Manning looks at peace to first mourners
Balisier tie to the end. That’s the main accessory with which late former prime minister Patrick Manning has been outfitted for his final repose.About 200 people attended a private service and viewing...
View ArticleMissing prison officer’s family hope for closure
Relatives are still hoping for the safe return of missing prison officer Rishi Sankar, saying they believe the police were sent on a wild goose chase looking for his body.Two brothers caught by the...
View ArticleImam: Turn to God, not guns, bombs
In a time when murders continue unabated, an imam yesterday called on youths to turn to God instead of guns. Speaking at the 17th annual open air Eid Salaat at the La Romaine Secondary School, Imam...
View ArticleImam warns youths against joining gangs: Killers never earn respect
Islam is not about being rebellious and joining radical groups to perform cowardly acts, but of performing Salah (Islamic Prayers) and having respect and dedication for your parents.This was the strong...
View ArticleForced out by ‘those who couldn’t tempt him’ and PNMites who ‘spat after his...
He had a corps of devotees among the People’s National Movement Youth League and others who remained steadfastly loyal to him after he lost elections and retired as MP. But late former prime minister...
View ArticleManning a humble man—constituents
Former prime minister Patrick Manning was remembered as a humble visionary during a memorial prayer service at the People’s National Movement’s Tabaquite constituency office in Gasparillo on Tuesday...
View ArticleCarmona suggests best tribute to Manning: Unite region
President Anthony Carmona has described former prime minister Patrick Manning as a true Caribbean man.Speaking at a tribute held in Manning’s honour at Presentation College, San Fernando, on Tuesday...
View ArticleEMA to monitor Bhagwansingh’s project
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has assured that it will monitor closely the development which is expected to begin in Trincity on Monday by Bhagwansingh’s Hardware and Steel Industries...
View ArticleOH MY CHICKEN!
The story broke a few weeks ago that imported frozen chicken leg quarters coming into the country from the US were reaching here over 180 days old and apparently unfit for human consumption.This news...
View ArticleCompany loses out on $400m Nidco claim
A construction company has lost its $400 million lawsuit against the National Infrastructure Development Company (Nidco) over its failed bid for a proposed interchange at the Churchill-Roosevelt...
View ArticleProve extension affected results
Attorneys representing the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) yesterday questioned the ability of the UNC to prove it was materially affected by its (EBC) decision to extend last September’s...
View ArticleGovt concerned about low SEA performance
Government is concerned about the low performance scores recorded in this year's Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) exam throughout certain educational districts and has mandated the Ministry of...
View ArticleTears for good friend Manning
A tearful St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, was one of the first Caricom leaders to pay his respects to former T&T prime minister Patrick Manning, as his body lay in...
View ArticleJohn Public in final farewell
President and prisoners. Government and Opposition. Teens and octogenarians. Public servants and private sector workers. The lame and differently-abled.Yesterday, they all came together at the National...
View ArticleWe’re poorer with him gone
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has lauded late former prime minister Patrick Manning as a remarkable man whose ability to want to fix things made him outstanding.“We’re all the poorer for the passing...
View ArticleSouth Quay start for ex-PM’s farewell
A week after former prime minister Patrick Manning passed away last Saturday at 8.15 pm, T&T and the region officially bids farewell to him today in a three-hour funeral service featuring full...
View ArticleAntigua & Barbuda PM: Sandals in ‘unlawful’ agreement
Founder and chairman of Sandals Resorts Gordon Butch Stewart has denied allegations made by Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne that Sandals has been retaining the lion's share of hotel...
View ArticleCop injured in shootout with murder accused
RALPH BANWARIE Doctors at the Sangre Grande District Hospital were up to late yesterday attempting to save the arm of a police officer after he was shot by a double murder accused who was eventually...
View Article‘He felt hurt in 2010 ...never bitter ...complex man’
He had serious disagreements with some senior officials of his government —but the late former prime minister Patrick Manning never took them personally. He also get despondent in difficult times and...
View ArticleGary: Police Service needs to put house in order
T&T has not been affected by such a great extent in this degree of profiling as occurred in Dallas, Texas, however, the T&T Police Service needs to get its house in order quickly.This was a...
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