Murder-suicide in Penal
Fearing the worst after finding his son-in-law hanging behind his home, it was a bitter sweet moment for Purnanand Bhim when he opened his daughter’s car and found his three-year-old granddaughter...
View ArticleCall for quick action on Road Traffic Bill
With the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Bill 2014 currently under debate in Parliament Arrive Alive president Sharon Inglefield is urging authorities to have the political will to ensure this piece of...
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Team to look at T&T’s health system named
A committee examining local health system in which doctors operating in private practice also work in the public sector, will examine infant mortality problems in T&T and the Children’s Hospital as...
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EMA moves to clamp down on noise pollution
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) is moving to clamp down on noise pollution via the enactment of new measures.Those include the registration of source emitters.The announcement was made at...
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Electrical problem closes Arouca Govt
What appear to be a major shake-up at the Education Facilities Company (EFCL), in charge of maintenance and repairs at schools, has forced the closure of yet another school.Some 547 pupils of the...
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Worrying trend in human trafficking
GML ENTERPRISE DESK Seventh Day Adventist pastor Clive Dottin says over the past five years there has been an upswing in human trafficking in T&T but as a society he says we are always in denial...
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Two-year-old girl shot dead in bed while sleeping
Tragedy struck early this morning in Diego Martin as a two-year-old girl was shot and killed by gunmen. However, the fatal bullet was intended for her father. Police identified the victim as Keira...
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Cyclist killed crossing highway
South-bound motorists were trapped in rush-hour traffic this morning after a cyclist was killed attempting cross the Solomon Hochoy Highway, near road works company Seereeram Bros, Chaguanas.Police...
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Family advice that turned tragic
Despite wanting to end her common-law relationship after her husband Premnath Ramkhalawan abused her at her workplace, Aarika Bhim heeded relatives’ advice to keep their family together for the sake of...
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Widower drops case against three doctors
Lorne Ramsoomair, a widower who brought private manslaughter charges against three doctors over the death of his wife during childbirth in 2011 has withdrawn his case. When the matter was called...
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T&T’s ISIS fighters face Govt block
A discussion is currently taking place with the Attorney General on revisiting or changing the current situation of free, unrestricted/unhindered entry of T&T nationals who have joined the Islamic...
View ArticleImbert wants answers on forex from Central Bank
Finance Minister Colm Imbert has asked the Central Bank to find out how the recent distribution of foreign exchange was distributed and will make the report public.Imbert made the disclosure in the...
View ArticleSuspended EFCL boss mum on probe
Suspended Education Facilities Company Ltd (EFCL) chief executive officer Sharma Maharaj yesterday directed all queries on the ongoing audit and criminal probe to the new management at the special...
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Reinstated queen faces long road to China show
Kimberly Farrah Singh may have won the battle to represent T&T in next month’s Miss World Pageant in China but her struggle to get there is far from over.Speaking on her behalf yesterday, one of...
View ArticleSettlement in Mora Ven’s 13-year-old legal battle
A 13-year-old legal battle between two businessmen over control of a multi-million oil exploration company, Mora Ven Holdings Limited, ended yesterday. Chief Justice Ivor Archie and Appellate Judges...
View ArticleThere’s case for wrongful dismissal
If he so chooses, fired Strategic Services Agency (SSA) director, Bisnath Maharaj, has a good case for wrongful dismissal.This was the response of former prime minister Basdeo Panday on the revocation...
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Concern over spread of animal-borne diseases
In an attempt to improve this country's food security and ensure the Caribbean region can accurately recognise and respond to animal and food-borne diseases, officials of the Ministry of Agriculture,...
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TTPS pleads with people to be more cautious on the road
Six people dying in road accidents in the past three days has prompted the T&T Police Service to issue a media release imploring drivers and pedestrians to be cautious on the roads.“Whereas the...
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Youth killed by off duty cop in botched robbery
The stubbornness of a La Horquetta teen, coupled with negative influence by elders, are the two major reasons Kayode Edwards was killed on Wednesday night during a botched robbery.According to police,...
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Women Soca Warriors earn Concacaf Olympic spot
T&T Women Soca Warriors will be confident of topping the Caribbean Football Unions Olympic Qualifiers finals when they come up against Puerto Rico at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, from 7.30 pm...
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