$8m needed for upgrade
Petrotrin president Khalid Hassanali also addressed the topic of “ageing infrastructure,” previously mentioned by him, Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine and Petrotrin chairman Lindsay Gillette in the...
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New Credo home offers hope for homeless boys
A new home for boys was opened on Nelson Street yesterday, eight years after the home’s first building was destroyed by fire in 2007. The Credo Drop-In and Residential Development Centre officially...
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Daly on Hosein’s resignation: Media was speaking good English
Former Law Association head Martin Daly, SC, has welcomed Integrity Commission chairman Zainool Hosein’s decision to resign as head of the Retired Judges’ Association. Hosein, who was sworn in on...
View ArticleMarlene: Manning within his rights
Opposition Whip Marlene McDonald says if former prime minister and San Fernando East MP Patrick Manning believed he could properly serve constituents, then he had every right to be part of the...
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Teachers hit streets for more money
Chanting and bearing placards, teachers protested yesterday outside the Office of the Chief Personnel Officer, St Vincent Street, Port-of-Spain, demanding salary increases. Spokesman for the group,...
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Second bite for bidders: Nidco eyes other options on Curepe interchange
Bidders for the heavily-contested Curepe interchange project may get a second chance at the multi-million-dollar roadway construction as the National Infrastructure Development Company (Nidco) is now...
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Oil pressure: Howai to address House today
With the oil price plummeting to US$77 a barrel yesterday, Finance and the Economy Minister Larry Howai is expected to make a statement on the matter in Parliament this afternoon. This was revealed by...
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Petrotrin workers ready for strike
Petrotrin workers have given their representative union, the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU), instructions to institute legal strike action against the state-owned oil company.The call came as...
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Govt in bad situation, say senior economists
Falling oil prices put the Government in a difficult situation, economist Dr Ronald Ramkissoon said yesterday. Commenting on the decision by OPEC not to reduce output, he said: "An oil economy must not...
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Blackouts averted by plant shutdowns
Electricity supplies to residential and commercial customers of T&TEC are not expected to suffer any disruptions because of the shutdown of Trinidad Generation Unlimited, a power plant that...
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Manning to Rowley: Why discipline me?
Former PNM leader Patrick Manning has written to Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley asking why he is being hauled before the party’s national executive for disciplinary action. In a letter to Rowley...
View ArticleMotorcycle cop hurt after falling off bike
A female police motorcyclist suffered a blackout while riding and collided with a police car on the Beetham Highway yesterday. She was treated for a fractured arm and other injuries.Around 9.30 am,...
View ArticlePrison, fire officers seek $1,000 backpay
The Prisons and Fire Services are giving the Prime Minister a week to address the non-payment of the $1,000 special monthly allowances they say are due to them. The special allowance was first given to...
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Kublalsingh in court
In a wheelchair, hunger striker Dr Wayne Kublalsingh appeared before a Siparia Magistrate on Friday morning.Kublalsingh, leader of the Highway Reroute Movement (HRM), was called to answer charges of...
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Shot dead after road accident
An argument between two drivers is suspected to have triggered the country's latest murder.Dead is Dennison Rodney, 42, of Cocorite, whose body was found near his car under the Diego Martin flyover...
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Error delays Azmon’s court appearance
A mix-up in the charges against murder accused Azmon Alexander led to his non-appearance in court yesterday, frustrating curious onlookers who showed up to get a glimpse of the man who was once deemed...
View ArticleOpposition MPs after Facebook poster: No move to replace Rowley
People’s National Movement (PNM) MPs are denying they are involved in a move to oust Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley to make way for former prime minister Patrick Manning to return to the helm. PNM...
View ArticleHowai on falling oil prices: Ministries to cut spending
As the oil price continued its steady fall yesterday, Finance Minister Larry Howai announced that T&T’s deficit was projected to climb by $1.3 billion to 3.2 per cent of the GDP. The initial...
View ArticleGanga: More jobs for Beetham, Sea Lots
Beetham and Sea Lots residents yesterday pleaded with Minister of the Environment and Water Resources Ganga Singh for “sustainable” employment. The residents were employed in the Port-of-Spain Outfall...
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More cops in Bacolet
Police patrols have been beefed up in Bacolet, Tobago, following the double murder of a German couple last weekend. T&T Guardian visited Bacolet Crescent yesterday and was met with locked houses...
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