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Minister: Discussions continuing with Galy
The day after the new owner of the historic Greyfriars Church of Scotland at Frederick Street, Port-of-Spain, agreed to halt its continued demolition, a team including a structural engineer visited...
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Bandits kill woman, stab boyfriend in Central attack
Homicide detectives have launched a manhunt for two bandits who murdered a 28-year-old woman in front of her boyfriend during an attack in at their home in a gated community in central Trinidad on...
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Minister at pipeline project: No plan for desalination plant
Minister of the Environment and Water Resources Ganga Singh says there are no plans for a desalination plant in the near future to boost the water supply.Singh was speaking with members of the media...
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Bharath: UNC, Gov't not involved in racist posters at MovieTowne
Trade, Investments and Communications Minister Vasant Bharath says the UNC and the Government were not involved in last weekend’s placement of racists posters on vehicles and slashing of car tyres at...
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ANSA McAL launches school of journalism
The Guardian School of Journalism will help the profession of journalism and the field of media in T&T says Norman Sabga, chairman of the ANSA McAL Group. He also called the University of the West...
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UNAids director: T&T still lagging behind
As countries recognised World Aids Day yesterday, T&T is still lagging behind in many instances, particularly in bridging the gap between mother-to-child transmission. In fact, UNAids Caribbean...
View ArticleCanadian couple on gun, ammo charges get bail
A Canadian woman and her husband who spent the past five days in custody were each granted $120,000 bail yesterday on arms and ammunition charges. Andrea Hansen, 53, a programme assistant at Corporate...
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Mohammed joins spouse on High Court bench
For the first time in T&T’s history a husband and wife team will sit together as High Court judges. The historic Judiciary milestone was created yesterday as President Anthony Carmona swore in...
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T&T raises repo rate again
The Central Bank of T&T has once again raised the repo rate by 25 basis points, bringing it to 3.25 per cent yesterday, just months after raising the repo rate by the same margin in September....
View ArticleJuvenile homes coming—Coudray
Juvenile homes are being established. So said Local Government Minister Marlene Coudray during her contribution to yesterday’s Senate debate on a motion to approve the Children’s Authority, Children...
View ArticleTwo new positions for Justice Ministry
The Government is moving to create two new positions within the Justice Ministry, the director and deputy director of the Electronic Monitoring Unit (EMU). This is according to the 99th report of the...
View ArticleGreyfriars is different church—Presbyterian
Greyfriars Church of Scotland is affiliated with the Scottish Presbyterians and is a completely different body to the Presbyterian Church of T&T (PCTT) says Independent Senator Rev Joy Abdul Mohan....
View ArticleGaly gets ‘stop order’ from city
The Port-of-Spain City Corporation now has an injunction preventing Alfred Galy from carrying out any further demolition work at Greyfriars Church, Frederick Street, Port-of-Spain, but that move is...
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MFO Trak Survey: Guardian Media gains
Guardian Media Ltd achieved significant gains across all its media arms—CNC3, TBC Radio Network and the T&T Guardian—according to the latest Market Facts & Opinions (MFO) Media Trak survey. GML...
View ArticleCourt orders fresh Agricultural polls
Almost a year after the Agricultural Society of T&T (ASTT) held its annual election, a High Court judge has found there was ballot tampering and has ordered fresh elections within 35 days. Ruling...
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Outgoing MP: Foundation laid in St Ann’s
Outgoing PNM St Ann’s East MP Joanne Thomas says she told PNM leader Keith Rowley last week of her decision not to contest the seat in the upcoming general election and is also prepared to support...
View ArticleLas Alturas enquiry starts on Monday
The Housing Development Corporation (HDC), the Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott) and the Ministry of Housing will be under scrutiny as the commission of enquiry begins into the $40m...
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Aftermath of Germans double murder: Cancellations by tourists
There have been some cancellations by tourists to Tobago since the brutal murders of a German couple on the island. This was confirmed by several hoteliers in Tobago. The cancellations are suspected to...
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Slow Downtown Christmas sales worry merchants
Christmas is looking gloomy for the capital city, according to many venders, shop owners and even consumers. The usual buzz on the streets of Port-of-Spain, with loud Christmas music and frenzied...
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Drug runners held after sea and land chase
Police arrested three drug runners in Cocorite yesterday in what was described by some as a scene straight from an action movie. The drama started after armed Coast Guard officers were seen chasing a...
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