UNC boycotts again
Eleventh-hour changes to the Fatca legislation were made following yesterday’s Opposition boycott of debate.Following the Opposition’s no-show on the crucial legislation yesterday, Government— pressing...
View ArticleDeath penalty cannot solve crime
Statements made by Roman Catholic priest Fr Ian Taylor urging for the death penalty to be reinstated have been denounced by Roman Catholic Archbishop Joseph Harris. During mass on Saturday night at the...
View ArticleMurder toll climbs to 442
On hearing screams coming from his home, ten-year-old Derrell Wharton ran home only to find his father, 41-year-old Derrick “Muscles” Wharton dead outside his Albert Street, Arouca home on Sunday...
View ArticleFather found chopped to death
Six months after their mother died, a Couva family suffered another tragedy yesterday when their father’s decomposing body, bearing chop wounds, was found in his yard.Police were still gathering...
View ArticleDriver jailed for third DUI offence
Four months after he was disqualified from driving on his second conviction for drunk driving conviction, Barry Dabie took a chance to ply his car for hire to make some money to pay off his court...
View ArticleSearch for missing La Brea woman
Relatives of Heather Barriteau are praying for her safe return, following her disappearance last Friday after last seen drinking a beer with a man at a bar on Mucurapo Street, San Fernando.Police are...
View ArticleKey suspect re-arrested
After spending close to five days in police custody in connection with the murder of bank employee Shannon Banfield, a St Helena man was released on Monday night and later re-arrested over allegations...
View ArticlePTSC chairman resigns
Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) chairman Terrence Beepath yesterday tendered his resignation with immediate effect, citing a “difficulty to work with management of the corporation, recent...
View ArticleDeal with homeless, illegal parking in city
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has given new Port-of-Spain Mayor Joel Martinez a mandate to enforce the law so as to stamp out lawlessness plaguing the city, fix the parking problem and urgently deal...
View ArticleBite marks on her chest
Three days after La Brea vendor Heather Barriteau went missing, she was reunited with her husband Devon Paul on Monday.But there were conflicting accounts yesterday as to why Barriteau went missing....
View ArticleCops want help to find missing schoolgirl
Police are seeking the public’s help to find a 14-year-old schoolgirl who went missing last Saturday.A statement from the Police Service stated yesterday that Destiny Jackson, a pupil of...
View ArticleEx-cop charged with rape of minor
RALPH BANWARIEA retired police corporal appeared in court yesterday charged with raping a four-year-old girl and was released on $300,000 bail.Richard Knights appeared before Justice of the Peace Anna...
View ArticleT&T Chamber: Do more to stem crime
One of the country’s main business organisation—The T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce says there was a sense of hopelessness seeping through the country and it wants the Government, through the...
View ArticleSchoolgirl found
Destiny Jackson, the 14-year-old schoolgirl of Charford Court, Port-of-Spain, who was reported missing, on Monday, has been found.Jackson was first reported missing by her grandmother, Roberta Jack...
View ArticleGlenn is back
Former social development minister Glenn Ramadharsingh has been appointed as chairman of the Siparia Regional Corporation.The veterinarian and sometimes musician made his return to public service more...
View ArticleCarlos in, Kenwyne out
New senior men's coach Tom Saintfiet has selected a 28-man training squad minus striker and national captain Kenwyne Jones. The squad will hit the field tomorrow for its first session at the Hasely...
View ArticleViolence reduced in schools—minister
The Ministry of Education says violence and indiscipline in secondary schools has dropped dramatically during the past year, with officials recording a reduction between 30 and 40 per cent.Revealing...
View ArticleSiblings freed as police fabricated evidence
A pair of siblings from Arima have been freed of cocaine and marijuana possession after police were found to have fabricated evidence against them.Doney Marcano, 32, and his 30-year-old sister Annalee,...
View ArticleNo National Test in 2017
There will be no National Test in 2017.Hundreds of parents and pupils yesterday breathed a sigh of relief as chief education officer in the Ministry of Education, Harrilal Seecharan, said, “We have...
View ArticleCops recreate last moments of Shannon’s life via footage
Police are now trying to use CCTV footage to construct the last moments of Shannon Banfield’s life.Homicide detectives told the T&T Guardian that in the footage they acquired from IAM and Company...
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