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Henry, Ghany lead public debate on constitutional change
Monday, August 18, 2014Gerard BestScreenshot from an explainer video by Nigel Henry, lead analyst of Solution By Simulation.The proposed runoff system is "more democratic" and will do no harm to voters...
View ArticleMixed views at UWI runoff forum
Tuesday, August 19, 2014Gerard BestThe proposed runoff system is “more democratic” and will do no harm to voters who support a candidate who failed to win the first round of elections.
View ArticleReform protest on Senate today
Tuesday, August 19, 2014Protesters opposed to the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2014 will gather for a second week outside Parliament today as they try to sway members of Senate not to vote for the...
View ArticlePension office shut over poor conditions so Seniors suffer in sun
Tuesday, August 19, 2014Reshma RagoonathSenior citizens seeking their old-age pension grants met closed doors at the Social Development Ministry’s San Fernando office yesterday as staff protested over...
View ArticlePolice ID other man killed in shootout
Tuesday, August 19, 2014The second man killed by police in a shootout in Couva last Thursday has been identified as 28-year-old Glen Bernard. He and Beresford Assoon were killed at McBean Village, Couva.
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UWI guard on rape charge
Tuesday, August 19, 2014A security guard who allegedly raped his colleague on her first day at work at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, was granted $75,000 bail yesterday when he...
View ArticleBail for former Windies cricketer on incest charge
Tuesday, August 19, 2014A former national and West Indies cricketer was granted $300,000 bail yesterday when he appeared in court charged with incest. The 38-year-old appeared before magistrate...
View Article$230m for Santa Rosa warehouse prison but more $$ needed to make it better
Tuesday, August 19, 2014Kevon FelmineAfter paying an estimated $30 million in rent for the Eastern Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre, Santa Rosa, Government has finally reached an agreement to...
View ArticleJudge rules for TCL’s majority shareholders
Tuesday, August 19, 2014High Court judge Nadia Kangaloo yesterday dismissed an application for an injunction by Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL), paving the way for the holding of today’s special...
View ArticleMan gunned down in Arima
Tuesday, August 19, 2014Jensen La VendeNorthern Division police are investigating the murder of an Arima man on Sunday. According to reports, Leon Clarke, 26, of Calvary Branch Road, was with another...
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Govt spends $7.5m on bulletproof vests
Tuesday, August 19, 2014With the possibility of another prison shutdown looming, Government yesterday announced plans to implement the recommendations of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s Special...
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US judge backs Integrity body against Google
Tuesday, August 19, 2014Darren BahawA United States federal judge has ordered Google to hand over the secret e-mail records belonging to Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and Prime Minister Kamla...
View ArticleMoonilal mum on meeting with Senate President
Tuesday, August 19, 2014Yvonne WebbLeaders of Government business in the Lower House and Senate Dr Roodal Moonilal and Minister Ganga Singh yesterday met with Senate President Timothy Hamel-Smith over...
View ArticleNew Board moves to suspend CEO
Wednesday, August 20, 2014The new TCL board met for the first time last night following the special (compulsory) meeting at the Radisson Hotel. The board elected Wilfred Espinet—who initiated the move...
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Six TCL board directors quit but Defiant Bertrand stays as CEO
Wednesday, August 20, 2014Anthony WilsonNewly-installed Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) director Glenn Hamel-Smith, second from right, raises his hand in support of TCL's new board during the company's...
View ArticleNo right way to do wrong
Wednesday, August 20, 2014Radica SookrajIf the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2014 goes before a joint select committee (JSC) of Parliament the People’s National Movement (PNM) will not take any part in...
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Kamla knocks race card use in reform debate
Wednesday, August 20, 2014Sascha WilsonA United National Congress (UNC) supporter chats with Community Development Minister Winston ‘Gypsy’ Peters, right, during the party’s Monday Night Forum at the...
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Duke to Judiciary: Back-to-work notices illegal
Wednesday, August 20, 2014Sharlene RampersadPublic Service Association (PSA) president Watson Duke disposes of warning letters sent to workers of the San Fernando Magistrates Court directing them to...
View ArticlePM wants Caricom talks on Ebola
Wednesday, August 20, 2014Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has asked for Caricom Health Ministers to meet to devise a plan to address the potential threat of the Ebola virus. Speaking at the...
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Protest continues outside Senate over election bill
Wednesday, August 20, 2014Kalifa ClyneOne of the protesters among the small group that picketed the Parliament building at Tower D, International Waterfront Centre, Port-of-Spain, calling on senators...
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