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Fake ‘kidnap victim’ gets $15,000 bail
A Penal woman who claimed she freed herself from a car trunk on Monday, after she was kidnapped and held captive for three days, allegedly fabricated the entire story.Reshma Maharaj, 30, appeared...
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Tickets in mail for traffic light breakers soon
Move over Property Tax—Government’s next big revenue earner might be coming from traffic fines under upcoming Motor Vehicle legislation.And under that law, if you break the red light in future you may...
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Fiery protest for water in Penal
Scores of Penal residents staged a fiery protest yesterday morning as they called for a regular supply of water in their communities. Complaining that for the last 21 days they had received neither...
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Sea Lots walkover to cost $10m—Sinanan
Four years after Sea Lots residents, 28-year-old Haydee Paul and her two daughters Akasha, seven, and Shakira, eight were killed after a car ploughed into them while walking along the west bound lane...
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Garcia: One-hour lunch stays for primary schools
There will be no change to the one-hour lunch break for primary school pupils.This was the announcement yesterday by Education Minister, Anthony Garcia, who said, “It was generally agreed and accepted...
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State to call 17 witnesses
Paper committal proceedings against Police Service Social and Welfare Association president Insp Michael Seales are expected to be completed by the end of June.Seales’ case came up for hearing in the...
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Estimate value of unfurnished homes
The rental value of residential properties should be estimated by homeowners on an unfurnished basis, in the current Property Tax exercise says the Finance Ministry’s Valuation Division.The issue of...
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Property tax in effect from 2016
The Ministry of Finance has signalled to property owners that the Government proposes to collect property tax for the 2016 calendar year as well as for 2017.The issue of the Government collecting the...
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National bird being hunted, cooked
The graceful flamingoes and Scarlet Ibis that tourists venture to the Caroni Swamp to view are now finding their way into hunters’ pots.The worrisome and illegal hunting is a practice T&T Incoming...
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Sabga’s lifelong enduring lesson: Never give up
With the passing of Dr Anthony Norman Sabga, ORTT, at age 94, the nation has lost perhaps the last of the generation of men and women of will and determination, who created and shaped the independent...
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Murdered father, daughter laid to rest
Purple and white balloons were released into the sky at the Mamoral Public Cemetery symbolising the returning of an angel—Saleesha Faith Joseph, five, to the Heavens. Just before her casket was put...
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T&T Chamber saddened by Sabga’s loss
The T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce has expressed its sadness over the passing of Dr Anthony N Sabga, Chairman Emeritus of the ANSA McAL Group.In a release yesterday, T&T’s leading...
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Minister: Public gyms to help keep population fit
As the Ministry of Health steps up efforts to reclaim T&T from the scourge of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD’s) currently crippling it, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh says the Government is...
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As secretary accused of staging kidnapping returns to court: Magistrate...
The woman accused of making a false report about being kidnapped by three men, kept captive in a house for three days, then locked in a car trunk, has pleaded not guilty to wasting police time.Reshma...
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Construction worker shot dead
A 40-year-old construction worker was followed to his workplace yesterday and shot dead.His killing came after he and one of his relatives received several death threats over the past few...
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Treasury revisits decision not to buy toilet paper for staff
Yesterday, staff were told by their respective department heads that management was revisiting the decision to have them contribute towards the purchase of supplies and they would be updated as soon as...
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Famous words stay with businessman’s family
“Find a job that you like and you never have to work one day in your life.”These were the words of Chairman Emeritus of the ANSA McAL Group Dr Anthony N Sabga, which his son, A Norman Sabga, reflected...
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PM, Opposition Leader pay tribute to Sabga
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has extended condolences to the family of Dr Anthony Norman Sabga, who passed away yesterday morning at the age of 94 with family at his bedside.Reflecting on Sabga’s...
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Not enough HIV/Aids programmes for disabled—ministry
The Health Ministry’s HIV Co-ordinating Unit has recognised there is inadequate programmes on HIV/Aids to target disabled people.Disabled people must also be included in appropriate sex and...
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Irregular SEA questions not being marked
Three questions totalling four marks are to be removed from the exam marking scheme scripts of this year’s Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) exam, after irregularities in the maths and language a rts...
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