Woman’s body found in carpet on river bank
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a woman whose decomposing body was found in a river in central Trinidad yesterday morning.According to reports, shortly after 10.30 residents...
View ArticleDuke goes on with swim protest
Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Minority Leader and Public Services Association president Watson Duke will proceed with his planned “Swim Protest” today despite calls for him not to try it due to the...
View ArticleOnly man alive to do it offers his support
Grande Riviere resident Raymond La Croix, the first man who swam from Trinidad to Tobago, is supporting Public Services Association president Watson Duke on his swim today from Tobago.La Croix, who...
View ArticleWater swallows up Houston
HOUSTON—Rising flood waters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground in Houston yesterday, overwhelming rescuers who fielded countless desperate...
View ArticlePoS port next protest target
Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Minority Leader and Public Services Association (PSA) president Watson Duke yesterday described his swim protest from Tobago to Trinidad a resounding success.However, he...
View ArticlePurdey, Rohan to appear before JSC
Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan and the Vice President of Bridgemans Services PLC Andrew Purdey have both confirmed that they have been invited to appear before Parliament’s Joint Select...
View ArticlePlan to relocate historic train
Weary of the criticism he received for removing of the landmark clock at Library Corner, San Fernando Mayor Junia Regrello assures the public that he will not relocate “The Last Train to San...
View ArticleWoman stole from casino to buy fertility drugs
A pregnant woman who, together with her husband, stole $153,330 from her employer was described as cold-hearted by a magistrate yesterday before she ordered the couple to pay $186,000 in fines in three...
View ArticleSlave swam to Toco long before Duke
Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Minority Leader Watson Duke proved his point yesterday by swimming part of the journey from Tobago to Trinidad to protest the unreliable inter-island ferry service.Many...
View ArticleKrysis on 4 charges
One of the leaders of Unruly Isis gang appeared in court yesterday charged with four offences including resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.Avinash “Krysis” Seepersad, also known as Abdul...
View ArticleMan charged for ice-pick killing
Almost two years after Jonathan Hernandez was stabbed to death near his Arima home, a 24-year-old man from Caroni appeared in court charged with his murder.Danny Sankaran, of Kelly Village, appeared...
View ArticleAnand Ramlogan arrested
Former attorney general Anand Ramlogan has been arrested.At about 6 am today, officers led by acting Deputy Police Commissioner Harold Phillip went to Ramlogan's Palmiste Park home where they informed...
View ArticleRamlogan denied "moral support"
Several colleagues of Anand Ramlogan were denied access to the former attorney general this morning as they attempted to visit him just hours after his arrest. The group of four attorneys arrived at...
View ArticleKamla: Sense of hopelessness consumes society
Whilst there may be a lot of achievements to celebrate in the country’s 55 years of Independence, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says she is saddened by the number of challenges the nation...
View Article2 men shot in drive-by
Two men are currently warded in hospital after being wounded in a shooting in El Socorro yesterday.Police said shortly after 1 pm, residents Chanka Trace, El Socorro South, reported hearing a volley of...
View ArticleAnger management for cursing cop
One day after police officers were mobbed by Princes Town villagers, a "PH" driver was ordered to attend anger management sessions for two years for cursing the police in an unrelated matter.Andy...
View ArticleGunmen shoot at Tobago cops
Tobago police are in search of two suspects who allegedly shot at two off-duty police officers yesterday.According to reports, the incident occurred around 1.30 pm at Sandy Hill Trace, Lambeau, near...
View ArticleFour months jail for chocolate thief
A plumber who claimed he stole 13 chocolate bars to give his children will spend the next four months doing hard labour in jail.Neil St John, 52, of Mon Repos, pleaded guilty to larceny when he...
View ArticleJSC finds security holes at major ports
Members of the Joint Select Committee (JSC) on National Security found loopholes in the security apparatus at two major ports of entry they toured on Tuesday.The JSC, chaired by Laventille East MP...
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