Defence Force clears up call-out of reservists
Rhondor DowlatThe Defence Force has responded to questions about the call-out of army reserves, saying it is a customary request made by the Chief of Defence Staff to augment the manpower requirements...
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Reframing performance through innovation
Chief Justice Ivor Archie yesterday delivered the traditional speech at yesterday’s ceremonial opening of the new law term. Following is his presentation:
View ArticleFuad: 50 per cent of T&T women overweight
Gail AlexanderFifty per cent of T&T women were overweight and children were becoming obese, Health Minister Fuad Khan said yesterday during the budget debate. He said there had been an increase of...
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Another pastor chastises cops
Jensen La VendeThe day after Fr Clyde Harvey criticised the police for their actions in 38 police related killings for the year, another member of the clergy has chastised them. Harvey on Tuesday...
View ArticleMunroe launches Black Caucus
Peter Ray BloodThe Black Caucus Movement (BCM) was launched yesterday at the premises of businessman William Munro on the Western Main Road, St James. The movement’s mission statement includes...
View ArticleCall for drug testing before babycare grant
Gail AlexanderThe Government should consider instituting drug and alcohol testing for those receiving the $500 monthly babycare grant, lest these resources be used for the wrong products, PNM MP Amery...
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TSTT’s acting CEO resigns
Anthony WilsonActing chief executive of majority state-owned TSTT, George Hill, has tendered his resignation to the board, amid reports that some of the telecommunication provider’s local directors...
View ArticleOnline ad listing Greyfriars sale an error
Natrust CEO Alfred Galy is still not sure what he will do with the landmark Greyfriars Church of Scotland, which he has purchased for an undisclosed amount. “We are trying to get an interest in it
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7-foot caiman attacks south family’s dog
Reshma RagoonathSan Fernando game wardens yesterday captured a seven-foot-long caiman in a family’s yard after it bit a guard dog on the face. The female caiman, which appeared to be pregnant, was...
View ArticleMinister: $19 million Carenage fishing centre under probe
Gail AlexanderThe Land and Marine Resources Ministry has referred the Carenage Fishing Centre project to the Finance Ministry to probe, since almost $19 million was spent towards construction in 2009...
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Judiciary starved of funding—CJ
Chief Justice Ivor Archie on Tuesday delivered the traditional speech at the ceremonial opening of the new law term. Today, the T&T Guardian presents the remainder of that presentation:
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Caribbean chikungunya deaths hit 113
The number of deaths linked to the chikungunya virus is estimated at 113. And all of the fatalities are reported in the Caribbean.
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Kublalsingh on second day of hunger strike: PM handling it wrong
Geisha KowlessarLeader of the Highway Re-Route Movement Dr Wayne Kublalsingh said Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is wrong in her handling of the disputed Debe to Mon Desir leg of the Point...
View ArticleChanges please Debe residents
Radica SookrajWhile activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh continues his hunger strike, Debe residents are supporting minor adjustments being made to the controversial Debe to Mon Desir section of the Point...
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AG dons robes over ILP’s lawsuit
Derek AchongThe Independent Liberal Party (ILP) now faces the prospect that its lawsuit challenging the controversial Constitution (Amendment) Bill may be dismissed before getting off the ground.
View ArticleEbola scare at Mt Hope
Rhondor DowlatThere was an Ebola scare at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope, yesterday when a Trinidadian man who recently visited Equatorial Guinea was brought into the Accident and...
View ArticleTCL shareholders withdraw lawsuit
Derek AchongA group of Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) minority shareholders has decided to withdraw its year-old lawsuit which served as the catalyst for the recent removal of management at the Claxton...
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Holly remembered for ‘giving nature’
Peter Ray BloodMembers of the media turned out in their numbers yesterday for the funeral of popular radio personality Holly Thomas at St Theresa’s RC Church, Woodbrook. Thomas’ eulogy was delivered...
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Two schools shut down
Radica SookrajTwo schools in Port-of-Spain have been shut down because of several confirmed cases of the chikungunya virus. Sources said that the Newtown Boys’ and Girls’ RC Schools were closed...
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ICC chooses Henderson for war crimes case against Gbagbo
Former Director of Public Prosecutions Geoffrey Henderson was named by the International Crimina
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