Tropical storm conditions expected around midnight
Published: Monday, June 19, 2017The Met Office has issued another bulletin saying the country should begin to experience Tropical Storm conditiopns within the next 18 to 24 hours.The bulletin was...
View ArticleMet Office warns about rough seas
Published: Monday, June 19, 2017The Met Office is warning of adverse sea conditions with waves as high three metres.It is warning persons with marine interests to exercise caution in all sea-related...
View ArticleCaribbean Airlines cancels over 30 flights as storm approaches
Published: Monday, June 19, 2017Caribbean Airlines has cancelled 31 international and domestic flights due the ongoing tropical storm warning.In a press release issued this morning, the airline...
View ArticleTHA offices shut down tomorrow; no decision yet of T'dad government offices
Published: Monday, June 19, 2017All Tobago House of Assembly (THA) offices will remain closed tomorrow as a result of the potential Tropical Storm expected to hit T&T tonight. The announcement was...
View ArticleRio Claro begins to feel effects of tropical storm
Camille ClarkePublished: Monday, June 19, 2017Government agencies said they are prepared for any emergency arising out of the tropic storm forecasted to hit T&T tonight.A forecaster at the...
View ArticleWASA releases numbers to be used in cases of emergency
Published: Monday, June 19, 2017The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has implemented specific measures in its Disaster Preparedness Plan in anticipation of the passage of the oncoming tropical...
View ArticleRoofs torn off, trees crash as Bret flexes muscle
Rhondor DowlatPublished: Tuesday, June 20, 2017Gusty winds and torrential showers began pounding the eastern swath of Trinidad last night and there were reports of fallen trees, power lines, roofs torn...
View ArticlePM: No need to panic
Published: Tuesday, June 20, 2017Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley last night urged citizens to remain calm and do not panic as Tropical Storm Bret bears down on the country.Rowley, who was speaking in an...
View Article3 shot dead near basketball court
Published: Tuesday, June 20, 2017As most of the country was preparing for effects of Tropical storm Bret, three men were murdered in a shooting in Laventille last night.According to reports, shortly...
View ArticleSlower response for rural areas says ODPM official
Published: Tuesday, June 20, 2017Citizens living in rural areas should be prepared to wait up to 72 hours for disaster relief in the event of damage caused by the possible tropical storm, which was...
View ArticleCorporations on red alert
Camille ClarkeRhondor DowlatPublished: Tuesday, June 20, 2017Borough Corporations throughout T&T are ready and are actively operational for any eventuality arising out of the impending tropical...
View ArticlePassengers stranded at airport, sea port
Derek AchongPublished: Tuesday, June 20, 2017Dozens of passenger travelling between T&T were left stranded as sailings of the Inter-Island ferry and domestic flights were cancelled yesterday due to...
View ArticleWater, candles run out of stock
Rhondor DowlatPublished: Tuesday, June 20, 2017Candles and drinking water were almost sold out in several supermarkets yesterday throughout T&T as hundreds of consumers flocked to get last-minute...
View ArticleAgri Minister: Protect boats, livestock
Camille ClarkePublished: Tuesday, June 20, 2017State agencies warned members of the public yesterday to secure their property and prepare for the effects of a tropical storm that was due to affect...
View ArticleDeath at Valsayn children’s home
Published: Tuesday, June 20, 2017Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a 17-year-old boy who died at a children’s home in Valsayn supervised by the Children’s Authority.According to...
View ArticleRoget turns heat on five ministers
Sascha WilsonPublished: Tuesday, June 20, 2017Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) leader Ancel Roget yesterday called for a radical overhaul of the government, starting with the immediate firing of five...
View ArticleStorm conditions expected to last six more hours
Published: Tuesday, June 20, 2017T&T is expected to continue experiencing Tropical Storm conditions for the next six hours.According to a Tropical Storm Advisory issued by the T&T Met Office at...
View ArticleIslam teaches us to care — PM
Published: Monday, June 26, 2017Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday joined with the Muslim community in celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr at the Mucurapo Street Mosque in San Fernando, on Sunday.In...
View ArticleLearn from Islamic compassion
Published: Monday, June 26, 2017Carmona Eid-ul-Fitr messagePresident Anthony Carmona said this country will do well to follow the example of the Muslim community in their selfless devotion to the...
View ArticleIllegal dumping adds to flooding woes
Sharlene RampersadPublished: Monday, June 26, 2017Hosein pushes anti-litter campaignLocal Government Minister Kazim Hosein is appealing to citizens to stop their indiscriminate and illegal dumping as...
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