Three-way fight for COP leadership
Yvonne BaboolalPublished: Saturday, June 17, 2017Three women are vying to lead the Congress of the People as the almost dormant political party seeks to rebuild and relaunch as the third political...
View ArticleLeaking sewer closes school
Radhica SookrajPublished: Saturday, June 17, 2017Parents protest over vermin infestationPupils and parents from the Preysal Government Primary School yesterday braved inclement weather during a placard...
View ArticleGive me my job back or pay me
Joel JulienPublished: Sunday, June 18, 2017Marcia threatens to take Pres, CJ to court...Marcia Ayers-Caesar has threatened to take President Anthony Carmona and the Judicial and Legal Service...
View ArticleDon’t panic, be prepared
Charles Kong SooPublished: Sunday, June 18, 2017TEMA director on weather warning:Tobagonians and travellers alike are already experiencing challenges on the sea bridge between Trinidad and Tobago with...
View ArticlePM: Govt committed to positive labour relations
Published: Sunday, June 18, 2017Government remains committed to creating an environment that supports positive labour relations, as it understands the pivotal role of labour in the context of...
View ArticleChinese community tight-lipped after Thursday’s killings
Sascha WilsonPublished: Sunday, June 18, 2017Detectives have received information that the mafia-style murders of a Trinidadian and two Chinese Nationals a mere two days apart in Marabella could be...
View ArticleFerdie’s behind-the-scenes account of PNM politics
Joel JulienPublished: Sunday, June 18, 2017Former prime minister Dr Eric Williams was “informed on several occasions” about the alleged acts of corruption committed by his cabinet minister John...
View ArticleLease agreements informal, some not executed—report
Rhonda Krystal RamballyPublished: Sunday, June 18, 2017State pays $480M in rent for 2016 but…As far back as 2007, there was a failure to provide lease agreements for the rental of properties by the...
View ArticleArima market vendors up in arms over new rules
Rhonda Krystal RamballyPublished: Sunday, June 18, 2017Several vendors at the Arima Public Market are up in arms over the decision by the Arima Borough Corporation to close gates that allow customers...
View ArticleFaeces, fish waste not stopping sea bathers at Flat Rock
Kevon FelminePublished: Sunday, June 18, 2017Despite test results from the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) which reveal that the waters off King’s Wharf are polluted with faeces and waste from the...
View ArticlePres appeals to dads of disabled
Published: Sunday, June 18, 2017His Excellency President Anthony Carmona is calling on fathers of disabled children to find a way back into their lives.He said abandoning the disabled child to the sole...
View ArticleAnti-crime march in Marabella
Sascha WilsonPublished: Sunday, June 18, 2017Days after three execution-style murders rocked the Marabella community, a community-based organisation yesterday held its first anti-crime march, calling...
View ArticleSWRHA moves to ease waiting time for CT scans
Published: Sunday, June 18, 2017The Health Ministry is advising that steps are being taken to address the long waiting time for computerised tomography (CT) scans at San Fernando General Hospital. A...
View ArticleGonsalves: Caricom acted wisely on Venezuela
Published: Sunday, June 18, 2017St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is calling on the Caricom Heads to stand united in its position of non-interference and non-intervention...
View ArticleCOP members take issue with Nicole nomination
Published: Sunday, June 18, 2017The fight’s on for the leadership of the Congress of the People (COP)— and it could include legal action.Some COP members are sounding off against leadership contenders...
View ArticleHouses damaged as tree falls in Moruga
Sascha WilsonPublished: Sunday, June 18, 2017Over 20 Indian Walk, Moruga, families were forced to squash their Father’s Day celebrations yesterday after a large tree fell, damaging two houses and a...
View ArticleFaris on refugees coming to T&T: Govt focusing on T&T citizens
Richard LordPublished: Sunday, June 18, 2017Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Faris Al-Rawi says the Government is seeking to ensure disadvantaged T&T citizens are provided with...
View ArticleMinistry: 2,630 workers retrenched
Gail AlexanderPublished: Sunday, June 18, 2017The number of people identified in retrenchment notices submitted to the Labour Ministry from September 2015 to this month stands at a total of 2,630, the...
View ArticleNo arrests yet in killing of Chinese couple
Sascha WilsonPublished: Sunday, June 18, 2017Several people, including a young child, were outside the Marabella bar when the two Chinese Nationals were assassinated by two mask shooters. The footage...
View ArticleRelative of murdered man: We were making plans for Father’s Day
Published: Sunday, June 18, 2017RALPH BANWARIETwo cousins were shot dead yesterday stopping Fathers’ Day celebrations in Salybia. The double murder also threw several people living in the North Eastern...
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