Law body to look at Chamber case
Law Association president Reginald Armour says the body will look at the matter in which the Industrial Court has summoned members of the T&T Chamber of Commerce to court at its next general...
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Good reason to be alarmed
We are not alarmists.That’s the position of the Banker’s Association of T&T (BATT) when it comes to its statements on becoming compliant with the Tax Information Exchange Bill, 2016 and on the...
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Country plagued with violence against women
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Brigadier General Rodney Smart, says the country is plagued with falling values and violence against women and children.Smart was addressing his fellow colleagues...
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Venezuelan amusement park gets green light
Newly elected San Fernando mayor Junia Regrello yesterday visited the ground near Skinner Park where a Venezuelan amusement park is being set up following complaints that equipment had damaged the...
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OWTU wants payment for retrenched OAS workers
President General of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) Ancel Roget yesterday demanded that the Government pay 1,000 retrenched Construtora OAS workers the $23 million owed to them for work...
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Thieves rob South restaurant
Police are searching for four robbers who held up the proprietor and patrons at Lucky City Chinese Restaurant at Williamsville on Friday night.The thieves, who were armed with a gun and cutlasses...
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Suspended prison officers claim: Those who were involved are still on duty
The three prison officers currently on suspension following last year's deadly jailbreak claim they are being used as "scapegoats".Meanwhile, the men said the Prison officer/s actually responsible for...
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Lisa Gomes new Clico GM
Lisa Gomes, a former director at Sandals Resorts, has been appointed the general manager of Clico.Gomes held the position of director of Finance and Planning at Sandals Resorts from January 2011 to...
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HDC has returned to its moorings—Mitchell
Housing Minister Randall Mitchell says Government has made housing more affordable to low and middle-income families unlike the People’s Partnership government which catered for high-income earners.He...
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Shoppers fearful, half-empty stores on Charlotte Street
Two women were shopping in a downtown Port-of-Spain fabric store, Thursday. One of them remarked that she was not venturing into the interior of the premises for fear of being murdered like Shannon...
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Grieving mom to give birth on death anniversary
Nine months after his charred, dismembered body was found in the ruins of his home, 14-year-old Darian Nedd was finally laid to rest yesterday.In an interview before the funeral, Darian’s pregnant...
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A man on a bike took my son
VALDEEN SHEARS-NEPTUNEAn aged newspaper clipping of a memorial bearing the photos of her eldest son and only daughter is 62 year-old Myroon Ali’s most poignant reminder of her losses.Ali, who sat...
View ArticleIndigenous peoples to meet Vatican officials
VALDEEN SHEARS-NEPTUNETomorrow will mark a historical meeting between representatives of the Vatican (Holy Seal) and indigenous people of the Caribbean.Ambassador HE Archbishop Nicola Girasoli,...
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UNC can’t go to court says AG: Rondon within his rights
“The UNC will not go to court to contest the re-election of Terry Rondon as chairman of the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation.” So said Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi during a press conference at the...
View ArticleAG to bring legislation in 2017: We will deal with crime
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi is planning to bring a powerful suite of legislation to Parliament in January 2017 meant to hit the pockets of organised criminals.Speaking at a press conference at the...
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Couva Chamber calls for more resources for police
The Couva Point Lisas Chamber of Commerce (CPLCC) is calling for more resources to be allocated to police officers in the area.Liaquat Ali, the president of the chamber, said he was not surprised to...
View ArticleAir Canada returns tomorrow
Air Canada is keeping its promise to return to T&T after dropping the route eight years ago. The flights will resume tomorrow and last for one year.The Ministry of Tourism has issued a statement...
View ArticleLecturer gains family business certification
Senior Lecturer at COSTAATT Sajjad Hamid, has been awarded the Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advising (ACFBA) by the Family Firm Institute (www.ffi.com), the foremost authority in the field,...
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Policyholders question Clico appointment
Chairman of the Clico Policyholders Group (CPG) Peter Permell is questioning the timing of the appointment of Lisa Gomes, a former director at Sandals Resorts, as general manager of Clico. He also...
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Two men killed in Tobago crash
Two men died and another is fighting for his life following an early morning accident in Tobago yesterday. The accident occurred at around 4 am on the Claude Noel Highway near the entrance to the...
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