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Police killing angers community
CrimeWatch host Ian Alleyne visited the family of police shooting victim Ray Phillips, 19, in Diego Martin this week. Phillips was shot and killed by police on November 20, after the police claimed he...
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Khan, Richards rout Jamaica
In Charlieville Central Trinidad, he is known as ‘Sharky’ and yesterday the Jamaicans understood why, as Imran Khan ripped apart their batting to leave them 173 all out in their first innings of their...
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PM Kamla lays down the law for ministers
An intense, confidential Cabinet meeting at the Diplomatic Centre last Wednesday, left a few ministers chastened and upset when Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar laid down new guidelines for their...
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Rambachan on Nidco, Lutchmeesingh: They could say what they want
Works and Infrastructure Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan says he will no longer be entertaining questions on the subject of interference in National Infrastructure Development Company (Nidco)...
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Police not ruling out thuggery link in Tobago double murder
Thuggery as a possible motive for attacks on foreigners to the island of Tobago—including the recent murder of German couple, Herbertus, 71, and his wife, Birgid Keil, 74, who were brutally chopped to...
View Article$79 million to upgrade Maracas Beach
Two mobile service stations will be provided for north coast fishermen and $79 million will be pumped into upgrading the facilities at Maracas Beach. Tourism Minister Gerald Hadeed made the...
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Leaking NGC pipeline repaired
Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine says that the leaking 56-inch Cross Island Pipeline has been repaired. Ramnarine, in media interviews early yesterday morning said the source of the leak was located...
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Analysts: Don’t count out Manning
Political analysts are not ruling out a return of former prime minister Patrick Manning as opposition leader. Following rumours and a poster circulating on Facebook that six opposition MPs were waiting...
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$20m in crops destroyed as Plum Mitan farms under water
Today marks 21 days since agricultural farms in Plum Mitan have been under waist-high flood waters. The water, which flooded 1,200 acres of cultivated lands in the sleepy farming community following...
View ArticleNew book highlights women in local government
Martine PowersHazel Brown isn’t surprised when she meets people who have never heard of Elaine Manning. The few who recognise the name know her as the mother of former T&T prime minister Patrick...
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Cops seize high-powered firearms in San Juan
An assault rifle, the Norinco 7.62mm, which is a Chinese variant of the Russian AK-47 assault rifle and a Taurus .45 Calibre pistol has been recovered and seized by officers in the San Juan area. The...
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Probe South African link in Point Highway
The major issue of corruption in Government will have to be defended by the ruling People’s Partnership administration during campaigning for the upcoming general election. That’s the view of MP for St...
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London comes under fire
The future of Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA), Orville London may very well lie in the hands of the All Tobago Fisherfolk Association (ATFA). So said the association’s public...
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British couple to sue T&T for £2 million
A British couple is moving to sue the T&T government for £2 million, five years after a brutal machete attack in Tobago.In August 2009, Peter Green and his wife Murium were chopped and left for...
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Tears, anger as part of historic Greyfriars church demolished
Hours after he ordered the demolition of the historic Greyfriars Church of Scotland, owner Alfred Galy agreed to stay his hand.But not before a demolition crew smashed its way through the northern wall...
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PM: Citizens find Cabinet ministers ‘arrogant’
Be less “arrogant.” That’s the word from Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to her Cabinet ministers, as she moves to cut down the trappings that keep them distanced from the public. The Sunday...
View ArticlePort-of-Spain South still in doubt
People’s National Movement Port-of-Spain South nominee Louis Lee Sing says it would be unthinkable for anyone to ask him to support or assist incumbent Marlene McDonald if PNM’s screening team chooses...
View Article‘Decent work can help close gap’
People living with HIV experience, on average, unemployment rates three times higher than the national average. Closing the gap—the theme of this World AIDS Day—is a strong reminder that despite...
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ITU releases development index: Region’s score improves but ranking falls
Michele MariusOn Monday, 25 November, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) published its Measuring the Information Society Report 2014 in which it highlights key technology and developments...
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Save Our Sharks, Save Ourselves
My name is Marc de Verteuil and I’m working to establish a sanctuary giving sharks 100 per cent protection. I live in Goodwood Park. My parents got a divorce when I was seven, and I moved to the...
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