PM on International Youth Day: Gang culture is wiping them out
Tuesday, August 13, 2013There are close to 100 gangs operating in the country, according to data from the Police Service. Most of the members are young men between the ages of 14 and 25 and th
View ArticleCall to recognise Chock’s work
Tuesday, August 13, 2013Noted photographer and archivist Jeffrey Chock was cremated yesterday following a short service filled with tribute to both the man and his work. Chock died on August 1
View Article4 murders over Eid weekend
Tuesday, August 13, 2013Homicide detectives are continuing investigations into four murders which occurred over the recent Eid-ul-Fitr weekend. The victims have been identified as:
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Minister to Carifesta team: A platform to tell our story by dance, music
Tuesday, August 13, 2013Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism Dr Lincoln Douglas, left, chats with members of the T&T contingent who will be taking part in this year’s Carifesta XI. With him, from...
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No bail for man charged with attacking three
Sascha WilsonTuesday, August 13, 2013Wilton Thomas, 27, on his way to the San Fernando Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to beating three people. Thomas, who was shot on both knees by the...
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Photos of the Day 2013-08-13
Tuesday, August 13, 2013Click here to go to the Photo of the Day 2013-08-13 gallery
View ArticleRoget: Unions set to rumble
Wednesday, August 14, 2013President general of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU), Ancel Roget, yesterday signalled the intention of trade unions to up the
View ArticleBuilding tax may return—Moonilal
Radhica SookrajWednesday, August 14, 2013Leader of Government Business Dr Roodal Moonilal says even though Finance Minister Larry Howai is looking at reintroducing land and buil
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Warner meets with highway residents today
Kevon FelmineWednesday, August 14, 2013Tyres burn in loads of gravel dropped in the middle of the SS Erin Road, Debe, in the early hours of Monday morning. There were no protesters in or around the...
View ArticleODPM and UWI on Couva hospital project: We were left out of early planning
Reshma RagoonathWednesday, August 14, 2013Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) CEO Dr Stephen Ramroop said yesterday he would not have expected a hospital to be
View ArticleGeorge wants more $$ from budget
Derek AchongWednesday, August 14, 2013National Security Minister Emmanuel George says he hopes his ministry is allocated more than $5.5 billion in the September 9 budget.
View ArticleMan shot dead near home
Wednesday, August 14, 2013A 25-year-old man was shot dead near his Laventille home on Monday evening, raising the murder toll for the year to 235. According to reports around 6.30 pm, residents
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Moonilal: Penal hospital contract still open
Radhica SookrajWednesday, August 14, 2013Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal, left, talks with residents of his Oropouche East constituency, who gathered outside his office waiting to see him from as...
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Caricom food import bill crosses US$2b yearly
Charles Kong SooWednesday, August 14, 2013UNCCD secretariat representative Dr Richard Cox chats with Minister of State in the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources Ramona Ramdial at the...
View ArticleJack: Don’t blame me for highway bacchanal
Kevon FelmineThursday, August 15, 2013Independent Liberal Party (ILP) political leader Jack Warner said yesterday he could not be blamed for the current impasse between resid
View ArticleNo return to state of emergency—Kamla
Reshma RagoonathThursday, August 15, 2013Even as crime continues to spiral, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar last night dismissed the notion of calling a limited state of emergency....
View ArticleMoonilal to gangs who take over HDC homes: Police coming for you soon
Khara PersadThursday, August 15, 2013Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal yesterday sent out a stern warning to individuals who invade Housing Development Corporation (HDC) h
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Carmona to review report on highway
KALIFA SARAH CLYNEThursday, August 15, 2013President Anthony Carmona bids farewell to environmental activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh following a meeting at his office at President’s House, Port-of-Spain,...
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108 get housing comfort
Khara PersadThursday, August 15, 2013Samune Mohammed, of Princes Town, receives a certificate of comfort from Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal, right, and Public Utilities Minister Nizam Baksh at...
View ArticleCEO on baby Kevisha’s burnt hand: Intravenous fluids leaked from needle
Thursday, August 15, 2013Chief Executive Officer of the Tobago Regional Health Authority (TRHA) Paula Chester-Cumberbatch yesterday confirmed fluids had leaked from a needle placed in the vein
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