Cancer Society gets Christmas gift from GML
The T&T Cancer Society received an early Christmas gift from Guardian Media yesterday, in the form of over $91,ooo in cash to assist in its cancer prevention measures like screening for members of...
View ArticleKiller released after 25 years
After spending a quarter of a century in jail for killing his grandparents, a prisoner was released yesterday in time to reunite with his family for Christmas.Gilbert Evelyn, 59, left with his...
View ArticlePetition to ban fireworks for Christmas holidays
With both children and adults suffering horrendous injuries from fireworks and other fun explosive devices, an activist is calling on authorities to ban its use by ordinary citizens during the...
View ArticlePolice body calls on Carmona to sack PCA boss
The head of the Police Complaints Authority David West says he does not intend to resign, and would continue to do his work as he has always done “impartially, without fear or favour, malice or...
View ArticleShortage of anti-psychotic drugs at St Ann’s
There is a shortage of some critical anti-psychotic drugs at the St Ann’s Hospital and with it comes a warning that patients who are unable to access the drugs could become violent and display erratic...
View Article$5m heist: Hyatt warehouse raid caught on neighbours' cameras
Police are now on the lookout for people who may have been duped into buying what they thought were high-priced flat screen televisions for use as CCTV monitors at cut rate prices.The 177 flat screen...
View ArticleKhan in hospital but still smiling
Energy Minister Franklin Khan had his typical smile on his face at a Thailand hospital yesterday, after being warded hours earlier for “issues related to his heart that was brought on by a viral...
View ArticleA dream come true—Williams
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams says a mobile app launched yesterday as a “dream come true” for the police service.The app, which has been described as a neighbourhood watch on steroids,...
View ArticleSuspect in Jenice’s killing arrested
A month after four-year-old Jenice Figaro was tragically beaten to death, the female relative accused of the crime was arrested by police on Wednesday evening.Police picked up the woman at her...
View Article182 nationals linked to terrorism funding
An estimated 182 citizens of T&T are suspected of being involved in terrorist activities and there has been a significant increase in what appears to be financing for the insurgents.This is...
View ArticleRoget: No salary increase in 6 years
Addressing the media outside the Ministry of Labour’s San Fernando office, Roget said there has been no adjustment of salaries for Petrotin workers for two negotiating periods.The outstanding period of...
View ArticleNo new offer for Petrotrin
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister and the Attorney General Stuart Young said no new offer can be made to Petrotrin workers until the Industrial Court gives its ruling on matters relating to...
View ArticleNew PoS mayor to tackle illegal vending
The new mayor of Port-of-Spain has taken up the challenge to deal with the perennial problem of illegal street vending in the capital city.It is a problem faced by his predecessors and one that affects...
View ArticleCheaper alcohol, food on demand
With just two shopping days to go before Christmas, supermarkets across the country are seeing a shift in consumers buying cheaper alcohol, turkey and ham—three items synonymous with the Yuletide...
View ArticleUNC: FATCA ball in PNM court
The Opposition United National Congress is accusing the Government led by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley of holding the country to ransom by failing to do the right thing on the FATCA legislation.UNC...
View ArticleTTCB on a sticky wicket
The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board’s clarification earlier this week of what had until then been labelled a sexual abuse case involving an official and a youth cricketer, has still left a certain...
View ArticleGood for rehab says Stewart
Prison officers are angry over the hosting of a show featuring motor bike riders and scantily dressed women at the Maximum Security Prison (MSP) last weekend.The show was apparently sanctioned by...
View ArticleFamily of ten homeless after Curepe blaze
A family of ten, including an 84-year-old grandmother and a 59-year-old man confined to a wheelchair, are now homeless after fire gutted their Curepe homes on Thursday night.Anthony Teeka was visited...
View ArticleMurder toll hits 450
The brazenness of the country’s killers went to the extreme in two separate murders that took the toll to 450 for the year between Thursday night and yesterday morning.The murders took place in Morvant...
View ArticleRouting out rouges key
Despite 2016 being a bloody year with murders now in the 450 region, acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams has described the period as a success for the Police Service, as various categories of...
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