The political, financial costs
Commonwealth Summits, one of which Trinidad and Tobago hosted in 2009, its golden year for summitry, are short, intensely busy affairs, held as the Malta one is over the last weekend in November,...
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Gridlock as mechanic crushed to death
It was a motorist’s nightmare in south Trinidad yesterday as gridlock traffic along the Solomon Hochoy Highway snaked its way from Tarouba to San Fernando, following an accident which claimed the life...
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Agent who sold $31m ticket: I wanted to sell winning ticket
While the country’s latest lotto millionaire may forever remain a mystery, 53-year-old Ronald Rampersad, the Carapichaima agent whose machine sold the winning ticket says he feels equally as...
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Don’t panic over swine flu deaths, says doctor
In the face of two confirmed cases of swine flu and reports of other cases, the public is being advised that there is no need to panic.The assurance came from medical director of the San Fernando...
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Deal with the ‘dregs’ of society
Citizens of this country should show more gratitude to the protective services particularly the Prison Service. The call came yesterday from head of the Prisons Commissioner Sterling Stewart at the...
View ArticleUnited Opposition as House resumes today
Sorry folks, no brawling ahead on the Opposition bench.As Parliament resumes today that was the advisory to the Government from new Opposition Chief Whip Ganga Singh following his appointment,...
View ArticleContract awarded to fix leaking sewer
Students of the Chaguanas Government Primary School, who have been out of classes for the last week, got a glimmer of hope on Wednesday after they got news that a contract to repair the school’s...
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Defence Force officers receive international recognition
Three senior local Defence Force officers have been highly recognised by the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) following an annual workshop of the Military Legal Committee of the Americas...
View ArticlePublic sector contract labour under review
Government has appointed a committee to examine all contract workers in the public sector as a matter of priority, Communications Minister Maxie Cuffie announced yesterday, noting a huge number of such...
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Neighbour in court for nurse’s murder
RALPH BANWARIEA neighbour of a 62-year-old retired nurse, who suffocated on a towel stuffed in her mouth, appeared in court yesterday charged with her murder.Simeon Garcia, 29, unemployed, of Cocorite...
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Roodal reaches out to Vasant
“There will be no Rudy 2020!”This was the assurance given to United National Congress (UNC) supporters at the Rienzi Complex, Couva, on Thursday night as Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal announced...
View ArticleMickela sits out Dec 5 elections
Mickela Panday has put to rest speculation that she intends to follow in the footsteps of her father and contest the top or any other post in the December 5 internal elections of the United National...
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Workers caught back-dating deals
A secret contract millhouse was discovered at the Education Facilities Company Ltd (EFCL) in Maraval, and armed guards have been called in to secure a mountain of potentially damning evidence which...
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‘Devil’ seeks protection from prisons officers
The 20-year-old man charged with murdering prison superintendent David Millette claimed yesterday that he has received death threats from prisons officers. Speaking through his lawyer Criston J...
View Article53 illegal immigrants held in police raid
A total of 53 illegal immigrants were detained yesterday as a joint task force swooped down on known hideouts along the East/West corridor.According to a release from the T&T Police Service, the...
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Bail reduced but accused remain in jail
Two men, charged with separate assaults on a two-year-old girl and a 36-year-old woman, after videos of the incidents went viral on social media, are closer to coming out of prison. Dexter Gobin, of...
View ArticleJSCs to look them over
Proposed legislation to protect whistleblowers from prosecution, victimisation, harassment and danger to their employment, as well as the past People’s Partnership government’s procurement/disposal of...
View ArticleAl-Rawi wary of financial law deficiencies
The ease of doing business in T&T could be hampered by recent downgrades of the country by the US and Canada concerning our compliance with Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF)...
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Vasant unveils early treachery
Minutes after launching the slate for his newly-formed “Team Reconnect” at the Couva South Hall yesterday, Vasant Bharath raised concerns about the United National Congress’ (UNC) internal elections...
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Small buyers still feel Forex pinch
The half-a-billion United States dollars injected into the system by the Central Bank to ease the currency crisis in the country has already been used up by the business community. On October 29,...
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