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Young, gifted and big-hearted
My name is Adanna Jackson-Idoko and I am young, ambitious and have a big heart.I went to live with my father’s sister in Barataria at the age of three, after my mother passed away. My aunt and uncle...
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Former National Security Minister Martin Joseph drowns in Tobago
The National Security Ministry is investigating the cause of death of former National Security Minister Martin Joseph, whose body was recovered January 5 from a beach in Tobago.According to reports,...
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PNM thrown into mourning, as former National Security Minister drowns in Tobago
The People’s National Movement (PNM) has been thrown into mourning after the death of former National Security Minister Martin Joseph.Joseph died on January 5 while vacationing with friends in...
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Toddler, mom shot in drive-by
Despite National Security Minister Gary Griffith’s decision to place the law enforcement agencies on high alert, the criminal element’s attack on law-abiding citizens continued unabated across T&T...
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Homeless man hacked to death
San Fernando police spent last evening searching drug blocks around Mucarapo Street and Paradise cemetery for the suspect who hacked a homeless man to death a stone’s throw away from the police...
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Robbery response sparks Facebook criticism but Williams defends action by...
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams has rejected criticism of the police’s response to a robbery at a bar in Barrackpore last Friday, which left one rookie policeman nursing gunshot wounds in...
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Missing security guard found dead
A 23-year-old man reported missing by his relatives three days ago was discovered dead in an abandoned house in Laventille on Monday. Miguel Gaskin, a security guard from Sarah Lane, Laventille, was...
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Oudit resigns from ILP
For the second time in as many months, Lyndira Oudit has resigned from a position in the Independent Liberal Party (ILP). This time, Oudit, who resigned as political leader on November 2, has submitted...
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Joseph’s funeral by weekend
Opposition Senator Faris Al-Rawi says he hopes former national security minister Martin Joseph’s legacy would be “properly recognised” by the state. In an interview yesterday, he said many Government...
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Move to save ruins of Greyfriars church
The battle to save what is left of the historical Greyfriars Church of Scotland, in downtown Port-of-Spain, took a new twist with the State moving to acquire it under the National Trust as a heritage...
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Douglas: All but parade route ready for Carnival 2015
There will be no holding back of funds or downsizing of Carnival 2015 because of falling oil prices, nor will the Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism be responsible for any downscaling. The line...
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Falling oil prices no impact on South mas
While many sectors of the country are bracing for the backlash of falling oil prices, band leaders in South Trinidad say this has not dampened preparations for Carnival in the city of San Fernando. The...
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Security alert, not state of emergency
No limited state of emergency (SOE) and no community lock downs will be included in a national security alert state of readiness, National Security Minister Gary Griffith gave the assurance yesterday....
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Mom of shot baby thanks God for life but says: Port-of-Spain getting scary
A couple of inches was the relatively short distance which proved to be the difference between life and death for 18-month-old Imani George whose head was grazed by a bullet in a brazen shooting attack...
View ArticleRamnarine sees strong year for investment
On the eve of a statement today from Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar about the impact of falling oil prices on the state of the economy, Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine says he is certain the...
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‘Need for better police training’
Sacrificing quality for quantity. That was how president of the Police Service Social and Welfare Association Insp Anand Ramesar summed up the training of police officers. He said if modern policies...
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‘Fellow officers failed Lochan’
Relatives of wounded police officer Kashyap Lochan are disappointed that his colleagues left him at the mercy of gunmen when he responded to an armed robbery in progress at Vietnam Bar in Barrackpore...
View ArticleGovt may need loan to finish South highway
In the light of falling oil prices, Government may have to seek a loan to finance the completion of the $7.5 billion Solomon Hochoy Highway extension to Point Fortin. This was revealed by Finance and...
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Manning: Martin a real crime fighter
Former prime minister Patrick Manning says if the People’s Partnership Government had continued with some of the security initiatives implemented by former national security minister Martin Joseph,...
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London refuses to close Grange beach
Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly Orville London yesterday dismissed a call to close Grange Bay to the public following the drowning of former minister of national security Martin Joseph....
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