Enterprise resident charged in grandma’s murder
A woman yesterday appeared in the Chaguanas Magistrates’ Court charged with the murder of another woman.Keeda Adarhar appeared before First Court Magistrate Joanne O’Connor charged with the recent...
View ArticleCops seek help to ID woman killed in hit and run
Police are looking for the driver of a grey Toyota Rav 4 seen fleeing the scene after knocking down an unidentified woman yesterday morning near the Radisson Hotel, Wrightson Road,...
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Local association says: 175,000 in T&T have diabetes
There are about 500 children in T&T with the life threatening Type 1 Diabetes who need daily doses of insulin to survive.So said Zobida Ragbirsingh, vice-president of the International Diabetes...
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Doctor at World Diabetes Day Symposium: Herbalists should be locked up
Dr Claude Khan is knocking “herbalists” who, he says, deceive diabetics into thinking they can be cured with so-called natural herbs.Speaking at the South West Regional Health Authority's (SWRHA)...
View ArticleEfforts to post $10,000 bail rejected
If Terry Ann Lester could give her son Logan a present for his birthday at monthend, it would be that Logan’s father would get bail and see his son.“It’s very frustrating because getting bail is tough,...
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Split vote a challenge
The Opposition United National Congress (UNC) has gone on the offensive to secure approximately 11 seats in several previously controlled UNC corporations at stake in the November 28 Local Government...
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Agri Minister urges... Adults must do more to save environment
RALPH BANWARIEAgriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat said he would be reluctant to take part in any clean-up campaign unless it was driven by adults.Speaking on Friday at the Nature Seekers...
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Mite infestation shuts down school
Pupils of the Montrose Vedic Primary School, Chaguanas, are being attacked by mites, unseen to the naked eye.In some cases, pupils have had mild allergic reactions, including shortness of...
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‘In my father’s honour’
November 28 is more than the date for the Local Government elections for one candidate, it’s the anniversary of the death of her father, former government minister Dhanraj Singh.One generation later...
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Mercy is alive
Bizarre was how the story surrounding the alleged death of baby Mercy seemed yesterday after her mother challenged the story given to the media by police.“Mercy is alive, she is not dead,” Natalie...
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Toddler drowns in family pool
The family of little Sephra Sankar was still trying to come to terms with her death yesterday, hours after she drowned in the family’s pool.Undetected by her mother, Sephra, a year-and-four-month-old...
View ArticleTaxes on grog, smokes legal
Tax increases on alcohol and tobacco products are perfectly legal despite yesterday’s lack of debate in the Senate on an order concerning the taxes, Finance Minister Colm Imbert has said.He clarified...
View ArticleMental tests for police recruits ahead—Dillon
Get your head together if you want to become a police officer. Mental capability and behavioural tests may be required.That’s what Government is looking at among preventative measures to stem...
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Two killed in D’Abadie shooting
Five men were rushed to the Arima Health Facility yesterday evening after they were shot during an attack at Reid Lane, D’Abadie. Reports remained sketchy up to last evening but it is understood Leon...
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Cocorite man murdered while at work
Nicole Arrendell said she was expecting one day to be told that the man to whom she invested 20 years of her life was murdered but receiving that call yesterday was still a shock to her. Arrendell...
View ArticleDecision on Prakash’s appeal against brother reserved
Former Congress of the People (COP) political leader Prakash Ramadhar is appealing the decision of a High Court judge who ordered him to pay $255,000 in compensation to his estranged brother and two...
View ArticleAgri minister going after suspicious land dealers
Determined to stop unscrupulous contractors from benefitting from suspicious land transactions, Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat says he is forwarding evidence to Attorney General Faris...
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150 rogue cops suspended in four years: CoP begs public to keep faith
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams yesterday urged the public to keep the faith in the T&T Police Service as he promised to root out all rogue officers. He made the call even as an officer...
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No bail for SRP on robbery charge
Special Reserve Police Constable Sean Joseph was denied bail yesterday when he appeared before a San Fernando Magistrate charged with beating two Chinese businessmen and robbing them of over $400,000...
View ArticleFollowing injury from a scratch bomb on Divali: Cuffie unhappy with results...
Disappointed by the outcome of the surgical procedure to repair parts of her fingers blown off by an exploding scratch bomb, Sally-Ann Cuffie is now pleading with the authorities to send her abroad for...
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