IMA: Unwanted fish dumped in La Brea
The Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) is denying that there is a fish kill at La Brea, insisting instead that it is a case of fishermen dumping an unwanted catch of low demand fish.Further to the IMA’s...
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Cyber cops now hold key to case
The police search for child sex predator Franklyn Chea Callender ended yesterday when he was found hanging by his neck from a rope tied to a mango tree near Cemetery Street, Princes Town.Police found,...
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Bad company blamed for Toco man’s murder
A 20-year-old Toco man who ignored his brother’s warnings was shot dead outside his home on Thursday night.Speaking with the media at the Forensic Science Centre, St James, yesterday, Shaquille...
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Gas delivery driver hailed as hero
Employees of Kleen Rite Dry Cleaners yesterday described the gas delivery driver as a hero after he alerted them to danger moments before an explosion and the fire.Speaking with the T&T Guardian...
View ArticleMinister orders probe into explosion
Energy Minister Nicole Olivierre says she is “very concerned” about a second explosion involving North Plant LPG and has mandated almost immediately that an investigation be conducted into the incident...
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Clampdown on illegals
Illegal entry into T&T is being made more difficult as the Government steps up border security on land and sea.National Security Minister Edmund Dillon yesterday confirmed moves to step up border...
View ArticleNCBA head opposes change to children mas rule
National Carnival Bandleaders Association (NCBA) president David Lopez says it is wrong to allow children to compete in the Senior Parade of the Bands competition.Lopez, in an interview on Thursday,...
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Hundreds turn up to view Canboulay
As golden rays of the morning sun streamed through the sky, the re-enactment of the Canboulay Riots unfolded before eager spectators who turned up at Piccadilly Greens in Port-of-Spain from as early as...
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Gypsy wins extempo title
Gypsy (Winston Peters) won his ninth National Extempo Monarch title during Kaisorama 2016—The Night of Champions staged by Trinbago Unified Calysonians Organisation (TUCO) at the Grand Stand, Queen’s...
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Voice the youngest Soca Monarch in history
The saying the voice of the people is the voice of God was no truer yesterday than when the youngest artiste in history Aaron St Louis (Voice) took home the title of the International Soca Monarch...
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12 vying for $1m Calypso Monarch prize
The battle is on for the $1 million first prize in tonight’s prestigious Calypso Monarch competition.Eleven finalists—four women and seven men—will come up against defending champion Roderick Chucky...
View ArticleMark to Rowley: Take your hands off the Red House
Out of line, out of bounds and out of place!That’s how former speaker Wade Mark yesterday summed up Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s move to take charge of restoration works on the historical Red House...
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‘He got off too easily’
“He got off too easily!”That was the lingering thought of the 28-year-old mother of the five-year-old child that was sexually assaulted by alleged paedophile and sex predator, Franklyn Chea...
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Fyzabad man stabbed to death outside bar
A touch of madness, rage and arrogance was the recipe that led Anand Rajkumar’s killer to senselessly stab him to death yesterday morning, according to Rajkumar’s relatives.A report stated that...
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$1.2m to host Dimanche Gras
$1.2 million.That’s the cost to host tonight’s Dimanche Gras show at the Queen’s Park Savannah. This figure excludes the $1 million that will be awarded to the Calypso Monarch.Confirmation came from...
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Williams: Cops don’t have best resources to fight crime
Q: Mr Williams, what would you do differently if you are confirmed as Commissioner of Police...do you want to answer that question now or later in this session? A: (In a relaxed mood, elbows resting on...
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Garcia praises creativity, decency in kiddies mas
Education Minister Anthony Garcia says yesterday’s Republic Bank Junior Parade of Bands showed how mas could be enjoyed without people being “scantily clad.”He said he enjoyed what he saw at the...
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Grappling with school violence
Indiscipline among students is one of the issues on the front burner when the Ministry of Education holds two national consultations this month—one in Trinidad on February 15 and the other in Tobago on...
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‘Different Me’ snatches $1million prize
Desperadoes Steel Orchestra ended a 15-year drought of Panorama wins on Saturday night when it captured the 2016 National Steelband Panorama title and $1million prize at the Queen’s Park Savannah in...
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Troubled Laventille basks in glory of Despers, Sound Specialists
The victory of Desperadoes Steel Orchestra in this year's National Panorama finals comes as a shining light for the people of Laventille, especially given the recent upsurge in crime where two school...
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