Cop shot with own gun while under attack
After his attacker’s gun failed to fire, a San Fernando Fraud Squad detective was shot with his own gun while fighting for his life on Monday night.Cpl Errol Lewis remained warded in a stable condition...
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Union warns of backlash from cheap steel imports
With many hardware dealers now importing cheap Chinese steel products, the Steel Workers Union (SWUTT) is warning Government and contractors that infrastructure in T&T will not be able to stand...
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UNC senator slams army/police patrols
Days after soldiers were instructed to return to the streets to patrol with police officers in crime hot spots, Opposition Senator and attorney Wayne Sturge has criticised the move saying all the...
View ArticleSenators suggest ways to help youth
While the Government says it’s time for discussions on a national development plan to treat with at-risk youths in certain urban areas—particularly Port-of-Spain “hotspots”—the Opposition has suggested...
View ArticleImpossible to stop Zika—Minister
T&T’s only way to guard against the Zika virus is reduction of the host mosquito since stopping the virus’ entry into T&T is virtually impossible, says Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh.He...
View ArticleGovt: Section 34 ruling no vindication for PP
The PNM Government says the Privy Council ruling on the Section 34 issue is no “vindication” for the PP administration.The Privy Council on Monday ruled that the repeal of the controversial legislation...
View ArticleCane farmers to Rowley on $103 million payout: Keep your promise
Recalling that Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley promised to pay cane farmers if the People’s National Movement was elected to Government, the Association of Combined Cane Farmers are now calling on him...
View ArticleCSO to be shifted from Govt control
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) will be moving to achieve a higher degree of autonomy as by January 1 next year the organisation will be transformed into the National Statistical Institute (NSI)...
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Windies sticks with Narine for World Cup
Embattled T&T off-spinner Sunil Narine has been included in the West Indies team for the upcoming World T20 in Sri Lanka, pending test results on an alleged illegal bowling action.Banned by the...
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Integrity body to probe Marlene
The Integrity Commission (IC) has confirmed it is examining Opposition allegations against Housing Minister Marlene Mc Donald that she allegedly abused her ministerial power in 2008 to facilitate an...
View ArticleMoses to help Dillon in National Security
Prime Minister Keith Rowley has appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Dennis Moses Minister in the National Security Ministry, assisting National Security Minister Edmund Dillon. The Office of the Prime...
View ArticleMachel’s tickets stolen by bandits
Dozens of tickets for next week’s Machel Monday and Kes Tuesday on the Rocks concerts were stolen when armed bandits raided the Converse Store, Chaguanas.Police said around 1.15 pm Tuesday, store...
View ArticleTI report: T&T less corrupt last year
T&T has been perceived as being slightly less corrupt in 2015 than it was in 2014 and 2013, increasing its score in the 2015 Transparency International’s (TI) corruption Perception Index (CPI) from...
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Commissioners tour project
For the first time since they began almost a year ago, the three-member panel presiding over the commission of enquiry into the controversial Las Alturas housing development in Morvant were yesterday...
View ArticleCompany sues Nidco over Curepe tender
A construction company has initiated a lawsuit against the National Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (NIDCO) over its rejected bid for the proposed flyover at the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway,...
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Visually impaired masters handicap
Mc Gregor Webb, 37, is visually impaired but has mastered his handicap in such an extraordinary way that he lives a perfectly normal life, just as if he has no disability. Webb lives, literally, by...
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Section 34 conspiracy still alive
Rosemarie SantOn November 29, 2011 while the country was under a state of emergency, then Justice Minister Herbert Volney made a change to Section 34 of the Administration of Justice (Indictable...
View ArticlePolice kill wanted man
A Moruga man, wanted for robbery offences, was shot and killed by police last night. The dead man has been identified as Terrence Scipio aka Bolo. According to reports, police on patrol at Naggie...
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Suspected thief held after smoked out
A 36-year-old Chaguanas man blew kisses to media photographers after he was arrested this morning after a standoff with police for almost two hours after a breakin at 51 Degrees nightclub and Town...
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Corporations on virus alert
Regional corporations are mobilising personnel and resources in response to Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh’s declaration of a national public health emergency over the Zika virus. Word is that...
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