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Commissioner of State Lands still to be appointed
Since 2016 has started T&T has been left without a Commissioner of State Lands and according to sources at the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries, there is no idea if that position will...
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Sweet, little, old lady is Fearless dog rescuer
To many, Anjanie Chattergoon is known simply as the sweet, little, old lady driving the old car along the quiet back road between Waterloo and Perseverance mornings and evenings on her way to and from...
View ArticleThe Extradition Process
Rebecca Durant Student, Hugh Wooding Law SchoolWhat is Extradition? Extradition is the legal process by which one country (the requested state) returns a person accused or convicted of an extraditable...
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Hunt for escaped murder suspect
A murder suspect under police guard at hospital managed to escape and is believed to be responsible for another murder in San Fernando.The suspect, who police alleged shot and killed Micheal Patterson...
View ArticleGangs spark fear at health institutions
CEO of the South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) Anil Gosine said yesterday they have had to increase the private and internal security at all of their facilities to provide safety to both staff...
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Another inmate escapes from Carrera prison
A prisoner who escaped from the Carrera Island Prison on Sunday remained on the run last night.Reynold “Bago” James, formerly of Windy Hill, Five Rivers, Arouca, escaped from the prison around 5 pm. He...
View ArticleSoca Monarch semis not made for TV—music critic
Like Carnival Monday and Tuesday, and National Panorama finals, the International Soca Monarch (ISM) show is not produced for television. This was the view of Nigel Campbell, an experienced music...
View ArticleLegal action looms over proposed CoP legislation
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the Parliamentary Orders governing the appointment of a police commissioner and deputy commissioner are unconstitutional and is calling on the Government...
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Another night in prison
Even though they were granted bail totalling $4.5 million yesterday, six police officers attached to the North Eastern Division Task Force (NEDTF) spent another night at the Maximum Security Prison, in...
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Education Minister saddened by Sister Paul’s passing
Sister Paul D’Ornellas, a tenured educator and Sister of St Joseph of Cluny, passed away yesterday at the age of 85 from cancer.Paul, who had 35 years of teaching experience, had been principal of St...
View ArticleDriver, pedestrian killed on north/south highway
A Gasparillo man died on Sunday when his Nissan Tiida car flipped while he was heading south along the Solomon Hochoy Highway.According to reports, Ashay Jaggan, 52, was driving along the south-bound...
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Garcia to testify next month
The fifth evidence hearing of the Las Alturas commission of enquiry got underway yesterday with chairman of the Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott), Noel Garcia, being ordered to give...
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Down but not out
Stalwarts behind regional Carnival across the country vow they will do all that is necessary to keep traditional mas alive in rural communities despite the dip in funding and lack of interest from the...
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3 shot dead, burnt body found
Three men were shot dead in separate instances and the handless body of a man was found under a burning heap of tyres as the murder toll galloped to 29 in just 18 days.For the comparable period last...
View ArticleCops: Murder suspect overpowered guard
A murder suspect with a gunshot injury to the leg overpowered his police guard at the San Fernando General Hospital, says the Police Service public information officer ASP Michael Pierre.He said the...
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Moving beyond fete performance
The International Soca Monarch semifinal competition took place on Sunday. Seventy soca artistes, some untested in a live milieu, performed for judges to seek a place in the final on Fantastic Friday....
View ArticleSuspects remain in custody
The Children’s Authority is calling on the public to be more vigilant in spotting and reporting suspected cases of child abuse. Responding to media reports of a 13-month-old baby girl from Rio Claro...
View ArticleVeteran artistes fail to qualify for soca finals
Several veteran soca artistes will be notably missing from this year’s International Soca Monarch finals. Among those who missed out on a place in the finals following Sunday’s marathon semifinals at...
View ArticleContractor loses $14m claim
Contractors who are owed billions of dollars by the State are likely not to see one red cent following a decision by the High Court yesterday to uphold the limitation defence used by the State to avoid...
View ArticleOperator gets $.6m for on-the-job injury
A 42-year-old former employee of the Kiss Baking Company has received $600,000 in compensation for a debilitating back injury he sustained five years ago. The company agreed to the settlement yesterday...
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