Archbishop Harris: Get away from tribal politics, name-calling
Roman Catholic Archbishop Joseph Harris says he is appalled by the behaviour and conduct of some politicians in Parliament. He was speaking to reporters during his meet and greet with residents of...
View ArticleFour months after capture of most wanted man: Violence strikes Brasso Seco again
Four months after the capture of Azmon Alexander—the country’s most wanted man—fear and panic have gripped the community of Brasso Seco once again following the shooting of villagers Alexis Hernandez...
View ArticlePoS South: Bring it on!
Bring it on! That was the response of some constituents of Port-of-Spain South, two days after Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar waved a thick file labelled “Marlenegate” and threatened to expose...
View ArticlePenny top choice as Rowley’s successor
Six months after being elected Prime Minister of T&T, Kamla Persad-Bissessar named Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal as her successor. Praising Moonilal’s contribution to her administration,...
View ArticleBaptists to share votes among political parties
The Baptist community can no longer be perceived as being totally committed to supporting the People’s National Movement in a general election. Rev Dr Hazel Ann Gibbs De Peza, assistant professor...
View ArticleSuruj toes party line on Tobago MP
The prime minister’s decision not to sanction Tobago MP Vernella Alleyne-Toppin for the controversial statement she made about Opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley during last Wednesday’s no confidence...
View ArticleMSJ: Vernella attack defiled Parliament Strategy backfired
Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) leader David Abdulah says Vernella Alleyne-Toppin’s “cesspit political strategy” to undermine Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley in Parliament has clearly backfired and...
View ArticleHours after warning from mom: Man killed for gold chain
Eagerly expecting the birth of his first baby, footballer Anderson Cornwall had started preparing a baby room. However, those plans were cut short when robbers shot him dead in Debe early yesterday....
View ArticleRowley draws on Williams’ memory: We will root out corruption
I hear you. With that assurance, Opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) leader Dr Keith Rowley said yesterday he’s been listening to what people are saying in T&T and has vowed to be a prime...
View ArticleNo place for politics in Law Association: Armour to keep body impartial
Politics has no place in the Law Association and president-elect Reginald Armour is vowing to ensure it remains that way. As Armour readies himself to take up the mantel of leadership next week, he...
View ArticleVasant: Former Caroni workers will get land
Former Caroni (1975) Limited workers can feel confident they will receive all the lands promised to them under the Voluntary Separation of Employment Package (VSEP) which was offered before the entity...
View ArticleA Free Flowing Cable Guy
My name is Javan Lynch and I’m a cable guy.I was born and raised in Santa Cruz. I was born Catholic. But I end up going to Pentecostal churches. But I’m not a “Born Again” Christian.At one time, it had...
View ArticleLee Sing eyes Marlene’s seat
After being rejected as a candidate for Port-of-Spain South by the People’s National Movement’s (PNM) screening committee last month, former Port-of-Spain mayor Louis Lee Sing is now considering...
View ArticleAG starts probe into inflated lawyers’ fees
Attorney General Garvin Nicholas expects to receive a report from his division’s Permanent Secretary by tomorrow or Wednesday on the issue concerning lawyers’ fees accrued during the reign of his...
View ArticleActing Inspector among detained cops
Twelve police officers have been arrested in connection with the alleged abuse of 22-year-old Ralph Lewis of Sangre Grande. The officers, who were arrested yesterday, will be placed on identification...
View ArticleKamla: I am a woman of my word
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has offered to build a secondary school for the Spiritual Shouter Baptist community but in the same breath she said this cannot not be achieved without their...
View ArticleBaptist Archbishop: Teach children a culture of productivity
Archbishop of the Children of the Light Spiritual Baptist International Archdiocese, Dr John Noel, is calling on Afro-Caribbean youths to stop killing each other and urged parents to teach children a...
View ArticlePrivy Council orders compensation for injured cop
A former police corporal who was left partially paralysed after falling down a flight of stairs will finally receive compensation after his almost decade long legal battle with the State ended in the...
View ArticleLaventille MP at Baptist celebrations: Be wary of those bearing gifts
Outgoing MP for Laventille West Nileung Hypolite is warning that given the heated election season, be wary of those bearing gifts. Hypolite make the comment during Shouter Baptist celebrations held at...
View ArticleT&T lawyer secures murder conviction for Turks and Caicos govt
After a three-week trial which gripped the attention of the media and attracted widespread attention among the Turks and Caicos islands population, Cortez Simmons, the son and employee of Carl Simmons,...
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