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Civil society groups in vigil for Kublalsingh
A little over three dozen members of various civil society groups braved heavy rains on Wednesday night as they held a vigil in solidarity for environmentalist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh. Armed with...
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MHTL proceeds to lower public debt
T&T’s children will inherit lower public debt if a plan by Minister of Finance and the Economy Larry Howai comes to fruition. He confirmed this in e-mailed responses to questions from the T&T...
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Siparia chairman: Residents to blame for Divali floods
Chairman of the Siparia Regional Corporation Leo Doodnath says residents who were affected by the Divali day floods in Fyzabad and Siparia must share some of the responsibility for the floods.He was...
View ArticleRachel to get second letter
If comedienne Rachel Price didn’t get the pre-action protocol letter sent by the President’s attorneys, a second letter will be sent, sources said yesterday.Price didn’t answer cell calls yesterday...
View ArticleFuad: Wayne looking for sympathy
Health Minister Fuad Khan yesterday said the leader of the Highway Re-route Movement Dr Wayne Kublalsingh was between a “rock and a hard place” and was trying to get sympathy from an “already critical”...
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Chamber CEO to UWI grads: Don’t be too lazy
CEO at the T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce Catherine Kumar says too many people walk through the doors of businesses, degree in hand, expecting success and was unwilling to work a long day....
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‘Guardian’ story on T&T Ebola patient a fake
An article reporting that there is a Nigerian Ebola patient in T&T, which is currently circulating on social media sites is a fake.The article, which uses a T&T Guardian reporter’s name under...
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Mystery fire claims car parts business
A foreign-used car parts dealership in San Fernando was destroyed by a fire on Thursday (Divali) night.Karricharan Maharaj, the owner of K Maharaj and Sons Ltd, at Palmiste Branch Street, Duncan...
View ArticleTruck driver gets 29 years for raping minor 10 times
A Point Fortin truck driver who raped an American teenager ten times in a year has been sentenced to a total of 29 years in prison.Justice Hayden St Clair-Douglas sentenced the man, who was found...
View ArticleJilted lover fined $20,000 for assault
A Point Fortin mason who beat his girlfriend on the face with a concrete block so that no other man would want her was put on a two-year bond on Wednesday and ordered to pay $20,000 in...
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Pan inventor on the mend
Having spent a week in hospital, Anthony Williams was discharged on Wednesday and returned to his home at Nepaul Street, St James, on Thursday. The 83-year-old veteran pan inventor, composer, tuner,...
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More caregivers needed for elderly
Community Development Minister Winston Peters says elder-care professionals are needed more than ever as the ageing population increases.Speaking at the Geriatric Adolescent Partnership Programme...
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Lack of donors, staff shortage, limited equipment puts EWMSC, Tobago blood...
Two of the six blood collection centres in T&T fear we will not be prepared to treat Ebola victims if they come to our shores.This was after Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan on Wednesday stated that...
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No stopping Alana Gajadhar
Tears welled up in the eyes of 40-year-old paraplegic Alana Gajadhar yesterday when she accepted her certificate from Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) George Alleyne at the...
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‘Sayers has no cure for Ebola’ - Health minister calls on DPP, Consumer...
Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan is condemning self-proclaimed herbalist Trevor Sayers’ latest claim that he has the cure for Ebola.He is also calling for the Consumer Affairs Division and the Director of...
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Bloody weekend
Four murders and one police killing yesterday marked the start of a bloody weekend.In the first incident, around 2.15 am, two men were walking along Wall Street in Pinto Road, Arima, when they were...
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JCC: Stop $5.5b Invaders Bay project
As the Government gives the green light for the $5.5 billion Invaders Bay development, the Joint Consultative Council is again renewing its call for an immediate halt on the project.Accusing the...
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$15 million spent for electrical upgrades in schools—Gopeesingh
The Education Ministry is bracing for possible electrical overloads in the nation’s schools because of the installation of air-condition units in classrooms.In a bid to prevent any fires or electrical...
View ArticleTrincity residents protest Bhagwansingh’s new construction
Throngs of Trincity residents yesterday came out to protest the construction of a proposed five-storey building by Bhagwansingh’s Hardware.Bearing placards at the proposed site at Trincity Central...
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After 2010 earthquake Haiti now open for business
Almost five years after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, the country is trying to stabilise and expand its flagging economy.To get the country moving forward, Haiti’s Minister of Agriculture, Natural...
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