Duke: Govt’s 13% offer not enough
Although the Public Services Association (PSA) has not rejected the 13 per cent offer from the Chief Personnel Officer (CPO) Stephanie Lewis, the association’s president Watson Duke says it is not...
View ArticleIntegrity body clears Marlene
A letter from the Integrity Commission has cleared People's National Movement whip Marlene McDonald. The letter, dated December 23, 2013, states the MP for Port-of-Spain South was cleared of any...
View ArticlePNM’s Ford to Sando East: Abide with us
Comply! That’s the written directive from PNM general secretary Ashton Ford to PNM’s San Fernando East executive yesterday, mandating the unit to abide by the party leadership’s instruction to submit...
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Duke: PSA’s aim not to stop the mas
It has never been nor is it the Public Services Association’s (PSA) intention to pressure government into cancelling carnival 2015 regarding concerns over this country’s Ebola preparedness. However,...
View ArticleHighway movement gets green light for Privy Council
The Highway Re-Route Movement (HRM) has been given the green light to take its longstanding legal battle, over an injunction stopping the construction of the Debe to Mon Desir segment of the Point...
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Acting CoP Williams gets PM’s nod of approval
Acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams may have more support than he thinks. In the wake of a media report that Government was considering amending the Police Service Commission Act to allow a...
View ArticleZero tolerance on drunk driving—cops
The Police Service has announced a zero tolerance on drunk driving in its ongoing effort to curb serious road accidents and fatalities. In a statement yesterday the Police Service said it has...
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Local govt bodies meet on Dog Act enforcement
Local government officials from several municipal and regional corporations are meeting to discuss the implementation of the Dog Control Act. The act became law in June but several sections are yet to...
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Salvatori Vendors to Find a New Home
The proposed move to relocate vendors from the Salvatori building site on Independence Square, Port-of-Spain, to New City Mall, Charlotte Street, by the turn of the new year, has been met with...
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Attacked by prisoners, Azmon treated for broken nose, stab wound
Minutes after making his second appearance in court on Monday, triple murder accused Azmon Alexander was brutally attacked by a group of fellow prisoners at the Arima Magistrates Court. During the...
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PM defends hamper drive for vulnerable
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has defended her decision to host a Christmas hamper drive for the needy at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s today, saying the move was in keeping with her...
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Procurement Bill finally passed
After a long, drawn-out ten-year process the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Bill was passed in the Senate yesterday by a special three-fifths majority. It was passed after 24...
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Al-Rawi: Remove PM’s picture from billboards
Government’s cost-cutting measures should include removing the Prime Minister’s picture from various items, including billboards, mugs, pictures, cards and vouchers. PNM Senator Faris Al-Rawi said so...
View ArticleEx-senior cop on wider selection pool for CoP: It will brew trouble
Former Snr Supt Cyril Harry believes widening the candidate pool for the selection of a police commissioner can brew trouble in the Police Service if an officer of a lesser rank is promoted ahead of a...
View ArticleGriffith refuses ex-coup prober
Thanks but no thanks. So said National Security Minister Gary Griffith on an offer from former 1990 coup commissioner Hafizool Ali Mohammed who wants to join the fight against crime. In a press release...
View ArticleEconomist: 13% offer to PSA is generous
A UWI economist says the Chief Personnel Officer’s decision to offer a 13 per cent salary increase to the Public Services Association (PSA) is “generous” as outstanding wage negotiations continue for...
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Dipping into HSF would be last resort says Howai
Government has no intention to dip into the Heritage and Stabilisation Fund (HSF) at this stage and might only look to this as a last resort if it has to address a particular situation, Finance...
View ArticleCourt rules Cabinet was unfair
A former Industrial Court member has won his decade-old legal battle with the State over Cabinet’s failure to reappoint him amid allegations of his incompetence. In a 17-page judgment delivered by the...
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Customs to move into new offices next month
The contract to install internal furniture and fixtures at the new Customs and Excise Division head office at the Government Campus Plaza, Richmond Street, Port-of-Spain, has been completed to the tune...
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Soldier shot during Laventile patrol
Scores of young men from Laventille were detained after a soldier was shot while on patrol in the area.Police said Private Ryan Gittens was shot in the right forearm and was taken for treatment at the...
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