TSTT manager reports CWU officers to police
TSTT’s Executive Vice President HR, IR and Corporate Support Services Carol David yesterday made a report to police after members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) showed up at her Savannah...
View ArticlePrison officers stay off the job
Prison officers fearing for their lives have started staying away from duty in the wake of the murder of their colleague Davendra Boodooram, who was killed after leaving work at the Port-of-Spain State...
View ArticleImmigration officers query $31,000 hotel bill
On the heels of immigration officers signing a “no confidence” petition against acting Chief Immigration Officer (AgCIO) Charmaine Gandhi-Andrews, a cheque totalling $31,080 has surfaced. That hefty...
View ArticleGriffith: Release KPMG short-list
One of the candidates who was short-listed for the post of Commissioner Gary Griffith said he remains “optimistic that concerns being raised as it pertains to the selection process for the Commissioner...
View ArticlePCA recommended disciplinary action
The Police Complaints Authority recommended disciplinary action against Deodath Dulalchan—the top nominee for the post of Police Commissioner—but details of the letter have been sealed.Dulalchan, the...
View ArticleWatery grave for small-time criminal
As Sumattie Beharry went in search of her phone to inquire about her son Richard Beharry, she was plunged into disbelief as she glimpsed at the television and saw the car he was driving being fished...
View ArticleMason gets $225,000 for bogus gang charge
In awarding more than $225,000 in compensation to a mason who was charged under the now-lapsed Anti-Gang legislation, a judge found the police used the State of Emergency (SOE) as a cover to pin a...
View ArticleBirdie loses lawsuit over land ownership
Legendary calypsonian Slinger “Mighty Sparrow” Francisco lost his legal battle with his niece over ownership of a lot of land in Diego Martin yesterday.Delivering judgment at the end of a short trial...
View ArticleSurgeon should help pay $18m medical lawsuit
A private medical institution is seeking to have the surgeon, who operated on the husband of former finance minister Karen Nunez-Tesheira, pay a percentage of the $18 million medical negligence...
View ArticleRenegades leads the pack into pan finals
Tobago-born arranger, Duvone Stewart, dominated the Panorama semifinal stage Sunday with bpTT Renegades and Pan Elders earning top honours in the large and medium band categories.Stewart’s arrangement...
View Article115 unsponsored bands receive $1.3 million
Arts and Culture Minister Nyan Gadsby-Dolly said yesterday that the 55-year-old Kalypso Revue tent, which closed last week due to financial constraints, will be given an injection of $150,000 to keep...
View ArticleStick fighters want Gayelle prize money increase
The fate of this year’s National Stick Fighting Competition now hangs in the balance after boismen boycotted Friday’s preliminary round at the St Mary’s Basketball Court in Moruga as they demanded an...
View ArticleHelp save our baby’s life
Six-month-old Christopher Sahadeo appears normal—cooing, smiling and kissing his mother like any normal baby but beneath his skull, his brain is slowly bleeding and if left untreated he could die.The...
View ArticleTrade Minister defends $7.6m Hilton pool upgrade
In order to maintain their physical assets as landlords while at the same time providing a safe and secure environment for users, government has invested TT $7.6 million to rebuild the pool and pool...
View ArticleNew company eyes Tobago air route
Is an alternative means of transport on the Tobago airbridge over the horizon?Well, if Raymond McMillan has his way then the answer is yes.A trip to Tobago may cost twice as much as you pay now...
View ArticleDiver disappears off Gasparee Island
Air Guard and Coast Guard teams are continuing the search for commercial diver Chevonne Bartholemew who went missing at sea following an underwater expedition off Gasparee Island in Chaguaramas on...
View ArticleUTT shuts down SAPA campus
Grappling to deal with financial constraints, the University of T&T has now closed down its campus at the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts (SAPA) in San Fernando.Workers from Electro-sign...
View ArticleDillon: New laws to target cop, prison officer killers
National Security Minister Edmund Dillon said yesterday that his ministry was examining the law to go after people who commit offences against members of the protective services.Dillon made the comment...
View ArticleGuardian readers respond to baby’s plight
Five-month-old Christopher Sahadeo who is bleeding from his brain, underwent a series of tests yesterday after Good Samaritans rallied around his impoverished family providing financial support.Father...
View ArticleCop held trying to sell uniforms
A 22-year-old police constable, with just over a year service, remained in custody last night for allegedly stealing police issued bullet-proof vests and attempting to sell them. Yesterday,...
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