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Judgment reserved in highway lawsuit
High Court judge Kevin Ramcharan has reserved his decision whether environmental activist group Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) should be granted leave to pursue its lawsuit challenging the...
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Dialysis patients will not suffer over funding—ministry
Dialysis patients who are recipients of Government-subsidised treatment at the St Augustine Medical Hospital have been assured that their health will not suffer as a result of lack of funds.Senior...
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PM frustrated over crime, selection of CoP
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is expressing a sense of frustration with the country’s crime problem admitting to telling his wife, Sharon Rowley, that: “it’s a hell of a thing I have a job where I am...
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Petrotrin’s overtime bill stands at $22m
Despite facing a financial bind, the monthly overtime bill at State-owned Petrotrin is $22 million, while its annual wage bill to its 5,000 employees amounts to $2 billion.This was what was revealed...
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Retired cop: Promotion in service like a little devil
The system of promotion within the Police Service is just like a little devil in the backyard. Those were the words of retired deputy commissioner of Police Wayne Dick, who was called before the Joint...
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Tell tale signs of human trafficking
“Human trafficking could be happening right around you, so it is important to know what to look out for.”That was the key message from attorney Juanita Headley, who has been travelling around the world...
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Doctor disputes causeof death in murder trial
The defence in the Ira Mitchell murder trial yesterday opened its case with pathologist contradicting the evidence of the State’s expert witness forensic pathologist Dr Hughvon Des Vignes. Pathologist...
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Error in President’s letter causes faux pas
A letter from the Office of the President that went out in error to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley regarding the appointment of Dr Noel Kalicharan as chairman of the Elections and Boundaries Commission...
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Cops: Dulalchan a surprise candidate
After several years of ups and downs with some controversy in attempting to appoint a permanent Police Commissioner, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has selected acting deputy Police Commissioner...
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NGC, CNC head to UK Court of Arbitration
The battle between the National Gas Company (NGC) and Caribbean Nitrogen Company (CNC) is now heading to the Court of Arbitration in the United Kingdom, the result of which could have dire consequences...
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A&V Gas fails to get injunction against State
A & V Oil and Gas Ltd has failed in two successive attempts to obtain an injunction blocking State owned Petrotrin from terminating its agreement and withholding a $83 million payment over...
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Petrotrin fires Deokiesingh
Vidya Deokiesingh has been fired from Petrotrin seven months after a scandal broke at the cash- strapped State oil company in which he was fingered in an internal audit report as having facilitated...
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Displaced CNC workers hoping to find jobs abroad
Distressed over the shut down of Caribbean Nitrogen Company on Wednesday, several employees said yesterday they are hoping to find employment abroad if they fail to secure a place on the local job...
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Come back to the table and revisit offer
Chairman of the National Gas Company (NGC) Gerry Brooks is urging officials of the Caribbean Nitrogen Company (CNC) to “come back to the table, and look at NGC’s offers which he said “is a fair offer...
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Pan Trinbago boss: All systems in place for Savannah Party
Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz says there is a need for consultation among his organisation and the Ministries of Community Development, Culture and the Arts and the Ministry of Tourism to discuss...
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Gunmen mark four more officers for death
Prison officer Devendra Boodooram, 50, who was killed on Frederick Street, Port-of-Spain, yesterday felt so safe in his duties that he told his family on numerous occasions that should a riot break out...
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La Guerre,Mark call for probe into Presidential error
Political analyst Prof John La Guerre and Opposition Senator Wade Mark yesterday called for an investigation as to how a confidential letter sent from the Office of the President to Prime Minister Dr...
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Khan hopeful of CNC, NGC settlement
Energy Minister Franklin Khan is optimistic that negotiations between Caribbean Nitrogen Company (CNC) and National Gas Company (NGC) will come to an amicable settlement next week, stating it was not a...
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AG refers Terrorism Bill to JSC
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi yesterday referred the Anti-Terrorism Bill to a Joint Select Committee comprising eight members with a report to be submitted by March 31.Leader of Government Business...
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CNC urged to negotiate with NGC
The gas supply impasse between Caribbean Nitrogen Company (CNC) and the National Gas Company (NGC) took a downward spiral yesterday after the Energy Ministry warned CNC that it will not be bullied to...
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