‘Be wary of men who beat you’
Women’s rights activist Diana Mahabir-Wyatt is warning women to be cautions of men who beat them and then come bearing gifts, as it will be only a matter of time before the abuse resumes. She made the...
View ArticleFriend in custody
Friends of Dillon “Tallman” Springer carried him away on Wednesday evening but never brought him back to his Chaguanas home. Instead his body was later found in St Joseph.His sister, who declined to...
View ArticleBoy, 15, murdered in Morvant
Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting death of a teenaged schoolboy in Morvant on Friday night.Dead is 15-year-old Joel Huggins, a student of the Success Laventille Secondary...
View ArticleFive Trinis held in Venezuela set free
Free at last.The five T&T men who were detained in Venezuela since 2014 are being released and sent home after serving time, National Security Minister Edmund Dillon confirmed yesterday.“Justice...
View ArticleSon excited to see dad released
Latoya Baptiste’s six-year-old son Adbur-Rahman has not seen his father, Leslie Daisley, for two years and seven months. The family left Daisley in Venezuela, detained by law enforcement and facing...
View ArticlePriest at funeral of veteran masman Stephen Derek: Introduce Carnival studies...
Retired Anglican canon Knolly Clarke has thrown out the challenge to president of the T&T Carnival Bands Association (TTCBA) Rosalind Gabriel to make Carnival studies part of the school...
View ArticleZika causes brain defects in four unborn babies in T&T
Anna-Lisa PaulEight months after the Zika virus was first diagnosed in T&T, brain abnormalities have been detected in five unborn babies whose mothers contracted the virus during various stages of...
View ArticleChristmas, birthdays are sombre occasions
Almost two years after the disappearance of their daughter, Wayne Peters and Pearl Narine refuse to believe Jade is dead.The parents spoke openly, smiled and joked during the interview. It was only...
View ArticleT&T tops in Internet porn again
When you look at statistics on Google Trends for the highest number of Internet searches for pornography per capita in the world, T&T comes first. Nepal comes second.Further analysis of the data,...
View ArticleFrom villain to saviour
To many people, teenager Curtis Junior Pierre died a villain. The end.But for his mother and two other people, that is not the end of the story.In death, 16-year-old Pierre was able to save two...
View ArticlePolice get new leads in search for missing man: Evidence found in pond
VALDEEN NEPTUNE-SHEARS“Just give me my son, I don’t need to know how, why or what really happened to him, I just need my son for my peace, for closure,” pleaded a teary-eyed Maureen Hospedales...
View ArticleTwo shot dead at bikini carwash
Two men were shot dead outside Kinshasa Bar, Curepe, last night and a police officer was wounded. The shooting took place shortly after 7 pm.Initial reports said the two dead men identified as, Jerome...
View ArticleDriver in fatal Malabar accident: Killed for gold jewels
An Arima man who knocked down and killed a pedestrian two months ago in Malabar, was robbed and shot dead on Saturday night near his girlfriend’s home in Arima on Saturday. According to police reports,...
View ArticleCalypso must remain relevant
President Anthony Carmona says calypso must remain a potent, transformational and relevant force to ensure its perennial rightful place in the country’s culture and the world at large. He made the...
View ArticlePolice identify Las Cuevas body
The body of a man who was found in Las Cuevas last week has been identified as missing PH driver Michael Dennis. According to police reports, residents of Las Cuevas saw Dennis’ body lying in a track...
View ArticleMedical chief urges public: Do more to combat spread of Zika virus
ANDRE WORRELLMedical chief of staff at the Mt Hope Women’s Hospital Dr Karen Sohan is calling on citizens of T&T to do their part in helping to eradicate the spread of the Zika virus. Her pleas...
View ArticleWhy girls are doing better
An analysis of the 2016 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) scholarship results shows students attending denominational secondary schools continue to outperform their colleagues in...
View ArticleFood scarce for storm survivors
The southern community of Léogâne wasn’t the hardest hit by Hurricane Matthew, but the massive storm still left a trail of destruction in the tight knit, poverty-stricken area. Lives weren’t lost here,...
View ArticleStreet parade as Ramleela ends
Hundreds lined the street of Sangre Grande yesterday to look at Ramleela street parade.Characters dressed in brightly coloured costumes depicting, Ram, Seeta, Lutchman, Hindu god Hanuman, with Ravan...
View ArticleFive Trinis locked up in Venezuela: Wives hope for speedy return
Gloria Charles, mother of one of the five T&T detainees locked up in a Venezuelan jail, said that she will be taking her son for medical treatment as soon as he returns as he developed a kidney...
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