AG: Gaming sector workers exploited
The gaming community is wealthy enough to afford tax measures since one casino rented a location for $450,000 monthly and kept it empty for “umpteen years” just to block competition, says Attorney...
View ArticleAGA president: Imbert presenting misinformation
President of the Amusement Gaming Association (AGA) Russel Bahadoorsingh is accusing Minister of Finance Colm Imbert of presenting misconceptions and misinformation during his winding up speech of the...
View ArticleCrackdown on illegal vending in PoS
Vendors in downtown Port-of-Spain are complaining of the actions of the Port-of-Spain City Corporation in clamping down on them.Hours after the vendors complained of the action during a T&T Police...
View ArticleCamille: UNC trying to woo Marlene to Opposition
Stop inviting Marlene McDonald for tea!The warning was issued by Planning and Development Minister Camille Robinson-Regis to Opposition members who she are accusing have been desperately trying to...
View ArticleGuns, ammo, seized during Central raids
Police seized four guns, over 500 rounds of assorted ammunition and 18 kilograms of marijuana during an exercise in the Central Division on Thursday.During the exercise the officers searched an...
View ArticleNLCB Board gets $40,000 whisky gift—Moonilal
The National Lotteries Control Board spent $40,000 on Johnnie Walker Black whisky as gifts for NLCB Board members and also paid $1,000 for a taxi to transport a Tobago director to the Lara Stadium, UNC...
View ArticleRambharat: 404 vacancies in agriculture ministry
If Agriculture, Land and Fisheries Minister Clarence Rambharat has his way, the $118 million allocated in the 2018 budget to pay staff and Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) would have been spent on...
View ArticleODPM coordinator: Hundreds evacuated in South, Central
Chief disaster coordinator of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) Rishi Siew said hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes in south and central Trinidad over the...
View ArticlePlanning Division to review land use policy
Policies determining where people can build and the types structures will have to be re-examined in the wake of the recent flooding in Central, South and East Trinidad over the last few days, acting...
View ArticleBreakdown in communication
Although 11 out of 14 regional corporations were adversely affected by severe flooding in the last three days, deputy CEO of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management Dave Williams does not...
View ArticleGrande villagers get relief items via trucks
Trucks from Sangre Grande Regional Corporation were used to transport food, water and mattresses to marooned villagers at Le Mong Fishing Pond and Vega de Oropouche yesterday.Sangre Grande Regional...
View ArticleCommunity in darkness after landslide
An entire village along the Blanchisseuse Road in Arima was last night left in total darkness after a major landslide brought down power lines in the area.This was last night confirmed by Arima Mayor...
View ArticleFlooding deja vu for some
For the Ramjit family, flooding is a yearly occurrence, an unwanted Christmas of sorts.Luckily for them, however, they usually get at least an hour head start before flood waters invade their Madras...
View ArticleRowley: Emergency response time must be better
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has admitted the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) and other State agencies must improve their disaster relief response times.His comment came in...
View ArticleNursing shortage worries TTRNA
The T&T Registered Nurses Association (TTRNA) is blaming unfilled vacancies and the presence of only one registered nurse on any ward as the main reasons for the high death rate within the...
View ArticleGod sent men who saved us
April Ravello, the pregnant woman who was rescued along with her husband and two children by Caparo villagers on Thursday, says she has “so much to be thankful for.” Saying she feared she would have...
View ArticleSnakes, caimans rescued in homes
As flood waters recede in many areas throughout T&T, there is the high possibility that animals such as snakes and caimans can find themselves into your homes.Do not be alarmed and try not to...
View ArticleCabo Star engineer sent packing
An Estonian engineer on the inter-island cargo vessel Cabo Star has been "removed" from the ship and sent home after complaining about safety issues on the vessel.The T&T Guardian understands that...
View ArticleLandslip threatens family home
With heavy rains battering their home and a leaking water line eroding their property, a Pointe-a-Pierre family said their home is on the verge of crumbling down a hill.John Mendoza and his family...
View ArticleROGERS: CONRAD
ROGERS: CONRAD age 82 died on 28th December, 2010 Husband of Amoy. Father David (Bunny), Sylvia (Junie) and Jacqueline (Jackie). Father- in-law of George and Pamela. Grand-father of Simone, Quincy,...
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