3 held with mini sub-machine gun
Published: Tuesday, September 30, 2014Police arrested three Barataria men yesterday after they recovered a Mac-11 sub-compact machine gun at a house in Barataria. The weapon, police said, was capable...
View ArticleSick juror halts murder trial again
Derek AchongPublished: Tuesday, September 30, 2014For a third time since resuming almost two weeks ago, the trial of 12 men accused of murdering former Xtra Foods CEO Vindra Naipaul-Coolman has been...
View ArticleCentral Bank wants interest rates rise
Aleem KhanPublished: Tuesday, September 30, 2014The Central Bank would like to see interest rates rise gradually, Governor Jwala Rambarran told reporters after addressing an event hosted by the...
View ArticleGriffith to look at residents’ concerns
Shooting of three men in Laventille...Jensen La VendePublished: Wednesday, October 1, 2014A thorough investigation is being done into the murders of three men, including a Jamaican national, Deputy...
View ArticleIll cop delays appearance of 4 officers
$655,000 stealing charges...Derek AchongPublished: Wednesday, October 1, 2014The appearance of four police officers in court on criminal charges was delayed yesterday after one of them fell ill. The...
View ArticleCorruption fought through the media
Plea for procurement lawsRichard LordPublished: Wednesday, October 1, 2014Independent Senator Rolph Balgobin yesterday appealed to the Government to bring to Parliament for approval new procurement...
View ArticlePlanning minister sings praises of PM
Yvonne BaboolalPublished: Wednesday, October 1, 2014Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has done what former prime ministers Arthur NR Robinson, Patrick Manning and Basdeo Panday could not do, that...
View ArticleMuch spending, not enough accountability
Opposition senator during budget debate Richard LordPublished: Wednesday, October 1, 2014Opposition Senator Lester Henry says Government continues to spend excessively with little economic development....
View ArticleLate payment for Blind Welfare workers
Kalifa ClynePublished: Wednesday, October 1, 2014The State yesterday handed over a $700,000 cheque to members of the Blind Welfare Association who protested the late payment of salaries for the month...
View ArticleNew petition for PM today
Day 14 of Kublalsingh hunger strike…Kalifa ClynePublished: Wednesday, October 1, 2014Environmental activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh has mobilised several civil society groups to sign a petition in support...
View ArticleEx-Coast Guard officer fired over gun charge
Judge knocks recruiting process Derek AchongPublished: Wednesday, October 1, 2014A High Court Judge has advised military chiefs to implement more stringent background checks on prospective recruits in...
View ArticleFocus on errant youths
Top cop urges at town meetingCori BaynesPublished: Wednesday, October 1, 2014Don’t give up on errant youths, advises acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams, in the effort to stem violent crimes...
View ArticleVision on Mission wants Govt to clear air on funding
Radica SookrajPublished: Wednesday, October 1, 2014Vision on Mission’s Wayne Chance says the statement by Minister of the People Vernella Alleyne Toppin that Government was pulling financing from the...
View ArticleTeen shot dead in Morvant
Jensen La VendePublished: Wednesday, October 1, 2014Nineteen-year-old Hakim Sturge died at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital on Monday night, hours after being shot twice at a village parlour by a...
View ArticleIRO head: Respect gay rights
Anna-Lisa PaulPublished: Wednesday, October 1, 2014Head of the Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO) Brother Harrypersad Maharaj says while the issue of gay rights and same-sex marriages is a “very big...
View ArticleLeague: No T&T Muslims with ISIS
Reshma RagoonathPublished: Wednesday, October 1, 2014The Trinidad Muslim League (TML) says it does not know of any local muslims fighting with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis), as it...
View ArticleGoogle gets more time
Integrity’s body E-mailgate probe stalled again Renuka SinghPublished: Thursday, October 2, 2014Lawyers for global search engine Google Inc have requested another month to compile information for the...
View ArticleHundreds say farewell to Singh
Rhondor DowlatPublished: Thursday, October 2, 2014Police Inspector Sahadeo Singh was honoured with a gun salute and a fly-by of two National Operations Centre helicopters at the Waterloo cremation...
View Article$3.2m bail for 4 cops on robbery charge
Jensen La VendePublished: Thursday, October 2, 2014Four policemen attached to the Northern Division hid from media cameras after they appeared before a Port-of-Spain magistrate charged with...
View ArticleOther cops can fill void
Williams upset Cabinet bypassed him on Dick...Geisha KowlessarPublished: Thursday, October 2, 2014Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams yesterday blasted a decision by Cabinet to buy out the...
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