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SRPs, Defence Force reserves called out
With the spiralling increase of crimes in T&T, particularly murders, the nation’s security agencies have launched an all out offensive to hunt down criminals and bring them to justice.Yesterday, at...
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Williams: No need to resign
Acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams said he sees no reason for him to tender his resignation.Williams was answering questions posed to him by members of the media during a press conference...
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Doctor discharged of assault charge
Close to three years after he was charged with assaulting his colleague at the Forensic Science Centre, St James, Dr Hughvon des Vignes was yesterday cleared of the charges.Chief Magistrate Marcia...
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Parliament meets today to approve election date
Parliament is to meet in emergency session today to pass an Act to validate the January 23 election date of the Tobago House of Assembly.Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi made the announcement on the...
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Gun attack outside police station
The Maracas/St Joseph leader of the Rasta City gang and one of his associates were killed yesterday in a daylight gun attack just outside the district’s police station.The quiet community was startled...
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PR crime plan says Kamla
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday described the latest anti-crime plans announced by the Government as plain “public relations”.Persad-Bissessar panned announcements on the measures...
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Village mourns murdered schoolgirl
Scores of villagers of rural Talparo and Brazil yesterday turned out for the funeral of 16-year-old Rachel "Slims" Ramkissoon.The teen, a Fourth Form pupil of Northeastern College was found strangled...
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TCL to shareholders: Reject Cemex’s unfair offer
The Board of Directors of Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) has advised shareholders that the second offer by Mexican cement company, Cemex, was not fair and it was not in the best interest of shareholders to...
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Classes resume after pervert scare
Pupils and teachers are expected back at the San Fernando Seventh Day Adventist School today, following Monday’s scare in which a sexual predator attempted to coerce a nine-year-old girl into having...
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Six courier companies challenge online tax
Six companies are mounting a legal challenge to the implementation of the seven per cent online tax.The application for leave to apply for judicial review was filed in the High Court on Wednesday,...
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A lasting legacy for T&T’s stage
A pioneer, public servant and patriot who came quietly and worked effortlessly to mold and enrich T&T’s national fabric.This was how former Culture Minister and Deputy Political Leader, People’s...
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Shurwayne withdraws from Soca Monarch
Due to an unfortunate miscommunication, former International Soca Monarch Shurwayne Winchester has withdrawn from this year’s International Soca Monarch (ISM) competition.According to information...
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Caricom optimistic of Trump’s vision
Caribbean states are hoping America’s new Donald Trump administration - taking over from today - will continue trade and security arrangements as well as other structures which have traditionally been...
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Pepper spray, stun grenades used to control crowds
WASHINGTON — Protesters registered their rage against the new president yesterday in a chaotic confrontation with police who used pepper spray and stun grenades in a melee just blocks from Donald...
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Former Presbyterian moderator Rev Daniel Teelucksingh: “US media reported Trump took the oath of office on (one of two) bibles his mother gave him for Sunday school in his Presbyterian church. The...
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Residents brace for revenge killings
Members of the Maracas/St Joseph faction of the Rasta City gang are reportedly seeking revenge for the death of their leader, Kerlan “Miceman” George, who was gunned down along with one of his...
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Friends lured to their deaths in Carapo
Two men who were released from prison last October on charges of kidnapping and robbery, were gunned down on Thursday night after going to a meeting in Carapo, off Arima.According to police, Damian...
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House validates THA election date
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi said Parliament had to validate the January 23 date for the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) elections because errors were made by the Office of the President and the...
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St Joseph man shot dead at village bar
Two weeks after his cousin was stabbed to death by another cousin, a St Joseph man was gunned down in what was initially thought to be a reprisal hit for the murder of a gang leader in the...
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Tobago man killed in drug turf war
Tobago Police are probing the second murder on the island for 2017.Dead is Dale Boucher also known as ‘Dale Crooks’ of Bethesda, Plymouth.According to reports, residents of the area heard loud...
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