Immigration seeks $2.5m to deport Ghanian
The Immigration Division is seeking Cabinet’s approval to spend $2.5 million to charter a private jet to deport an illegal immigrant from Ghana who has failed in his bid to stay in T&T while...
View ArticleAttorney on results of UNAids poll: Way clear for PM to revisit gays issue
The path is now clear for Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to “very easily” go back to Parliament and amend the Equal Opportunity Act to protect people from discrimination on the basis of their...
View ArticleDeputy CoP to officers: Don’t leave home without your guns
Police officers have been advised not to leave home without their personal gun, even when they are off-duty. This latest statement comes from Deputy Commissioner of Police Glenn Hackett. Hackett...
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In wake of world-wide Ebola crisis, Fuad says: Cancelling Carnival still in...
Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan says there is no need to cancel Carnival 2015 because of the threat of the Ebola virus. However, he does not rule out the possibility that this could change if the World...
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Land owners block OAS
Armed police escorted construction workers out of a job site at Guapo yesterday, as angry residents shut down the multi-billion dollar highway, accusing Government of bulldozing private lands and...
View ArticlePM doesn’t want Wayne to die: I’m no monster
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar broke her silence on the impasse with environmentalist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh on Thursday night. But while she did not deal directly with the Highway Re-route...
View ArticleHighway Re-route Movement lawsuit- State wants ‘irrelevant’ evidence out
State attorneys in the Highway Re-route Movement (HRM)’s ongoing civil lawsuit challenging the Debe to Mon Desir segment of the Point Fortin Highway have applied to have “irrelevant” aspects of the...
View ArticleRowley tells PM: Review highway contract status
Opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley is calling on Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to commission an immediate status review of the entire Solomon Hochoy Highway extension. He said that during a news...
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Kublalsingh blanks IRO appeals: Mediation the only answer
Leader of the Highway Re-Route Movement (HRM) Dr Wayne Kublalsingh was yesterday unmoved by prayers and pleas from various members of the Inter-Religious Organisations (IRO) who implored him to give up...
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Bus drivers protest for better fleet
Hundreds of commuters were left stranded yesterday at several of the Public Transport Services Corporation’s (PTSC) terminals following protest action by bus drivers. The terminals at Port-of-Spain,...
View ArticleGriffith:Jamaicans denied entry into T&T breach regulations
The 13 Jamaican nationals who were denied entry in T&T were found to be in breach of several regulations, according to National Security Minister Gary Griffith. The Jamaicans were denied entry at...
View ArticleHealth Minister: Ebola is not in T&T
Despite advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO) that travel bans and visa restrictions should not be imposed on countries where the Ebola virus is most rampant, officials are currently seeking...
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Deacon: Love one another
The Trinity Cathedral in Port-of-Spain was packed with mourners yesterday attending the funeral service of Marlene Grant, the 57-year-old grandmother who was killed outside her St Paul Street home last...
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Stalin doing well after stroke but Docs unsure he’ll sing properly again
Five-time calypso monarch Leroy “Black Stalin” Calliste continues to recovery “beautifully” at his San Fernando home, his wife Patsy Calliste has confirmed. However, doctors who treated him are unsure...
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President’s Medal winner studying medicine: I want to help less fortunate
For the fifth consecutive year, Presentation College, Chaguanas, has copped the President’s Medal based on the performance of students who wrote the Cape 2014 examination earlier this year. The proud...
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510 Caroni workers get new land leases
More than 500 former Caroni (1975) Ltd workers collected their agricultural leases for two-acre parcels of land on Wednesday, 11 years after the company was shut down. The workers, 510 in total, were...
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Mother, son slain days apart
Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne quickly arrived on the scene of what was believed to be another revenge killing this week.The deceased was identified as Jason Nero. Nero was gunned down on October 5 in...
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T&T RUNNING OUT OF NATURAL GAS
T&T is running out of natural gas and its shortage is pointing to a bigger problem. At the same time, the downstream sector is facing real challenges from Shale gas in the United States, with...
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More support for Kublalsingh
He has been criticised severely for the past four weeks, but more support is coming for environmentalist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh in a candlelight gathering in St Clair, today. Saying that his hunger...
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Bandleaders cautious but preparing for mas
Harts bandleader Luis Hart says if the National Carnival Commission (NCC) shuts down Carnival because of the threat of the Ebola virus, it will break the backs of the tourist and Carnival industries....
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