Deosaran: A relief that T&T will get a permanent CoP
Former chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) Emeritus Professor Ramesh Deosaran said yesterday it is now a relief that the country will get a permanent Police Commissioner.He was responding...
View ArticleCourt quashes decision to deport Islamic missionaries
A High Court judge has quashed a decision by the Immigration Division to deport an Islamic missionary and his wife who have three children who are T&T citizens.In a 34-page judgement, Justice...
View ArticleCommunities to get water within 48 ho
Hours after Penal residents staged a placard protest accusing the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) of discrimination, WASA has promised to deliver water to affected communities within 48 hours.More...
View ArticleProtest over UTT’s job cuts
Faced with impending retrenchment, staff and students of the University of T&T staged another round of protests ahead of a planned meeting with the Government and UTT’s executives to discuss an...
View ArticleEscaped prisoner recaptured
Two months after he escaped from the Arima Magistrates’ Court murder accused Hamilton “Musa” Small was recaptured by officers of the North-Eastern Division Task Force.Police said based on information...
View ArticleWhat (Trini) work ethic?
There is a lackadaisical attitude towards work by a large segment of our population in that we generally do not like work and, if we can produce the minimal to get by, we will do so. This is the view...
View ArticleLove your child unconditionally
Unsure of what to do or say when her son came out to her as gay, a woman called a gay bar in Gulfport, Mississippi, on January 19 and asked the bartender on duty there for advice.Bartender Kara Coley...
View ArticlePrisons Commissioner: Killing us is not the solution
Four men believed to be associated with the Rasta City Gang have been arrested in connection with the murder of prison officer Devendra Boodooram. Police said the four men from the Basilon Street area...
View ArticleDiaz: Come out and support Panorama
Pan Trinbago President Keith Diaz says if he has to judge Panorama, every band coming down will win and everyone will get 100 points.Diaz, who said he was speaking on behalf of the organization that he...
View ArticleSinanan: No potholes on d road for Carnival
Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan says as he is the minister of the road and not Machel, pothole elimination on the road is a priority for Carnival.He was speaking at the Ministry of Works...
View ArticleImmigration officers not happy with their boss
Immigration officers have taken a vote of no confidence in T&T’s acting Chief Immigration Officer (CIO) Charmaine Gandhi-Andrews. At least 300 officers have signed a petition which was sent to the...
View ArticleGHL minority shareholders threaten legal action
Minority shareholder activist and Guardian Holdings Ltd (GHL) shareholder, Peter Permell is commending "the hard-working men and women of the TTSEC for their role in ensuring the recent disclosures by...
View ArticleHigh murder rates, low detection
Between January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2017, 2,190 people have been murdered. Of that number, 391 of those killings have been solved. In fact, the amount of murders that have been solved over that...
View ArticleA Question of Justice
Why do the elite in Trinidad and Tobago refuse to subject themselves to our healthcare system? Why do our political decision-makers seek medical care outside our borders? Why is the number one concern...
View ArticleHarmonites going solo without a sponsor
CHARLES KONG SOOLack of financial support is the main reason for the demise of four-time National Panorama champion Solo Harmonites and their non-placement at the Panorama semi-finals. So said the...
View ArticleCostaatt: We will be hiring soon
The Board and Management of the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of T&T (Costaatt) says despite the rough economic climate in the country, they have not discussed retrenching staff...
View ArticleNishard M, Neval win Chutney Soca
The crowd might have been smaller and so too the prize money, but for the 2018 Chutney Soca Monarch (CSM) winners Nishard "Nishard M" Mayrhoo and Neval Chatelal, nothing beats the feeling of winning...
View ArticleDulalchan: I’ll wait and see how it goes
Acting deputy Police Commissioner Deodath Dulalchan says he will "just wait and see how things go" in the face of the allegations of irregularities in his appointment as the country's next substantive...
View ArticleNCC boss declares Panorama success
Petrotrin Katzenjammers of Tobago kicked off a 20-minute delayed start to Panorama semi-final action at the Queen's Park Savannah under overcast conditions and an already moderate early afternoon...
View ArticleSmall turnout but pan fans happy with change in format
Pan Trinbago's decision to separate small steel bands from medium and large bands for this year's National Panorama Semi-Finals has been warmly received by pan enthusiasts at the Queen's Park...
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