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Autopsy on alleged necromancy death: Boy choked on his own blood
The nine-year-old boy who police suspected died as a result of a necromancy ritual gone wrong choked on his own blood his autopsy revealed. Police said Abayomi Jeremiah, a pupil of the of the Tunapuna...
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Teen faces 15 years in jail
Illinois-based teenager Mohammed Hamzah Khan, whom US authorities nabbed last Saturday allegedly seeking to join Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) militants, was born in T&T, Government has...
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Kublalsingh defiant after 21 days of hunger: No retreat
While yesterday marked the second anniversary of the end of his 2012 hunger strike and 21 days since the beginning of his second, environmental activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh said there would be “no...
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Islamic Guild to Govt on Trinis in Isis: Seek help to find them
Islamic Missionaries Guild president Imtiaz Mohammed says the Government should seek international assistance to locate two men, believed to be local Muslims, who have joined the Islamic State of Iraq...
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Hot oil bath for KFC customer
KFC workers, in particular at Sixth Avenue, Barataria, are fed up of being abused by customers and are sending a clear message to all would-be abusers that if they dare to assault them that they would...
View ArticleNo home yet for Savannah couple
Former national heavyweight boxer Wendell Joseph, 68, sat in his wife’s wheelchair yesterday, his head propped on his hand and a small radio on his lap listening to a programme. It was Day 11 for him...
View ArticleDPP backs out of Panday lawsuit
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard has withdrawn his lawsuit seeking a review of a magistrate’s decision to free former prime minister Basdeo Panday of three corruption charges. The...
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No honeymoon for next govt—Roget
As political parties gear up for next year’s general election, president general of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) Ancel Roget says there will be no honeymoon for the next government unless...
View ArticleHolder leaves lasting impression
Tributes continue to flow in for world-acclaimed Trinidadian dancer, choreographer, actor, designer and painter Geoffrey Holder, 84, who died of pneumonia on Sunday evening, even as his family planned...
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‘Sick’ cops face disciplinary action
Some 46 municipal police officers attached to the San Fernando City Corporation will receive backpay amounting to $1.7 million on Friday. At the same time, nine of them who staged sickout action on...
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Laventille residents on bounty claim: It’s a set up
Residents of St Barb’s, Laventille Road, Picton Road and St Paul Street yesterday dismissed as a lie and propaganda a reward being offered by National Security Minister Gary Griffith for information...
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AG, wife shaken up in accident
Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and his wife Nalini narrowly escaped death last night, after the vehicle in which they were being taken to a cocktail reception at the Southern Academy for the...
View ArticleHead of Muslim organisation: 50 Trinis have left to join Isis
The head of a fundamentalist Muslim organisation in Trinidad, who is considering joining the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis), says there is no recruitment going on locally for foreign fighters...
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Ian Alleyne in hot water again
Television host Ian Alleyne has landed himself in hot water yet again, this time over his comments pertaining to a court case involving the son of prominent contractor Junior Sammy. At an emergency...
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Ramesh refutes AG’s claim on HRM lawsuit
Attorney for the Highway Re-Route Movement (HRM) Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, has shot down Attorney General Anand Ramlogan’s claim that the HRM has filed no application before the Privy Council to...
View ArticleYachties threaten pullout
Yachties are threatening to pull out of T&T because they claim immigration officers are demanding fees—as much as $3,000—to extend their stay if they wanted to complete repairs to their yachts....
View ArticleOAS offers T&T help to tackle polls financing
Head of the Organisation of American States (OAS) José Miguel Insulza has offered assistance to T&T to tackle campaign financing. Insulza made the offer while delivering the feature address, titled...
View ArticleDookeran: Trinis in Isis a concern
Reports of T&T nationals joining the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) are a matter of grave concern and interest to the Government, admits Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran. He said...
View Article$45,000 bail for mom in hot oil case
The 31-year-old mother of three accused of throwing hot oil on a KFC customer on Monday was granted $45,000 bail and ordered to stay 100 metres away from the victim when she appeared in court...
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Time to set up heritage fund
President of the NGO Citizens for Conservation Rudylynn De Four Roberts has expressed horror at the state of Banwari Trace, site of the remains of a 7,000-year-old civilisation. Roberts said the site,...
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