6.0 aftershock causes more traumaT&T remains on high alert
T&T’s high alert continues.This following a magnitude 6 aftershock earthquake yesterday, damage reports from all over the country and more reports expected - but no injuries or fatalities, all in...
View ArticleCourt blocks deportation of Jamaican woman
A High Court judge has halted a special immigration inquiry for a Jamaican woman, who failed to apply for residency before her Trinidadian husband died. On Wednesday, High Court Judge Eleanor...
View ArticleWeapons haul in Diego Martin
Arms, ammunition, marijuana and police operational clothing have been seized during a police exercise in Diego Martin.According to police reports, on Wednesday, officers of the Western Division Task...
View ArticleTour operator vows to challenge CDA eviction
The owner of a boat charter company is challenging a decision by the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) to evict it from the Alcan Bay fishing facility, next month. In a telephone interview...
View ArticleHomeless harassing school children —mayor
kevon.felmine@guardian.co.ttOn any given day, students walking along Harris Promenade could have their lives disrupted by threats and harassment from the many street dwellers who now live there.San...
View ArticleWoman gets $300,000 bail on 88 fraud charges
The 47-year-old financial manager of a manufacturing company in Caroni who was charged with embezzling $1.3 million from the company’s account was yesterday granted $300,000 bail.Deanna Naalini, 48, of...
View ArticlePrison officer held with contraband items
A prison officer with over 22 years of service has been arrested at the Golden Grove Prison after being found with contraband items.The arrest took place around 10.35 yesterday.A statement by the...
View ArticleThree men murdered in Central Division
Police officers were busy yesterday in Central with three murders occurring within the space of six hours yesterday.All three victims, two of whom were executed, up to press time last night were...
View ArticleClose call for priest, flock
Roman Catholic priest Father Michael Cockburn and a small congregation attending evening Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception had a close call during Tuesday’s 6.9 earthquake. Cockburn...
View ArticleQuake-hit farmers seek relocation, $$ relief
radhica.sookraj@guardian.co.ttDemanding relocation and compensation, a handful of irate farmers confronted Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat yesterday, as he braved rains and potential floods to...
View ArticleNWRHA must relocate PoSGH patientsHunt for 250 bed spaces
North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) CEO Wendy Ali must find space at other institutions for the relocation of 250 patients previously housed at the Central Block of the Port-of-Spain General...
View ArticleEU grant to helpformer inmates
The European Union Delegation to T&T has bestowed a €100,000 (TT$783,000) grant to Vision on a Mission to extend its pre-release and resettlement programme for former inmates. In a press release...
View ArticlePM: No fast ride on Galleons Passage
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley told an audience in Tobago that they should not expect a fast ride on the Galleons Passage, the passenger ferry, which embarks on its first trial run next week.The vessel...
View ArticleNo quorum, Pan Trinbago meeting called off
Some members of Pan Trinbago are calling for an independent body put in charge of all nominations and the election process.The suggestion came from several members during Thursday night's Extraordinary...
View ArticleMaraval man charged with murder, kidnapping and attempted suicide
A 39-year-old man from Maraval, who jumped from the 11th storey of a building after being charged with murder, last year, has finally appeared in court.Rodger Holder, of Hilltop Drive, Maraval,...
View Article‘Car dealer’ on fraud charges
A businesswoman from Arima has appeared in court charged with defrauding three people of $279,400 in a car sale scam. Rianne Fuchong, the owner of Riri’s Marketing of Tumpuna Road in Arima, appeared in...
View ArticleHeavy-duty welding plant flies off truckMom survives crushing blow
Mother of two Salasha Ali may have received a second miracle of life yesterday after she survived a horrid accident in which an industrial mobile welding plant ploughed into her at the side of the road...
View ArticleBail doubled for manager on 88 fraud charges
A 47-year-old financial manager of a Caroni company, who is accused of embezzling $1.3 million from her former employer, had her bail doubled when she appeared in court yesterday morning. Deanna...
View Article122 patients moved out Central Block
One hundred and twenty-two patients from the Central Block of the Port-of-Spain General Hospital (PoSGH) have been relocated over the past two days to wards on the North Block of the hospital and the...
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