Decisions in best interest of T&T—Garcia
Education Minister Anthony Garcia remains adamant that the decisions taken in the past week to restructure the Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses (Gate) programme were done in the best interest...
View ArticleStatus of charged CTTRC workers still in doubt
While two fraud accused employees of the Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation (CTTRC) reported to the Ministry of Local Government’s head office yesterday, local government officials could not...
View ArticleCDA’s hotel plan for tracking station under fire
Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) chairman, Anthony Pierre, has given an assurance that if an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) shows that construction of a hotel at the old tracking station...
View ArticleDNA tests needed to confirm ID of burnt bodies
Preliminary examinations of the bodies of Ardia Yearwood-Marchan and her husband, Peter Marchan, have ruled out that the woman was shot before they were burned. While police believe the burnt remains...
View ArticleLured to his death by call
Relatives believe Kervin Ransome, who was shot 17 times by gunmen in Claxton Bay yesterday afternoon, was lured to his death by a phone call. Police said high-powered guns were used to kill the...
View Article14% drop in car thefts say cops
The Police Service is reporting a drop in the number of reported cases of stolen vehicles as for the period January 1 to July 31, 2016 there have been 364 cases when compared to 423 for the...
View ArticleNurses advised after social media post: Be aware of your conduct
President of the T&T Registered Nurses Association (TTRNA), Gwendolyn Loobie-Snaggs, says nurses need to be aware of their conduct and be properly educated when taking their break period during...
View ArticleCarnival-style farewell for Crosby
St James businessman and cultural activist, Earl Crosby, was described yesterday as an emblem of a Christ-like person where he gave himself totally and solely to the culture of T&T. This was the...
View ArticleNo leads yet in $m Sando fire
Firefighters are still trying to determine the cause of Monday’s fire at Cipero Street, San Fernando, which left a father and daughter hospitalised, destroyed their home, partially gutted two other...
View ArticleGlorified reality show—Bovell
T&T swimmer George Bovell III yesterday lashed out at the world governing body for swimming, FINA, for allowing drug cheats free reign in the sport. He said as a result the current swimming...
View ArticleGovt signs amended deal
Minister in the Office of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs, Stuart Young, yesterday raised “red flags” about the Caribbean Gas Chemical Ltd (CGCL) deal initiated under the then People’s...
View ArticleZika cases now likely in thousands—CMO
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh yesterday said the number of Zika cases they had recorded were inaccurate and there were more than the 247 confirmed cases, with the likelihood that the figure was...
View ArticleMagistrate warns corporation fraud accused: Don’t threaten witnesses
One of the witnesses against a businessman and four suspended employees of Couva/ Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation (CTTRC), accused of conspiring to defraud the corporation of $149,500, has...
View ArticleEx-ministers praise Manning’s legacy
If Patrick Manning was still alive and prime minister of T&T, citizens would be benefiting greatly from his Vision 20/20 plan, former public utilities minister Mustapha Abdul-Hamid...
View ArticlePTSC shoots down union claims: Plenty spare parts for buses
General manager of Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) Ronald Forde has denied that the corporation has been using parts from derelict buses to service vehicles down for repairs.He, however,...
View ArticleRifle bullets found near murder scene
Twelve rounds of ammunition for a AK-47 rifle was recoverered by police in Claxton Bay yesterday not far from where Kervin “Shabby” Ransome was killed in a hail of bullets on Wednesday.The 7.62 calibre...
View ArticleOWTU to step up tempo over stalled wage talks
Leader of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU), Ancel Roget, has threatened to “step up its game” and take it to another level should Government fail to settle all outstanding...
View ArticleTwo suspects released; one faces charges
Two of three family members held in connection with the arms and ammunition haul allegedly found at a Piparo house on Sunday have been released.The third man, a 59-year-old, remains in custody at the...
View ArticleVoicing my grief
It is more for complaining against the health care system that I bring myself to write this letter, voicing my grief, believing that my son should have been alive instead of having to be making funeral...
View ArticleResidents plan petition
With the support of dozens of residents and farmers in Barrackpore, farmer Ricky Gangadhar has started a petition to rid the community of hundreds of bison that roam the streets at night.Gangadhar, who...
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