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Govt retreat in Tobago: No word on any Cabinet changes
There was no confirmation yesterday on whether any changes to Cabinet portfolios or other government framework would be undertaken as a result of yesterday's lengthy government retreat in Tobago. The...
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Crime down on the island—Ministry
Tobago crime has been reduced by 39 per cent, including tourist-related crime, says Carl Francis permanent secretary in the Ministry of National Security. He announced this at yesterday's launch of a...
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Roads cave in after heavy rains swamp T&T
Heavy, persistent rainfall over the past few days has left Ministry of Works teams swamped with reports of land slippages across T&T. So said Director of Highways Roger Ganesh in an interview with...
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Rains bring destruction in East: Residents beg for more help
Hundreds of Mayaro and Sangre Grande residents remained trapped in their homes, schools were closed and communities were cut off as flood waters left a trail of chaos and destruction in East Trinidad...
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Stranded workers taken home by trucks
Hundreds of people were stranded yesterday and had to be rescued by trucks as several parts of Central Trinidad experienced major flooding during excessive rains. A wooden house in Gordon Village,...
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Range Resources oil production up 15 per cent
Australia’s London-listed Range Resources Ltd (RRL) production out of T&T continues to increase following successful drilling operations, the company said in a release. “Since the last reported...
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Marooned residents swim through floods for help
Desperate residents of Mafeking Village Mayaro have had to become their own first responders, as there is no one to bring food and other supplies through floodwaters into the most-heavily-hit areas....
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Rambharat: Slow response to flood crisis
Prospective PNM candidate for Mayaro/Rio Claro, attorney-at-law Clarence Rambharat, yesterday appealed to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) and the Mayaro/Rio Claro Regional...
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Candlelight vigil for Brasso Seco victims
From 6 pm yesterday, scores of residents of Brasso Seco gathered together for a candlelight vigil and to give thanks for the safe return of teenage sisters Felicia and Jenelle Gonzales who were rescued...
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Tight security around rescued girls
The two teenage sisters kidnapped and held in captivity for the past 19 days are under tight security at a public hospital and the Sunday Guardian has been told that their medical treatment is “at a...
View ArticleJapan and Caricom to strengthen ties
A meeting between Caricom foreign ministers and their Japan counterpart, Fumio Kishida, ended yesterday with an agreement to “strengthen the bond between Japan and Caricom.” A communique issued at the...
View ArticleUnions to march against corruption
Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) leader and Oilfields Workers Trade Union (OWTU) president general, Ancel Roget, yesterday announced plans for another amalgamation of civil, political, social to march...
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Residents get some relief after floods
The painstaking clean-up exercise has begun for most flood-affected residents of Mafeking, Mayaro, as most of the flood waters receded from the roadway yesterday. However, Mayaro/Rio Claro Regional...
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Manzanilla/Mayaro main road collapses
Heavy rains and rising flood waters yesterday led to the collapse of a large portion of the Manzanilla/Mayaro Main Road, cutting off the already flood-ravaged Mayaro area. Last night the road remained...
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Abdulah: Carmona has lost credibility
Movement for Social Justice leader David Abdulah says President Anthony Carmona has lost credibility in accepting payment of a $28,000 tax-free housing allowance. The President, Abdulah said, “has set...
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PNM rolls out 2015 governance plan
The People’s National Movement (PNM) will embark on constitution reform, create a revenue authority for greater efficiency in tax collection and rehaul the social welfare system to cut down on state...
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Cops seek public’s help in Brasso Seco case
Police said yesterday they were searching for several “persons of interest” in the recent abduction of a Brasso Seco family but they are were still waiting to properly interview sisters Felicia and...
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TTCA head: Government must re-examine social programmes
President of the T&T Contractors Association (TTCA) Mikey Joseph says Government should re-examine its social programmes and the impact they have on the labour market. He made the comment during...
View ArticleTwo shot in San Fernando
A teenager and another man are currently warded at the San Fernando General Hospital after being shot yesterday. Kerry Jairam, 19, of Henry Street, San Fernando, and Daniel Seon, 30, of Royal Road, San...
View ArticleWayne may not last this week-HRM member fears worst for weak leader
Dr Wayne Kublalsingh has told his Highway Re-route Movement supporters that he does not expect to survive another week as he nears the 60th day of his hunger strike. HRM member Vishal Boodhai revealed...
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