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New school building ready after Easter
After days of protests, parents and students of the Penal/Quinam Government Primary School have been assured they would be able to move into their new building after the Easter vacation.Maranda de...
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My family would never do that
“It was not my family that did that.”These were the words of 30-year-old Jocelyn Abidh-Waugh, granddaughter of trade unionist Adrian Cola Rienzi, as she yesterday sought to clear the air on the sale of...
View ArticleNow Cazabon book on auction for US$25,000
After waiting over two years for the Government of T&T to purchase her original copy of Michel Jean Cazabon’s Book of Trinidad 1837, Karen Glubis has put it up for sale on eBay for US$25,000.This...
View Article$150m spent on Red House restoration, but no progress—PM
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said yesterday that more than $150 million was spent on the restoration of the Red House project over the past eight years with nothing to show for it.In a ministerial...
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ArcelorMittal $1.3b in debt
The jubilation that hundreds of steel workers experienced on Thursday when the Industrial Court granted them victory over ArcelorMittal turned to grief yesterday, after the company terminated the...
View ArticleHard times ahead for hurt workers
After working for 35 years at the ArcelorMittal plant, single mother Joanette Pariag is worried that she will no longer be able to support her daughter’s school expenses. Pariag, 54, a former port...
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Enterprise man killed leaving girlfriend’s home
Ian John’s relatives never liked the woman from Cunupia he had been seeing. So when John, 23, a lorryman, was killed as he left her home, the family felt a grim sense of vindication. There is no...
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Thieves steal POA boss’ gun
Thieves yesterday broke into the home of Prisons Officers Association president Ceron Richards and stole his licensed firearm and ammunition.Up to late last night, Richards was at the Barataria Police...
View ArticleNo bail for man accused of raping pregnant woman
A 34-year-old Pleasantville man was denied bail when he appeared in court yesterday charged with raping, robbing and abducting a pregnant woman on January 26.Marvin Lewis, of Sunflower Drive,...
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Real tragedy
Labour Minister Jennifer Baptiste-Primus says the sudden closure of the Point Lisas-based ArcelorMittal is a “real tragedy.”The company announced its closure in T&T yesterday, one day after it was...
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Special team appointed for pregnant women
A special team of medical doctors has been formed to deal with potential cases of pregnant women contracting the Zika virus in T&T.So said Health Minister Dr Terrence Deyalsingh at a press briefing...
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ArcelorMittal offers Govt its $1.3 billion debt for $1
Valdeen Shears-NeptuneThe Steel Workers Union (SWUTT) is not accepting ArcelorMittal’s claims that it was incurring losses since 2009, which subsequently led to the company being forced to close its...
View ArticleSale offer ‘a trap’—Abdulah
Amidst rumours that the management of ArcelorMittal has offered to sell the Government the Trinidad leg of their operations for $1, economist David Abdulah says the offer may be a trap.In an interview...
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Union alleges deceit
It’s a day later and the Steel Workers Union (SWUTT) is still trying to determine how iron and steel company ArcelorMittal closed its operations, but it believes deception played a part. The union...
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More hardship expected for ex-workers
Valdeen Shears-NeptuneAt least three wives of retrenched workers of ArcelorMittal Steel Company, Point Lisas, have been treated by doctors for mental depression and stress within the past week.This,...
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Dookeran: ORTT not important to people of T&T
Since 2008, 20 distinguished citizens have been awarded this country’s highest honour—the Order of the Republic of T&T (ORTT).The 18-carat yellow gold award hangs from a short, striped gros-grain...
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‘I have nothing further to say’
Planning Minister Camille Robinson-Regis says she has nothing further to say on suggestions that she failed to follow all the steps in connection with a cash deposit she made at First Citizens Bank.On...
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Dog owners urged to properly train pets
Experts and Rottweiler owners are calling for dog owners to invest time and resources to have their dogs properly trained and socialised especially if there is an addition to the family such as a baby....
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Black market for forex forcing food prices up
The inaccessibility of foreign exchange is creating a black market for the currency and driving up food prices in T&T.This was a view shared by two local economists who commented on statements made...
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Land grabbing in Claxton Bay
Several people who own land along Southern Main Road, Claxton Bay, claim they are being bullied by men who continuously change their locks and put up ‘No Trespassing’ signs in front of their buildings,...
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