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Arresting cop now wedded to accused’s ex
The trial of two brothers accused of beating a man to death in a bar brawl in 2006 took a surprising turn yesterday when it was revealed that the police officer who charged them is now married to one...
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Newcomer upsets Chaguanas East
The majority of the People’s National Movement’s Chaguanas East constituency executive walked out of a meeting with the screening committee angry last night over a move to “impose” a candidate whom it...
View Article$5m bail for woman in $28m drug bust
Thirty-nine-year-old Elise Romeo, of Adventure Trace, Plymouth, Tobago, was granted $5 million bail after she appeared in the Scarborough Magistrates Court yesterday charged with the possession of...
View ArticlePNM ready to defend Rowley
The Opposition People’s National Movement will attend Parliament and defend itself against Government’s upcoming motion of censure against leader Dr Keith Rowley concerning the E-mailgate issue, for...
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Family wants probe, answers
Yet another mother has died after giving birth to a child via C-Section surgery.Charlene Kowlessar, 35, died on Saturday, 24 days after giving birth to a baby boy, her second child.Kowlessar delivered...
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Dr Tim wants more students playing sports
Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh has said only “a few thousand” students actively play sports in schools across the country, adding that this figure was still too low.He urged more students to get...
View ArticleStill no PNM candidate for Chaguanas East
No People's National Movement (PNM) prospective candidate was chosen for the Chaguanas East constituency last night.PNM general secretary confirmed that when he addressed the media after 10pm.Angry...
View ArticleMasman Jennings dies at 47
After ten days in hospital undergoing treatment for diabetes and hypertension, popular San Fernando-based masman and designer Dexter Jennings has died.Jennings, leader of Jennings Mas and Associates...
View ArticlePoliceman denies knowing of wife’s relationship
A policeman who married the girlfriend of a man he charged with murder said he only learnt about her former love interest while the accused man was in jail awaiting trial for murder. Sgt Trivelle Petti...
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Rejected nominee to run in Diego Central
The screening committee of the Opposition PNM on Monday night approved rejected nominee Darryl Smith as its prospective candidate for Diego Martin Central in the 2015 general election, which is...
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Govt using Parliament to campaign—Rowley
Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley says the Government is using Parliament’s time to campaign for the 2015 general election. He said that was being done despite the fact a date for the election had not...
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Penal couple wants justice
A Penal couple is calling for justice over the death of their son, claiming the failure of staff at the San Fernando General Hospital to perform a caesarian section (C-section) caused him to be born...
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Partnership loses ground
A Louis Bertrand poll of the Tunapuna constituency commissioned by Guardian Media Limited shows the constituency could be trending back to the People’s National Movement (PNM) for the upcoming general...
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Tunapuna always a tough race to call
Voting patterns in Trinidad have tended to indicate that 33 of the 39 constituencies are relatively safe seats for either the People’s National Movement (PNM) or the United National Congress (UNC).That...
View ArticleCustoms system breaks down
For the past four days, the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) World System at the Customs and Excise Division has been non-functional after it crashed, causing considerable delays for...
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$.75m bail for cop on bribery charges
Police Constable Clinton Noel yesterday was granted $750,000 bail on seven charges arising out of allegations that he accepted more than $5,000 in bribes to drop cocaine charges against a man.The...
View Article3 accused in attempt to murder DJ granted bail
Three members of a gang of six charged with conspiring to murder a radio announcer last year have been granted bail. Keshorn Dempster, Brent La Croix and Donna Dyer secured their conditional release...
View ArticleBaker: THA not using money to benefit isle
Minister of Tobago Development Delmond Baker aroused the ire of PNM Senator Shamfa Cudjoe in the Senate yesterday when he accused the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) of siphoning off millions of dollars...
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Talking hands and the long arm of the law
Underlying social tensions surfaced quickly in the early reponses to the fatal shooting of the 35-year-old Chinese businessman Hi Hong Huang, who died on April 7 after an alleged robbery in front of...
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Evicted twice, Central woman fights for her home
Lynette Ragbirsingh, a mother of two, who lives among eight other people in a wooden structure, near the newly-upgraded Southern Main Road, held her stomach and bent over crying yesterday after being...
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