Taxi drivers against rapid rail
Maxi Taxi and taxi drivers in T&T are saying a firm and resounding no to any Rapid Rail system in T&T, whether it comes from the UNC or the PNM, as they say it makes no sense and will only...
View ArticlePM concerned about Leaders’ Debate leak
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has voiced concern over the T&T Debates Commission’s (TTDC) proposed Leaders’ Debate, including leakage of confidential information about that forum.She did so...
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Businesswoman pickets Central Bank over US$
A Port-of-Spain businesswoman and three female employees demonstrated outside the Central Bank yesterday, claiming the Central Bank was not releasing sufficient US dollars to commercial banks.Managing...
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Kamla: PP manifesto not same as PNM’s ‘Vision 2020’
The People’s Partnership (PP) 2015 general election manifesto is geared to tackling the country’s number one problem—crime—and police will be mandated to roll out plans to deal with “hotspots” within...
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Former COP official now ILP member
Former chairman of the Congress of the People (COP), Arouca/Maloney constituency councillor Rufus Foster appeared on an Independent Liberal Party (ILP) political platform in Sangre Grande on Thursday...
View ArticleWater crisis worsens in Tobago
A severe water crisis is continuing to cripple business and tourism operations in Tobago, despite efforts by the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) to regulate limited water supplies.As the crisis...
View ArticleDefensive riding can save lives
As motorcycle deaths escalate, president of the Trinbago Motorcycle Riders Association, Keith Kirk, is appealing to all clubs to provide safety training for their members.Kirk, who is also the...
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PNM furiously deny “inappropriate” Rowley charges
In a development that has rocked Trinidad and Tobago politics and left both the main parties scrambling for damage control, Daily and Sunday Express reporter Anika Gumbs resigned with immediate effect,...
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Government denies plot with Gumbs against Rowley
As the opposition Peoples National Movement accuses the governing United National Congress of a dirty tricks campaign involving former Express journalist Anika Gumbs, directed at Opposition Leader...
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Invaders Bay project stalled
An almost five-year battle between the Joint Consultative Council (JCC) and the Ministry of Planning and the Economy has stalled the billion-dollar proposed Invaders Bay development project.Businessman...
View ArticleMoonilal calls on Matt to probe
Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal yesterday called on the Media Association of T&T (Matt) to launch a full-scale investigation into allegations raised by investigative journalist Anika Gumbs...
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TOP drops Toppin
The Tobago Organisation of the People (TOP) has reversed its decision to allow incumbent MP Vernella Alleyne-Toppin to contest the Tobago East seat for a second term. The party has selected Goodwood...
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‘Wicked scheme’ in Gumbs’s claims
"Who has the most to gain?"That is the question coming out of the People’s National Movement (PNM) camp after former Express investigative journalist Anika Gumbs levelled accusations of impropriety at...
View ArticleGoat farmer gunned down
Residents of the relatively quiet Carlsen Field say they have no idea why anyone would willingly harm 51-year-old goat farmer Mohan Baboolal who was gunned down while tending to his animals on Friday...
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Man and girlfriend murdered
The idiom “third time’s the charm” is usually for something pleasurable, not so for Curtis “Cash Money” Hazel who died after the third attempt on his life by gunmen.The killers also took the life of...
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Foreign influence dictating election campaign
As the general election draws nearer political parties are kicking their campaigns into high gear and it is clear new strategies are being employed as opposed to conventional T&T methods of wooing...
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Half-century of neglect by politicians
Kevin BaldeosinghEvery day, an average of nine people are released from the nation’s prisons. That’s almost 300 ex-prisoners a month.“In the context of Trinidad and Tobago approximately 98 per cent of...
View ArticlePP promises 19 goodies in first 100 days
The People’s Partnership (PP) has promised 19 items to be delivered in its “First 100 Days of Government” if it wins the September 7 general election.These include taking action to establish a...
View ArticleAddress policies against sexual harassment
Media houses need to uphold their responsibilities to journalists and the public by thoroughly investigating allegations of conflicts of interest and sexual harassment.This was the view of the Media...
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Invaders Bay deal still on says Chin
Businessman Derek Chin, owner of the MovieTowne franchise and Dachin Company Ltd, yesterday denied that he had pulled away from the stalled billion-dollar Invaders Bay Development project.In a letter...
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