Minister waits on internal probe
Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine says he is unsure whether anyone will face criminal charges despite allegations of corruption having surfaced in the controversial South-West Soldado developmental...
View ArticleFIU now target for scammers
In two years, people living in T&T lost over $2 million to lottery scams.A lottery scam is a type of advance fee fraud, a rising type of crime targetting Internet users around the world.T&T’s...
View Article500 get chance in first HDC draw
In just a few days, 500 of the thousands of applicants waiting to be allocated a Housing Development Corporation (HDC) home will be chosen through a random draw, Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal...
View ArticleGML in hi-tech, ‘high-energy’ election launch
Guardian Media Ltd (the parent company of the Sunday Guardian) is this week launching a far-reaching, hi-tech rollout of election-related content across radio, TV, print and online. The new offerings...
View ArticleObama agrees to revisit embargo
US President Barack Obama is moving to lift the second part of the half-century-old trade embargo against Cuba, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday at the Seventh Summit of the...
View ArticleHawkins new MATT boss
CNC3 weekend anchor and senior journalist Francesca Hawkins is the new Media Association of T&T president.Yesterday, Hawkins, a former MATT executive, defeated her three opponents Sheldon Yearwood,...
View ArticleCousins feared drowned
Coast Guard officials are calling on members of the public to be more vigilant at sea, following a drowning in Mayaro and a possible double drowning of two cousins in Sans Souci.According to Coast...
View ArticleAl-Rawi urges input from business sector
The Trade Marks Bill (2014) needs more consultation, and especially input from the business sector.This was the recommendation of PNM Senator Faris Al-Rawi during debate of the bill in the Senate...
View ArticleBrothers on trial for murder
Two brothers have gone on trial for beating their neighbour to death with a stool during a brawl in a bar in Arouca. Ryan Powder, 33, and his 30-year-old brother Sherwin, both of Windy Hill, Arouca,...
View ArticleBabysitter denies role in baby’s death
Babysitter Helen Boodoo has denied any mishap or accident to baby Rebecca while the child was in her care at her home in March.According to an autopsy report, baby Rebecca, six months old, died from...
View ArticleMinister: NCBA told me stay out their business
The National Carnival Bands Association (NCBA) under David Lopez refused to provide the Arts and Multiculturalism Ministry with reports on Carnival 2015, saying “it was none of the minister’s...
View ArticleWe can complete $7.4bn highway
Although its parent company filed for bankruptcy protection two weeks ago, Brazilian construction firm OAS Construtora has told the T&T Government it is in good financial condition and will be able...
View ArticlePNM talks labour with JTUM
The Joint Trade Union Movement’s unimplemented 2010 Workers’ Agenda has been incorporated into the People’s National Movement draft labour policy. The five-year-old document was first presented to the...
View ArticleAsk God for forgiveness
Tony Mascall, whose wife Donna was killed when a car crashed into the bedroom of her Longdenville, Chaguanas, home on Sunday, yesterday said he was not accepting the driver’s apology.“A life was taken....
View ArticleMother claims child, 2, sexually abused at daycare
A two-year-old child is alleged to have been sexually assaulted while at a daycare in East Trinidad. The child’s mother is now making a desperate appeal to the relevant authorities to pursue...
View ArticleMurder accused complains about police treatment
Exactly one week after 62-year-old La Horquetta resident Stephen Vialva was beaten to death in a scuffle outside his home, his roommate appeared in court yesterday charged with murder. Michael Jones,...
View ArticleCops probe South Oropouche murder
kevon.felmine@guardian.co.tt Police are probing the murder of an unidentified man in South Oropouche last night. According to a report, residents of Agriculture Road heard several loud explosions...
View ArticlePNM rejects 6 Chaguanas East nominees
Three new nominees for the Diego Martin Central constituency of the People’s National Movement (PNM) appeared before the party's screening committee last night, each one hoping to be approved to...
View Article500 get HDC houses in random draw
Some 500 citizens are now new homeowners after the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) held its first random draw yesterday at its headquarters, South Quay, Port-of-Spain. The new owners will be...
View ArticleTearful farewell for Chouthi
Friends, family and colleagues spilled out of the family home and onto the streets of Bamboo Settlement No. 1, Valsayn, yesterday, as they gathered to say a final farewell to well-loved and respected...
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