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No bail for man accused of texting girl, 11
The 29-year-old “PH” taxi driver charged with sexual grooming of an 11-year-old girl was greeted by jeers from curious onlookers as he entered the Chaguanas Magistrates’ Court yesterday. When Neil...
View ArticleNo real answers for Tobago after Sandals talks
What should have been a one-hour presentation by the Sandals Beaches and Resorts team to Tobago stakeholders, turned into a three-hour long conversation at the Coco Reef Resort and Spa yesterday. The...
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Man who survived knife attack slain in home invasion
A businessman who was attacked one month ago but survived was not so lucky the second time yesterday.Police said Raul Joseph, 42, was killed one month and a day after a knife-wielding home invader took...
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72 guards face uncertain future
Rosemarie SantA private security unit set up by the late prime minister Patrick Manning, which provided security at the Prime Minister’s residence, Diplomatic Centre and the Office of the Prime...
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102 fatal accidents at work
For the period 2006 to 2015 there were 102 fatal accidents which occurred in the workplace and the construction industry was cited as having the highest number of fatalities as it recorded 33 fatal...
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Struggling mother thanks Guardian for help
Struggling costume jewelry maker Ashmin Mohammed yesterday showered praises on the T&T Guardian for highlighting her plight, which received an overwhelming response from the public.Mohammed, 43,...
View ArticleNotices served on property owners of abandoned land—minister
Public Health Inspectors (PHI) attached to the ministries of Health and Local Government have so far issued 150 public health ordinance notices to property/land owners to rid their premises of...
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Mom pleads for help to find Penal man
A Penal mother has turned to the public for help to locate her son, Malcolm Shastri Dookie, who went missing last Thursday.Cynthia Dookie, of Bhimull Trace, San Francique Road, Penal, said closed...
View ArticlePM’s guards to be sent home in 2 tranches
Rosemarie SantOfficers attached to the Special Security Unit at the Office of the Prime (OPM) Minister have been told they would be sent home in tranches once the Police Service has the manpower to...
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Man ambushed, slain in driveway
Gunmen used a shotgun and two handguns to execute father of two, Naiym Muhammed, 17 hours after his friend was killed.Muhammed was shot at least 12 times in the head.Muhammed, originally from Carenage,...
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NGO: Challenge to find shelter for children of abused
Seven battered women have sought the assistance of a non-governmental organisation within the past two weeks after walking away from abusive situations.Revealing they had been approached by victims of...
View ArticleDrop in pedestrian road deaths
Pedestrians have accounted for 32 per cent of road fatalities for the year to date.So said Police Constable Brent Batson, former head of Arrive Alive and a co-ordinator at the Road Safety Council...
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Allegations of misspending
Rosemarie SantThere is silence from President’s House on new allegations which have surfaced on social media about questionable spending at President’s House and that a relative of Reema Carmona, wife...
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Tobagonians want THA, Sandals to ‘come clean’
Stakeholders who attended a presentation/discussion by Sandals International Resorts on a concept for the development of a hotel in Tobago are calling on the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) and the...
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T&T poet wins 2016 Forward prize for poetry
Trinidadian poet Vahni Capildeo has won the 2016 Forward prize for best poetry collection, making it three years in a row that a Caribbean poet has won one of the most prestigious poetry awards in the...
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Man charged with sex act on girl, 14
A Rio Claro gardener who allegedly had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl was denied bail when he appeared in court yesterday morning.Davion Ragbir, 25, who was barefoot, appeared before...
View ArticleUS lab to test fish samples
Samples from various species of fish from the South and northwest peninsula are being sent to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) laboratory for testing on toxins, the Planning Ministry has...
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President’s House butler dies
He’ll be remembered for serving T&T presidents over several decades—starting from the time of Ellis Clarke—and probably seeing more world leaders up close than the average citizen would have had...
View ArticleCarmona urged address Auditor General’s concern
ROSEMARIE SANTPresident Anthony Carmona is being advised to hold a news conference on his return to the country from Guyana to address allegations of questionable spending at President’s House raised...
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$50,000 bail for man on sexual grooming charge
Neil Bissessar, the 29-year-old “PH” taxi driver who was charged with sexual grooming of an 11-year-old girl, was yesterday granted $50,000 bail when he reappeared before Chaguanas magistrate Joanne...
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