Tim buys 3,300 extra laptops for St Lucia
Reshma RagoonathFriday, August 30, 2013A total of 3,300 of the 21,500 Lenovo Thinkpad laptops bought by the People’s Partnership Government, at a cost of $58 million, will be
View ArticleAnother 16-year-old murdered
Friday, August 30, 2013Two 16-year-old boys were shot dead on Wednesday. Hours after police responded to Karim Maxime’s murder in Laventille, they had to make their way to Belmont, where Luci
View ArticlePoint mayor on highway impasse: Government stressing us out
Kalifa ClyneFriday, August 30, 2013Point Fortin mayor Clyde Paul says he cannot understand why the Government is “stressing out” the people rather than taking an easier ro
View ArticleLucky seeks more teeth for PCA investigators
Friday, August 30, 2013The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) has forwarded recommendations to Attorney General Anand Ramlogan for amendments to the Police Complaints Authority Act, the PCA’s
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Mayor to launch ‘DineSafe’ programme
Friday, August 30, 2013This photo supplied by the San Fernando City Corporation’s public health workers shows the mess in the kitchen at Ali’s doubles. Two more San Fernando restaurants were ordered to...
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Fitun president: T&T is failed state
Radhica SookrajFriday, August 30, 2013Joseph Remy“T&T is close to becoming a failed state, where crime and violence is the norm.” So said the
View ArticleSection 34 probe gathers steam
Richard LordSaturday, August 31, 2013The Integrity Commission has begun its investigation into the Section 34 e-mails and says it has received a reply to its inquiries from
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PM begs Re-route body to reconsider stance on highway
Kevon FelmineSaturday, August 31, 2013Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar reads placards from protesters in support of the highway during the opening of the Golconda to Debe segment of the Solomon...
View ArticleDeosaran, Daaga top national awardees
Saturday, August 31, 2013Ambassador Makandal Daaga and criminologist Prof Ramesh Deosaran will receive the country's highest honour, the Order of the Republic of T&T, at today’s National In
View ArticleKamla wants national forum
Joshua SurteesSaturday, August 31, 2013Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has announced plans for what she called The National Conversation, a forum that will allow Trinida
View ArticleDe la Bastide: State can carry out death penalty
Yvonne BaboolalSaturday, August 31, 2013Former Caribbean Court of Justice president Michael de la Bastide says as far as he is concerned, there is nothing to prevent the State
View ArticleMain hindrance to growth may be ourselves—Carmona
Saturday, August 31, 2013President Anthony Carmona has asked the population to consider what use the country has made of its 51 years of independence. Echoing the words of the country’s first P
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Residents welcome $20m pipeline in Couva North
Khara PersadSaturday, August 31, 2013Minister of the Environment and Water Resources Ganga Singh, left, and Minister of State in the ministry Ramona Ramdial, second from left, turn on the taps at the...
View ArticleMan fined $5,000 for bogus driver’s permit
Sascha WilsonSaturday, August 31, 2013A Cocoyea construction worker who bought his driver’s permit for $500 was on Thursday fined $5,000.
View ArticleIndependence a work in progress, says Deosaran
Reshma RagoonathSunday, September 1, 2013Moments after receiving this country’s highest national award, Professor Ramesh Deosaran last night urged citizens to show a greater lov
View ArticleMinister orders food card probe
Shaliza HassanaliSunday, September 1, 2013Minister of the People Dr Glenn Ramadharsingh has launched an investigation into allegations of a TT food card racket at his ministry.
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VOM’s Wayne Chance: Deportees behind Laventille crime wave
Shaliza HassanaliSunday, September 1, 2013VOM head Wayne ChanceCriminal deportees are responsible for the recent spate of killings and gang warfare in Laventille.
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Illegal drug trade mars Cedros beauty
Radhica SookrajSunday, September 1, 2013 Steffan Farria shows his fishing net soiled with oil at Bonasse beach.Cedros is known for its pristine beaches and sprawling coconut estates, but amidst this...
View ArticleRambachan: Integrity Commission must probe Rowley
Reshma RagoonathSunday, September 1, 2013Local Government Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan says the Integrity Commission should not only probe the controversial e-mails exposed
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Carifesta confusion over ‘country of Tobago’
TAUREEF MOHAMMEDSunday, September 1, 2013Lincoln DouglasThe country of “Tobago” was represented at the recent 11th Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta) in Suriname, leading to confusion amon
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