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SRC, CPO mum on talks over Carmona’s $
Members of the Salaries Review Commission (SRC) and the Chief Personnel Office (CPO) are refusing to divulge any details of the four-hour meeting held yesterday to discuss President Anthony Carmona's...
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Suruj on Stacy’s e-mail to PM: We are still close
Works Minister Suruj Rambachan yesterday said the e-mail to the Prime Minister by his ministerial junior, Stacy Roopnarine, had not affected his working relationship with Roopnarine “at all.” He was...
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Warner wants more info on $ for CAL’s boss
Independent Liberal Party (ILP) leader Jack Warner says Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar deliberately omitted to mention to Parliament all the perks and allowances paid to Caribbean Airlines’...
View ArticleHosein is new chairman of Integrity Commission
Retired Justice of Appeal Zainool Hosein has been appointed the new chairman of the Integrity Commission. A press release issued yesterday stated Hosein was expected to be sworn in today at the Office...
View ArticleRoget on appeal by Petrotrin on fired 68: It’s barking up wrong tree
President general of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union Ancel Roget says state-owned oil company National Petroleum (NP) is barking up the wrong tree by securing a stay of the Industrial Court’s order...
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German couple hacked to death in Tobago
A German couple has been hacked to death in Tobago. They have been identified as Hubertus Keil, 74, and Birgid Keil, 71. The bodies were discovered shortly after 11 am yesterday by a passerby who...
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Petrotrin claims sabotage, calls in cops after oil leak
A day after Petrotrin beefed up security following an internet threat, saboteurs have struck at a Petrotrin installation in Grand Ravine, Palo Seco, unscrewing a plug from an oil tank. However,...
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Azmon still on the run
Up to late yesterday, the country’s most wanted man Azmon “Pappi” Alexander continued to elude police. Senior Sup David Abraham of the Northern Division told the Sunday Guardian that Alexander...
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Rev Teelucksingh: T&T going around in circles to find solution to crime
Rev Daniel Teelucksingh feels T&T is going around in circles in a bid to find a solution to the country’s increasing murders. Teelucksingh believes that our rulers should hold an extraordinary...
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Fiery protest in Diego Martin
Almost as soon as 19-year-old Ray Phillips was buried at the Factory Road, Diego Martin cemetery yesterday, members of the Muslim community staged a fiery protest by burning tires on the Diego Martin...
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Hazel Brown to step down as NGO head
Martine PowersThe head of one of T&T’s most high-profile women’s groups will be stepping down for retirement next year after nearly a decade in the position. Hazel Brown, co-ordinator of the...
View ArticleChurch closes after landslip
Worship at the St Peter’s Spiritual Baptist Church in Vistabella has been cancelled indefinitely after heavy rains caused a retaining wall to collapse, spilling mounds of mud and debris into the prayer...
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Empower citizens as watchdogs
“For any leader or decision maker to act improperly with regard to public resources, on average, five public sector professionals would have had to have turned a blind eye, turned a deaf ear, or not...
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New Hybrid Cars Pricey
While many car companies in the US, Europe and Asian market have several hybrid vehicles in their line-up for sale, the choices are narrower in T&T. Only two new-car companies in T&T are...
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Permanent fix needed for Cocorite bow-tie turnaround
Martine PowersWhen irate Cocorite residents set fire to Western Main Road on Monday morning, Director of Highways Roger Ganesh certainly got the message: Don’t try that again anytime soon. But Ganesh...
View ArticlePolice Service: All leads being pursued
Police have interviewed and recorded statements from several people in relation to the murder of German couple Herbertus, 71, and Brigid Keil, 74, in Tobago. In a release yesterday from Supt Joanne...
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Cadiz to lobby for cycling zones
“I have committed to lobbying for the cyclists, that we will have cycling zones. However we do it, whether it’s by the Savannah, or in Diego Martin, or in Arima, or San Juan… we will finally have...
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Landslips in Morne Diablo
More than 30 fishermen were unable to access their boats and nets over the weekend after heavy rainfall caused a series of landslips along the Morne Diablo Main Road. Up to late yesterday, crews from...
View ArticleStacy was pressured— MSJ
Leader of the Movement for Social Justice David Abdulah believes that Junior Works Minister Stacy Roopnarine was pressured into apologising to her boss Dr Suruj Rambachan because her accusations had...
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PAHO: T&T over ready for Ebola Cuban doctor tests positive
A Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) team, which visited this country last week, says T&T is over prepared for Ebola. The team was here to monitor this country’s preparation for the virus....
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