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Pensioner, 71, falls to death
Tobago police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a pensioner, after he fell to his death on Sunday. The man has been identified as Eric Warrick, 71, of Lucy Vale, Speyside....
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Plant’s worth only US$70m
ArcelorMittal Point Lisas Limited owes US$315 million to creditors, a figure that is four times its assets of US$70 million.This was disclosed yesterday at a meeting of the creditors at the Queen’s...
View ArticleNo early pension payouts for upset ex-Mittal workers
Frustrated ArcelorMittal’s former workers who were hoping to take an early retirement and cash in on their pension plans to help pay their bills no longer have that option.This was the message an...
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Forensic team could take look
Government is assembling a team for a forensic analysis probe of reported undertakings by T&T nationals alleged in the leaked Panama Papers documents, including questionable operations by former...
View ArticleEmrith mum on allegations
Rosemarie SantGML ENTERPRISE DESKKen Emrith is now seeking legal advice and has opted to remain silent on allegations which link him to a bribery scandal involving a shell company in Brazil, which...
View ArticleFinance body meets on ministry funding
Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee will today discuss variation of the 2016 Budget involving increases and decreases in expenditure for 11 ministries, including proposed increases for the Office...
View ArticleTwo bandits killed after robbery
Police have shot and killed two bandits in a shoot-out with police after a robbery at the Flanagin Town gas station.Shortly after 3 pm, three armed men entered the station and announced a hold-up...
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Shot officer clings to life
“A miracle” is what colleagues of PC Anson Benjamin are praying for.Their prayers intensified yesterday because doctors at the San Fernando General Hospital could not remove the bullet in Benjamin’s...
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There will be no repeat of ArcelorMittal
Labour Minister Jennifer Baptiste-Primus says the appointment of a liquidator for ArcelorMittal’s assets in T&T means there is nothing more the Government can do for over 600 former workers of the...
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Shot dead for $50,000 chain
Shervon Lewis’ last few hours alive was spent arranging with his mechanic to sell an old car and discussing with relatives his intention of selling his $50,000 gold chain to purchase a new car.Around...
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Two held after fast food fight
An argument at a fast food outlet in San Fernando ended in a bloody street brawl outside the Guardian South Bureau office, Chancery Lane, yesterday.At the end of the fight, two men were arrested and a...
View ArticleDefer mid-year review—JTUM
The Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) is asking for tomorrow’s mid-term review of the Budget to be deferred until it is briefed on its contents and given a chance to contribute to the process.Speaking...
View ArticleCops told: Keep suspects’ photos off Facebook
With photos of two suspects reportedly involved in the shooting of PC Anson Benjamin circulating on Facebook, head of Southern Division CID Insp Don Gajadhar is calling on police officers to be more...
View Article$559m more for needy ministries
Just over $559 million is proposed to be moved collectively from five ministries and allocated elsewhere with the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Labour and Small Enterprise...
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Presenters on governance forum: Go to the people on any proposed laws
Several calls were made yesterday for a public referendum that would give T&T citizens the power to express their opinion on proposed legislations before it becomes law. Making the call at a “Let’s...
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Mom and son living in savannah washroom
Ingrid Applewhite, 30, and her son, Joshua, 12, have been living in the female washroom at the recreation ground at Pinto Road, Arima. Applewhite began living in the washroom behind the stands at the...
View ArticleGrande dad killed in front of family
RALPH BANWARIEA Sangre Grande father was killed in front his family yesterday evening. Sheldon Raymond, 36, a labourer of Sangre Chiquito, was shot dead as his three children — aged five, seven and...
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From cocaine addict to helping needy kids
Ishmael Roger Mohammed often finds his way down to the Matura River and sits in the shade of the arching bamboo trees watching the crystal clear water gushing by. The wind whispering in the overhead...
View ArticleZika didn’t cause woman’s miscarriage
The miscarriage by the 23-year-old woman who became this country's first Zika case to be diagnosed in pregnancy has not been attributed to the virus. It is believed the woman developed complications...
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Unemployed hopeful after job expo
Although over 60 different private companies offered jobs at the Ministry of Labour’s Job Fair on Tuesday, retrenched workers are finding it difficult to find vacancies in their own fields. The Fair...
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