Anand sticks to his story
Former attorney general, Anand Ramlogan SC, who led a legal challenge against the Government’s property tax exerciseHe is holding on to his position the process was not consistent with established...
View ArticleAmbassadors express solidarity with Venezuela
Two regional ambassadors based in Port-of-Spain along with the leader of a local political party signed a declaration in solidarity with the government of people of Venezuela in Lopinot on...
View ArticleIndian Expo booted out
On the eve of the Indian Arrival Day holiday yesterday, Enigma Events Limited, the company that operates the Indian Expo located obliquely opposite the Centre of Excellence in Macoya, Tunapuna, has...
View ArticleCops kill murder suspect
Devin “Country” Wilson, a suspect in the abduction and murder of Central businessman Julian Moonsammy, was killed by police on Sunday night after he allegedly shot at them as they were searching for...
View ArticleEx-fireman shot in face
With no idea why he was shot and no word yet from doctors on his condition, relatives of retired Fire Station Officer (FSO) Robin Sookdeo are today praying for a miracle. Sookdeo, 56, was shot in the...
View ArticleGovt set to close GISL
The Government Information Services Limited (GISL) will be no more and its 60 employees will be sent home, Minister of Communications Maxie Cuffie confirmed yesterday. Speaking with the T&T...
View ArticleSt Mary’s Home worker attacked
A welfare officer at the St Mary’s Home in Tacarigua has been beaten by a resident of the home. It’s the third serious incident in which a staff member was attacked for the year and staffers, who...
View ArticleBay Ferries defends itself in ferry fiasco
Bay Ferries, the Canadian Company which had the contract to service the inter-island passenger ferries for 11 years, is insisting its management contract with the Port Authority of T&T was valued...
View Article119 OJT admins sacked
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has accused the Government of attacking workers on all fronts following the retrenchment of 119 administrators assigned to the On-The-Job (OJT) programme which...
View ArticleCarmona: Panchayat can solve disputes
President Anthony Carmona has appealed to citizens to follow the indentureship system of panchayat to bring about amicable redress in society. As citizens of the country continue to live in trying...
View ArticleMore protests in Morvant for jobs
For the second time in two weeks disgruntled Morvant residents blocked the Lady Young Road demanding Government immediate intervention to improve the standard of living in the community including a...
View ArticleFishermen on $.5m bail for cocaine charge
Two fishermen from south Trinidad arrested in connection with a $20 million cocaine seizure in the Gulf of Paria last week, have each been granted $500,000 bail. Sharma Kissoon, 62, of Embacadere, San...
View ArticleNo school place for Khaleesi
A Penal mother is claiming discrimination after her daughter, who has spina bifida and uses a walker, was rejected by three primary schools. The matter is already getting the attention of Education...
View ArticleSat to PM: Fire Finance Minister
Secretary General of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha’s (SDMS) Sat Maharaj is calling on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to fire Finance Minister Colm Imbert. Speaking at an SDMS Indian Arrival Day event...
View ArticleT&T gets Eclac support for economic development
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac) and T&T have agreed to increase bilateral co-operation in economic development and energy. This is the outcome of a meeting...
View ArticleRamdeen renews call for Chief Justice to resign
Opposition Senator Gerald Ramdeen, yesterday renewed his call for the resignation of Chief Justice Ivor Archie, saying he is responsible for the fiasco in the judiciary following the elevation of Chief...
View ArticleNew evidence in tour guide’s murder
Police have come across evidence that the murder of 24-year-old Tobago tour guide Michael “Five-O” Jacob was a hit ordered by one of his close friends. An eyewitness to the murder told investigators...
View ArticleAlexandrov ready to quit
Forensic pathologist Dr Valery Alexandrov says he is ready to pack up and leave before his contract ends in 2019 because he is tired of the mismanagement at the Forensic Science Centre. Alexandrov told...
View ArticlePublic doctors in private practice
Dr Austin Trinidade, PRO of the T&T Medical Association, says regional health authorities (RHAs) cannot stop doctors in the public health sector from also having private practices since they cannot...
View ArticleOver 1,000 people with Lupus in T&T
There are more 1,000 people with Lupus in T&T. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) causes the immune system becomes overactive and it starts making antibodies against its own cells. When the disease...
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