Bail for karate man on buggery charges
A martial arts instructor, accused of committing 12 sex assaults on three schoolboys, was granted $85,000 bail yesterday on the condition he has absolutely no contact with the children. The 50-year-old...
View ArticleSteel gate crushes 75-year-old man
A 75-year-old Longdenville man died on Tuesday after a steel gate fell on him while he was cleaning grass off its tracks. According to a relative of the father of eight, Nandan Ramdass was at home...
View ArticlePool table sent for forensic tests
The pool table on which kidnapped businesswoman Vindra Naipaul-Coolman was reportedly shot and dismembered is said to have been “dissected,” with parts taken for forensic testing and the remainder...
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Region’s export performance graded
Caribbean countries are still struggling to recover and return to growth after the global economic recession and the pivotal role of the private sector in that process was highlighted on Tuesday, the...
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OWTU claims political mischief at Trinmar Union boss axed
The Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) is claiming political victimisation after its Trinmar branch president, Ernesto Kesar, was fired for being absent from work for just over four hours without...
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Cops get key info in family’s murders
Police say they have made a serious breakthrough in the kidnapping and now murder of members of the missing Brasso Seco family, after one of the five men in custody gave them information that may lead...
View ArticleCop, soldier in court on criminal charges
Three men, including a soldier and a police constable, appeared before Senior Magistrate Indrani Cedeno in the Arima Magistrates Court yesterday charged with kidnapping, robbery, and misbehaviour in...
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PM disagrees with London’s claims but AG to look into THA ‘incursions’
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has disagreed with Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Orville London that there have been “serious incursions” by the Tobago Development Ministry into the...
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THA, PP make progress on self-governance
Government and the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) have progressed on internal self government for Tobago and must now determine the substance of new legislation for this. Chief Secretary Orville London...
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Farmers count their loses as Flooding hits rural areas
Farmers suffered thousands of dollars in losses yesterday after their crops were destroyed by floodwaters which also caused havoc in several communities and homes in Mayaro and environs. Mayaro/Rio...
View ArticleForeign TSTT workers escape kidnap attempt
Two Venezuelan engineers, employed with the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT), escaped a kidnap attempt on Wednesday by jumping out of a moving car in Petit Valley. Police said around 5.30...
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Hospital jumper dies from fall
A 33-year-old man who jumped off the second floor of the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope, on Wednesday died hours afterwards from injuries he suffered in the fall. CEO of the North...
View ArticleAfter controversy of pro-highway ads New guidelines coming
The T&T Publishers and Broadcasters Association (TTPBA) hopes to have an overarching guideline document on advertising standards collated within the next two weeks, said TTPBA president, Daren Lee...
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ODPM: More bad weather ahead
The Met Office says there will be more rain this weekend. Meteorologist Paula Wellington said some rainfall will continue with periods of sunshine. Yesterday, the Met Office continued its riverine...
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Govt retreat in Tobago: No word on any Cabinet changes
There was no confirmation yesterday on whether any changes to Cabinet portfolios or other government framework would be undertaken as a result of yesterday's lengthy government retreat in Tobago. The...
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Crime down on the island—Ministry
Tobago crime has been reduced by 39 per cent, including tourist-related crime, says Carl Francis permanent secretary in the Ministry of National Security. He announced this at yesterday's launch of a...
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Roads cave in after heavy rains swamp T&T
Heavy, persistent rainfall over the past few days has left Ministry of Works teams swamped with reports of land slippages across T&T. So said Director of Highways Roger Ganesh in an interview with...
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Rains bring destruction in East: Residents beg for more help
Hundreds of Mayaro and Sangre Grande residents remained trapped in their homes, schools were closed and communities were cut off as flood waters left a trail of chaos and destruction in East Trinidad...
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Stranded workers taken home by trucks
Hundreds of people were stranded yesterday and had to be rescued by trucks as several parts of Central Trinidad experienced major flooding during excessive rains. A wooden house in Gordon Village,...
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Range Resources oil production up 15 per cent
Australia’s London-listed Range Resources Ltd (RRL) production out of T&T continues to increase following successful drilling operations, the company said in a release. “Since the last reported...
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