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Education Minister: Government schools falling behind in SEA
Of the top 200 students in last year’s Secondary Entrance Examination (SEA), 115 came from denominational schools. It is a statistic Education Minister Anthony Garcia said needs to change and he is...
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Natuc blocked at Charlie King Junction
For the second straight year, members of the National Trade Union Centre (Natuc) were blocked by police from marching to Charlie King Junction, Fyzabad, during Labour Day celebrations yesterday.This...
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PM pays tribute to labour leaders
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday paid tribute to labour leaders past and present who have contributed to the growth and development of T&T. In his Labour Day message, Rowley said he fully...
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Princes Town dad killed in family dispute
Merthlyn Scipio had made plans to celebrate Father’s Day with her common-law husband Winston Blaze on the Chaguaramas Boardwalk. Instead, yesterday she was recounting how he was killed by a close male...
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Sugar union members march in rain
A small group from the All Trinidad General Workers Union (ATGWU) marched in the rain on Labour Day yesterday. The march began at 10 am at the Esperanza Recreation Ground where in 1934 800 sugar...
View ArticleSons honoured to sail home with La Borde’s body
Pierre La Borde says it was an honour to bring the body his father back to T&T on the boat he built. He says his father did not like flying and preferred sailing.La Borde said he was proud of his...
View ArticleMt Hope working to improve maternal care
Leadership in public health care system needs to be dynamic and while emphasis has been placed on creating policies, the greater challenge is to enforce those policies, says Medical Chief of Staff at...
View ArticleCAL in duty free row with Guyana
Officials in Guyana have denied reports that duty free rum purchased at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) is being seized from transiting passengers in T&T. They have accused officials...
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Pay hikes proposed for PM, Cabinet, Opposition
Fresh moves are underway to increase the salaries of the Prime Minister, cabinet ministers, the Opposition Leader and all other MPs.This is as a Salaries Review Commission (SRC) consultant met with...
View ArticleHead-on crash in Barrackpore
“Happy Father’s Day” were the last words Rennie Ramlochan said to his father, Munasar, on Sunday as he left for work in San Fernando. But Father’s Day turned into a nightmare for Munasar when Rennie,...
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Potential investor queries liquidation process
Valdeen Shears NeptuneThe sole investor to have expressed an interest in purchasing the now defunct ArcelorMittal steel plant at Point Lisas may be on the verge of pulling out.In March, management...
View ArticleEconomic analysts react to Roget’s tough message
Following the uncompromising message to both the government and opposition from JUTM President Ancel Roget, two analysts been weighing up what it means.Placing both political parties on notice that he...
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As Sandals becomes embroiled in row with Antigua and Barbuda government Mixed...
As T&T weighs up approving the construction of a Sandals Resort in Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne has been engaged in a testy public exchange with Sandals Chairman Butch...
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Tobago tourism officials open to Sandals all-inclusive
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) last week held preliminary talks with Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart—founder and chairman of Sandals Resorts—about the proposed construction of a 750-room hotel on the...
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Big spike in child abuse cases
The number of reports of child abuse to the Children’s Authority (CA) has continued to increase exponentially since it first began operating in June 2015, with the body having now received more than...
View ArticleSweeter times planned for cocoa farmers
Cocoa growers in T&T say that Government is finally acknowledging the importance of the local cocoa industry, and with a financial investment of $600,000 to assist farmers in ten different...
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Archbishop honours Pereira’s and Harvey’s 40 years of priestly service
A life of servanthood means putting your master’s needs before your own. For Msgr Christian Pereira and Fr Clyde Harvey, they spent the last 40 years of their lives doing God’s work, preparing...
View ArticleDebe floods cause thousands in damage
Exhausted after a long night of making coconut oil at their Debe home, Telockie Chattergoon and his wife Kemawatie Ramdath slept through their neighbors shouts and warnings that the lower portion of...
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Lawyer: Building still too small
President of the Central Lawyers Association, attorney Richard Sirjoo, says the space at the newly refurbished Chaguanas Magistrates’ Court is still not enough to accommodate members of the public who...
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$75,000 bail for top cop
Secretary of the Police Service Social and Welfare Association, Insp Michael Seales, was granted $75,000 bail at the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court yesterday afternoon after he appeared charged with...
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