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Flu vaccine now available to public
Medical officers in all district health facilities and hospitals have been told to give the influenza vaccine to the general public.Health Minister Terrance Deyalsingh said the vaccine was no longer...
View ArticleThree walk free of 2014 murder
Three men who have been in custody since 2014 on a murder charge walked free yesterday after no State attorney turned up in court for the start of the preliminary inquiry into the matter.Bertiba...
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No excavation yet at artefact site
The University of the West Indies Archaeology Unit cannot excavate and survey the site where 2,000- year-old Amerindian artefacts were found in Valsayn unless the owner grants them permission.This was...
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Anand/West witness tampering probe heightens
Police have contacted several former Peoples’ Partnership ministers for interviews up to last Wednesday, and also met with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in their probe of witness -tampering...
View ArticleTHA election may be open to legal challenges
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election is on.However, it may be open to legal challenges, legal minds in the Senate warned yesterday.With a vote of 28 for and one against, the Senate yesterday...
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Pensioner stabbed to death by female relative
A 27-year-old woman who has been described by neighbours as having a history of mental illness stabbed a pensioner of Oropune Gardens, Piarco, to death yesterday.According to neighbours, 73-year-old...
View Article50,227 to vote in THA election tomorrow
After three weeks of intense campaigning, 50,227 Tobagonians are expected to vote tomorrow for 39 candidates, in 12 electoral districts for a new Tobago House of Assembly (THA) executive to govern...
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Political analyst: Two horses in THA election race—PDP, PNM
It’s likely that the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) led by political leader Watson Duke will win some seats in tomorrow’s Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election.This is according to political...
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Stop putting party before country
At 25 years old, Nikoli Edwards has achieved a lot. Last week Wednesday, Edwards was appointed a temporary independent senator and by Tuesday night he was among 23 senators who voted for amendments to...
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Copeland: $500M UWI South Campus first intake in August
Situated on a 142-acre site near the Picton Presbyterian Primary School and minutes away from the Debe High School is a jumble of concrete and metal structures, rotundas, spiral staircases covered in...
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Duke’s eyes on crime, healthcare, job security
Tomorrow is decision day for the people of Tobago as they move to elect a new Chief Secretary for the Tobago House of Assembly (THA).One of the contenders for the position is political leader of the...
View ArticlePH driver found with bullet to head
The mother of PH driver Angus “Ghost” James who was found with a bullet to his head in his car this morning, says she is relying on God for justice.Given the low murder detection rate in the country,...
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Anybody but the PNM
Tomorrow, her political party—the Movement for Transformation (MFT) will contest three seats in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election.In our wrap-up featuring the political leaders, Eudine...
View ArticleRobbery ‘hero’ killed outside bar
Just days after Jerome “Pum” Calliste was credited for foiling a robbery at a Chinese restaurant and bar in San Fernando he was gunned down outside the establishment yesterday morning.Police said...
View ArticleMSJ: Take blame for election error
Someone must be held accountable for the error in the setting of dates for today’s Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election, Movement for Social Justice leader David Abdulah said yesterday.“For the very...
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Siparia woman celebrates 108th birthday
One of the country’s oldest citizens, Josephine Jackman, celebrated her 108th birthday yesterday with a prayer service surrounded by loved ones at her Welcome Peters Street, Siparia home. Jackman’s...
View ArticleTHA results expected early
Results from today’s Tobago House of Assembly (THA) elections should start coming in to returning officers from around 7.30 pm.This estimate was given yesterday by Elections and Boundaries Commission...
View ArticleCounselling for students at Adventist school
Teachers and students at the Seventh-Day Adventist Primary School in San Fernando, where an intruder got into the girls’ washroom and made sexual advances to pupils, will be given counselling...
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T&T Chamber hails crime plan
Gabriel Faria, CEO of T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce, says the Government’s crime plan is a step in the right direction. He said members of the chamber’s crime committee recently met to...
View ArticleExperts critical of local policing
Intelligence-led and problem-oriented policing are among approaches that will maximise effective allocation of law enforcement resources to reduce crime, says former head of the National Operations...
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