RC Archbishop at Palm Sunday service: Govt corruption is crucifixion
Archbishop Joseph Harris has spoken out against government corruption, pleading with the public not to commit “serious sin.” Speaking at Our Lady of Perpetual Help RC Church at Harris Promenade, San...
View ArticleSexual harassment in the workplace
Riyana S Gibson Student, Hugh Wooding Law School Sexual harassment is a very real and often traumatic experience for many people in T&T and it often manifests itself in the work environment.Sexual...
View ArticleThree held in murder of teenager
Less than 24-hours after police launched a land, sea and air manhunt for the killers of teenager Darian Nedd, two more suspects have been arrested. The brothers — a 19-year-old construction worker and...
View ArticleImbert on sale of Clico assets: Confusion over Republic ownership
Finance Minister Colm Imbert said yesterday “confusion” over which CL Financial entity owns the group’s Republic Bank shares is slowing down the monetisation of the bank as part of the repayment of...
View ArticleFriends ambushed, killed in St Joseph
Two longtime friends were murdered yesterday afternoon at Guaratta Hill, Upper Maracas, St Joseph, in what police believe was a hit ordered from behind prison walls.Police said following the murders of...
View ArticleQueries over Kamla’s nephew’s employment at Opposition office
Questions surfaced last night as to whether Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar had breached the Integrity in Public Life Act by employing her nephew, Richard Ahamad, in the Opposition Leader’s...
View ArticleJSC to Petrotrin on Jones matter: We want detailed report
A detailed report regarding the Malcolm Jones matter has been requested by Joint Select Committee (JSC) members from the Petroleum Company of T&T (Petrotrin) as questions arose whether chairman...
View ArticleOstracised by peers
Ostracised by his peers, a Naparima College student who recorded the now controversial discussion one of his teachers engaged in with a Form Five class, has again made a recording, this time confessing...
View ArticleState entities warned over late reports
State enterprises accessing public funds cannot be allowed to operate as “rogue entities” and must be made to account for their financial operations.Labeling the lack of compliance as inexcusable and...
View ArticleGulf View man sixth Zika case
Following consultation with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the Ministry of Health is confirming a sixth case of the Zika virus in Trinidad. There are no confirmed cases in Tobago.The...
View ArticleSouth shootings keep police busy
Southern Division homicide officers are being kept busy today with two separate shooting incidents. Earlier this morning, around 5.50 am, officers received an anonymous call that a man was seen slumped...
View ArticleDiego Martin accident claims one
The husband of a Diego Martin Corporation councillor was killed in accident on Diego Martin highway this morning. The accident, involving a green Mitsubishi Lancer, occurred around 8 am. Gerald La...
View ArticleMan jailed for 76 months
A protection order is not just a simple piece of paper. This was the stern message sent yesterday by Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar after she sentenced two men for breaching protection orders...
View ArticleJwala breached Bank Act—Colm
Finance Minister Colm Imbert says Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran was fired in December because of breaches to the Central Bank Act which led to his misconduct and failure to perform his...
View ArticleMinistry looking to partner with parents of deviant students
Officials of the El Dorado East Secondary School up to yesterday were attempting to contact parents of the 21 students who are to be removed from the institution after engaging in “unacceptable and...
View ArticleBoost for customer relations
On the first day on the job as Planning Minister, Maxie Cuffie has promised to look into reasons why members of the public can no longer access public assistance in filing their taxes at Inland Revenue...
View ArticlePLOTT disturbed by escalating crime
Powerful Ladies of T&T (PLOTT) said it is very disturbed by the escalating murder rate which has crossed the 100 mark before the end of the first three months of 2016.The group lamented the...
View ArticleParaplegic murdered on drug block
When paraplegic Mark Ravello was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head yesterday morning, it came as no surprise to his mother Dawn. Standing on the roadside in Marabella, waiting for police to...
View ArticleFather of murder victim on gun charge
The father of a man who was murdered in Valencia last month appeared before a Sangre Grande magistrate charged with being in possession of an assault rifle and a quantity of ammunition.Beresford...
View ArticleNo missing CAC music scores
The Ministry of Education says the term missing music scores does not mean that data has been lost, but that it is being tracked or validated.This is in response to the Sunday Guardian's story on the...
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