‘I don’t agree with my leader’
Congress of the People (COP) members must discuss as soon as possible whether they want to continue in the Peoples’ Partnership Government. That’s the view of the party’s chairman Nicole Dyer-Griffith...
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Hot oil burns doubles vendor
A doubles vendor was burned on her upper body when hot oil spilled on her after an accident involving a Public Transport Service Commission (PTSC) bus yesterday. Radica Ramroop, 21, a mother of two, of...
View ArticleFive in court on $1.5m CU fraud charges
A couple and a former employee of Eastern Credit Union were among five people who appeared in court yesterday for allegedly defrauding the institution of over $1.5 million. Darryl Katwaroo, Christopher...
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Lee Sing tells why he left PNM
Former Port-of-Spain mayor Louis Lee Sing says he has resigned from the People’s National Movement (PNM) after 50 years due to the party’s internal bitterness and viciousness and the hypocrisy of...
View ArticleRoss changes tune: I had talks with Gary and Nicole
In the face of an impending criminal complaint to be filed by fired national security minister Gary Griffith, government’s chief public relations consultant Ernie Ross has changed his tune and is now...
View ArticleMark heads group to Cuba, Australia
House Speaker Wade Mark is expected to lead parliamentary delegations to Cuba and Australia later this month. Sources said Cabinet had approved the $.5 million travelling budget for both events. The...
View ArticleNicole on Ramadhar’s comment: It was a sexist statement
Congress of the People (COP) chair Nicole Dyer-Griffith has accused her political leader Prakash Ramadhar of being “sexist” after he described her as being emotional in the wake of her husband’s firing...
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Health workers protest against authority’s CEO
President of the PSA Watson Duke says workers are expected to intensify protest action today in an attempt to have CEO of the Eastern Regional Health Authority (ERHA) Ameena Ali removed. He said they...
View ArticleRevellers warned by Carnival commander: Don’t wine on police officers
Revellers have been warned this Carnival: Do not wine on any police officer. Aggressive wining can land you in jail if the officer becomes fearful. So said acting Deputy Commissioner of Police Harold...
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A tragi-comedy by Kamla—Panday
There was no constitutional obligation on anyone’s part to inform Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar that Police Complaints Authority (PCA) Director David West was asked to withdraw his witness...
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PP issues bring election closer in sight
Whether or not it was a general election year, the myriad changes within the People’s Partnership Cabinet and frontline team, and the reasons for them, make recourse to the polls inevitable. Prime...
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Gary moves on PP
Former national security minister Gary Griffith plans to filed a report with the police concerning an alleged meeting with advertising agency head Ernie Ross at Ross Advertising on the Police...
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Narrow grounds to remove West says Rowley
Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley rose to the defence of Police Complaints Authority director David West, saying the removal of the PCA head by the President is governed by Section 12 of the PCA Act...
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Explosion at El Pecos injures 11
Eleven people were hospitalised following an explosion in El Pecos, Royal Palm Plaza, Maraval.There were no deaths immediately confirmed. Four were reportedly in critical condition. One person was...
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Cabinet fully behind PM
Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh says Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar had the full backing of her Cabinet when she decided to axe former attorney general Anand Ramlogan and former national...
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Valiant Bros dominate
kevon.felmine@guardian.co.ttThe heat created in the gayelle by Rio Claro and Valiant Brothers stickmen proved too much on Tuesday, as they crushed their competitors in every bout at the National Stick...
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Victims in pain
“My daughter left home with a pretty face and her face is swell up now with burns all over.”This was the agonising reality Michelle Hernandez experienced as she watched her 28-year-old daughter,...
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PSA plans action at South hospital today
kevon.felmine@guardian.co.ttPublic Service Association (PSA) president Watson Duke has signalled workers’ intention to take action against the South West Regional Health Authority, (SWRHA) starting...
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Twin Walls hosts Gulf View fete
Gulf View residents were yesterday successful in getting the court to reject a licence application to host the annual Gulf View All-Inclusive fete in their community on Saturday.While the decision has...
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PNM picks retired cop for Grande
Retired ACP Glenda Jennings-Smith was chosen to contest the Toco/Sangre Grande seat for the People’s National Movement (PNM). Jennings-Smith, 58, said she retired from the Police Service last...
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