driver killed outside his home
Minutes after Ravi Maniedeo said goodbye to his mother and brother on New Year’s Day, he was killed near his home at Old Longdenville Road. Maniedeo, 27, a truck driver, was shot in the head as he got...
View ArticleMan shot in land dispute
An argument over land almost cost a Princes Town man his life on Friday night after he was shot in the stomach by a neighbour.Up to yesterday, Dwayne Mc Intosh, 25, was warded in a serious but stable...
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12 schools stay closed tomorrow
There will be no school for hundreds of secondary school students across the country tomorrow and Tuesday. They have been asked by the Ministry of Education not to report for classes for the first two...
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ACP moving from aid to development
Although it was established 40 years ago, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) is still relevant today says secretary general Dr Patrick Ignatius Gomes.Guyanese-born Dr Gomes, who...
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PP must take some blame for recession
While Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has blamed the Government for T&T’s economic crisis, the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) says the People Partnership must take responsibility for...
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Woman starts online petition against fireworks
While fireworks have become a tradition to ring in the new year, January 1, 2016 was a like a night of terror for a La Romaine family, who have now started an online petition calling on Government to...
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HDC board’s request for more time blanked, John goes to court
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) managing director Jearlean John is proceeding with a lawsuit against the Government in light of its decision to send her on three months administrative leave while...
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Tobago mom dies after C-Section
A woman has died at the Scarborough General Hospital after giving birth to a child by Caesarean Section. According to reports, Rose Gordon, 35, died after delivering her baby girl at 34 weeks and five...
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West: PCA probe on ‘total policing’ still incomplete
The probe into the March 23 day of “total policing” by the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), which was expected to be completed by the end of last year, is still not finished. Contacted yesterday,...
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The simple things
At the end of 2015, Tobago moved into colourful kite season. Mainly men and boys made kites in front yards, walked with them at the roadside, flew them in villages. One day a little boy came to me,...
View ArticleRowley’s state of economy address worrying, Unions taking guarded look
Although Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s address has left many of the nation’s workforce worried, several trade union leaders say they prefer to wait and see what occurs in the new year.While the...
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3rd division, 3rd battalion, 3rd platoon trini
My name is Richard Arrindell and I am a Vietnam veteran. I was a US Marine in Da Nang. I would say I’m from either Forest Reserve or San Fernando. But I’m definitely a South boy.I went to St Peter’s,...
View ArticleAuthorities need serious approach to swine flu: Vaccinate all students
The H1N1 virus (swine flu) ought to be taken seriously because people can die from it, former health minister Dr Fuad Khan said yesterday.Speaking with the T&T Guardian via telephone, Khan said all...
View ArticleRights of cohabitants
Jenell Gibson Student, Hugh Wooding Law SchoolA common feature of our diverse culture is what is known in law as “cohabitational relationships”. That is where two people have been living together as...
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