Freezing of SIS’ assets stays in place
JOEL JULIENA High Court judge has ordered that the freezing order on the assets of Super Industrial Services Ltd (SIS) be continued, the National Gas Company (NGC) stated in a release yesterday.On...
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Govt owes more than $2bn
Rosemarie SantGML Enterprise DeskThe State owes in excess of $2 billion to local contractors. Reeling under the pressure, some contractors have been forced to close shop, employees are being sent home...
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Aboud: Conflict of interest as ministers accept award from quarry group
Environmentalist Gary Aboud is calling on the Minister of Energy Nicole Olivierre and Minister of Works Fitzgerald Hinds to explain why they accepted lifetime membership from the Quarry Association of...
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Good Samaritans reach out to Pariags
After her story was highlighted in the Sunday Guardian last week, terminated ArcelorMittal worker Joanette Pariag says she is grateful for the outpouring of support from good Samaritans in the...
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Look out for human trafficking—Al-Rawi
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi wants citizens to watch out for potential victims of human trafficking as the Government forges international alliances to deal with trans-Atlantic crimes.He was speaking...
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Killed with ease, impunity in T&T
By now, more than one aspect of T&T’s issues has caught the eye of British criminologist Dr Simon Cottee, a writer for The Atlantic who’s in this country for research.Cambridge scholar, Cottee,...
View ArticleZika scare in Barrackpore
Faced with an influx of mosquitoes and the possibility of contracting Zika, frustrated residents of St Croix Road, Princes Town, want Government to spray their homes and dig a drain to rid the area of...
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Mangaroo to Self-Help Commission: Reach out to the poor
The National Commission for Self Help Ltd (NCSHL) is now a dormant body. This was the view of Surujdeo Mangaroo, former NCSHL chairman, who said he was still getting calls for assistance from members...
View ArticleTrinis lap up cheap flights to Margarita
Venezuela is in turmoil and according to the latest news reports coming out of that country, even once middle-class citizens have now resorted to sifting through trash in order to feed themselves.This,...
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T&T’s LGBT community mourns
Government was liaising up to late yesterday with US Florida authorities to ascertain if any T&T nationals were hurt or killed in the early morning shooting at Orlando gay club Pulse, where a...
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Child bride, Rosey Ali, wants change in laws: ‘Don’t marry children’
Paid a $25 dowry in exchange for her hand in marriage, child bride Rosey Ali remained trapped in a loveless, abusive, adulterous marriage for 36 years. Ali, who is now 78, wants the Government to...
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Robber kills Point Fortin hardware dealer
Tears flowed down the faces of Point Fortin residents yesterday as the news spread that popular businessman Vishnu Singh had died after being shot by a lone robber.Singh, 55, of Reid Road Extension...
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Doctor in weight-loss clinic probe released: I was not fed in 5 days
The doctor of the popular weight-loss clinic has been released without any charges being laid. The doctor is claiming that, while in custody, she never had the privilege of meeting with her...
View Article16 GISL employees sent home
Minister of Public Administration and Communication Maxie Cuffie yesterday confirmed that the contracts of 16 employees of the Government Information Services Ltd (GISL) which recently came to an end,...
View ArticleMurder accused found hanging in cell
A 44-year-old man accused of quadruple murder and injuring eight others, including his brothers, was found hanging in prison after he reportedly asked fellow inmates about various ways to kill himself....
View ArticleConsumers to pay more for local food
In the coming weeks, consumers would have to pay more for locally grown food as chemical importers are now forced to pay duties on herbicides. The move has come like a thief in the night, leaving...
View ArticleRamesar on Dillon’s views on PM security detail: A disrespect to ILO convention
It is insensitive of National Security Minister Edmund Dillon to dismiss claims by members of the Police Service of being overworked after they complained that their workload is eating away at their...
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AG gets file on EFCL audits
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi has promised to promptly deal with the findings of two financial audits into the Education Facilities Company Ltd (EFCL) which are now on his desk. Al-Rawi confirmed...
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Zakiya Gill and her Diary Entry #21
Greeted by isolated and shattered showers, our lands are barren, the soils are being watered by the blood that reluctantly flow through the streets, toiled only to bury its citizens’ bodies. Fertilised...
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Senator quits to protect family
Government is expected to announce a replacement in the Senate today for People’s National Movement Government Senator Hafeez Ali, who resigned his post last Friday, PNM officials have confirmed.This...
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