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Former DLP MP passes on
Balgobin Ramdeen, one of the last surviving members of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), has died at the age of 91 at a London hospital.His daughter, Leela Ramdeen, who was with him when he died, said...
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Man spared jail, fined $10,000 for illegal gun
A Claxton Bay man who claimed he found a loaded gun while drunk during the Christmas season was spared a jail term yesterday.Instead, Tony Jeffrey, 28, was ordered to pay $10,000 in fines for...
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Man in court for stepson’s murder
A 59-year-old man from Barataria yesterday appeared in court charged with murdering his 15-year-old stepson after an argument at their home two weeks ago.Joel Pompey, of Upper Seventh Avenue, Malick,...
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$5,000 bail for fireworks vendor
A Charlotte Street vendor, who was arrested for selling fireworks without a licence, has been released on bail.Hannah Lambert, of Morvant, appeared before Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar and was...
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Panmen threaten Panorama boycott
Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz was forced to abort a two-and-a half hour meeting with panmen on Wednesday night as they insisted “no money, no Panorama.”The extra-ordinary meeting, which Diaz later...
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OWTU: Strike starts Wednesday
Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) President General Ancel Roget yesterday announced that the union will serve strike notice on State-owned Petrotrin on Wednesday.In response, president of the...
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Bartlett to Roget: Put country first
President of the San Fernando Business Association wants the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) to hold its hand on strike action.She said while President General Ancel Roget had a responsibility to...
View ArticleTwo shot dead, murder toll at 455
With one day left in the year, the murder toll has now reached 455 following the shooting death of two men in the Laventille area and the discovery of a decomposing body of a man in Arouca.According to...
View ArticleStill no bail for rape accused
Taxi driver Afteba Huggins who has been in jail for almost a month on charges stemming from the rape and false imprisonment of a police woman returned to prison yesterday.Huggins re-appeared in the...
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Only sheds and fences in the way
Residents of Massahood junction, Fyzabad, who are living in fear that State-owned Petrotrin might try to force them out of their homes have sought legal advice.However, Petrotrin has stated that they...
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New safety measures at IAM
In an effort to ensure the public’s safety, owner of IAM and Company Limited Ishmael Ali has installed expensive padlocks on the back doors and washrooms of the Charlotte Street store where 20-year-old...
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T&T student returns home
After being detained for 16 months by Saudi Arabian officials on suspicion of terrorism, T&T student Tariq Mohammed, 31, was freed and allowed to return home.Mohammed, son of Trinidad Broadcasting...
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Work goes on without UNC’s input
Health, personnel, finance and infrastructure committees have been appointed at the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation but none of them have any representation from the United National Congress (UNC),...
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Healing with music
An eclectic cast of entertainers including Ken ‘Professor’ Philmore, Z4L4, John Michael Thomas & Friends, Tsahai Koo and Imani Miller-Sorzano kept their audience in awe when Estuary PR Ltd hosted...
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MP threatens lawsuit over contract details
Princes Town Member of Parliament Barry Padarath is threatening legal action against State-owned UDeCOTT, for breach of the Freedom of Information Act with regard to information relating to the Brian...
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Two-day Cabinet retreat at Diplomatic Centre
This year, 2017, is expecting to be a year of recovery for T&T. Despite the trying circumstances of 2016—now compounded by strike signals from the Oilfields Workers' Trade Union (OWTU)—Finance...
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Killers run rampant as six murdered
Killers ended 2016 with a bang with six murders being recorded in four separate incidents across the country between Friday and yesterdayA seventh man was reported to be brain-dead following one of the...
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SRC distances itself from Carmona’s housing allowance
The Salaries Review Commission (SRC) has not been involved in the decision to grant a housing allowance to President Anthony Carmona, a letter from the personnel department on behalf of the SRC has...
View ArticleVendors: People asking for scratch bombs
Chaguanas vendors say consumers are asking for scratch bombs and other illegal fire explosions despite negative media reports and the items being against the law.Yesterday, stalls and vendors selling...
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FireOne records increase in sales
Despite a downturn in the economy, managing director of FireOne Fireworks Andre Abraham says there has been an increase in sales.Speaking to the Sunday Guardian on New Year’s Eve at the Macoya...
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