Coast Guard, fishermen hit by mystery oil spill
Caribbean Dockyard and Engineering Services Ltd (Caridoc), the operating company of CL Marine, is distancing itself from an oil spill, which affected scores of fisherfolk in the north western...
View ArticleJudiciary puzzled lawyer not quizzed
The Judiciary is puzzled by attorney Mark Seepersad’s comment that he was not interviewed during the police investigation into the discovery of High Court documents at his chambers in 2010.“The...
View ArticlePM vex with Rowley
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday former National Security Minister Gary Griffith had orally recommended David West to her for the post of head of the Police Complaints Authority...
View ArticleWining officer on his own
Secretary of the Police Service Social and Welfare Association Insp Michael Seales said the association had washed its hands of the officer, dressed in uniform, who was caught on video wining on...
View ArticleTrouble brewing in Arima
Executive members of the People’s National Movement (PNM) Arima constituency are expressing concern about democracy within the party being under threat. That was the general sentiment expressed by...
View ArticleWarner claims Chag Convention Centre leased to Moonilal’s friend
Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner claimed yesterday the Government had leased the Chaguaramas Convention Centre to a businessman who is a friend of Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal. Warner was speaking...
View Article$859m owed to contractors
The Estate Management and Business Development Company Ltd (EMBD) owes contractors some $859 million, a Joint Select Committee (JSC) meeting heard yesterday. Questions were also raised about the hiring...
View ArticleProtest halted at Sando hospital
Possible protest at the San Fernando General Hospital was avoided yesterday after an agreement between the Public Service Association (PSA) and the South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) which...
View ArticleEMA to rule on SIS swamp project
Inspectors from the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) are closely monitoring industrial activity in the Caroni Swamp and its potential impact on the protected eco-system. This is after the...
View ArticleBar owner recounts robbery ordeal: I saw death in cutlass attack
Businessman Rawle Kurban said he saw death when he felt the blade of a bandit’s cutlass during a robbery at his Ste Madeleine restaurant and bar yesterday morning. If not for his son, Travis, who...
View ArticleCops to question 3 ministers
Three senior government ministers are expected to be interviewed by police this week or early next week as investigations into allegations of witness tampering levelled against former attorney general...
View ArticleMaduro in T&T on Tuesday for energy talks
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is expected to arrive in T&T this Tuesday to hold high-level bilateral talks with Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine. The Sunday Guardian understands that Maduro is...
View ArticleAnalysts: COP a spent force
The Congress of the People (COP) stands a slim chance of winning if it goes it alone in the upcoming general election. This was the view of three political analysts as the COP gets set to finalise its...
View ArticleCrime no 1 worry in T&T
Citizens have identified crime as the number one issue affecting the country. Crime is seen as far more important and urgent than corruption, lack of leadership, declining oil prices, poor healthcare,...
View ArticleRemy slams move to give Central Bank control over credit unions
Faced with the grim prospect of the premature death of credit unions as they are known in this country today, the Cooperative Credit Union League of T&T (CCULTT) has gone on the offensive to...
View ArticleNicole Quits Cop
Chairman of the Congress of the People (COP), Nicole Dyer-Griffith, has resigned from the party. She said the COP is being sidelined by the main partner in the coalition People’s Partnership, the...
View ArticlePrakash: Resignation was expected
While the Congress of the People (COP) expects more resignations following yesterday’s departure of former chairman Nicole Dyer-Griffith, political leader Prakash Ramadhar said the party stands by...
View ArticleBharath: Government didn’t appoint Creed
Communications Minister Vasant Bharath said Government played no part in the appointment of former Ministry of Sports permanent secretary Ashwin Creed to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). Bharath...
View ArticleHenville suspect still at hospital
One month after journalist Marcia Henville was killed, a person of interest remains handcuffed to a bed at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope. The 39-year-old suspect is under 24-hour...
View ArticleHowai: No HSF deposits this year
There will be no deposits to the Heritage and Stabilisation Fund (HSF) for this year. This has been confirmed by Finance Minister Larry Howai who told Guardian Media Limited who explained that because...
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