PM pledges support for fight against terrorism
Geisha KowlessarPrime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC speaks at the United Nations Security Council meeting In New York this afternoon. Behind the Prime Minister, is Ambassador Eden Charles, of the...
View ArticlePM: Climate change affecting T&T’s coastlines
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC, poses with the Charging Bull on Broadway, Wall Street, Manhattan, New York today. Others from left are Deputy Majority Leader, Nick Perry, Winston Dookeran,...
View ArticleKamla praises T&T’s police and soldiers
Geisha KowlessarPrime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar looks on as the T&T national flag is hoisted on Wall Street, Manhattan, New York, during Republic Day celebrations yesterday. PHOTO COURTESY...
View ArticlePharmacist defends Sure Cure: ‘It is a case of mischief’
Rhondor DowlatPastor Dr Winston CuffieSenior pharmacist Robert Soogrim yesterday defended the “integrity and efficacy” of Sure Cure products and services, saying the only thing the company is guilty of...
View ArticleMSJ calls for more accountability
The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) says Republican status should bring with it a new level of citizen involvement in national life, a new sense of responsibility and a higher standard of...
View ArticleUS State Dept: T&T crime at critical level
Rhondor DowlatThe US Department of State says crime in T&T is at a critical level. In a 2014 Crime and Safety Report released earlier this month by the US Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic...
View ArticleHighway supporters clash with HRM
Radica SookrajHRM member Kishore Ramadhar, left, has a heated exchange with Debe resident Mohini Ramnarine outside the Debe Market following a press conference by HRM members yesterday. PHOTO: KRISTIAN...
View ArticleCops praised for good work
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has condemned the brazen shooting at the Besson Street Police Station, describing it as a “most unfortunate and most regrettable” incident. Persad-Bissessar spoke...
View ArticleUpset Griffith to move ahead with crime plans
National Security Minister Gary Griffith says reports of a shooting attack on the Besson Street Police Station reinforces the need for armoured vehicles for members of the protective services. In a...
View ArticleFour cops arrested for robbery of Chinese couple
Four policemen have been detained in connection with stealing over $500,000 from a Chinese couple during a raid on their apartment last week. The policemen—an acting sergeant, acting corporal and two...
View ArticlePM’s move sends strong message to terrorists—AG
Attorney General Anand Ramlogan says T&T’s co-sponsoring of the United Nations (UN) resolution on foreign terrorist fighters will not invite trouble but sends a strong message that terrorists and...
View ArticlePNM begins election screening
The Opposition People’s National Movement began screening candidates yesterday for next year’s general election, constitutionally due by September. General secretary of the 58-year-old party Ashton...
View ArticleT&T to help Antigua with skills training
Tertiary Education and Skills Training Minister Fazal Karim says T&T will initiate discussions with the Antigua and Barbuda Government to establish a National Energy and Skills Centre (NESC) in...
View ArticleKublalsingh refuses drips
Environmentalist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh has refused rehydration treatment from his doctor even as she described his condition as “critical” yesterday. He has been on a hunger strike for the past nine...
View ArticleCoP denies law officers killed Laventille men
Members of the protective services and Desperlie Crescent, Laventille, residents are pointing fingers at each other following the killing of three men in the area on Thursday night. Residents yesterday...
View ArticleHunt on for doubles bandits
CrimeWatch host Ian Alleyne aired disturbing footage to kick start this week, showing viewers how bandits robbed a popular doubles vendor located on the Eastern Main Road, Barataria, near the old Ritz...
View ArticleDepending on television for justice
The number of people seeking redress via a local television programme aired daily at 6 pm is clearly evident of the need for more courts, more court time and expeditious arbitration for petty matters....
View ArticleWitness to Desperlie killings living in fear
An eyewitness to the killing of three men, including a Jamaican national and a murder suspect, says she fears for her life after witnessing what she describes as executions carried out by men who...
View ArticleBesson Street crime fighter dies
Crime fighter Insp Sahadeo Singh died yesterday of a suspected heart attack at Medical Associates in Chaguanas. Singh, 58, was rushed to the private facility from his Caparo home early yesterday...
View ArticleJudge rules against Maraval schools
A High Court judge yesterday ruled against Edfam Ltd in its attempts to locate its Arbour and Rosewood Private Schools on Long Circular Road, Maraval. Justice Devindra Rampersad, in a ruling delivered...
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